The Divisional Round of the 2025-26 NFL playoffs come to an end on Sunday evening with a pair of huge games.

To kick things off, the Houston Texans are in Foxborough to try and take down the New England Patriots. Both teams represent a potential changing of the guard in the AFC, as the conference’s regular contender—the Chiefs, Ravens, Bills, Bengals—are all out of race. The Patriots are surging in Mike Vrabel’s first year running the team, while the Texans have been slowly climbing up the ranks for the past few seasons. But while the Patriots ran a dynasty in...

Last week, reports emerged that the Miami Dolphins requested to interview Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard for their vacant head coaching job. Now that interview has been scheduled. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Sheppard will interview in-person for the Dolphins head coaching gig on Monday.

First off, it’s important to not read too much into the fact that it’s an in-person interview. While in some cases that may indicate an increased level of interest, it’s worth noting that Sheppard has family in southern Florida and regularly spends his offseasons there. He also played for the Dolphins from...

Another day of NFL playoffs, and another day of exciting football games. The Buffalo Bills suffered another heartbreaking postseason loss in overtime to the Denver Broncos in a controversial finish that will likely lead to days of debating about officiating. I almost made this Question of the Day about the enforcement of pass interference, but I think I’ve stated my case about making it a 15-yard penalty max enough times. We don’t even need to talk about the 49ers vs. Seahawks slaughtering.

So, instead, let’s turn to Sunday’s slate of games, where we could be in for another couple thrillers....

The Wild Card round of the 2025-26 NFL playoffs were wildly entertaining. With a bunch of last-minute finishes and a few big upsets, the NFL has proven, once again, why they are the peak of American sports entertainment right now.

But that has also set the bar pretty darn high for the Divisional Round, and on Saturday, we welcome the NFC’s and AFC’s top seeds to the mix.

Things kick off with the Denver Broncos trying to prove their regular season breakout was no fluke. The Broncos put an end to the Kansas City Chiefs’ nine-year run on the AFC...

Last week, the Detroit Lions parted ways with offensive coordinator John Morton after just one season with the team. But the long-time coach has already landed on his feet. According to Adam Schefter, Morton has already joined the Denver Broncos to help them prepare for their playoff matchup against the Buffalo Bills today.

Morton joining the Broncos isn’t particularly surprising given his history. Prior to joining the Lions in 2025, Morton served as Denver’s pass game coordinator for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. In fact, his history with Broncos head coach Sean Payton dates back two decades when Morton was...

The NFL playoffs continue on Saturday with a pair of huge Divisional Round games. I know there is still a big contingent of Detroit Lions fans who are refusing to watch the playoffs, and I certainly understand it. But, for me, there are only seven NFL games left before the offseason is here for all 32 teams, and I’m not yet ready to embrace that. I need all the NFL I can get while it’s still here.

One of the biggest problems, however, is there are no clear teams to root for. Everyone is going to have their own #2...

On Friday, the New York Jets announced that they had conducted eight interviews for their vacant defensive coordinator position after firing Steve Wilks in the middle of the 2025 season. Among those eight candidates was current Detroit Lions defensive assistant/safeties coach Jim O’Neil.

O’Neil has only been with the Lions since 2024, but he has overseen one of the team’s best position groups. Under O’Neil, the Lions developed the young careers of Pro Bowler Brian Branch and All-Pro Kerby Joseph. Of course, that year O’Neil also overlapped with Aaron Glenn, who is now the coach of the Jets, but was...

While being an NFL family certainly has it’s pros, Holly Campbell knows it also about navigating some cons, especially in the context of a marriage.

The wife of Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell joined the Sunday Sports Club Podcast, where she dove into some of the obstacles the family has faced throughout Dan’s career.

She began by emphasizing just how much she loves Detroit.

“We loved it when Dan played here. We love it now. The people are great. The excitement — being in the building, you just feel good, but it really does start from the top. Sheila...

Given the time of the year and the sad fact that the Detroit Lions are not participating in the NFL playoffs for the first time in three seasons, most of the discussion surrounding the team is centered around the coaching staff. Shortly after the season, Lions coach Dan Campbell and former offensive coordinator John Morton parted ways, clearing the way for who would fill the position for the upcoming 2026 season.

And while that is certainly going to be the most pressing question of the early stages of the offseason, it got me thinking about the rest of the coaching...

The Detroit Lions’ offense is loaded with talented skill players, but their offensive line is the engine that makes everything run. That engine looks like it’s headed for a tune-up after an inconsistent performance in 2025 and two starters contemplating retirement. NFL Draft analysts are starting to embrace this concept, and you see the results in recent mock drafts.

Of the 23 mock drafts we examined this week, 12 projected the Lions to take an offensive lineman in the first round. Fortunately for the Lions, this year’s offensive line prospects appear to line up well with their draft position; they...

I debated whether to even write this article, but it’s Friday during the offseason. Let’s have a laugh.

Former Detroit Lions quarterback Dan Orlovsky went on the Pat McAfee Show this week to talk about the team’s offensive coordinator vacancy among other topics, and the current ESPN analyst made his case to take the job himself.

“I would do it very much so in Detroit,” Orlovsky told McAfee. “I love that place, I love that organization, I love a lot of those people there. I love Jared (Goff). I’m a huge Jared guy.”

The topic quickly divulged from there about...

Wednesday marked the final day for college players to declare for the 2026 NFL Draft, prompting analysts to release a new round of mock drafts. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler—arguably the most respected NFL Draft analyst in the business—got in on the action and published his latest mock draft installment.

Most Lions writers and NFL analysts are projecting the Lions to key in on the trenches in the first round (keep in mind it’s only January), so let’s take a look at how Brugler projected the offensive and defensive linemen leading up to the Detroit Lions’ pick.

Brugler’s first two linemen—offensive...