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Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts’s condition for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game was monitored all week because of a left knee injury, but Hurts was in the lineup against the Commanders and he played without showing any sign of an injury. Hurts ran for three touchdowns while completing 20-of-28 passes for 246

The Bills defense faces a big drive coming out of halftime. The Chiefs lead 21-16 and get the ball to start the second half. Kansas City scored 14 consecutive points after Buffalo had taken a 10-7 lead. Mahomes threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Xavier Worthy with 4:13 remaining in

The Titans didn’t hire Reggie McKenzie as their General Manager, but he will be joining their organization. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that McKenzie will be joining the team in an unspecified “key, senior scouting role.” The Titans hired Mike Borgonzi as their new G.M. McKenzie was working as

The Bills have the lead. The Chiefs were driving, at the Buffalo 23, on the doorstep of possibly taking a 14-3 lead. Alas, Patrick Mahomes fumbled while pulling the ball back from running back Isiah Pacheco’s belly. Defensive lineman Ed Oliver recovered for the Bills at the Buffalo 28. The

In the fourth quarter of Sunday’s NFC Championship, the Commanders unleashed an aggressive strategy for defending the tush push. The Commanders jumped offside three times, with linebacker Frankie Luvu twice leaping over the line of scrimmage before the snap. After the third foul, referee Shawn Hochuli eventually explained that a

Giants Edge Azeez OjulariCooper Neill/Getty Images The Commanders have the cap space necessary to be major players on the free agent and trade markets. However, targeting top talent may be a bigger priority than filling specific needs, given the pieces that are in place. Washington has no first-round picks from

The Commanders aren’t quite done yet. Quarterback Jayden Daniels kept an option play for a 10-yard touchdown, then connected with Olamide Zaccheaus for a successful two-point conversion. That made the score 34-23, Philadelphia, with 5:01 left in the third quarter. Daniels’ touchdown run capped an eight-play, 70-yard drive that took

Philadelphia has taken a commanding 19-point lead over Washington in the third quarter of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. Quarterback Jalen Hurts capped a quick four-play drive with a 9-yard touchdown, making the score 34-15 with 8:58 left in the third period. Hurts started the possession with a 16-yard pass to

After the Commanders made it a two-point game midway through the second quarter, the Eagles scored two touchdowns in the last two minutes and have a 27-15 lead at halftime. Quarterback Jalen Hurts put up the first score with 1-yard TD on a tush push, giving Philadelphia a 20-12 advantage.

The Commanders are officially back in it. Terry McLaurin took a catch-and-run for a 36-yard touchdown. But Washington’s two-point conversion failed, keeping the score at 14-12, Eagles. The score was set up by a significant sequence from Washington’s defense and Philadelphia’s special teams. Eagles kicker Jake Elliot missed a field

The Commanders started the game with a possession that took nearly half of the first quarter, but in the end, got only three points out of it. Kicker Zane Gonzalez hit a 34-yard field goal to give Washington a 3-0 lead. That capped an 18-play, 54-yard drive that took 7:03

The Titans are set to make another addition to the top of their personnel department. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that they are going to hire former Raiders General Manager Dave Ziegler as their assistant G.M. They hired Mike Borgonzi as their General Manager this week. Ziegler spent the 2024

The NFL’s stone tables have one very clear commandment to players. Thou shalt not say anything mean about the officials. In addition to the fine that was imposed on Texans running back Joe Mixon for what he didn’t say and the fine that was imposed on Mixon for what he

The Colts hired Lou Anarumo as their defensive coordinator this week and he’ll be bringing a Bengals colleague with him to Indianapolis. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Colts are hiring James Bettcher as their linebackers coach. Bettcher held the same role in Cincinnati for the last three

For the past 25 years, the NFL’s approach to expanding the replay-review process has gone like this: Wait for a non-reviewable situation to create a controversy, and then expand replay to cover it in the future. This bit-by-bit approach has accelerated in recent years, with replay assist providing a more

