The NFL playoffs roll on. Buffalo at Denver, followed San Francisco at Seattle.

This is an open thread for game chat.

The 2025 NFL Playoffs kicked off last weekend with a slate of games in the Wildcard round that set off the postseason with a bang.

Out of the six games played, four of them were decided by less than one score, and all four of those games came down to a defensive stop on the final drive.

New England stymied the Los Angeles Chargers by the score of 16-3, but even that game was within one score until the fourth quarter.

Moving on to the Divisional round, we can expect more competitive games as teams look to advance to the...

Although the Dallas Cowboys’ season was cut short due to a disappointing 7-9-1 record, the offense still thrived. Two of their new additions, Javonte Williams and George Pickens, produced in their first season with the Dallas Cowboys, with the latter being named a second-team All-Pro. Coincidentally, both players did it just at the right time and are set for new contracts at the beginning of the new league year.

Both players are still young and in their primes. Pickens and Williams could be cornerstones for the team’s future. Their upcoming free agency commands a lot of attention, and for good...

I don’t think anything can top the fireworks we saw in the Wild Card round last week, but the time to test that theory has arrived: today, the NFL Divisional round Saturday slate officially kicks off.

Last week, this day started with a phenomenal game in Charlotte between the Rams and Panthers. An incredibly feisty Carolina team nearly pulled off a second huge upset over LA, but fell just short after a signature Matthew Stafford touchdown drive at the end.

In the late window, we watched the game of the week: Chicago vs. Green Bay. Of course, that ended in...

The AFC North is notorious for its high level of competition. Until this year, which saw both the Browns and Bengals fall victim to losing seasons, the division had a three-year streak with three out of four teams having a winning record.

Joe Burrow’s arrival in Cincinnati, Lamar Jackson’s dominance in Baltimore, and Mike Tomlin’s consistency in Pittsburgh have given the AFC North one heck of a run in the 2020s.

Cleveland has even seen two successful seasons in the decade, with now former Head Coach Kevin Stefanski winning Coach of the Year in 2020 and 2023.

2025, of course,...

All year long we’ve looked at the rookie class and given previews and reviews on each player for every game of the season. Now let’s look back the season in its entirety and breakdown each rookie and how they performed. Let’s continue with second-round defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku.

Season stats – Snaps: 603, Total Tackles: 40, Total Pressures: 36, QB Hits: 12, Sacks: 2, Tackles for loss: 9, Forced Fumbles: 1, Safeties: 1, Penalties: 2

Donovan Ezeiruaku’s rookie year with the Cowboys was mostly what you’d hope for from a second-round edge rusher with some interesting production, real flashes of...

Every draft, there’s one player I end up defending more than anyone else. This year, that player is Gabe Jacas, and he’s quietly one of my favorite EDGE fits for the Dallas Cowboys.

Jacas is not perfect, but I can already see how he would be used on Sundays. He isn’t showing up on a lot of highlight reels, he’s not a guy people argue about on draft night.

But, when you actually watch him play, you start to understand why he keeps winning snaps. Jacas plays strong, stays disciplined, and finishes more reps than he loses.

Those types of...

The NFL coaching carousel is in full swing, and for the Dallas Cowboys that means an ongoing search for their newest defensive coordinator. Other teams within the NFC East are actively looking for new coordinators as well, but only the New York Giants were in on the head coaching hiring cycle, landing what many considered the biggest fish on the market in John Harbaugh.

It had been known for some time, prior to the end of the regular season even, that the Giants would be searching for a new coach, having put the interim tag on Mike Kafka once moving...

Making a case for & against each Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator candidate – Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

The good and the bad with each defensive coordinator replacement Dallas has interviewed.

Jim Leonhard, Broncos pass game coordinator

Interviewed: Jan. 10

For: If you go back and listen to what Schottenheimer said he was looking for in the season-end press conference, Leonhard checks a lot of boxes. Need takeaways? Check. Need a teacher? Check. Need energy? Check. Leonhard brings fascinating experience from his time as a player and coach to the table, including his six stellar seasons...

The Dallas Cowboys came into the 2025 season looking to begin a season with a new starting running back for the third straight year.

The question they faced was who would be the next player in the line of succession? And would he be able to match the numbers put up by Ezekiel Elliott, Tony Pollard, and Rico Dowdle?

Dallas went to the free agent market and signed two running backs, Denver’s Javonte Williams, and former Eagles’ back Miles Sanders.

They used two draft picks, Jaydon Blue (5th round), and Phil Mafah (7th), to try to fill up the running...

Black Monday has come and gone, and nine teams are looking for new head coaches. But how do those moves compare to the preseason “hot seat” candidates?

In July last year, Sportsbetting.ag published the odds on which NFL head coach would be fired first in 2025. That dubious distinction ended up going to Brian Callahan in Tennessee who took the honors in 2025.

At the time the odds were published, Brian Daboll of the Giants was listed as the most likely head coach to be fired first, but ended up being second. His firing may end up biting the Giants...

After a lot of posturing about things being set to happen, John Harbaugh will be the newest New York Giants head coach. Time will tell how this works out, but this is certainly eyebrow-raising news as far as the Dallas Cowboys are concerned. John Harbaugh may have lost his top fastball speed, but we are talking about one of the most successful coaches in modern NFL history here. At the very least, the Giants have the most legitimate head coach in charge in quite some time.

Harbaugh has won a Super Bowl, he and the Baltimore Ravens won Super Bowl...