The early line for the NFC Championship Game featuring Detroit and San Francisco has the Lions as 7-point underdogs (FOX and the FOX Sports app). And when it comes to Super Bowl futures, these two squads are sitting at opposite ends of the spectrum.  The Niners, at +145, currently have the shortest odds to win it all; the Lions, at …

BELLAIRE, Texas — JT Daniels knows why he agreed to an interview on a recent lazy Sunday morning at a cafe near his suburban Houston apartment. The former USC, Georgia, West Virginia, Rice quarterback might as well be the face of the transfer portal. He has the unique experience of transferring three times and playing for four schools in a …

Revisiting previous 49ers-Lions playoff games ahead of NFC title clash originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Detroit Lions’ last road playoff victory came one week before they won their last NFL championship. In 1957, the Lions traveled to Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park and produced an amazing comeback victory over the 49ers. Since then, the organization has …

The Badgers football team had another player join their class of 2025 recruiting haul Monday, receiving the commitment of three-star linebacker Brenden Anes from Franklin, Tennessee. Anes picked Wisconsin over 10 other collegiate offers, including Indiana within the Big Ten. The Badgers have now secured three of the four players that were at their junior day last week, already adding …

“Great teams aren’t always great. They’re just great when they have to be.” That quote was masterfully said by NFL Films legend John Facenda when describing the 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers, a flawed yet talented team that captured the franchise’s fourth and final Super Bowl win of the decade. Now, 45 years later, that quote could one day be used to …

Patrick Mahomes did something on Sunday that he had never done before in his NFL career: play in a playoff game on the road. The No. 3-seeded Chiefs went to Highmark Stadium to face the No. 2-seeded Buffalo Bills in the divisional round, but for Mahomes it doesn’t matter what obstacles he faces, history shows he is going to make it …

One of the greatest rivalries in all of college sports happens in football each fall between Notre Dame and USC.  The two national powerhouses have played annually since the 1920’s and used the rivalry to help elevate their respective programs nationally. With USC joining the Big Ten now though, should the Trojans continue the rivalry? I don’t ask out of …

Getty Images Andy Reid got another victory against Sean McDermott when the Kansas City Chiefs edged out the Buffalo Bills in Sunday’s divisional round, the third time Reid has gotten the better of his former assistant in the postseason. Reid is actually undefeated against former assistant coaches in the playoffs, sporting a 5-0 record against them in his 25 NFL seasons.  …

The numbers are undeniably big. However, the latest Chiefs-Bills playoff classic fell short of the last one — and well short of last year’s divisional-round game in the same window. Per multiple reports, 39 million viewers (on average) watched Kansas City beat Buffalo, 27-24, to advance to the AFC Championship. The last time the same two teams met in the …

As someone who has read every conspiracy theory ever published on the internet, which by the way, you should never do, I have finally found the one that is going to take the NFL down.  We’re on to you Roger Goodell and your world is going to come crashing down this weekend when everyone learns that the NFL has been …

Colin Ferrell, an experienced assistant coach with strong ties to New Jersey, will be Rutgers football’s defensive line coach, replacing Marquise Watson. The news was broken on Tuesday morning by ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Born in New Jersey (Hamilton), Ferrell is an energetic coach and known as a strong teacher. He is a former standout defensive lineman at Kent State who …

The Baltimore Ravens are in the AFC championship game for the fifth time in franchise history, advancing to the conference championship for the first time in 11 seasons. Baltimore will host an AFC title game for the first time since 1971, back when the city was the home of the Colts.  Baltimore has been arguably the best team in football …

The 2024 offseason is an inflection point for the Dallas Cowboys with some major decisions looming on the horizon.  The Cowboys entered the postseason with a 12-5 record. They were the NFC’s No. 2 seed — guaranteeing home playoff games for at least the first two rounds of the postseason — and boasted the NFL’s highest-scoring offense (29.9 points per …

The Chicago Bears will have at least one coaching representative at the Senior Bowl this year. Bears tight ends coach Jim Dray will serve as an offensive line coach for the National Team at the Senior Bowl, along with Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach Chris Cook. Chicago needs to shore up the offensive line, and Dray will get an up-close …

Texans offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik is set to have a pair of second interviews this week, starting with a team in the NFC East. Slowik will have an in-person interview with the Commanders on Tuesday night, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. He’ll then have a second interview with the Falcons later this week. Slowik, 36, just completed his first …