Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey and Dak Prescott are finalists for The Associated Press 2023 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards. The winners will be announced at NFL Honors on Feb. 8. A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league completed voting before the playoffs began. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and …
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2023 NFL award finalists: Lamar Jackson, Brock Purdy headline MVP candidates, more
The Associated Press has revealed the finalists for the regular-season awards for the NFL’s 2023 campaign. In all, there are eight awards the AP voted on that are up for grabs at the upcoming NFL Honors, highlighted by Most Valuable Player. That prestigious award has a total of five finalists, headlined by the presumptive favorite to win it in Lamar …
Read More »49ers vs. Lions odds, line, spread, predictions: 2024 NFC Championship Game picks from expert on 61-43 run
The San Francisco 49ers have reached the NFC Championship Game for the third straight season. The 49ers will attempt to break a two-game losing skid in the conference title game when they host the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The top-seeded 49ers (13-5) reached this milestone in the past two seasons before coming up short. Last year, they were routed, 31-7, …
Read More »Isiah Pacheco participated in walk-through, but won’t practice on Thursday
Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco will once again be held out of practice, but he does appear to be trending toward playing in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game versus the Ravens. Head coach Andy Reid said in his Thursday press conference that Pacheco (toe) participated in the day’s walk-through. Pacheco said himself on Wednesday that he “absolutely” is expecting to play …
Read More »Lions vs. 49ers preview, predictions: What to expect in clash of grit vs. flash
Eric Williams NFC West Writer Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter In the NFC Championship Game for a third straight year, the San Francisco 49ers are looking to advance to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 2019 season. In their way are the upstart Detroit Lions, who won their first playoff game in more than three decades this …
Read More »NFL head coach, GM interview tracker: Jim Harbaugh joins Chargers, Panthers landing Dave Canales
With the NFL regular season behind us, it is time for teams to begin preparing for next season. Several teams have already made the decision to change key positions within the organization, whether that be a general manager, head coach or coordinator. Rather than scouring the scatter shot reports across social media, CBSSports.com has compiled all of those reports of …
Read More »Panthers plan to hire Dave Canales as new head coach: Buccaneers offensive coordinator joining NFC South rival
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, with plans to hire Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales, according to CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones. Canales, 42, impressed Tepper and Panthers brass with an in-person interview Wednesday, per Jones, …
Read More »Panthers reportedly close to hiring Bucs OC Dave Canales as head coach
Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Dave Canales, who impressed in his first season as Tampa Bay’s offensive coordinator, is making an even bigger leap, as the Carolina Panthers are closing in on a deal to make him their next head coach. Canales, 42, spent 14 years with the Seahawks before coming to Tampa, and that time included an overlap of …
Read More »Is McDaniels a realistic Patriots OC candidate? NFL insider weighs in
Is McDaniels a realistic Patriots OC candidate? NFL insider weighs in originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots still need a new offensive coordinator, but a lot of the top candidates have already taken other jobs. Two of the candidates still available who reportedly have already interviewed with the Patriots are Nick Caley and Zac Robinson, who …
Read More »2024 AFC Championship: Chiefs will try to break this wild ‘Josh Allen curse’ vs. Ravens
Getty If the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Baltimore Ravens in Sunday’s AFC Championship, they’ll become the first team to win a playoff game immediately following a win over a Josh Allen-led Buffalo Bills team. That’s right. No team has won a playoff game following a win over Allen’s Bills, courtesy of CBS Sports Research. No team has been more snake-bitten …
Read More »Nick Sirianni explains how he will navigate his expanding role as Eagles head coach in 2024
PHILADELPHIA — Nick Sirianni is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and is one of the most successful the franchise has ever had. The only head coach to take the Eagles to the playoffs in his first three seasons, Sirianni is just the third head coach to win 11-plus games with the franchise in consecutive seasons (Dick Vermeil in 1979-1980 …
Read More »Why Ravens QB Lamar Jackson will be a huge challenge for Chiefs defense
Greg Auman NFC South Reporter The Chiefs defense and coordinator Steve Spagnuolo know well the challenge of containing Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. Kansas City faced him four years in a row from 2018-21, winning the first three and then losing a thriller in 2021. But in the two-plus years since the Chiefs last faced him, Jackson has added to what …
Read More »PFT’s 2023 NFL conference championship picks, Florio vs. Simms
With only three postseason games to go, one of three competitions has been clinched. This weekend, another one will be clinched. One remains up for grabs. Simms has won the season-long against-the-spread competition. He’s 138-133-11. I’ve clinched the straight-up game at 176-106. What’s left is the best bets. I’m 30-27-1. He’s 29-28-1. He can tie me this weekend, if he’s …
Read More »Perfect Raiders 2024 NFL Draft plan: Find a franchise QB, improve the trenches, more ways Vegas can ace class
The Las Vegas Raiders missed the playoffs for the second straight year, but 2023 did mark the beginning of the Antonio Pierce era. After Vegas fired Josh McDaniels eight games into the season, Pierce was promoted to interim head coach. The “interim” tag was removed last week, after Pierce went 5-4 and won over the locker room. The Raiders have …
Read More »Ranking 20 greatest AFC, NFC championship games: Jim Harbaugh’s almost-completed ‘Hail Mary’ pass makes cut
Jim Harbaugh was just inches short of completing one of the greatest passes in NFL history. Decades before he won a national title at Michigan, the new Los Angeles Chargers head coach led the Indianapolis Colts to within a play of the Super Bowl. On Jan. 14, 1996, Harbaugh led the Colts into Pittsburgh to face the heavily favored Steelers …
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