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Pittsburgh finished the regular season with a .500 record or better for the 17th consecutive season under head coach Mike Tomlin. The past few seasons have been an adventure, though, as the franchise has leaned on a strong defense to overcome offensive struggles led by the quarterback.  After a 31-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Super Wild Card Weekend, …

USATSI For the first time in his career, Patrick Mahomes is headed on the road for a playoff game. The Kansas City Chiefs, the AFC’s No. 3 seed, will head to Buffalo next Sunday to take on the No. 2-seeded Bills in the divisional round. Mahomes is in his sixth year in the NFL, and in his previous five seasons …

For the most part on Monday, fans kept the snow confined to the Highmark Stadium stands. (Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images) This was bound to happen. With the stands at Buffalo’s Highmark Stadium packed with snow, one fan took it upon his or herself to use it as ammunition. With Pittsburgh threatening to score, a fan chucked a snowball into the …

ARLINGTON, Texas — One of the key elements to the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers’ dominant 48-32 win against the second-seeded Dallas Cowboys was jumping ahead early and forcing the home team to play from behind.  Packers coach Matt LaFleur instructed his team captains to ask to receive the opening kickoff and put quarterback Jordan Love and the offense out there first …

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 …

Getty Images Super Wild Card Weekend has already delivered several stunning upsets, with the Packers destroying the Cowboys in Dallas and the Texans cruising past the Browns in Cleveland. Could another underdog prevail to close out the first round of the playoffs? Even a year removed from a Super Bowl shootout with the Chiefs, the Eagles certainly profile as a …

Eagles inactives: Reed Blankenship out vs. Buccaneers in wild card game originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia TAMPA — The Eagles will be without starting safety Reed Blankenship when they face the Buccaneers in the wild-card round on Monday night at Raymond James Stadium. Blankenship, 24, is officially inactive. Blankenship suffered a groin injury in Week 18 against the Giants …

The Commanders have new ownership. They’ll soon have a new head coach, but they’ve found a new lead executive to aid in the overhaul, hiring former 49ers assistant general manager Adam Peters to oversee the front office, the team officially announced Monday. Perviously confirmed by CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones, the initial decision came days after Washington had …

Don’t do it! Despite suffering through another embarrassing Dallas Cowboys playoff defeat, Jerry Jones should pause before pulling the plug on the Mike McCarthy experiment. The longtime owner should avoid making an emotional decision that will set back the franchise for the next decade. Sure, the team’s recent playoff failures fall short of the “Super Bowl or bust” expectations in …

The Rams will lose at least one of their defensive coaches for next year. USC announced Rams defensive line coach/defensive run game coordinator Eric Henderson will join the Trojans as co-defensive coordinator/run game coordinator/defensive line coach. “I’m excited to welcome the final member of our defensive staff, Eric Henderson,” USC head coach Lincoln Riley said in a statement. “A Super …

If not for an incomplete pass late in the fourth quarter of Green Bay’s 48-32 playoff victory at Dallas on Sunday, Packers quarterback Jordan Love would have finished with a perfect passer rating in his postseason debut.  Love was unflappable as Green Bay built a 27-0 lead, leading the Pack right down the field on its opening drive for a …

Washington has made it official. The Commanders announced on Monday that they’ve hired Adam Peters as their new General Manager. Reports indicated late last week that Peters was managing partner Josh Harris’ choice to run the club’s football operation. “The future is bright,” Harris said in the team’s announcement. “We have a lot of cap space, we have a great …

FRISCO, Texas —  The scene at the Dallas Cowboys locker room cleanout day on Monday was similar to Sunday’s postgame at AT&T Stadium: quiet and solemn. Most of the players that were present were walking quickly in and out, speed-walking away from the disappointment that comes with the second-seeded Cowboys losing in the opening round of the NFL playoffs, 48-32, …

The Buffalo Bills appeared to have forced their second turnover Monday, but officials thought otherwise on a questionable replay decision that cost Buffalo its last challenge of the day. The play took place early in the first quarter with Buffalo leading the wild-card game, 14-0. Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph found tight end Pat Freiermuth for a 33-yard gain on the …

Defensive line coach Eric Henderson is leaving the Los Angeles Rams to join Lincoln Riley’s staff at USC as the co-defensive coordinator. Henderson also will be the Trojans’ defensive line coach and run game coordinator under new defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn, the school announced Monday. Henderson has been the Rams’ defensive line coach for the past five seasons, developing a …