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Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comJan 23, 2024, 01:00 PM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. It’s been about a month since the NHL took a few days off for the Christmas break. Based on the change in …

The Houston Texans were one of the best stories from the 2023 NFL season. After being arguably the worst team in the league last year, first-year head coach DeMeco Ryans came in and brought a different energy while the front office hit the 2023 NFL Draft out of the park with the selections of C.J. Stroud, Will Anderson Jr. and Tank …

The Kansas City Chiefs are set to take on Lamar Jackson for the first time in the postseason on Sunday, but Andy Reid believes the Baltimore Ravens’ star quarterback has some similarities to a familiar playoff foe of theirs.  Reid explained that facing Jackson is “somewhat the same” as facing Josh Allen when he was asked if going up against …

Andy Reid famously tapped into the Air Raid offense Patrick Mahomes operated at Texas Tech before the first season as the Kansas City Chiefs full-time starter in 2018, and now the future Hall of Fame coach is tinkering with his roots in the West Coast offense again.  Through two games in the playoffs, the Chiefs have utilized 13 personnel — …

Only four teams remain in the NFL postseason with three games left to play — including Sunday’s AFC and NFC championship games — and per usual this time of the year given the physical grind playing an NFL season, there are some key injuries.  Pro Bowlers like Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews, Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey and San Francisco …

Veteran referee Bill Vinovich will lead the officiating crew for Super Bowl LVIII next month in Las Vegas. The NFL announced Tuesday that Vinovich will work his third Super Bowl and be joined by a crew that includes umpire Terry Killens, down judge Patrick Holt, line judge Mark Perlman, field judge Tom Hill, side judge Allen Baynes, back judge Brad …

The Josh Allen-Patrick Mahomes rivalry is the gift that keeps on giving for the NFL and its TV partners, as Sunday night’s heart-stopping AFC Divisional Round playoff game averaged 50.4 million viewers on CBS. Per Nielsen data, this marks the highest all-time turnout for an NFL game outside the gold standard of the Super Bowl and conference championship games. The …

1. Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State2. Caleb Williams, QB, USC3. Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State4. Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia5. Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame6. Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina7. Rome Odunze, WR, Washington8. JC Latham, OT, Alabama9. Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama10. Malik Nabers, WR, LSU11. Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State12. Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA13. Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State14. …

We don’t know who will be playing in the Super Bowl yet, but we do know who will be officiating it and that’s because the NFL announced this week that Bill Vinovich has been tabbed as the referee for the game. This will mark the third time that Vinovich has been the referee for a Super Bowl.  His first stint …

The 2024 Jim Harbaugh sweepstakes may be nearing its end. Weeks after he led Michigan to its first undisputed college football national title in 75 years, Harbaugh is reportedly within “striking distance” of a deal that would bring him back to the NFL and to the West Coast to become the next head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. The …

Mel Kiper Jr. reveals what he thinks Bears do with No. 1 pick in first mock draft of the year originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. released his first mock draft of the year on Monday night, and he’s got the Bears going chalk with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. In a …

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! There are only three games left in the NFL season, which makes me very sad, but two of them are on CBS, which makes me very happy.  CBS was a popular place to be over the weekend. The TV rating for the Chiefs’ win over the Bills on Sunday was …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer For Jonathan Gannon, it wasn’t a big deal. But for those around the league, his words regarding Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray at the end of Gannon’s first season as head coach said a lot about the direction of the organization. He said in a radio interview that he has “no doubt” Murray will be …

Getty Images When Buffalo Bills kicker Tyler Bass missed wide right on a 44-yard field goal that would have tied Sunday’s playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs, the flood of negativity on social media began almost instantly. A charity close to Bass’ heart came to his defense, and Bills Mafia has stepped up to show support for their kicker …

Tim Tebow has had a long and successful career, spanning from college football, to the NFL, to minor league baseball, and now broadcasting. Tebow’s resume almost included a stint in the ring, according to WWE president Nick Khan. Khan joined “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday and revealed just how close Tebow came to making his WWE debut. After Tebow …