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Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens are set to host the AFC Championship Game for the first time in franchise history, facing off against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The Ravens may do so with a boost, as star tight end Mark Andrews is on track to return from an ankle injury that he suffered in November. Andrews’ quarterback …

Lions tight end Brock Wright won’t be back in the lineup again this season. The Lions announced on Wednesday that Wright has been placed on injured reserve. Wright suffered a forearm injury in last Sunday’s win over the Buccaneers and head coach Dan Campbell said after the game that it didn’t look good for him to play in the NFC …

Getty Images One of the more impactful plays in the Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff win over the Buffalo Bills came early in the fourth quarter when the Bills ran an unsuccessful fake punt in their own territory. Everyone, including Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, were puzzled by that call from Buffalo in such an important spot. On fourth-and-five at their …

Hello, everyone. Can you believe we’re just four days away from learning which teams will go head to head in Super Bowl LVIII? John Breech is taking the day off in preparation for a possible Ravens victory, so you’ve got me, Cody Benjamin, to deliver the latest. This is the Pick Six newsletter. Now let’s get to it. (And please, …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter The Kansas City Chiefs thought they had their guy when they drafted Mecole Hardman. And then when they drafted Skyy Moore. And then when they traded for Kadarius Toney. The Chiefs offense has never been in any serious trouble since they traded receiver Tyreek Hill before the 2022 season. But they have been looking for …

The 2023 season couldn’t have gone much better for Baker Mayfield. The veteran quarterback easily exceeded expectations in bouncing back from a 2022 season in which his subpar play was an impetus for the Carolina Panthers firing head coach Matt Rhule after a 1-4 start. Carolina released Mayfield several weeks later at his request after he wasn’t inserted back in …

It was a rough end to the 2023 season for Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) When the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Buffalo Bills in overtime on Nov. 26, they were 10-1. Going back to the start of the 2022 season, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni was 24-4 in his previous 28 regular-season games. Less than two …

Jan 24, 2024, 12:40 PM ET The owners of the Utah Jazz said Wednesday that they have the immediate ability to bring an NHL team to Utah and requested the initiation of an expansion process. The Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) said in a news release that it would use the Jazz’s arena as an interim home for an NHL franchise. …

As the Chiefs, 49ers, Lions and Ravens prepare for the AFC and NFC championships this weekend, plenty of other teams are already looking ahead to the 2024 NFL offseason, where a number of key coaching positions are still open. Besides head coaching slots, several contenders, including the Eagles and Steelers, are hot in pursuit of new offensive or defensive coordinators. …

It’s not often you see an NFL team make a key signing before a conference title game, but that’s exactly what the Detroit Lions have done this week.   On Monday, NFL.com reported that the Lions were signing Zach Ertz to the practice squad. The three-time Pro Bowler started his season with the Cardinals, but he was cut in late November after he requested …

Wide receiver Deebo Samuel’s availability for the 49ers is a major storyline heading into their NFC Championship Game matchup with the Lions and head coach Kyle Shanahan gave an update on Samuel’s condition early in his Wednesday press conference. Shanahan said that Samuel feels better than he did after suffering the injury, but that he will not practice on Wednesday …

Jan 24, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior team have taken a leave of absence from their current clubs in recent days amid a report that five members of that team have been asked to surrender to police to face sexual assault charges. Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils, Carter Hart …

The San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions will play in the NFC Championship game of the 2023 NFL Playoffs. The 49ers are solid favorites, expected to win by at least a touchdown (currently -7). The expected point total for the game is 51. After defeating the Los Angeles Rams in the wild card, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the …

The 2023 NFL season became the New York Jets’ nightmare scenario just four offensive snaps into Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills. That’s when Gang Green’s anointed savior, Aaron Rodgers, tore his Achilles tendon, sending the Jets’ plans to end the longest postseason drought in professional North American sports (MLB, NBA,NHL, NFL) into a tailspin. That streak was extended to …

Getty Images Lamar Jackson has no ill will toward Patrick Mahomes, the opposing quarterback in Sunday’s AFC championship game. Jackson does not, however, enjoying sharing a field with Mahomes, who is one win away from making his fourth start on pro football’s biggest stage as his third-seeded Kansas City Chiefs visit the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens.  “I don’t like competing against him …