Smoke from the recent fires obscures the sun at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Thursday. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Coach Sean McVay and Rams players kept their focus Thursday on preparing for their NFC wild-card game against the Minnesota Vikings. Still, their hearts were with those affected by the wildfires that have … Read more
14. Houston Texans Point Differential: 16thPoints Per Game: 19thOffensive EPA: 21st Defensive EPA: 6thDropback EPA: 7thRun Game EPA: 6th The Texans avoided becoming just the ninth playoff team to post a negative point differential this decade by … beating Will Levis/Mason Rudolph by nine points in Week 18. That got them to a nice, even … Read more
In a positive sign for the Philadelphia Eagles, quarterback Jalen Hurts was a full participant in practice on Thursday. The 26-year-old quarterback, who has been out since Dec. 22 with a concussion and a finger injury, returned to full practice three days before the NFL Playoffs. Philadelphia hosts the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in … Read more
Eagles injury update: A.J. Brown misses practice, Jalen Hurts upgraded originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown (knee/rest) did not participate in Thursday’s practice at Lincoln Financial Field a day after leaving practice early. But the Eagles are expecting Brown to play against the Packers on Sunday. Meanwhile, quarterback Jalen Hurts … Read more
Is Drake Maye the X-factor in Patriots’ pursuit of Mike Vrabel? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston A superstar quarterback isn’t needed to be a contending team in the NFL, but it sure does help. And when it comes to teams with head coaching vacancies, the better quarterback your team has, the more attractive a … Read more
Shanahan hopes to retain Sorensen with 49ers role change originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Removing Nick Sorensen from his role as defensive coordinator was difficult for 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan. However, he is hopeful Sorensen will want to stay with San Francisco, potentially as the team’s special teams coordinator. “Yes, Nick would be … Read more
Ben Johnson decided last offseason to come back to the Detroit Lions for another season as their offensive coordinator, putting off becoming an NFL head coach for another year. He has to look around and wonder if maybe he should keep waiting. If you’re Johnson, Aaron Glenn, Brian Flores, Liam Coen, Kliff Kingsbury or any … Read more
For the first time in three weeks, quarterback Josh Allen isn’t on the Bills’ practice report. Week 16 was the last time Allen has been as healthy as he is now. Allen practiced all six practices over the past two weeks as a full participant, but he was listed with right elbow and right shoulder … Read more
Why Mike Vrabel is the best option as Patriots’ next head coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Mike Vrabel wasn’t thrilled. He was at the league meetings in 2022, at The Breakers hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. And there was a reporter from New England there hounding him with questions about a team he … Read more
Wild-card weekend is upon us, and even though there were a lot of bad teams this season, the good ones are now the only ones left playing. This week’s Four Verts column looks at four storylines that caught our eye heading into the weekend. Ravens, once again, are real deal Super Bowl contenders Baltimore is … Read more