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Derrick Henry’s first season with the Ravens was a smashing success and the fun continued in his playoff debut for the team. Henry ran 26 times for 186 yards and the Ravens piled up 299 rushing yards in a convincing 28-14 win over the Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium. The

The second half of Saturday’s game against the Ravens is off to a much better start for the Steelers than the first half. The Steelers forced a Ravens punt to open the third quarter, but were staring at a long field after Baltimore downed the punt at the Steelers’ 2-yard-line.

The Steelers showed some signs of life to kick off the third quarter of Saturday night’s game in Baltimore, but the momentum shift came crashing to a halt. Ravens running back Derrick Henry gets the most credit for that. The Steelers drove 98 yards for a touchdown that cut Baltimore’s

The Ravens and Steelers have played a lot of close games over the years, but Saturday’s Wild Card game in Baltimore is not shaping up to be one of them. Lamar Jackson has thrown two touchdowns, Derrick Henry has run for another and the Steelers have managed just 59 yards

The Ravens used a combination of running and passing to score their first touchdown on Saturday, but they didn’t need to put the ball in the air in order to extend their lead. Derrick Henry ran for an 8-yard touchdown to cap a 13-play, 85-yard drive and put the Ravens

Officials ejected Jauan Jennings in the first half Sunday. It denied him a chance to reach 1,000 yards receiving. Jennings was penalized on back-to-back plays for aggressively blocking Cardinals defensive backs Starling Thomas and Sean Murphy-Bunting on successive plays. Thomas and Murphy-Bunting also were penalized, and Jennings and Murphy-Bunting disqualified.

Mississippi WR prospect Tre HarrisJustin Ford/Getty Images If the Chargers don’t target a high-end receiver in the early offseason, they may look to take one early in the draft. While Johnston, a 2023 first-round pick, has flashed potential, he has yet to develop into a fully dependable target. “Johnston continues

The Texans have taken control of their wild card matchup against the Chargers late in the third quarter with a defensive score. Houston safety Eric Murray picked off a Justin Herbert pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown, giving the AFC South champs a 20-6 lead. Herbert was

The Broncos added running back depth for Sunday’s wild-card game against the Bills. The team announced Saturday it has activated running back Tyler Badie from injured reserve. The Broncos placed offensive tackle Frank Crum on the non-football injury list in a corresponding move. Denver also elevated offensive guard Nick Gargiulo

The Chargers have an early 6-0 lead over the Texans, but they could be up by more. Los Angeles’ first drive stalled in the red zone after getting down to Houston’s 14-yard line. And then the club picked up a fumble on Houston’s first play from scrimmage to get an

The Bears have been looking up at the Lions in the NFC North the last couple of years and part of their plan to catch them could include hiring a current member of their coaching staff. The Bears announced that they completed interviews with Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and

Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt avoided a penalty for a hit to the head of Steelers running back Najee Harris in Week 18, but he received some discipline from the league this week. The NFL announced that Pratt has been fined $22,511 for using his helmet to make contact with Harris’s

Ron Rivera won a Super Bowl while playing for the Bears and he will meet with the team about a possible return in a different capacity on Sunday. Jonathan Jones of CBS Spots reports that Rivera will interview for the team’s head coaching job. Rivera also interviewed with the Jets

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Colorado coach Deion Sanders is reportedly interested in becoming the next head coach of the Raiders. The Las Vegas Review-Journal quotes an unnamed person with knowledge of the situation as saying of Sanders, “He has a very strong interest in the job.” If Sanders is interested, he has not said

Bill Belichick may not be heading to Las Vegas, but another Super Bowl-winning coach is going to interview with the Raiders. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that former Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll will interview with the team on Tuesday. Carroll met with the Bears this week about their

The 50 voters who selected the All-Pro team chose Penei Sewell as the first-team right tackle over Lane Johnson by a vote of 35-15. Johnson isn’t happy about that. Johnson has a list of stats that show him out-performing Sewell taped to his locker, and he confirmed to Jeff McLane

The Jets have completed another interview with a General Manager candidate. Broncos assistant G.M. Darren Mougey is the latest person to interview for the position. The Jets fired Joe Douglas during the regular season and Phil Savage closed out the year as the interim G.M. Mougey is in his second

When it comes to Bill Belichick potentially returning to the NFL, his North Carolina buyout speaks louder than anything anyone can say. That said, the Raiders are not expected to be the destination. As one source with knowledge of the dynamics between Raiders minority partner Tom Brady and Belichick has

The road to Super Bowl LIX kicks off for 12 of the 14 NFL postseason participants on wild-card weekend . Only the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions have off this weekend, which means four wins are required for any of the non-No. 1 seeds to hoist the Vince Lombardi

NFL draft prospect Kyren Lacy is wanted on negligent homicide and felony hit-and-run charges, Baton Rouge television station WAFB reports. The Louisiana State Police have issued an arrest warrant for the former LSU receiver, who also faces a charge of reckless driving. A former Marine was killed and two others

John Mara should not read this article. Last year, the Giants decided not to re-sign running back Saquon Barkley, sending him directly into the arms of the Eagles. Some 2,000 rushing yards and one unprecedented backward hurdle later, Barkley is the PFT offensive player of the year. He finished with

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

With the NFL news cycles at a non-stop fever pitch, it’s hard for things not directly relevant to the NFL to make a blip on our radar screen. Here’s one that did. Venu Sports, the much-hyped mega sports streamer created by Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery that was delayed

Michael Reaves/Getty Images Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is one of this offseason’s hottest coaching candidates. According to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, his interview with the New England Patriots went “great,” and he has also met with three other teams searching for new head coaches. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN

