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Video Details The Green Bay Packers are a 10 point underdog for a reason, and Craig Carton isn’t really here for Matt LaFleur’s supposed game plan to stop the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. The 49ers have too many weapons in George Kittle, Christian McCaffrey and Brandon Aiyuk, and Brock Purdy know what to …

The Lions have officially brought back one of their talented young defensive players. Detroit announced on Thursday that the team has activated linebacker James Houston off of injured reserve. Houston has been out since suffering a fractured fibula in Week 2. A sixth-round pick in 2022, Houston recorded 8.0 sacks as a rookie in just seven games. Houston’s 21-day practice …

Playoff Pete is back. Yep, I had a nice start to the postseason. I went 5-1 against the spread, but 3-3 straight up. I’ll take it. The only ATS loss I had wasn’t close. I had the Cleveland Browns beating the Houston Texans, which never had a chance. The ATS week brings my season record to 139-128-11. My straight-up record …

Ted Hyman, CBS Sports The NFL postseason is officially headed to the divisional round and if you like rematches, then this is the round for you.  Of the four games being played this weekend, three of them will be rematches from the regular season. The only divisional game that’s not a rematch will be happening at Levi’s Stadium where the …

Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter Greg Auman NFC South Reporter NFC Central fans, unite! NFL script writers have gifted us a phenomenal 90’s throwback in a divisional-round game between the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers this Sunday.  It harkens back to the last time the Lions won a playoff game, too. The year was 1991 and the world wide …

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 interest in …

Carolina’s search for a new head coach continued on Thursday with a candidate from the AFC North. The Panthers have completed an interview with Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan, the team announced on Thursday. The interview was virtual, as candidates currently under contract with teams may not interview in person until after the completion of the divisional round. Callahan, 39, …

The manufacturer of the helmet that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shattered during their AFC wild-card game with the Miami Dolphins says it “did its job” by protecting the league MVP “during a head-to-head impact in unprecedented cold temperatures.” The game Saturday night was the fourth-coldest in NFL history. The temperature at kickoff was minus-4 degrees Fahrenheit, and winds …

It’s safe to say that no one anticipated the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens facing off in the divisional round of the 2024 NFL playoffs when the two teams faced off back in Week 1.  Baltimore recorded a 25-9 win that day in what was DeMeco Ryans’ head-coaching debut. The Ravens won 12 more games during the regular season while …

The 2024 NFL playoffs are rolling forward, with six different teams eliminated in the wild-card round and another four games on tap this weekend in the divisional round, including an anticipated NFC showdown between vaunted front-runner (San Francisco 49ers) and upstart underdog (Green Bay Packers). There’s still a lot of football to be played before Super Bowl LVIII, which will air on …

Now that Jerry Jones has decided Mike McCarthy will be returning for a fifth season following the Dallas Cowboys’ wild-card defeat to the Green Bay Packers, the team’s off-season planning can move on to next steps. One of those steps is about the quarterback position and what Dak Prescott’s future is in Dallas? The Cowboys quarterback is coming off a …

Bill Belichick could be close to finding his next home. The former Patriots head coach will have a second interview with the Falcons this weekend, NFL Media reported Thursday. Belichick reportedly met with Falcons owner Arthur Blank in a one-on-one interview earlier this week, with the team announcing Monday night that it had completed an interview with the six-time Super …

The Kansas City Chiefs will try to continue their recent domination over the Buffalo Bills when they meet in the AFC Divisional Round playoffs on Sunday on CBS and Paramount+. The Chiefs (12-6), who have won six of their last 10 meetings against Buffalo, including two wins in the NFL playoffs, are looking to defend their Super Bowl championship from …

Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Robinson is set to speak with the Bears about their offensive coordinator vacancy. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that Robinson is going to interview with the team on Thursday. Robinson’s name has also come up as a candidate for the offensive coordinator job in New Orleans. Robinson joined Sean McVay’s staff in Los Angeles as the …

C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans will visit Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday in the divisional round of the 2024 NFL Playoffs. The Texans are rolling into this matchup red-hot. They won three of the last four games before the postseason and kept that momentum going. In the Wild Card Round, Houston torched the Cleveland Browns, 45-14. …