NFL Playoffs Articles - Page 40

The Kansas City Chiefs enter the AFC Playoffs as the #2 seed. They host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, and are 12.5 point favorites. That’s the largest point spread in the history of the wild card round ever in the NFL. On paper, they certainly should overpower the Steelers and move into the divisional round. […]

The Buffalo Bills are set to take on the New England Patriots in their Wild Card Weekend game. The matchup will take place in Buffalo, and runs the risk of giving the Bills déjà vu from their first game against the Pats earlier in the season. Back in Week 13, Buffalo hosted the Patriots in […]

The Arizona Cardinals are preparing for their Wild Card game against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday. Both teams have been pretty consistent in their dominance throughout the season. However, the Cardinals had a much more difficult time in the second half of the season than the first. Granted, it’s pretty difficult to maintain a […]

The Green Bay Packers X-Factor for the 2022 NFL Playoffs might come as a shock. We all know how important Aaron Rodgers is to this team, however, they’ll need someone else to elevate their game throughout the postseason. It’ll be a hard journey for Green Bay to make the Super Bowl, but if they can […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing to travel west for their Wild Card matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. Ben Roethlisberger and company will take on Patrick Mahomes and his squad in what will likely be Big Ben’s final NFL game. If the Steelers upset the Chiefs, they will take on the Tennessee Titans, who earned […]

After the recent big-time performance of Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr in a playoff-berth-clinching win over the Los Angeles Chargers, many would expect that the Raiders X-Factor for their NFL Playoff matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals would be Carr. While Derek Carr will undoubtedly be important to the Raiders in this game, he is […]

The Philadelphia Eagles will travel south to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this weekend. It’s no secret that the team has a lot of work to do if they plan on keeping up with and eventually surpassing the Buccaneers on Sunday. Click here for the odds for the Eagles Wild Card game against the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers received a big JuJu Smith-Schuster update ahead of their NFL playoffs matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs. Smith-Schuster, who underwent surgery to repair a shoulder injury, returned to practice on Thursday, though he has yet to be activated off of IR. However, Smith-Schuster seemed to confirm every Steelers fans’ best hope with […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are preparing for their toughest battle of the season. They will travel to Florida to take on Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a Sunday afternoon Wild Card matchup. The Eagles, led by a first-year starting quarterback and head coach, are obviously the underdogs against the more seasoned team of […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are set to host the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday for their Wild Card matchup. Joe Burrow will make his first playoff appearance in only his second year in the NFL, a remarkable feat for the young quarterback. Despite the team’s trials and tribulations throughout the season, Derek Carr will lead the […]

The New England Patriots are set to take on the Buffalo Bills in their Wild Card matchup. Mac Jones is one of many quarterbacks making their playoff debuts this postseason, including Jalen Hurts and Joe Burrow. However, Jones’ Wild Card rival quarterback Josh Allen is no stranger to the playoffs. He has played in four […]

The Buffalo Bills X-factor for their 2022 NFL Playoffs matchup against the New England Patriots must step up on Saturday. This should be a great game, as this is the third time the two squads will face off this season. For the Bills to win, they need someone outside of Josh Allen to put on […]

The Dallas Cowboys X-Factor for the 2022 NFL Playoffs will play a key role in the franchise’s chances to win Super Bowl 56. Dak Prescott is the leader of this team, but he needs someone else to step up if they hope to defeat the San Francisco 49ers during Wildcard Weekend. We go over what […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are set to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their Wild Card Weekend matchup. The unlikely playoff-contending team is led by first-season starting quarterback Jalen Hurts and first-season head coach Nick Sirianni. The rookie head coach provided an update on his quarterback ahead of their first playoff appearance in Tampa Bay. […]

Like 13 other successful teams this season, the Arizona Cardinals are preparing for their playoff stretch. The Cardinals are set to take on the Los Angeles Rams in an NFC Wild Card Weekend must-watch. The Cardinals earned the early title of the best team in the league due to their remarkable success at the beginning […]

The Cincinnati Bengals fell to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday with a final score of 21-16. The Browns were led by backup quarterback Case Keenum, since Baker Mayfield opted out of the final game of the season to get a head start on the healing process for his labrum tear (shoulder). The Bengals were without […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are headed to the playoffs, and you likely knew that before their head coach did. That’s right, head coach Mike Tomlin had his eyes shut rather than glued to the television during the game that determined his team’s postseason fate. The Los Angeles Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders nearly tied Sunday […]

