Getty Images The Chicago Bears have found a familiar face when it comes to their new defensive coordinator. The team has hired Eric Washington, a former Bears assistant who most recently served as the Buffalo Bills’ defensive line coach, according to CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones.  Washington, 54, broke into the NFL coaching ranks with the Bears in …

Getty Images There may be over 2,420 miles between Ford Field and Levi’s Stadium, but Jared Goff still anticipates to see scores of Detroit Lions fans in the stands for Sunday’s NFC championship game.  To say that Goff has been embraced by Detroit would be a massive understatement. They chanted the quarterback’s name during a recent Red Wings game, and Goff expects …

Deebo ready to bring ‘juice’ to 49ers’ NFC title game vs. Lions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Deebo Samuel will be on the field Sunday when the 49ers host the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game, and that’s just as much a relief for the Faithful as it is for the All-Pro receiver. Shortly after Samuel sustained …

The Jim Harbaugh era is over at Michigan. Welcome, Sherrone Moore. The school announced Friday night that the offensive coordinator who filled in for Harbaugh for the final three games of the eventual national championship-winning season would take over the program full-time. Moore put together an impressive stretch while leading the Wolverines on the field, beating Penn State and Maryland …

It’s down to the last two in the NFC, with the title game featuring the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco 49ers.  The Lions are 7-point underdogs at Levi’s Stadium, and you can catch all the action on FOX and the FOX Sports app.  Of the four remaining teams, Detroit has the longest odds to take home the Lombardi at …

The 2024 NFL playoffs continue on Sunday, starting with the Ravens vs. Chiefs at 3 p.m. ET on CBS. Baltimore cruised to a 34-10 win over Houston last weekend, building on a dominant regular season. Kansas City has been the top team in the AFC for years, but the Ravens are four-point favorites in the latest Championship Round NFL odds …

NFL Conference Championship Sunday means plenty of players for anyone making NFL props to analyze. The Chiefs vs. Ravens 2024 AFC Championship Game at 3 p.m. ET features Baltimore quarterback and 2019 league MVP Lamar Jackson against 2018 and 2022 MVP Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs. The over/under for passing yards for Mahomes, also a two-time Super Bowl MVP, is 242.5 …

Bears hire Eric Washington as new defensive coordinator: reports originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bears have hired Eric Washington to be the team’s new defensive coordinator, according to several reports. Tom Pelissero was the first to break the news. Washington, 54, has been an NFL coach since 2008 when he started with the Bears. He started as a …

The battle for the AFC comes down to Kansas City and Baltimore.  The two teams will face off Sunday, as the host Ravens are favored by 3.5 points. This weekend will mark the third time that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been an underdog in the playoffs since he’s been a starter in the league. Last weekend’s divisional round game …

Jim Harbaugh is a unique individual who ran his Michigan program in a unique manner. It worked for him to the tune of a national championship. That’s a daunting challenge for Sherrone Moore, the 37-year-old offensive coordinator who is succeeding Harbaugh in Ann Arbor after Harbaugh departed for the Los Angeles Chargers. He can’t be Harbaugh. That uniqueness is also …

The San Francisco 49ers survived a scare last week, but now are one win away from another Super Bowl appearance when they host the surging Detroit Lions on Sunday in the 2024 NFC Championship Game. The top-seeded 49ers (13-5) struggled against the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round but emerged with a 24-21 victory to set the stage for …

The third-seeded Kansas City Chiefs will seek their sixth consecutive postseason victory when they visit the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens on Sunday in the 2024 AFC Championship Game. Kansas City (13-6) has not lost in the NFL playoffs since falling in overtime against Cincinnati in the 2021 conference championship round. The Chiefs won the Super Bowl for the second time in …

Jim Harbaugh has moved on to the NFL. Sherrone Moore has moved in to Harbaugh’s prior job. The Michigan assistant who replaced Harbaugh for three late-season wins (including a victory over Ohio State) will now replace Harbaugh as the permanent head coach. Via ESPN.com, Moore has a five-year deal to lead the Wolverines. He’ll make $5 million per year with …

Conference championship weekend is finally here. In the first of two Sunday games, the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will visit the Baltimore Ravens as two of the NFL’s best team vie for the right to call themselves the AFC’s best.  The Ravens finished the regular season with the NFL’s best record and will bring likely league MVP …

‘I know the type of player I can be:’ Nakobe Dean counting down days till 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Nakobe Dean’s message: Give up on him at your own risk. “I know who I am,” Dean said. “I know who I am, I ain’t got it wrong. I know who I am. I’m confident in my game. …