Month: January 2025

Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Ryan Leonard (USA): Team USA’s captain was unreal this tournament, scoring, drawing penalties (and taking them), and generally making smart plays as he did what he does best and drove to the net. It was no surprise that he won the tournament MVP award. He was absolutely

Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is set to be a popular man in the coming days. Glenn’s work putting together a strong defense despite losing numerous key players to injuries over the course of the 2024 season has landed him on the radar of several teams that are currently looking

Joe Burrow likely would have been the NFL MVP if the Bengals made the playoffs. Burrow led the NFL with 4,918 passing yards and 43 touchdowns. He single-handedly kept the Bengals in the playoff mix despite a handful of tough one-score losses early in the season. Burrow rallied the Bengals

Aaron Rodgers wasn’t any more definitive about what the future holds for him after Sunday’s 32-20 Jets win over the Dolphins, but he was clear that a decision to stop playing wouldn’t be based on feeling like he can’t perform at a high level anymore. Rodgers showed glimpses of the

The Browns made the playoffs despite cycling through a number of quarterbacks during the 2023 season and responded by firing their offensive coordinator when the year was over. The quarterback carousel kept spinning in 2024, but the wins didn’t follow and the Browns’ season ended with Saturday’s loss to the

Wide receiver Courtland Sutton’s first six seasons ended without a chance to make the playoffs in the final week of the regular season, so the 2024 Broncos season was already something new for him. Sutton helped make sure that he’d experience his first postseason action as well. He had five

The Lions’ injury-riddled defense largely shut down the Vikings’ offense in Sunday’s 31-9 win, and Detroit coach Dan Campbell said defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and his players deserve a ton of credit. “I can’t say enough about our defense,” Campbell said. “AG and the defense, they really controlled that game

Head coach Mike McDaniel said in the aftermath of Sunday’s season-ending loss to the Jets that his “full expectation” is he and General Manager Chris Grier will be back for 2025. Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has now issued a statement confirming that McDaniel was right. “As we now look towards

The Lions have a slim 10-9 lead over the Vikings in the third quarter, but they are dealing with yet another injury to a key player on defense. Rookie cornerback Terrion Arnold was carted to the locker room from the sideline with a foot injury and is questionable to return.

The Lions have extended their lead over the Vikings late in the third quarter. Going for it on fourth-and-2 in the red zone, Detroit quarterback Jared Goff hit a wide-open Jahmyr Gibbs over the middle of the field for a 10-yard touchdown to put the Lions up 17-9. The score

It wasn’t nearly as dramatic as the last time a high-profile receiver refused to play in a game against the Jets at MetLife Stadium, nearly three years ago to the day. It might lead to the same result. Coach Mike McDaniel told reporters after the 32-20 loss to Jets that

Lions QB Jared GoffMike Mulholland/Getty Images Here’s how the NFC teams slot in the playoff bracket: 1. Detroit Lions (15-2): The Lions have dealt with an extensive list of injuries to key players like Aidan Hutchinson, David Montgomery, Alim McNeill and Carlton Davis. However, the injury bug might not be

The NFC will officially run through Detroit in the 2024 postseason. The Lions were up 10-6 at halftime but used a dominant second half to beat the Vikings 31-9, clinching the NFC North and the conference’s No. 1 seed. Jahmyr Gibbs scored a career-high four touchdowns while accumulating 170 yards

Jahmyr Gibbs has found the end zone again. The second-year running back extended Detroit’s lead over Minnesota to 24-9 with his 13-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. Gibbs got some terrific blocking from the Lions’ offensive line, tight ends, and receiver Tim Patrick to spring him for the

Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Miami Dolphins were officially eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday, as star wide receiver Tyreek Hill appeared to hint at his time with the team coming to a close. “It was great playing here, but at the end of the day, I gotta do what’s best

An expected offensive explosion was a defensive battle in the first half as the Lions lead the Vikings 10-6 at halftime. The teams are playing for the NFC North title and the No. 1 seed in the conference. The Vikings have only 113 yards but have had three red zone

Tyreek Hill may be done with the Dolphins. With just two catches for 20 yards in Sunday’s loss to the Jets, Hill finished a season with fewer than 1,000 yards for the first time since 2019 — when he missed four games due to injury. Speaking to reporters postgame, Hill

The NFL’s “Super” wild card weekend schedule has been set, with kickoff times, matchups and TV networks for the six playoff games now official. Here’s how the first weekend of the 2025 NFL playoffs will look: Saturday, January 11, 20254:30 p.m. ET: Chargers at Texans (CBS)8 p.m. ET: Steelers at

The Titans season ended with another loss on Sunday, but the Patriots avoided one and that wound up being a big plus for Tennessee. The results mean that the Titans will have the first overall pick in the draft this April. Head coach Brian Callahan said that’s “not something I’m

Michael Owens/Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs have won the last two Super Bowls and will enter this year’s playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the AFC. While the team has not looked as dominant or as consistent offensively as in years past, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Co.

The Broncos are heading to Buffalo in the wild card round of the playoffs. Denver’s 38-0 destruction of Kansas City was one of the most one-sided beatdowns of this NFL season, thanks to both a good effort by the Broncos and no effort at all by the Chiefs. The Chiefs,

The Dolphins’ playoff bid isn’t getting any help from the Chiefs against the Broncos, but they aren’t doing anything to help themselves either. Quarterback Tyler Huntley threw two interceptions and lost a fumble over three straight possessions. The Jets turned one of them into Aaron Rodgers’s second touchdown pass of

The Cowboys ended their season Sunday with a 23-19 loss to the Commanders. Yet, everyone still is talking about the Cowboys. That’s just the way Jerry Jones wants it. The entire coaching staff, including head coach Mike McCarthy, are in the final year of their contracts. McCarthy greeted the assistant

The Chargers are sitting Pro Bowl left tackle Rashawn Slater today. He is inactive for the regular-season finale against the Raiders. The Chargers’ other inactives are wide receiver Joshua Palmer (foot), running back Gus Edwards (ankle), linebacker Denzel Perryman (groin), offensive lineman Jordan McFadden, defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe and quarterback

The Falcons have gone back-and-forth with the Panthers in the first half, but the club put together a strong two-minute drill to take a 24-17 lead into halftime. Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. made a couple of big-time throws on the possession, finishing it off with a 20-yard touchdown to Drake