Category : Red Zone Rumors

As the Rams head to Charlotte as 10.5-point favorites over the Panthers, quarterback Matthew Stafford has a chance to claim a slice of postseason history. Via NBC Sports research, Stafford has thrown multiple touchdown passes in seven straight playoff games. If Stafford does it again on Saturday, he’ll tie Joe

With coach John Harbaugh gone from Baltimore, it’s just a matter of time before Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken makes his own exit, too. Appearing Thursday on The Ryan Ripken Show, Monken was candid about the things that didn’t work during his three years with the team. “I didn’t coach

Sabrina Ionescu will not participate in Unrivaled’s second season due to an injury suffered during her 2025 campaign with the WNBA’s New York Liberty, per an announcement on Thursday. “While I’m disappointed I couldn’t play this season, I’ll be rooting for the Phantom,” Ionescu, who played with Phantom BC in

Matt Ryan is expected to return to the Falcons as their president of football and team owner Arthur Blank discussed the team’s interest in their longtime quarterback during a press conference on Thursday. Blank announced that the team would be hiring a president of football after firing head coach Raheem

The Miami Dolphins fired head coach Mike McDaniel after his fourth NFL season, which resulted in a 7-10 record. There are multiple big-name coaches available this offseason, so some of the top candidates to replace McDaniel in Miami could include John Harbaugh and Kevin Stefanski. The 2025 campaign was something

John Harbaugh will take his time before interviewing for his next job. Harbaugh is not expected to conduct any head-coach interviews until next week, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The Ravens fired Harbaugh on Tuesday after 18 years as their head coach. That instantly made him an attractive candidate

The case of the burglary of Shedeur Sanders’s home has been cracked. Via Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon-Journal, the Medina County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office has arrested three of the four suspects in the November 16, 2025 crime. The arrests happened on January 7. The suspects remain in custody. The

The Rams’ injury report showed only one change from Tuesday. Cornerback Darious Williams did not practice for personal reasons. Wide receiver Davante Adams (hamstring) remained a full participant, which bodes well for his availability for Saturday’s game against the Panthers. His practice on Tuesday was the first time he has

The 49ers have made a key roster move as they get ready to take on the Eagles in the wild card round. San Francisco announced on Wednesday that the club has signed linebacker Eric Kendricks to the 53-man roster off of the club’s practice squad. Kendricks replaces linebacker Tatum Bethune,

Former Texas wide receiver Jordan Shipley is in the hospital after suffering “severe” burns in an accident on his ranch near his hometown of Burnet, Texas, on Tuesday, per ESPN. Shipley’s family released a statement through the Texas athletic department announcing that the 40-year-old “remains in critical but stable condition.”

If they beat the Eagles on Sunday, the 49ers will become the first NFL franchise to record 40 playoff wins. The 49ers are 39-25 in the postseason in their history, and their 39 wins are the most ever. The 49ers earned one playoff win before they were members of the

For the first time since he joined the Chiefs in 2017, quarterback Patrick Mahomes is home for the postseason. He already has begun rehab after surgery Dec. 15 to repair a torn ACL and LCL in his left knee. Coach Andy Reid said he expects Mahomes to remain in Kansas

John Harbaugh had quite the run in Baltimore, with a 180-113 record in the regular season, a 13-11 postseason record and a Super Bowl title in 18 seasons. For all practical purposes, his time with the team ended Sunday night when the Ravens missed a last-second field goal in a

With six head-coaching openings in the NFL, and possibly more, Bill Belichick’s name will be mentioned publicly for one or more of the jobs. Whether he’s privately considered for any of them remains to be seen. Appearing on the Let’s Go! podcast, Belichick was asked by host Jim Gray whether

The Falcons requested interviews with a couple of head coaching candidates on Monday and they’re getting the ball rolling on their General Manager search as well. According to multiple reports, they have requested an interview with Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham. Cunningham has been a candidate for multiple vacancies around

Entering Sunday night’s game against the Steelers, the Ravens were focused on the unexpected opportunity to parlay a down season into another AFC North title. Now that yet another season has failed to fulfill preseason expectations, decisions will need to be made. Most immediately, owner Steve Bisciotti has to decide

