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Getty Images An AFC champion will be crowned on Sunday when the Baltimore Ravens host the Kansas City Chiefs. It should be a great game between two teams that are led by MVP-caliber quarterbacks in Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson.  Baltimore entered the playoffs as the AFC’s top-seeded team. They validated their top spot after vanquishing the Houston Texans, 34-10, …

If you told a Detroit Lions fan just a few years ago, that in 2024 they would be one win away from a Super Bowl appearance, they would first probably be very excited, but they also may not believe you. The Lions are the only team in the conference championship games that did not make the playoffs last season. The …

On Jan. 19, 2014, star Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman made the game-winning play against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game to send Seattle to the Super Bowl — then gave one of the most legendary postgame interviews of all time. “I’m the best corner in the game,” Sherman told FOX Sports sideline reporter Erin Andrews, “When …

Legacies, not just the opportunity to spend a week in Las Vegas, are in play during this NFL conference championship weekend, and no one feels that pressure more than Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. He would have an impeccable list of accolades with a Super Bowl win. Before he can get to that point, Jackson has an AFC championship game …

During the regular season, NFL players are allowed to gamble on almost anything that doesn’t involve the NFL, but that won’t be the case for the two teams that make it to Super Bowl LVIII.  With the NFL’s biggest game being played in Las Vegas this year, the league has decided to get tough on gambling: The NFL will be …

Getty Images The Atlanta Falcons have hired former Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris as their head coach.  Morris had an in-person meeting scheduled with the Seattle Seahawks on Friday. He met with Falcons owner Arthur Blank and Atlanta’s executive group earlier this week at Blank’s home, and one source told CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones that he …

The San Francisco 49ers have home-field advantage against the Detroit Lions in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game (6:30 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app), but head coach Kyle Shanahan doesn’t want to hear their fans be compared to a particular NFC West rival. “We don’t call ‘em the 12th man here,” Shanahan said Thursday when asked about the …

Thursday, CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones reported that the Atlanta Falcons were closing in on reaching an agreement with Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris to be their new head coach and the Rams later made it official. This development is notable for multiple reasons, because it affects arguably the greatest NFL head coach of all time. The Falcons …

Why Shanahan isn’t worried about Purdy’s decision-making originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy came under fire after an uncharacteristically inconsistent performance in the 49ers’ 24-21 Divisional-Round win over the Green Bay Packers last weekend at Levi’s Stadium, but Kyle Shanahan isn’t concerned about his 24-year-old quarterback’s decision making. In speaking to reporters before practice on Thursday, Shanahan …

Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes are about to face each other in the playoffs for the first time, with a Super Bowl berth on the line.  Sunday’s AFC Championship Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens is bound to be one that helps define legacies, with plenty to gain for both Jackson, the overwhelming favorite to win his …

The Los Angeles Chargers made the decision to hire Jim Harbaugh as head coach this week. He has a history of turning organizations around for the better, which is important for a Chargers team that has been snake-bitten for years. Quarterback Justin Herbert profiles as one of the best in the league but has been unable to overcome the other …

Getty Images Panthers owner David Tepper said he wants his next head coach to last “20 or 30 years.” And now he’s found the man for the job as the Panthers announced they’ve agreed to terms with Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales. Canales, 42, impressed Tepper and Panthers brass with an in-person interview Wednesday, per CBS Sports Lead NFL insider Jonathan …

NFL insider predicts Bears will pursue top wide receiver Mike Evans originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago A franchise-altering offseason awaits the Bears ahead of the 2024 NFL season. With the projected ninth-most cap space in the league this offseason (there could be more with cuts), the Bears will have a lot of spending power to upgrade their roster. The …

In a season full of satisfying moments for Detroit Lions fans, an amusing one occurred in mid-December, when coach Dan Campbell had a chance to gloat a bit about the team’s most recent draft. The players in question were running back Jahmyr Gibbs and tight end Sam LaPorta, both of whom became key contributors after the Lions took them in …

Getty Images Phil Bissell, the creator of the Pat Patriot logo for the New England Patriots, has died at the age of 97. The Patriots announced Bissell’s passing Thursday, nearly 60 years after the cartoonist came up with the iconic design. Bissell was a former Boston Globe cartoonist, and he came up with the Pat Patriot logo on Feb. 17, 1960, …