The Green Bay Packers’ already scary defense is about to get even better. As Aaron Rodgers and co. head into the playoffs as the NFC’s top seed, they will be getting one of their best pass rushers back in the fold. Per Ian Rapoport, Za’Darius Smith has been cleared to return for the postseason after […]

The Chicago Bears made the 2020 NFL Playoffs by the skin of their teeth. Finishing the season with an 8-8 record, Chicago’s Wild Card appearance was short lived after losing to the New Orleans Saints in the first round. The franchise has made some aggressive moves during the offseason and they hope to make it […]

2021 NFL Conference Championship Takeaways, 2 Best Trade Destinations For Matthew Stafford Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Google Podcasts link: Episode 134 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 134 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 134 – […]

2021 NFL Divisional Playoff Takeaways & Ranking The Best Head Coach Hires Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 132 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 132 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 132 – […]

2021 NFL Wild Card Playoff Takeaways, Ranking Eagles’ Coaching Job Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 130 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 130 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 130 – Blake Lovell […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won their first playoff game since they won the Super Bowl against the Raiders in the early 2000s and none of it matters as they get ready for the Saints. With the edition of quarterback Tom Brady, the feeling around Tampa Bay quickly shifted to a Super Bowl or bust type […]

The Cleveland Browns did it. Not only did they finally make the playoffs and find a way to move on to the divisional round, but they have finally put all the jokes made about them to bed. On the daily Locked On Browns podcast, Jeff Lloyd started the show with energy fueled by the knowledge […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 128 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 128 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 128 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 126 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 126 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 126 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week […]

With the NFL playoffs just over a month away the playoff picture is becoming clearer each week. The AFC has the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers who have separated themselves from the rest of the conference. Meanwhile, the tightly contested NFC has several teams that could make it to the Super Bowl. Two teams […]

The Miami Dolphins feel strongly about their positioning in the AFC as the playoff push around the league begins to heat up. Confidence is growing in their offense after starting Tua Tagovailoa last week. Now the defense will use some of their strengths to shut down Kyler Murray and the high-powered Arizona Cardinals offense. Kyle […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 58 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 58 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 58 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan discuss a recent report from the Miami […]

The NFL is expanding the playoffs to involve 14 teams instead of 12, with seven teams coming from each conference. There will be six total games in the Wild Card Round, and only one team in each conference gets a bye instead of two. There’s something even more interesting about this playoff expansion. Part of […]

Starting in 2020, the NFL Playoffs will be expanding. Each conference will get one more team, making that seven teams from each conference for 14 total teams in the NFL: The NFL owners have confirmed, via a vote on today’s teleconference, that there will be expanded playoffs after the 2020 season, source said. Expected and […]

The NFL is exploring a change to the current playoff format, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Schefter reported the changes–which would take effect for the upcoming 2020 season–would add an extra team to each conference’s playoff bracket. In other words, both conferences would send seven teams to the playoffs, rather than six. There would […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 42 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 42 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 42 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from the championship […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 40 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 40 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 40 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from the divisional […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 39 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 39 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 39 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan start by discussing all of the coaching carousel […]

The NFL postseason is creeping closer each week. With that, comes a lot of craziness. This late in the year, we could start to see a lot of teams clinch their spots in the playoffs. So far, the New Orleans Saints have already achieved that feat. What’s wild though is that it’s only Week 14. […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 4 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 4 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 4 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan touch on the Jadeveon Clowney trade rumors and […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are riding the magic of Super Bowl MVP, Nick Foles, once again. The Eagles face the NFL’s best team, the New Orleans Saints, on Sunday in a game where Philadelphia is seeking vengeance for their 48-7 lost on November 18th. The Philadelphia Eagles are certainly not the team they were last season. With a thin […]

Philip Rivers and the Los Angles Chargers don’t have time to relax after their 23-17 win in the wild card round against the Baltimore Ravens. They have to fly back to the west coast before heading back to Foxborough to face off with the New England Patriots next week. “We know the run [the Patriots […]