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The NFL is heading into Super Bowl LVIII having had its most-watched playoffs ever. The league announced today that this year’s 12 playoff games averaged 38.5 million viewers, making this the most-watched playoffs the NFL has ever had. That happened despite some changes to this year’s playoffs, including the first-ever playoff game to air exclusively on a streaming platform when …

Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald is joined by Sports Info Solutions’ Bryce Rossler to discuss what it would take for the Chiefs to lose this postseason, including how Kansas City’s defense has improved immensely under Steve Spagnuolo. Hear the full conversation on “The Exempt List with Charles McDonald” – part of the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on …

If Cowboys owner Jerry Jones believes people work better when they’re under pressure, he has applied a little more of it to his lame-duck head coach. Less than two weeks after Jones issued a statement indicating that Mike McCarthy will return for a fifth season after an embarrassing first-round exit from the playoffs, Jones spoke openly about the prospect of …

Gardner Minshew is really going to the Pro Bowl. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) For the second straight year, the NFL had to dig deep into the AFC stable of quarterbacks to help replace Patrick Mahomes in the Pro Bowl. The NFL named Indianapolis Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew II to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday, as well as Houston Texans …

New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte turned himself in to authorities last week after being charged with crimes related to alleged sports betting. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper, File) With the first Super Bowl in the history of Las Vegas taking center stage over the next two weeks, the NFL revealed Tuesday that it will be investigating New England Patriots …

Former Panthers offensive coordinator Thomas Brown has found a new job. The Bears hired Brown as their pass game coordinator, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports. Brown, 37, was voted the NFL’s No. 2 offensive coordinator in a recent NFLPA player poll. He reunites with Shane Waldron, the new offensive coordinator in Chicago, after the two were on Sean …

MOBILE, Ala. — Jerry Jones deflected the first couple of questions. Has he talked to Bill Belichick this month? “I don’t want to get into, for reasons of talking about anybody that I may have talked to that’s been bantered around about coaching,” the Dallas Cowboys team owner and general manager said Tuesday. “But I didn’t talk to anybody. I …

For 30 minutes Sunday, it looked as if the Detroit Lions might reach their first-ever Super Bowl. But then the San Francisco 49ers stormed back to steal the NFC Championship, ensuring a title-game rematch with the vaunted Kansas City Chiefs. It wasn’t necessarily a pretty postseason journey for the NFC’s No. 1 seed, as the 49ers barely survived the upstart …

Perry: Why Belichick to Commanders ‘doesn’t make sense’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston With Bill Belichick’s head coaching opportunities dwindling as each day passes since the Atlanta Falcons hired Raheem Morris, could an underwhelming team such as the Washington Commanders find their way into contention to land one of the winningest coaches of all time? The Commanders originally liked …

Several prospects made the most of the first day of the 2024 Senior Bowl from Mobile, Alabama. One of those players was Tulane’s Michael Pratt, who is hoping to move up the food chain of quarterback prospects.  While Pratt is currently projected as a third-round pick (according to CBS Sports’ prospect rankings), former NFL defensive lineman and current CBS Sports …

Dak Prescott is coming off a career season, which earned him a top-five finish in MVP voting. For the third consecutive season, the quarterback helped the Cowboys win 12 games. But his future is complicated. While the Cowboys have gone 73-41 in the regular season in his eight seasons, they are only 2-5 in the postseason, and Prescott has a …

The Super Bowl is the defining moment for a quarterback and his legacy. Winning a Super Bowl can change the trajectory of a career while losing the championship game alters the narrative of the quarterback.  Super Bowl championships significantly help a quarterback’s Hall of Fame case. Losing a Super Bowl (or two) doesn’t hurt a quarterback’s ability to get into …

New head coach Dave Canales made four hires to his offensive coaching staff Tuesday. The team announced assistant head coach/run game coordinator Harold Goodwin, running backs coach Bernie Parmalee, wide receivers coach Rob Moore and offensive line coach Joe Gilbert. Goodwin, 50, is following Canales from Tampa, where he had the same title for five seasons. He also has had …

Detroit Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell raised some eyebrows and conversations on his aggressive game plan. They fell short to the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in the NFC Championship Game after blowing a 17-point lead. While many fans question Campbell opting to go for it on fourth down instead of two field goals, Nick Wright raises one about calling his …

Getty Images When Super Bowl LVIII kicks off from Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11, the pregame festivities will feature plenty of entertainment and that includes an announcement from The National Association of the Deaf (NAD), LOVE SIGN, and the NFL that deaf performers Daniel Durant, Anjel Piñero and Shaheem Sanchez.  The NFL has already revealed that Reba McEntire will be …