12:21 PM ET Notable bets is a regular Monday roundup of wagers — some sharper than others — made recently at sportsbooks across the nation. The NFL playoffs have gone to the underdogs. All four ‘dogs covered the spread on wild-card weekend (depending on what line was bet in the Seattle Seahawks–Dallas Cowboys game). Underdogs
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12:00 AM ET BALTIMORE — Los Angeles Chargers kicker Michael Badgley is playing postseason football in January for the first time, and enjoying every minute of it. “It’s the playoffs,” Badgley said. “During the regular season, every point matters. But in the playoffs they matter even more. With the team we’ve got, as long as
12:52 AM ET BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson lost his postseason debut. He did not lose the faith of his teammates. Despite what was largely a nightmarish postseason debut, the Baltimore Ravens rookie quarterback received strong support in the locker room after Sunday’s 23-17 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers that he will make dramatic improvement
12:00 AM ET HOUSTON — As the Houston Texans‘ season abruptly and, to many in the locker room, shockingly ended with a 21-7 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday in NRG Stadium, much of the damage done in the team’s wild-card playoff exit could be traced to two big-ticket items. The first was Colts
7:13 AM ET You win, they say all the time, or you go home. That’s January football, and we’re in the thick of it. Eight teams played on wild-card weekend; four advanced; four confront earlier offseasons than they wanted. We don’t want to ignore anybody. Which teams will undergo the most roster and coaching turnover
12:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Saturday’s divisional-round playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium offers some interesting angles, but none better than the first matchup between quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Andrew Luck. They were the top two in the regular season in passing touchdowns, Mahomes with 50
2:14 AM 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. – Of three possible opponents, it’s the Dallas Cowboys whom the Los Angeles Rams will face in a divisional-round playoff game on Saturday at
12:00 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — The joy or relief — or whatever the Dallas Cowboys felt after their 24-22 wild-card win against the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday — was short-lived. Surrounded by media at his locker inside AT&T Stadium, Pro Bowl defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence summed up the Cowboys’ feelings less than an hour
9:03 AM ET Demaryius Thomas said Sunday he’s not thinking about retiring because of the Achilles injury that ended his season, but he acknowledged his future might not be with the Houston Texans. Thomas spoke to reporters for the first time since he suffered the season-ending injury Dec. 23. “My main priority right now is
2:13 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When the New England Patriots were preparing to face the Los Angeles Chargers in October 2017, Bill Belichick noted the presence of pass-rushers Melvin Ingram and Joey Bosa by saying they put the Chargers’ defense into a “special category.” “There’s not many teams in the league that have one