10:30 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Uncertainty looms regarding the health of the Los Angeles Rams as they begin preparation for a divisional-round playoff game at the Green Bay
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10:13 PM ET I am decades removed from Nickelodeon’s target demographic, and watching the network’s first NFL playoff game Sunday afternoon necessitated a suspension of all snark and sarcasm, but you are about to read words that I never imagined typing: The Nick broadcast was a hell of a lot of fun, maybe the best
8:34 PM ET The start to the Cleveland Browns‘ first playoff game in 18 years couldn’t have gone more perfectly on Sunday night. On the first play of the game, Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey snapped the ball over the head of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. After a scramble for the ball, Cleveland’s Karl Joseph recovered
8:01 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees vs. Tom Brady, Part III. Another one for the history books. The second-seeded New Orleans Saints will host the fifth-seeded Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a playoff matchup for the ages next weekend after the Saints slogged through a 21-9 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. &•
5:00 PM ET NEW ORLEANS – Nothing has come easy for the New Orleans Saints offense against a feisty Chicago Bears defensive front. That was especially true on Drew Brees’ improvised 6-yard touchdown pass to running back Latavius Murray late in the third quarter. Brees barely got rid of a dump-off pass to Murray after
6:38 PM ET The Baltimore Ravens insist their celebration on the Tennessee Titans‘ logo after Marcus Peters‘ game-sealing interception wasn’t planned. In the final two minutes of the Ravens’ 20-13 wild-card victory Sunday, 15 Ravens defenders followed Peters and stormed midfield where many stomped on the logo. This outburst came two months after the Titans
5:00 PM ET Michael Triplett NEW ORLEANS – Michael Thomas’ first touchdown catch of the season was worth the wait. Thomas caught an 11-yard TD pass from Drew Brees to give the New Orleans Saints a 7-0 lead over the Chicago Bears with 5:09 remaining in the first quarter of their wild-card matchup Sunday. Thomas
3:54 PM ET With speed and resiliency, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson exacted postseason revenge and silenced those who doubted he could win when it matters most. In the Ravens’ 20-13 wild-card triumph in Tennessee, Jackson won the first playoff game of his career and delivered payback for last year’s upset loss to the Titans.
4:04 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Frank Reich wants veteran Philip Rivers to be his starting quarterback in 2021, the Indianapolis Colts coach said Sunday. “As I sit here right now, yes, I want Philip Rivers to be my starting quarterback next year,” Reich said. “… I think Philip still has a lot of good football
1:47 PM ET A historic drop in penalty flags helped lessen the spotlight on NFL officiating in 2020. So did the abolition of replay review for pass interference. But the arrival of postseason football has raised scrutiny on every questionable call, rule interpretation and review. No worries. We’re here for you. What follows is a