In terms of physical pain, we’re not sure if Mike Vrabel has ever paid such a price for a victory as an NFL head coach.

Mike Vrabel’s first playoff game as head coach of the New England Patriots couldn’t have gone much better. The Patriots made easy work of Justin Herbert, sacking him six times and forcing one turnover in a 16-3 win.

New England defensive tackle Milton Williams iced the game when he sacked Herbert on 4th-and-9 with less than two minutes remaining:

Milton Williams with the exclamation point!

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Check out the odds for the remaining wild-card matchups, as well as what to know.

The San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks are not yet done with each other in the 2025 NFL season.

The Niners and the Seahawks are on a collision course once again after San Francisco secured a seat in the NFC Divisional Round by dethroning defending Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles on the road on Sunday to the tune of a 23-19 score at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

One 49er who’s excited to share the field with the Seahawks again is wide receiver Jauan Jennings, who played a key role in San Francisco’s victory over the Eagles.

Jennings was...

The Patriots are onto the Divisional Round, while Justin Herbert's playoff struggles continued.

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel is on the board with his first playoff victory since returning to the franchise — but he isn’t satisfied.

Vrabel took his typical approach to the postgame media availability following Sunday’s wild-card victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, choosing to take the positives of the performance and intertwine them with points of emphasis moving forward.

“We turned the ball over far too many times, but what our defense was able to do early in the game… really set the tone for the rest of the game,” Vrabel said, per team-provided video. “It could...

Examining all the chaos from one of the most chaotic wild-card weekends in recent memory.

A long-running conspiracy theory has resurfaced on social media in the wake of George Kittle’s injury.

The San Francisco 49ers tight end is done for the season after suffering a ruptured Achilles in the first half of Sunday’s win over the Philadelphia Eagles.

The 49ers are through to the next round, having dug deep to leave Lincoln Financial Field with a win. But they won’t have their leader the rest of the way.

Claims regarding the electric power plant next to the team’s practice facility have reemerged, given what was the latest of a multitude of injuries this season.

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The New England Patriots are advancing to the next round of the NFL playoffs after successfully taking down Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers in an AFC Wild Card Round matchup at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough to the tune of a 16-3 score.

The Pats essentially ended the contest and bagged the victory when defensive tackle Milton Williams sacked Herbert on a 4th-and-9 at New England’s 34 with just two minutes left in the fourth quarter.

You can watch the play here:

Just too easy for Milton Williams

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Wild card weekend in the NFL is nearly complete. With the Saturday and Sunday slate of games complete, all that stands between the divisional round is the Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans squaring off on Monday night. With every other game now wrapped up, the Steelers know their destination should they advance to the divisional round.

Pittsburgh will travel to Foxborough to face the New England Patriots, should they defeat the Texans. The Steelers defeated the Patriots in Week 3 in Foxborough, forcing five Patriots turnovers en route to a 21-14 win.

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is one of two...

The New England Patriots took care of business in their wild-card matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

Who’s next?

It’ll remain to be seen, as they’re scheduled to host the winner of Monday’s matchup between the four-seed Pittsburgh Steelers and five-seed Houston Texans.

When?

NBC announced the matchup will take place on Sunday, Jan. 18.

It’s currently unknown what time that matchup will take place, though the options are 3 p.m. ET and 6:30 p.m. ET. The NFL announced dates for the other three contests, as well, with Saturday’s two games slated to take place at 4:30 p.m....

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans will play on Monday Night Football for a trip to face the New England Patriots.

The Patriots, the No. 2 seed in the AFC, defeated the Los Angeles Chargers, 16-3 on Sunday Night Football, clinching their spot in the divisional round. The No. 6-seeded Buffalo Bills upset the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier on Sunday in the other AFC Wild Card game, sealing three of the four Divisional Round teams and pigeonholing the winner of the Steelers-Texans showdown in one slot.

The No. 6 Bills will go on the road to face the No. 1 Denver...

The Buffalo Bills survived a Wild Card scare on Sunday, edging out the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-24 to advance in the NFL playoffs. But the postgame conversation took a sharp turn from celebration to rulebook philosophy, thanks to head coach Sean McDermott.

In the dying moments of the game, the Bills needed to convert a short-yardage situation to ice the victory. Naturally, they turned to their cheat code: the 6-foot-5, 237-pound Josh Allen. The Bills executed a quarterback sneak, effectively the controversial “tush push” to move the chains and kneel out the clock.

Yet, minutes later, McDermott was calling for the...