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Plenty of people will tell you the best weekend of football all year, from a quality and stakes perspective game-to-game, is the NFL’s divisional round. Now, it’s here. On Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET, the Kansas City Chiefs will formally open their postseason quest to win an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl title against the

ASHBURN, Va. — As the Washington Commanders celebrated their first playoff win in nearly 20 years late Sunday night in Tampa, Florida, Magic Johnson embraced the owner, the star receiver and the moment. Johnson, wearing a black Commanders hoodie and a thousand-watt smile, listed the multiple reasons the franchise had gotten to this point. With

For the second time since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, a conference welcomes back the same four teams from to the divisional round of the playoffs as the year before. The matchups are different than a year ago. The Houston Texans took on the Baltimore Ravens last season, and will face the Kansas City Chiefs this

Elizabeth Merrill Close Elizabeth Merrill ESPN Senior Writer Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. Stephen Holder Close Stephen Holder ESPN Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in

This embedded content is not available in your region. In this episode of Football 301, hosts Nate Tice and Matt Harmon dive into the aftermath of Wild Card Weekend, offering every team that took an L in the Wild Card round both a full postmortem and a potential offseason plan. They begin by revisiting the

When Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones digs into his coaching search, he’ll likely prefer a coach who has a track record of winning in the NFL. He could hone in on an offensive-minded head coach who can raise the floor of his team while having some history of winning championships. And it will likely be

Sarah Barshop Close Sarah Barshop ESPN Staff Writer Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for Sports Illustrated. You

Monday night’s wild-card matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams will look a bit different than expected, after the NFL moved the game from SoFi Stadium to State Farm Stadium because of the Los Angeles wildfires. The Rams will still likely have a hometown crowd behind them, but it’ll be an uphill

Mike McCarthy’s contract with the Dallas Cowboys ran out, and his time with the team has run its course. McCarthy, whose contract expired after the 2024 season, won’t return as Dallas’ coach next season. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported that the two sides were unable to come to terms on the length of contract, and

The top 24 picks of the first round of the 2025 NFL draft are now set following wild-card weekend. You can read the latest mock draft from Nate Tice and Charles McDonald here. 1. Tennessee Titans (3-14) 2. Cleveland Browns (3-14) 3. New York Giants (3-14) 4. New England Patriots (4-13) 5. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-13)

The top 24 picks of the first round of the 2025 NFL draft are now set following wild-card weekend. You can read the latest mock draft from Nate Tice and Charles McDonald here. 1. Tennessee Titans (3-14) 2. Cleveland Browns (3-14) 3. New York Giants (3-14) 4. New England Patriots (4-13) 5. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-13)

ESPN News Services Jan 12, 2025, 11:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Jayden Daniels ran for a critical first down to set up Zane Gonzalez‘s 37-yard field goal that clanged off the right upright and went through as time expired, and the Washington Commanders beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20 in an

The Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers opened their season in the NFL’s first game in Brazil — a 34-29 win for Philadelphia. That night, Saquon Barkley rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns in a strong debut for the Eagles, and Jordan Love threw for 260 yards and a couple of touchdowns in a

Patriots hire Mike Vrabel as next head coach, completing brief search originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have moved quickly to find their next head coach, and the outcome wasn’t a surprise at all. Mike Vrabel is returning to Foxboro to be the 16th head coach in franchise history. He will

Brooke Pryor Close Brooke Pryor ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Jamison Hensley Close Jamison Hensley ESPN Staff Writer Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing

If it’s true that former Georgia quarterback Carson Beck will receive $4 million in NIL money to play for the University of Miami in 2025, numbers like that will get more and more high-end college football players to do what the NFL has encouraged them to do (possibly as a favor to its free farm

NFL Nation, ESPNJan 10, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The wild-card playoff round for the 2024 NFL season has six great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to all six games, and analytics writer

There were multiple reasons to not play a wild-card game at the Rams’ SoFi Stadium on Monday. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) The Los Angeles Rams are headed to Arizona, courtesy of a division rival. The Arizona Cardinals, who will be hosting Monday’s wild-card game between the Rams and Minnesota