The Dolphins will not go forward with two coaches in 2025. Miami announced on Friday that special teams coordinator Danny Crossman and receivers coach/pass game specialist Wes Welker have been fired. “I am grateful for Danny’s contributions and dedication to the Dolphins over the course of many seasons, as well

The Rams are playing their “home” playoff game in Arizona on Monday night because of the wildfires that are ravaging Los Angeles, but they’re doing what they can to make State Farm Stadium in Glendale feel like SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Rams President Kevin Demoff posted several messages on social

The Texans announced an update to their injury report on Friday afternoon. Tight end Teagan Quitoriano was listed as questionable on Thursday due to the calf injury that landed him on injured reserve in late November, but the team announced that he will not be activated in time to play

Coming off the best game of his young career, Chargers receiver Quentin Johnston should be available for Saturday’s postseason opener. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Johnston is good to go and is expected to play against the Texans in the wild card round. Johnston is listed as questionable with a

“Please, please! I have to go. This is the only way.” This was a 12-year-old Kwity Paye to his mother Agnes, pleading to attend Bishop Hendricken, a private high school in Warwick, Rhode Island, believing it would get him one step closer to playing in the NFL — a dream

Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has interviewed for the Jaguars’ head-coaching vacancy. The Jaguars announced on Friday night that they completed an interview with Spagnuolo. Spagnuolo is widely viewed as one of the best defensive coaches in NFL history, with four Super Bowl rings as a defensive coordinator. His previous

Packers quarterback Jordan Love is officially set to play versus the Eagles on Sunday. Love (elbow) is off the final injury report of the week and is expected to start against Philadelphia in the wild card round. While Love was limited on Wednesday, he was a full participant in Thursday

Despite their game moving 400 miles east because of the wildfires in Los Angeles, the Rams expect to have a solid turnout from their fans on Monday night. Rams President Kevin Demoff said 35,000 Rams season ticket holders bought tickets to their Monday night game against the Vikings, which had

Rich Storry/Getty Images Notre Dame looked left-for-dead at halftime of its semifinal game against Penn State. Maybe you wrote them off. If so, it wasn’t the first time this year, was it? After all, the Fighting Irish’s early-September loss to Northern Illinois was one of the biggest upsets in the

The Chargers have made a few roster moves in advance of their wild card matchup with the Texans on Saturday. Los Angeles announced receiver Simi Fehoko and cornerback Eli Apple have been activated to the 53-man roster off of injured reserve. Fehoko is back after dealing with an elbow injury

After the Giants cut starting quarterback Daniel Jones, he joined Minnesota’s practice squad. It was a wise move, aimed at getting him on a team while maintaining the flexibility to sign with another team’s active roster, should the opportunity arise. Now that the regular season has ended, Jones has gone

Vikings running back Aaron Jones (quad) remained limited in Friday’s practice. Jones first appeared on the report with the injury in Week 18 when he had two limited practices before full participation in the final practice of the week. He played 40 of 65 plays in the loss to the

The Broncos have an almost entirely clean injury report for Sunday’s wild card matchup against the Bills. Denver has listed running back Tyler Baide (back) as questionable and reserve offensive lineman Frank Crum (illness) as out. Badie is still on injured reserve and would have to be activated to play

The Titans completed a first-round virtual interview with former Falcons G.M. Thomas Dimitroff for the team’s General Manager position, the team announced Friday. Dimitroff served as the G.M. of the Falcons from 2008-20. The Falcons qualified for the postseason six times in his tenure and lost in Super Bowl LI

The Colts interviewed Browns safeties coach Ephraim Banda for their defensive coordinator job, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. The team will meet with Steve Wilks and Lou Anarumo next week. Banda, 43, has spent the past two seasons in Cleveland, his first pro coaching job. He has since spent

The Jets interviewed their second Chiefs assistant coach of the week on Friday. The team announced that they completed an interview with Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo for their head coach position. Offensive coordinator Matt Nagy interviewed for the same job earlier this week and Kansas City’s assistant G.M. Mike

The wildfires that have ravaged the L.A. area have forced thousands to evacuate their homes. Rams coach Sean McVay and his family were among those who were required to leave. “Here’s what it’s like,” McVay told reporters on Friday. “As soon as I knew that my wife and little boy

The defensive player of the year often is a guy who gets a lot of sacks or a lot of interceptions. Broncos Patrick Surtain II did neither. He was still the finest defensive player in the NFL for the 2024 season. And so Surtain is the PFT 2024 NFL defensive

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Mike Evans admitted before his first meeting with Marshon Lattimore earlier this season that he hasn’t done a good job of controlling his emotions against his nemesis. The Bucs receiver has let the now Commanders cornerback get under his skin. Evans was ejected once and has served two one-game suspensions

The Jets completed an interview with Buccaneers executive Mike Greenberg for their General Manager vacancy, the team announced Friday. Greenberg is the Buccaneers’ assistant G.M., a position he’s held since the 2023 season. Before his promotion, Greenberg spent two seasons as the vice president of football administration after eight seasons

The Eagles announced that quarterback Jalen Hurts will play against the Packers before Friday’s practice and they cleared two more key offensive players later in the day. Wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith do not have injury designations for Sunday, which leaves them on track to play. Brown missed

The Packers seem confident about quarterback Jordan Love heading into Sunday’s playoff opener against the Eagles. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said today that Love was a full participant in practice and looked good on the practice field, five days after leaving the regular-season finale against the Bears with an elbow

The Patriots announced that they have completed an interview with Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson for their vacant head coaching position. Johnson is set to interview with three other teams in the coming days. He’ll meet with the Raiders on Friday and then has the Jaguars and Bears lined up

The Titans have lined up nine interviews with General Manager candidates over the next three days, but they aren’t done adding people to the list. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they have requested an interview with Packers vice president of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan. Sullivan has been with