Eagles center Cam Jurgens is the biggest injury question mark heading into the NFC Championship Game and it looks like a decision on his status will come down to the wire. Jurgens was listed as questionable to play against the Commanders due to a back injury. He was limited in

For the NFL, ratings have dropped in the 2024 postseason. The question for today is whether that will change. Via Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal, the final metrics for the divisional round reflected a seven-percent drop from last year, with 40 million per game dipping to 37.1 million. The

The week began with the quiet issuance of a ruling in the NFL Players Association’s collusion grievance regarding the league’s refusal to give fully-guaranteed contracts to certain veteran quarterbacks. As Sunday morning unfolds, there continues to be no official word on the outcome or its aftermath. And it has become

When a team has no interest whatsoever in trading high-profile, well-known veteran players, even the mere suggestion of the possibility by reporters results in a rolling of the eyes and/or a two-word response: “Next question.” When Rams G.M. Les Snead met with the media on Friday, his comments made it

After posting a full list of the most recent years in which the 16 NFC teams last made it to the conference championship, some have already asked to see the same thing for the other conference. In the AFC, 15 teams have made it at some point. The Texans, who

It’s been 30 years for the Triplets. And it’s been 30 years for the franchise. The Cowboys’ NFC Championship drought turns 30 this year. And with the Commanders making it to the Super Bowl semifinal game, Dallas now has the longest streak in the NFC without appearing in a final-four

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Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu got away with two penalties in last week’s win over the Lions that the officials missed, but the league’s disciplinary process caught. One was a potential game-changer: Luvu delivered a helmet-to-helmet hit on Lions quarterback Jared Goff after he threw an interception that the Commanders returned

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The Bears have filled a few positions on Ben Johnson’s coaching staff, but they are still looking for an offensive coordinator. One candidate is Titans quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegree. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Hardegree has interviewed with the Bears about the coordinator position. Hardegree was the quarterbacks

Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Saturday was a jam-packed final day of action at X Games Aspen, with seven events throughout the day. To kick things off, American snowboarder Red Gerard earned his second career X Games gold medal in men’s slopestyle, defending his win from 2024. Gerard’s winning run ended with

Rams running back Kyren Williams could land an extension this offseason. Williams was a fifth-round pick in 2022, so he is eligible to sign a new deal for the first time this year and he made a strong argument for one over the last two seasons. Williams ran the ball

Wide receiver Tyreek Hill made a lot of headlines after the final game of the Dolphins’ season when he said “I’m opening the door, I’m out” and “I’ve got to do what’s best for my career” in comments to reporters. Hill’s agent Drew Rosenhaus later said that his client is

The Cowboys have a new head coach in place and they have started working on filling out Brian Schottenheimer’s coaching staff. According to multiple reports, the Cowboys interviewed Chris Banjo for their special teams coordinator job on Saturday. John Fassell had the job for the last five years, but he

As the Commanders prepare for a game that could vault them to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1991, defensive tackle Daron Payne will miss his first game of the year. Payne has been downgraded to out. He had been listed as questionable with knee/finger injuries. The move

The Jets officially have a new General Manager. The team announced that they have agreed to terms with Darren Mougey on a contract to become the team’s G.M. The move comes days after Aaron Glenn was hired as their new head coach and both men will meet the media at

The Saints remain interested in talking to Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury. Kingsbury, however, remains focused on getting the Commanders as far as they can go. Kingsbury, as reported by Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.football and as confirmed by PFT, hasn’t decided whether he’ll interview for the head-coaching vacancy in New

Darren Mougey is the next general manager of the New York Jets. The Jets and Mougey have agreed to terms. Mougey just completed his second season as assistant general manager of the Broncos. He has spent the last 12 seasons with the Broncos, first as a scout, then as the

