NFL Playoffs Articles - Page 17

Following a 13-4 season that ended in AFC Championship heartbreak, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was asked if he’d be tuning into Super Bowl 58. Would he watch with excitement like so many NFL fans, or would that only serve as a painful reminder of how close Jackson and his team were to playing in […]

NFL playoff games might be heading in a strange direction after Peacock saw massive success streaming a postseason game this season. As a result, it sounds like Amazon Prime is going to get in on the action next year. That’s right, reports indicate Amazon Prime will officially stream an NFL playoff game much like Peacock, […]

When trying to predict who will be crowned Super Bowl 58 MVP, you cannot go wrong with Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs. The player’s own resume, plus the history of the award, would point any reasonable person in that direction, instead of, say, the direction of Isiah Pacheco. After all, of the 58 […]

In the age of streaming, important sporting events being viewable on non-traditional platforms is becoming more of a regularity. While streaming is a new concept to some, it only makes watching games more convenient, and that will be the case for Super Bowl LVIII. The championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City […]

It has been a different postseason run than usual for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs as they get prepared win back to back Super Bowls on Feb. 11. in Las Vegas Nevada against the San Francisco 49ers. This time around, the Chiefs have been labeled as “underdogs” due to an up and down […]

Until now, football fans continue to discuss the past weekend’s conference championship games. From the Baltimore Ravens’ stunning loss to the San Francisco 49ers’ comeback, most of those tuned in still bear fresh memories from an eventful Sunday. Some memories aren’t too sweet, however, such as those of the Detroit Lions faithful. One particular memory […]

It seems inevitable that every year Patrick Mahomes reaches the Super Bowl. Because of Andy Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs along with Travis Kelce’s insane skills at tight end, he is back yet again. There were a lot of doubts about him when he entered the draft out of Texas Tech but he has proven those […]

In the must-read, recently released book “The Football 100” written by various columnists from The Athletic, there’s a section on former Houston Oilers running back Earl Campbell, who was voted the 67th greatest player in NFL history, according to the staff of The Athletic. Dan Pompei, who wrote the essay on Campbell, noted that Campbell’s […]

The Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers entered the NFC Championship Game with two entirely different storylines. It made for appointment television with a record number of NFL fans tuning in to see the battle. Almost 57 million people watched the NFC Championship Game. It marks Fox’s highest viewership of the game since 2012 and […]

It’s taken four years to do so, but the San Francisco 49ers are headed back to the big game to face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 58. Of course, the 49ers’ last Super Bowl appearance back in 2019 was against the Chiefs, and it didn’t go so well for them back then. Will […]

The Kansas City Chiefs will be heading to Super Bowl 58 to take on the San Francisco 49ers. It will be a Super Bowl rematch between the two teams from the 2019 season where the Chiefs dynasty initially started. Little did anyone know that back in 2019, that would be just the beginning of this […]

The NFC Championship was slipping away from the San Francisco 49ers. Jared Goff and Amon-Ra St. Brown were connecting while all Dre Greenlaw, Fred Warner, and Nick Bosa could do was wait for their own offense to do something. There also was not much Kyle Shanahan’s offense would do despite Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, and […]

The Baltimore Ravens and star quarterback Lamar Jackson were sent home packing, albeit from their own stadium, on Sunday as they fell to the Kansas City Chiefs, 17-10 in the AFC Championship Game. But it wasn’t supposed to end like that. No, this was a team that seemed more than destined to right all the […]

The Baltimore Ravens came up just short in their quest to make it to the Super Bowl, as they suffered a 17-10 loss at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs. Now, they are forced to head into the offseason earlier than they would have hoped, and they have some big questions to answer, with […]

Brandon Aiyuk’s logic-defying catch versus the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship jump-started a marvelous double-digit comeback for the San Francisco 49ers and ultimately crushed the dreams of an entire Super Bowl-starved city. Apparently, though, it wasn’t impressive enough to grab the No. 1 spot in SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays. The amazing display of awareness […]

The Detroit Lions very nearly found their way into Super Bowl 58, but ended up collapsing and losing the NFC Championship Game 34-31 at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers. Coming up just short of having a shot to win it all is very tough, and Rex Ryan is one guy who certainly understands […]

The Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event of the year in the United States. The NFL’s championship game is usually the most watched television broadcast in the United States every year. Tons of fans tune in to watch the Super Bowl game, halftime show, and commercials, but there is one thing better than watching […]

The Detroit Lions came just short of finding their way to Super Bowl 58, as they suffered a crushing 34-31 loss at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. Of course, the main talking point from this game was Dan Campbell’s aggressive decision-making on fourth-down, and how it likely ended […]

Talk about a brutal way to end a season. The Detroit Lions were THIS close to achieving glory. They had the first-seeded San Francisco 49ers on the ropes all game long, and they held a sizable three-possession lead. However, the team brutally collapsed in the second half of the game, allowing San Francisco to swoop in and […]

Will the real Baltimore Ravens please stand up? The No. 1 seed in the AFC did not look remotely like the team that bulldozed its way through the league for the last several weeks, but momentum started to change in the second half of Sunday’s conference championship game. Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed had […]

