Christian McCaffrey named NFC offensive player of the month

The 49ers will open the playoffs as the second seed in the NFC and one of the reasons for their success this season has been the arrival of running back Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey came to the team in an October trade with the Panthers and the 49ers have gone 10-1 since that deal. That includes [more]

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Daniel Jones: We’re not satisfied just making the playoffs

The Giants are preparing to play the Vikings on Sunday in a playoff game that few people expected them to be playing this season. After changing coaches and General Managers in the wake of a fifth straight season with at least 10 losses, the perception was that the Giants would spend this year cleaning up [more]

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Inside the Roquan Smith deal

The Ravens traded for linebacker Roquan Smith knowing two things. One, he was in the last year of his rookie contract. Two, he has no agent. That seemed like something the Ravens shouldn’t want, given their inability to work out a long-term deal with quarterback Lamar Jackson, another self-represented player in the last year of [more]

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NFL’s new postseason overtime rule means game doesn’t end with a TD on first possession

In last year’s playoffs, the Bills and Chiefs played one of the greatest games in NFL history, but it was a game that left many fans feeling unfulfilled: It ended with the Chiefs receiving the overtime kickoff and scoring the game-winning touchdown on the opening possession. Bills quarterback Josh Allen, who had played a brilliant [more]

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Browns announce interview with Jim Schwartz

The Browns have lined up a number of candidates for the defensive coordinator vacancy they created by firing Joe Woods earlier this week and one of them is meeting with the team on Wednesday. The team announced that they are interviewing Jim Schwartz for the position. They have also requested interviews with Jerod Mayo, Brian [more]

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Report: Jim Caldwell interviewing with Broncos on Wednesday

Former Colts and Lions head coach Jim Caldwell had an interview with the Panthers on Monday. Now he’s meeting with another team with a vacancy at head coach. The Broncos are interviewing Caldwell on Wednesday, according to Josina Anderson of CBS Sports. Caldwell compiled a 26-22 record as the Colts head coach from 2009-2011, advancing [more]

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College football championship fails to deliver for ESPN

The average NFL regular-season game in 2022 generated 16.7 million viewers. The ultimate college football contest didn’t fare a whole lot better. Via Sports Business Journal, Monday night’s game between Georgia and TCU, a 65-7 blowout in which the Bulldogs could have scored 100 if they wanted, drew only 17.2 million viewers across the various [more]

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