The NFL has an easy fix to many of its officiating problems, and replay assist is expected to expand this offseason. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the quarterback slide is among the plays replay assist could be allowed to help with for next season. Patrick Mahomes has become the

The Bucs announced they completed a virtual interview with Grant Udinski for their vacant offensive coordinator job. The team is replacing Liam Coen, who left to become the Jaguars’ head coach. Udinski is the Vikings’ assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks coach. The team hired him in 2022 as an assistant to

The next Saints head coach will not be Joe Brady. Brady was expected to have a second interview with the team next week, but Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that he has pulled his name out of consideration for the job. Brady will remain the Bills offensive coordinator as

Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey delivered a helmet-to-helmet hit on Bills quarterback Josh Allen during the second quarter on Sunday. The officials didn’t see it, but the league’s disciplinary process did. Humphrey was fined $45,020 for the hit, the league announced today. Officially, the NFL called it “Unnecessary Roughness (use of

The Saints are taking their time about filling their head-coaching vacancy, but the process continued today with an interview for Mike Kafka. Kafka interviewed in person with the Saints today, the team announced. Kafka has been the Giants’ offensive coordinator for the last three seasons. He previously spent five seasons

Lions receiver Jameson Williams has received a parting gift for the 2024 season, from the NFL. The league has fined Williams $25,325 for an “obscene gesture” as a result of his touchdown celebration from the divisional round loss to the Commanders. The celebration came after Williams somersaulted into the end

The Lions didn’t take long or look far to find their new defensive coordinator. Detroit is promoting linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard to the defensive coordinator job, according to NFL Network. Aaron Glenn, who has been the Lions’ defensive coordinator the last four years, left to become head coach of the

It’s official: Pete Carroll is the new head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders announced on Saturday afternoon that Carroll has officially become their head coach, a comeback to the NFL after many assumed his head-coaching career was over after he was fired by the Seahawks a year

The Bears interviewed David Shaw before they hired Ben Johnson as their new head coach and they might interview him again for a spot on Johnson’s staff. Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports that they have requested permission to interview Shaw for their offensive coordinator job. Shaw is currently

Last Sunday, snow was an issue for both of the divisional round playoff games. This Sunday, the weather for the conference championship games will be as good as it could be for an open-air contest in January. In the early game in Philadelphia, the current forecast has the kickoff temperature

The Buccaneers are starting the search for a new offensive coordinator after Liam Coen’s departure to become the new head coach in Jacksonville. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that they have requested an interview with Rams offensive assistant and pass game specialist Nate Scheelhaase. Coen also worked as a Rams

Last year, the Texans went 10-7, won a home playoff game despite being the underdog, and gave a much better team a solid run in the divisional round. The effort landed offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik on the radar of five teams that were looking for coaches. This year, the Texans

It’s hard not to feel bad for new Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer. A 51-year-old career assistant, he finally has gotten a chance to lead a team of his own. But few if any fans of that team like it. Which explains the timing of the announcement of the news. It

The Cowboys went with continuity at head coach by bumping Brian Schottenheimer up from offensive coordinator, but they won’t be bringing back the rest of the offensive staff. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that quarterbacks coach Scott Tolzien is set to leave the team. Tolzien’s contract is up and

After the Lions blew a 17-point halftime lead in the NFC Championship last year, coach Dan Campbell told the players, “This may have been our only shot.” A year later, after exiting the playoffs without even getting back to the conference title game, the Lions have real work to do

J.J. Watt gets it. The CBS analyst, who in his short time as a broadcaster likely has learned that certain comments will prompt a call from 345 Park Avenue to the bosses, pulled no punches when criticizing the league’s boneheaded mistake regarding Texans running back Joe Mixon. Earlier this week,

On Friday’s PFT Live, Michael Holley and I suggested (half-jokingly, half-seriously) that Skydance should dispatch a film crew to Daniel Snyder’s current location and capture every second of his day on Sunday, when the team he used to own returns to the NFC Championship for the first time since 1991.