The Detroit Lions were aggressive on fourth down for most of the 2023 season. That approach played a significant factor in ending Detroit’s chance at winning the first conference title in franchise history in its 34-31 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. Lions head coach Dan Campbell left […]

There were numerous memorable moments in Sunday’s NFC championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions, and that includes the highlight-reel catch by Niners wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk in the third quarter. After the game, Aiyuk added more to his big night when he celebrated with his family while getting interviewed on […]

The biggest challenge for the Kansas City Chiefs in their AFC conference championship game matchup versus the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday was slowing down Lamar Jackson. Suffice it to say that they succeeded in that mission, thanks in large part to defensive coordinator Steve Spagnulo, who had his unit successfully ground the Ravens’ high-flying attack. […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Kansas City Chiefs came into Baltimore for the AFC Championship Game to play a Ravens squad that most unbiased fans and analysts considered to be a far superior team. On both sides of the ball, the Ravens had been both better and more consistent than the Chiefs all season long, and […]

Whether one thinks Brock Purdy is a game-manager or not, what’s undeniable is that he and the San Francisco 49ers were good enough on Sunday night to book a ticket to Las Vegas for Super Bowl 58. After the Niners took the Detroit Lions down at home in a come-from-behind 34-31 victory at the NFC […]

The San Francisco 49ers are headed to Las Vegas to play the Kansas City Chiefs at Super Bowl 58 because they pulled off a miracle on Sunday. The Niners were down by 17 points at the half of their NFC title game against the Detroit Lions, but they turned things around quickly in the second […]

They can’t keep getting away with this! The Kansas City Chiefs are once again in the Super Bowl. While their other appearances weren’t surprising, this one was pretty different. For most of the playoffs, Kansas City were either underdogs or were evenly matched against their opponents. Regardless, Kansas City promptly took care of their opponents. […]

We have to have a conversation about Brock Purdy. Before he came into the NFL, he was a rather unknown prospect who literally flew under everyone’s radar. He was picked last in the 2022 draft, a draft that had plenty of supposed elite quarterback prospects. Almost two years later, and Purdy has become the franchise […]

Sunday was a treat for football fans. With two highly-anticipated matchups to end the weekend, the entire country was tuned in to see who would end up as Super Bowl contenders. The NFC division, in particular, saw the San Francisco 49ers booking their tickets to Nevada after getting the best of the Detroit Lions. It […]

On Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers showed why they’re one of the best teams in the NFL today. Down by 17 points at the half, the 49ers went on a huge third-quarter run, eventually finishing the game with a win. One of the biggest reasons for their resiliency was none other than quarterback Brock Purdy. […]

It seems like every year Patrick Mahomes knocks at the door of football history. Last year, the Kansas City Chiefs with him and Travis Kelce notched an insane Super Bowl run. Now, the duo along with Andy Reid have the opportunity to get back-to-back titles after dismantling Lamar Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens. Regardless of how many […]

The Detroit Lions may have lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship, but Dan Campbell and Co. have certainly earned the respect and admiration of the sports world. Just look at what Los Angeles Lakers star and NBA icon LeBron James had to say about the team following Sunday’s heartbreaker. On Instagram, […]

Coming back from a 17-point deficit after halftime is no easy feat. The Detroit Lions were absolutely smoking the San Francisco 49ers in all aspects of the game. However, everyone on Kyle Shanahan’s squad decided to flip the switch whether it was Brock Purdy, Deebo Samuel, Nick Bosa, or Brandon Aiyuk. Although, one member of […]

Former NFL defensive back Richard Sherman dropped the mic anew on the critics of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy following the Niners’ come-from-behind 34-31 home win at the NFC title game on Sunday against the Detroit Lions. For Sherman, Purdy’s performance versus the Lions was just another proof of why the quarterback doesn’t deserve […]

Dan Campbell had his Detroit Lions two quarters away from a trip to the Super Bowl. The opportunity slipped through their fingers this time, but for a team on the upward trajectory, there’s always next season, right? Not so fast, according to Campbell. “I told those guys, this may have been our only shot,” Campbell […]

The Detroit Lions’ 2023 season was an unquestionable success. But it came to a heartrending end on Sunday at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, and one former Lions Pro Bowler broke down why he thought his former team lost. Golden Tate, who spent 4 1/2 seasons playing for […]

There isn’t much better in sports than a highly anticipated rematch. NFL fans will be getting that in Super Bowl 58, as the San Francisco 49ers will look for revenge from Super Bowl 54 against the Kansas City Chiefs. The 49ers have been arguably the best team in the NFL for the entire year, but […]

The stage is set for Super Bowl 58 after the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers took care of their respective business on Sunday. The odds for that contest have also been released already, with the Niners interestingly the slight favorites even though Kansas City is the reigning and defending Super Bowl champ. […]

Things didn’t look good for George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers for much of Sunday’s NFC Championship game against the Detroit Lions. But when the clock read 0:00, the Niners had a victory, and Kittle had the jokes. “They had us in the first half, not gonna lie,” Kittle deadpanned after his team secured […]