In the coming months, the stars of the College Football Playoff national championship game – namely Fernando Mendoza, Rueben Bain Jr. and Francis Mauigoa – are bound to become fixtures of 2026 NFL mock drafts. There will be plenty of future pros on the field when the Indiana Hoosiers and Miami Hurricanes meet Monday at Hard Rock Stadium. For now, ...
Sean McDermott’s nine-year run in Buffalo ended Monday, Jan. 19, when the Bills fired one of the most successful coaches in franchise history after another heartbreaking playoff loss. The Bills’ decision to move on from the McDermott-Josh Allen era again reordered the NFL’s list of longest-tenured head coaches, as 10 teams have split with their coaches since the start of ...
There will be a surprising winner of the college football national championship when Indiana and Miami meet in Miami Gardens, Florida in the College Football Playoff title game. The Hoosiers and Hurricanes started at No. 19 and No. 10, respectively, in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll and took very different journeys to reach Monday night’s matchup. Indiana blew through ...
With the NFL playoffs’ divisional round now complete, the conference championship matchups are replete with favorites and heavyweights. Yet it wouldn’t be fair to say that things have gone as expected in the postseason. The surprising developments certainly rolled in on Jan. 18, when the New England Patriots bested the Houston Texans 28-16 in a contest that featured eight turnovers. ...
AI-assisted summary A controversial interception in overtime led to the Denver Broncos’ 33-30 playoff victory over the Buffalo Bills. The play, where Ja’Quan McMillian took the ball from Brandin Cooks, was upheld after an automatic review. Bills coach Sean McDermott questioned the ruling, believing Cooks should have been ruled down by contact. DENVER – Was the pick legit? Even worse ...
The Chicago Bears pushed the Los Angeles Rams to the brink in their first divisional round appearance since 2010. Quarterback Caleb Williams led a game-tying touchdown drive to knot the game 17-17 with 18 seconds to go. In overtime, Chicago’s defense forced a three-and-out, giving the Bears a chance to make the NFC championship game. On second-and-8 midway through the ...
The Denver Broncos won a playoff game for the first time since Super Bowl 50 in their 33-30 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills. However, they Broncos also suffered a brutal loss during the contest. Starting quarterback Bo Nix suffered an injury that will sideline him for the remainder of Denver’s playoff run. Nix has started the last 36 games ...
C.J. Stroud struggled badly during the Houston Texans’ 28-16 loss to the New England Patriots in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. ESPN color commentator Troy Aikman believes that could bring about a moment of reckoning for the Texans as they look to get over the hump with their 24-year-old old quarterback. ‘DeMeco Ryans and Nick Caserio, they’ve got ...
For two Americans Abroad, their goals over the weekend had been a long time coming. Haji Wright and Luca Koleosho both ended droughts by scoring from close range, providing a welcome boost amid a difficult run. Elsewhere, injury concerns cropped up for other U.S. men’s national team players. Let’s kick off this week’s Five with two players who will feel ...
Nothing matters at this time of year except the result. The Los Angeles Rams know that. Someday Ben Johnson, Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears will, too. It wasn’t the best game Matthew Stafford has had in these or any other playoffs. It wasn’t the best game Sean McVay has called, either. But gifted a second chance by the Bears’ ...