Video Details The Miami Dolphins are coming off a 21-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills and will face the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in the Wild Card Round. Tua Tagovailoa is nearing an extension with his rookie deal coming up but his on-and-off success at the bigger stages raises a question of if he deserves that long-term extension. …
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NFL has highest regular-season viewership since 2015
The NFL continues to be king. And the crown is currently bigger than it’s been in years. Via Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal, the NFL enjoyed its highest viewership for regular-season games since 2015. Also, the 2023 season tied with 2010 for the second best regular season on record. Over all windows and platforms, the NFL averaged 17.9 million …
Read More »Troy Polamalu: Talk of Mike Tomlin not returning to Steelers is ‘crazy’; vows team ‘will be back on top soon’
Troy Polamalu not only thinks Mike Tomlin should stay in Pittsburgh; the Hall of Fame safety feels his former team is on the precipice of returning to its championship form. The two-time Super Bowl champion dismissed rumors that this might be Tomlin’s final run with the Steelers. Tomlin, who reportedly may take a break from coaching after this season, was …
Read More »2024 NFL playoffs: Dolphins have lost 10 straight in this cold-weather situation they’ll face in Kansas City
The Dolphins’ loss to the Bills in Week 18 didn’t just cost them a division title, it also cost them the right to host a wild-card game. If there’s one team that could have really used home-field advantage in the opening round of the playoffs, it’s definitely Miami. Instead of playing at home this week, the Dolphins will be hitting …
Read More »Broncos GM says Russell Wilson benching had nothing to do with quarterback’s contract
Getty Images Since winning Super Bowl 50, the Denver Broncos have largely been known for their inability to make the playoffs, which is better than the current narrative surrounding this once proud franchise. Along with still not being a playoff team (Denver missed the playoffs for an eighth straight year this season), the franchise is now caught in a he …
Read More »Broncos’ brass indicates a divorce with QB Russell Wilson isn’t inevitable following his benching
Maybe Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos aren’t headed for a nasty, costly divorce, after all. That was the main message from coach Sean Payton, general manager George Paton and team owner and CEO Greg Penner at the Broncos’ season-ending news conference Wednesday. While the head coach said he hasn’t made up his mind about the direction the Broncos will …
Read More »Date, odds, TV channel, halftime show, and everything you need to know
The 2024 Super Bowl is headed to Sin City. Super Bowl 58 will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV this February. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis) We’ve reached Week 18 of the 2023-24 NFL season, so grab your jerseys and start the shopping list for your favorite Game Day snacks — because the 2024 Super Bowl is just one …
Read More »Former Bears QB believes Justin Fields is the ‘answer’ for Chicago’s franchise
The Chicago Bears franchise is at a crossroads. They invested the 11th overall pick in quarterback Justin Fields, but they have yet to see tangible, surefire results that would infer he is THE GUY for them at the sport’s most important position. Some of that is on Fields, some of that is on the lacking offensive ecosystem around him. Fields …
Read More »What caused Mike Vrabel’s shocking departure & more Black Monday news
Subscribe to Zero Blitz Jason Fitz is joined by Senior NFL Reporters Jori Epstein and Charles Robinson to react to the biggest news to come out of the infamous Black Monday coaching changes as Jori and Charles give their insider analysis on what’s going on behind the scenes. The trio start with the most surprising story: Mike Vrabel is no …
Read More »Dolphins sign pass rushers Justin Houston and Bruce Irvin as depth for injured LB group
The Miami Dolphins signed veteran linebackers Justin Houston and Bruce Irvin on Tuesday and placed three more players on injured reserve. Houston and Irvin are expected to add depth to a linebacker group that has been decimated by injuries, as Jerome Baker, Cameron Goode and Andrew Van Ginkel have all gone down in the past week. Miami is preparing for …
Read More »Tom Brady on when he first noticed Lamar Jackson’s star power: ‘You’re the reason people watch the NFL’
Lamar Jackson is in the playoffs, leading the No. 1-seeded Baltimore Ravens and is an MVP front-runner, but his days of impressing football fans goes far before his NFL years. Future Hall of Famer Tom Brady first took notice when Jackson was in high school. The 27-year-old appeared on Brady’s “Let’s Go” podcast this week and TB12 explained when Jackson was …
Read More »2024 NFL playoffs: Steelers sticking with Mason Rudolph vs. Bills on Super Wild Card Weekend
Getty Images It’s fitting that Mason Rudolph will be the Steelers’ first starting quarterback for a playoff game since Ben Roethlisberger made his final postseason start in January of 2022. Rudolph, who was drafted in 2018 with the idea that he would one day be Big Ben’s successor, will make his first playoff start Sunday in Buffalo against the Bills. …
Read More »L’Jarius Sneed, Kadarius Toney limited in Tuesday’s practice
Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed didn’t practice at all last week because of a calf injury, but he’s back on the field ahead of the team’s playoff opener. Sneed was a limited participant in the team’s first practice of the week on Tuesday. The Chiefs also had wide receiver Kadarius Toney (hip, ankle) and left tackle Donovan Smith (neck) back on …
Read More »T.J. Watt injury update: Steelers star ruled out for wild-card game vs. Bills due to Grade 2 MCL sprain
Getty Images The Steelers made it into the playoffs as the No. 7, thanks to the 17-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens and a Jacksonville Jaguars loss in Week 18. Unfortunately for the team, they will have to enter the playoffs without one of their most important players. T.J. Watt suffered a knee injury on Saturday and is officially out …
Read More »Prisco’s final NFL Power Rankings of regular season, plus ranking playoff games and Titans fire Mike Vrabel
Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! With the regular season officially behind us, that means there are now only two things to talk about today: the playoffs and the playoffs. OK, so that’s actually only one thing, but it’s a big one, so I thought I should count it twice. Actually we’ll be covering several things …
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