NFL Playoffs Articles - Page 20

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 […]

The Detroit Lions were already sniffing a Super Bowl appearance at the end of the first half of Sunday’s NFC title game against the San Francisco 49ers. But what was looking like a win for Detroit turned into a heartbreak the team will not soon recover from, as the Lions suffered a colossal meltdown in […]

Nearly every year, the Super Bowl is the most-watched television broadcast in the United States. It is the nation’s biggest sporting event, and nearly everyone tunes in to watch. It is not just football fans that catch the game, though. Millions are interested in something else: the halftime show. The Super Bowl halftime show is […]

It was a story too good to have a fairytale ending. The Detroit Lions fell to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game, 34-31. Detroit will be void of a Super Bowl yet again. Not only will they not be able to claim a Super Bowl title, they won’t be able […]

The Detroit Lions could be preparing for a Super Bowl matchup against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs instead of packing their bags for a vacation if only they dialed down a bit on their aggressive play-calling at the NFC championship game on Sunday versus the San Francisco 49ers. Lions head coach Dan Campbell […]

The Super Bowl is the biggest game of the year in the NFL, so hosting it is obviously a big deal. The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will face each other in Super Bowl LVIII, and they will do so in a venue that has never before hosted a Super Bowl. In this […]

Amid the jubilation of defeating the Detroit Lions to advance to Super Bowl LVIII, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey was already thinking of the bigger picture, and he was quick to remind his teammates and fans about it. “We got one more,” McCaffrey said when speaking to Michael Strahan after the 49ers’ 34-31 […]

The San Francisco 49ers are headed to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas after scoring a memorable comeback win at the NFC title game on Sunday versus the Detroit Lions. The Niners seemed to be on their way to an embarrassing defeat at home when they let the Lions trample all over them in the […]

The Detroit Lions’ season came to a disappointing end with a 34-31 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game. The Lions once led the game by the score of 24-7, and gave up 27 unanswered points in the second half of the game. There were multiple dropped passes along with failed […]

Against all odds, the San Francisco 49ers have done it. They are going to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas after getting the job done miraculously, coming back from a huge deficit and beating the Detroit Lions at home to the tune of a 34-31 score Sunday night. The victory will not soon be forgotten […]

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell got his team to within one game of the Super Bowl by being aggressive, both in tone and in decision-making. His style was commended when things were going well. But after a crucial decision backfired, fans and pundits took to social media to rip Campbell for coaching how he’s […]

Dan Campbell’s Detroit Lions came out swinging to start off the NFC Championship game. Jared Goff has managed to help Jahmyr Gibbs, Jameson Williams, and David Montgomery rush to the end zone for six points. Everyone in the San Francisco 49ers faithful were distraught but things quickly turned around after the halftime buzzer. Brock Purdy, […]

Another year means another AFC Championship for the Kansas City Chiefs. It was a bad year characterized by miscommunications, dropped passes, and unstrategic schematics. Andy Reid’s squad got back into it with weapons like Isiah Pacheco, Rashee Rice, Travis Kelce, and Chris Jones among others. After a win over the Baltimore Ravens, they are headed […]

The Baltimore Ravens have painfully reached the end of the road of their 2023 NFL season after they got sent to an early vacation by Patrick Mahomes and the reigning Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs. The 17-10 defeat at the hands of the Chiefs will not soon be forgotten by Baltimore, especially since it […]