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It will be a familiar playoff matchup on Saturday when the San Francisco 49ers host the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional Round of the 2024 NFL Playoffs at Levi’s Stadium. This is the 10th postseason meeting between the teams, making it the most common playoff pairing. The 49ers are 5-4 in those meetings by virtue of winning the past …

On Sunday, Jared Goff and Baker Mayfield will square off in a high-profile battle between former No. 1 overall picks captaining teams that did not draft them. Goff and the Detroit Lions prevailed over the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round for the team’s first playoff win since 1991. Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers knocked off the …

Teams meeting for the second time in just over a month and seventh time since 2020 will battle when the third-seeded Kansas City Chiefs take on the second-seeded Buffalo Bills in an AFC Divisional matchup on Sunday at Highmark Stadium. The Chiefs (12-6), who have won eight consecutive AFC West Division titles, will try to reach the AFC title game …

Jim Harbaugh didn’t hire Don Yee to push paper. Harbaugh hired him to push the envelope, when it comes to how much money will be inside it. There’s nothing wrong with trying to get as much money as possible to be a head coach. It’s a demanding, stressful job. To do it right, you’re never off the clock. You give …

It’s the postseason, so that means plenty of star players for anyone betting NFL props to hone in on, and that’s certainly the case for NFL Divisional Round Saturday. Texans vs. Ravens in the AFC kicks off at 4:30 p.m. ET, and the NFC Packers vs. 49ers matchup closes out NFL Divisional Round Saturday at 8:15 p.m. ET. Ravens vs. …

The competition is fiercer than ever as the 2024 NFL playoff bracket comes down to eight remaining teams in the Divisional Round. The Green Bay Packers pulled a massive upset against the Dallas Cowboys during wild card weekend, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were also surprise victors against the Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams are underdogs heading into their divisional NFL …

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson set career-highs in completion percentage, passing yards and passing attempts this season, potentially making him one of the most popular NFL DFS picks for the Divisional Round NFL schedule. He has accounted for just one passing touchdown in his last three playoff games, though, finishing with fewer than 180 passing yards in his last two postseason …

The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers enjoyed their bye weeks, but now it is back to business as the 2024 Divisional Round NFL schedule gets underway on Saturday. Lamar Jackson and the Ravens (-9.0) will host the Houston Texans, whom Baltimore defeated in their season-opener, 25-9. The 49ers and Green Bay Packers haven’t faced each other since before Brock …

Lions tight end Sam LaPorta wasn’t sure if he’d be able to play through a knee injury at all on Sunday against the Rams, but he did play, scored a touchdown, and did it with an unusually intelligent play for a rookie. LaPorta explained to Kyle Meinke of MLive.com that he was jammed at the line and wasn’t open initially, …

Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua (17) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Detroit Lions in the NFC wild-card playoffs at Ford Field on Monday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) The Rams have nothing to be ashamed of for losing to Detroit in the playoffs. I have been so happy watching them this season despite all odds against them. …

It’s hard to believe, but we’re already into the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. The first of four games this weekend will see the No. 1 seed in the AFC, the Baltimore Ravens, play host to the No. 4 seed and AFC South champion Houston Texans.  Baltimore secured home-field advantage throughout the playoffs all the way back in Week …

The No. 1 seed is usually favored in the divisional round of the playoffs, but today the No. 1 seeds are favored by more than usual. The Ravens are 9.5-point favorites against the Texans, and the 49ers are 9.5-point favorites against the Packers. Those are bigger spreads than we usually see in the divisional round. Last year, the No. 1 …

NFL play-offs Dates: 13-28 January 2024 BBC coverage: Live text coverage of every match on the BBC Sport website and app and live radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds every Sunday evening, with Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Detroit Lions this Sunday (21:00 GMT) It was one of the best finishes to a play-off game in …

There was a question, apparently, as to whether the Cowboys would bring back coach Mike McCarthy. There’s no question that they’ll bring back quarterback Dak Prescott. It has nothing to do with his performance, which was great during the regular season but not good enough in the playoff loss to the Cowboys. It has everything to do with his contract. …

The Las Vegas Raiders named Antonio Pierce the team’s permanent head coach on Friday after he held the interim role for the second half of the 2023 season. The Raiders finished 5-4 under Pierce after he took over for the fired Josh McDaniels midway through the season, and the strong finish earned him substantial praise from several key players and …