The Titans fired head coach Brian Callahan on Oct. 13, so they aren’t wasting any time in getting on with it. They have scheduled their first two in-person interviews for this weekend. Paul Kuharsky of paulkuharsky.com reports that Kevin Stefanski is scheduled for an interview on Saturday and Raheem Morris

After Ben Johnson’s departure to become Bears head coach, the Lions brought John Morton back to the organization to be the team’s offensive coordinator. But that did not work out, as head coach Dan Campbell took over play-calling duties midway through the season. Detroit missed the playoffs, finishing 9-8 on

The Rams are getting some significant players back as they prepare to face the Panthers for the first game of the 2025 postseason. Via multiple reporters, head coach Sean McVay said in his Monday news conference that receiver Davante Adams and safety Quentin Lake are expected to return for Saturday’s

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s plans for the 2026 season have been a topic of conversation since he confirmed he’d play in 2025, but Kelce did not make any definitive statements during the first 17 weeks of the season and that didn’t change in Week 18. After the Chiefs closed

We haven’t seen the last of Aaron Rodgers just yet. The Steelers have won the AFC North and clinched the conference’s No. 4 seed with a wild 26-24 victory over the Ravens to end the NFL’s 2025 regular season. In a classic rivalry game between Pittsburgh and Baltimore, there were

It took longer than Myles Garrett anticipated. A half a sack of Josh Allen on Dec. 21 drew the Browns edge rusher within a sack of the NFL record. He didn’t get a sack against Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers last week and was in the fourth quarter of the

The Texans are the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs. Although Houston benched its starters midway through today’s game once Jacksonville had secured the AFC South title, Houston’s backups did enough to pull out a 38-30 win over Indianapolis today. It was a back-and-forth battle that saw the Texans

Every Sunday, NFL officiating spokesperson Walt Anderson gets a sliver of air time to talk about any/all controversial calls from the prior seven days. This week, Anderson’s small slice of real estate focused on one call — the controversial offensive pass interference penalty that wiped out 42 yards of field

The Seattle Seahawks are the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs, and they’re also the betting favorites to win Super Bowl LX. After the Seahawks beat the 49ers on Saturday night, they’ve become the favorites to win it all. Their current odds are +370. The Rams have the next-best

Kyle Shanahan coached his first game with the 49ers on September 10, 2017. In his debut, Shanahan’s team lost to the Panthers, 23-3. In no game since that day had the 49ers scored three or fewer points. The 49ers mustered only three against the Seahawks on Saturday night, in the

The Panthers blew their chance to win the NFC South on Saturday night, which forces them to become Falcons fans for a day. If Atlanta beats New Orleans on Sunday, the Panthers will become division champs via the round-robin tiebreaker among three 8-9 teams — Carolina, Tampa Bay, and Atlanta.

Breece Hall may have played his final down in a Jets uniform. The Jets downgraded Hall to out for Sunday’s game against the Bills. The running back had been listed as questionable to play due to a knee injury. Hall had set career highs with 243 carries and 1,035 yards

We’ve been watching the various hot spots for potential postseason changes since the middle of November. One name that has become more conspicuous down the homestretch of the season is Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles. At a time when few clear and obvious separations seem to be coming (the Raiders and

NFL teams always insist that they would never tank to get a better draft pick. But teams with a high draft pick on the line can and do choose to give plenty of playing time to inexperienced backups, and that’s exactly what the Raiders will do on Sunday, with the

The Saints will eventually play a regular-season home game in Paris. It may not be happening in 2026. Via Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times Picayune, ongoing negotiations may not be concluded in time to allow a game to happen during the next regular season. “There is no agreement

Geno Smith’s season is over. The Raiders ruled Smith out for Sunday’s game against the Chiefs because of an ankle injury. Kenny Pickett started in place of Smith when he missed time earlier in the season, but head coach Pete Carroll did not reveal whether Pickett or Aidan O’Connell will

The Panthers won’t be getting guard Robert Hunt back for Saturday’s game against the Buccaneers. Hunt has been out since Week 2 with a biceps injury, but he has been practicing with the team for the last couple of weeks. He was listed as questionable on their final injury report

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy returned to full practice participation on Thursday, which suggests he’ll be back in the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Packers. That will provide McCarthy with one more chance to make an impression at the end of his uneven first season as the starter in Minnesota.

