Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) Matthew Stafford isn’t why the Detroit Lions don’t win playoff games. There is a reason Matthew Stafford is the most underrated quarterback in the NFL. He’s been asked to quarterback arguably the worst run franchise in the NFC for a decade plus. The former blue-chip prospect
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Sam Darnold, Adam Gase, New York Jets. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) These 5 NFL teams are 2020 playoff contenders, so just admit they are. With an expanded playoff field, more teams will have a shot at making the NFL playoffs. The AFC and NFC will add a seventh-seed, a third Wild Card team if
PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 30: Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in action during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field on December 30, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) The NFL playoff structure is changing for the better by Matt Verderame Curtis Millender says being a ‘fanboy’ inspired
Many will complain about the NFL changing its playoff structure, but it’s adding two playoff games and a ton of importance on being the No. 1 seed. Are you ready for some more football? The NFL is preparing to change its playoff format for the first time since 1990, adding a seventh team to each
Not familiar with the San Francisco 49ers’ top ground-gainer in 2019? Raheem Mostert’s performance vs. Green Bay was an eye-opener. Back in Week 12, the San Francisco 49ers used a smothering defense to vanquish the Green Bay Packers by a 37-8 score. Aaron Rodgers and company could not get out of their own way and
If you want offensive fireworks, you better tune in for Super Bowl LIV between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. It won’t disappoint. And there you have it. Super Bowl LIV has been set. It will feature two of the NFL’s most high-powered offenses in the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFC
Aaron Rodgers now falls to 1-3 in NFC Championship games. Is it time to start worrying about his legacy as the Green Bay Packers’ starting quarterback? For about half a decade, Aaron Rodgers was undoubtedly the best player in football. Rodgers was the most gifted quarterback we have ever seen. He could scramble from the
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 19: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers looks on from the sidelines in the first half against the San Francisco 49ers during the NFC Championship game at Levi’s Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Here’s why you should be hyped
The 2019 Tennessee Titans came up one game short of reaching the Super Bowl. Was this their best shot at winning a Super Bowl in the coming years? Was this as good as it gets for the Titans? Championship windows in the NFL open as quickly as the shut. Sometimes, a team’s shot to win
The Kansas City Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl! Here is the radio call of Kansas City punching its ticket to Super Bowl LIV over the Tennessee Titans. It’s been 50 long years. Fortunately for Kansas City Chiefs fans, the wait is over. By defeating the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship on Sunday
There’s four teams vying for two invitations to Super Bowl LIV. And there’s two streaking clubs each looking to avenge their latest losses. Revenge is a dish best served cold. The origin of this phrase is somewhat unknown. Rumor says it’s really an old Klingon proverb. Regardless of how you enjoy your revenge, you can
The San Francisco 49ers defense will sack Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers at least four times and secure a place in Super Bowl LIV (54) by beating the Packers in Sunday’s NFC championship game in San Francisco. The NFC championship should be controlled by the 49ers defense. What will that mean from a fantasy standpoint?
In nine years out of Stanford University, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman is cementing his legacy as a future Pro Football Hall of Famer. When you’re drafted in the fifth round out of Stanford, you can’t reasonably be expected to do much in the NFL. But not every former fifth-rounder is Richard Sherman. By
Mike Vrabel played the bulk of his NFL career with the New England Patriots, but we’d be doing him a disservice to say he’s truly a Bill Belichick disciple. Mike Vrabel is different. He coaches the Tennessee Titans with the same ferocious energy he used to play 14 years in the NFL with three different
The coronation is here, as Patrick Mahomes will find redemption in this year’s AFC Championship to emerge as the unquestioned best quarterback in football. All that stands in the way of the Kansas City Chiefs’ first trip to the Super Bowl since 1969 is the plucky Tennessee Titans. After a frustrating 6-4 start to the
The Kansas City Chiefs have spent much of the last 50 years creating crippling anxiety for their fans. Suddenly, that’s all starting to disappear. Just writing this column is terrifying. Unless you root for a team that has broken your heart, taped it back together and then laughed while ripping it up again, you can’t
The Green Bay Packers were no match for the San Francisco 49ers when the teams first met in Week 12, so Matt LaFleur has some work to do to flip the script on Sunday night. The NFC Championship game will be a rematch of what was supposed to be an epic regular-season matchup. The NFL
The San Francisco 49ers passed on Aaron Rodgers in the 2005 NFL Draft. He has the opportunity to make them regret it this Sunday. Aaron Rodgers is widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of the past decade. Despite that, he still has a chip on his shoulder pertaining to one thing: the San
In a pass-heavy league, Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry has made running the football cool again in the NFL. Three yards and a cloud of dust. That was the offensive philosophy football was built on over the years. It’s not pretty. However, in recent decades, football has become a more increasingly passing-centric league. From
There are no excuses on Sunday. Andy Reid has to beat his perpetual nemesis in the Tennessee Titans at home in the AFC Championship for his legacy’s sake. For the last 21 seasons, Andy Reid has been an offensive institution at head coach for two of the proudest franchises in football. The former Green Bay
With the Super Bowl just a few weeks away, there are some interesting ways for savvy bettors to make money during the Conference Championship round of the NFL Playoffs. The football season is almost over, and we now only have three more games of real football to watch (sorry Pro Bowl fanatics, it doesn’t count).
It was a valiant effort, but the Seattle Seahawks came up short to the Green Bay Packers to end their season. Seattle needs to get Russell Wilson some help. They almost got it done, but it wasn’t meant to be. The Seattle Seahawks came up a possession short of getting to the NFC Championship on
And so we meet again. The Green Bay Packers are out for revenge, as they look to right a previous wrong vs. the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship. It was a rancid performance by the Packers when they took on the 49ers on Nov. 25. Green Bay was pulverized by the 49ers offense
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – JANUARY 12: Davante Adams #17 of the Green Bay Packers runs in a 40-yard touchdown catch against the Seattle Seahawks in the third quarter of the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Lambeau Field on January 12, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) 5 replacements for Bill O’Brien
The Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 24-0 deficit vs. the Houston Texans when Patrick Mahomes reminded everyone he’s the best quarterback on the planet. Final Kansas City Chiefs 51 Houston Texans 31 For one quarter, it looked like the Kansas City Chiefs would become the latest big favorite to go down in flames in the
This was Bill O’Brien’s golden opportunity to change his perception. He blew it, just like his team did on Sunday. The Houston Texans need an upgrade. Bill O’Brien had his moment. He blew it in epic fashion. O’Brien’s Houston Texans held a 24-0 lead on the road at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Houston pummeled
The first half of the AFC Divisional Round game between the Houston Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs went off the rails. Here are all the highlights. Wacky is probably the best word to describe how the NFL playoffs have gone this year, especially in the AFC. Of the six games played up to this
The Bears don’t have a playoff game to lose on Sunday, but that won’t stop me from watching the Chiefs and Texans and feeling like a loser. I feel like I’m going to my ex-girlfriend’s wedding by watching Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson meet in the playoffs while my favorite team is trying to rally support
The winner of the Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs’ AFC Divisional Round game will be the team to host the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship. With the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens going down on Saturday night, this makes the other AFC Divisional Round game all the more meaningful. That’s because the winner between the
The Baltimore Ravens saw everything line up this year. Somehow, their 14-2 season rings hollow after losing to the Tennessee Titans. Work harder. Nobody cares. These the four words typically adorning Lamar Jackson’s postgame press conference shirts this season. Play better. Nobody cares. The four words most pundits and opposing fans will say about Jackson