The 13-3 Seahawks are one win away from earning the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Still, offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak sees one factor as the team’s potential Achilles heel. Turnovers. The Seahawks have 28 overall, in 16 games. Quarterback Sam Darnold, with 14 interceptions (third most in the league)

On Saturday night in Green Bay, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson wore a cheese grater. On Thursday, the two-time NFL MVP tried to shred a narrative that emerged last week in the Baltimore Sun. In a column that ultimately suggested the Ravens should consider trading Jackson, Mike Preston of the Sun

The Seahawks did not have wide receiver Rashid Shaheed when they lost to the 49ers in Week 1, but they are set to have him for Saturday night’s rematch. Shaheed was a full participant in practice the last two days and has no injury designation for this weekend’s clash for

Attention, Bengals: This is how you do it. The Buffalo Bills have issued a call for snow shovelers in advance of Sunday’s finale against the Jets. It’ll be the last regular-season game played at the team’s long-time home, and likely the last game ever played there. Buffalo has a very

NFL teams are punting less than ever before. With one week remaining in the 2025 season, NFL teams are averaging 3.5 punts per game. As noted by the Associated Press, that’s the lowest average in NFL history. There are a couple big reasons for that. One is that NFL coaches

The Lions have collapsed from 15-2 in 2024 to 8-8 in 2025. They have one game left. It’s technically meaningless. Quarterback Jared Goff still sees relevance in the Week 18 game at Chicago. “It’s about respect,” Goff said Wednesday. “Not only respect for yourself, within your own team but respect

Nielsen’s new mechanism for measuring out-of-home viewing has helped the NFL, considerably. All numbers are up in 2025. Including the Christmas games. Via NFL Media, the Lions-Vikings game set a streaming record, with an average audience of 27.5 million. The early game between the Cowboys and Commanders averaged 19.9 million,

The Packers have not officially announced the addition of cornerback Trevon Diggs as a waiver claim, but they did announce several other roster moves on Wednesday afternoon. Cornerback Nate Hobbs and safety Zayne Anderson have both been placed on injured reserve. Quarterback Clayton Tune and safety Johnathan Baldwin were signed

Desmond Ridder could close out the regular season in a Packers uniform. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Packers are signing Ridder to their practice squad on Wednesday. Ridder joins the team as they head into a Week 18 game against the Vikings that will have no bearing

The 2025 NFL season will come to an end on Sunday night with the Ravens at the Steelers, with the AFC North on the line between two head coaches who will be facing each other for the 40th time. Ravens coach John Harbaugh and Steelers coach Mike Tomlin have faced

Cowboys owner/G.M. Jerry Jones is ready to risk creating issues with another key player, all in the name of getting a better deal. Appearing Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, Jones made it clear that he’ll be talking directly to receiver George Pickens, who is headed for free agency

The status of Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby has been a hot topic since he was told he’d be shut down for the final two games of the season and didn’t react well. On Monday night, he spoke for himself on SiriusXM’s Let’s Go! podcast. Crosby’s desire to keep playing,

With a division title on the line this weekend, the Panthers did not have one of their key offensive players on the field on Tuesday. But the club is still planning on having him against the Buccaneers on Saturday. Running back Rico Dowdle (toe) was listed as a non-participant on

For most of this season, the Buccaneers have taken the same approach as most teams on kickoffs: Kick the ball into the landing zone and try to tackle the returner before he reaches the 35-yard line. But for the last three games, the Buccaneers have changed their strategy. Over the

Rams coach Sean McVay said after Monday night’s loss to the Falcons that all his starters will play in the Week 18 regular-season finale against the Cardinals. “We’re playing,” McVay said. “Yeah, they’re playing.” The Rams will be a wild card team, and the only thing that can change in

There’s a new MVP favorite in town. And his name is Drake Maye. Monday night’s rough showing from prior favorite Matthew Stafford has flipped the two-man race. Maye, as of this posting, has odds of -400. Stafford stands at +300. Stafford had three interceptions in Monday night’s 27-24 loss to