Drake Maye has his first playoff win under his belt, helping the New England Patriots take down the Los Angeles Chargers, 16-3, in the wild-card round. However, Maye wasn’t necessarily at his best in Sunday night’s game, and he knows it.

The second-year quarterback completed 17 of 29 passes for 268 yards, one touchdown, and one interception to go with an 86.8 passer rating. Maye also had 66 rushing yards on 10 carries.

While the final numbers look good, Maye and the Patriots had some struggles early on. They failed to reach the end zone until the fourth quarter, taking...

The Philadelphia Eagles’ attempt to repeat as Super Bowl champions ended Sunday with a 23–19 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Wild Card round at Lincoln Financial Field, a defeat that further intensified criticism of offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo.

Following the loss, head coach Nick Sirianni addressed Patullo’s future and offered a carefully worded response without an endorsement.

“Yeah, you know, again, there will be time to evaluate everyone’s performance,” said Sirianni (h/t 94 WIP’s Eliot Shorr-Parks). “Right now, I feel for all our guys in the locker room, all the players, all the coaches, the...

The Los Angeles Chargers hung with the New England Patriots for most of Sunday night’s Wild Card matchup. Unfortunately, Justin Herbet and company were unable to move on to the Divisional Round. New England kept the Chargers out of the endzone the entire night. And the Patriots advanced with a 16-3 victory at home.

Herbert suffered another crushing postseason defeat, following his 2022 and 2024 runs. He has failed to make it past the first round in both appearances. And he has failed to make the postseason outright in three of his six seasons in the NFL. Questions have been...

The Denver Broncos (14-3) will host the Buffalo Bills (13-5) in the AFC Divisional Round next weekend. It is a rematch from last season when the Broncos season ended in Buffalo after their first playoff game in nearly a decade. This time, however, the Bills will be coming to Denver to take on the number one seed in the AFC.

According to FanDuel, the Broncos are 1.5-point home UNDERDOGS to the Bills in the Divisional Round of the 2026 NFL Playoffs. The over/under stands at 47.5 for this matchup.

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The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles’ season ended with a 23-19 NFC Wild Card loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. Despite holding a slim 13-10 lead at halftime, Philadelphia’s offense fell apart in the second half, managing only 2 of 9 on third downs and finishing 5 of 16 on third-down conversions for the game.

The Eagles recorded four drops on third down, the most they had in any game this season and more than their total third-down drops across the entire regular season. This was also the most third-down drops by any...

As they say, winning is hard, but maintaining is much harder. The Philadelphia Eagles definitely know that after getting upset by the San Francisco 49ers, 23-19, in the wild-card round at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday.

The Eagles failed to defend their crown, as their offense sputtered in the second half.

The next few days will be filled with uncertainties for the Eagles. Linebacker Nakobe Dean already acknowledged the possibility of being in an entirely different place following their bitter exit.

“I don’t know what’s gonna happen in the next couple of months. I don’t know if I am going...

The San Francisco 49ers are still alive in the postseason, but once again, their playoff push is being overshadowed by injuries. After years of watching key contributors go down at critical moments, a bizarre theory has resurfaced online, and now even players are acknowledging it.

Following San Francisco’s 23-19 wild-card win over the Philadelphia Eagles, the 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne was asked about the growing speculation surrounding the team’s injury issues. While Bourne didn’t endorse the theory, his candid locker-room response reflected the frustration many around the organization feel.

“Yes, that power plant. No, I’m just playing. I don’t...

As we’ve done in the past, below are the keys and my prediction of the Pittsburgh Steelers winning (or losing) today’s game. Three things that need to happen for the Steelers to end up on the right side of the score and vice versa in their Wild Card game against the Houston Texans. My Steelers […]

2025 Wild Card Week Houston Texans (12-5) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7) Kickoff: 8:00 PM/ET, Jan. 12, 2026 Site: Acrisure Stadium (68,400) • Pittsburgh, PA Playing Surface: Natural Grass TV Coverage: ESPN (national) Announcers: Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analysis), Lisa Salters (sideline), and Laura Rutledge (sideline) Local Radio: Steelers Radio Network – WDVE-FM (102.5)/WBGG-AM (970) […]

The Los Angeles Chargers were legitimate Super Bowl contenders this season. All their promise, however, ended with a thud. Of course, they did plenty right in 2025. They won 11 games for the second straight season, fielded a top-10 defense, and leaned into a physical, run-centric identity under Jim Harbaugh that stabilized a franchise long defined by volatility. When the lights were brightest, though, the Chargers looked unprepared for the moment. A lifeless 16-3 Wild Card loss to the New England Patriots exposed the structural weaknesses that still separate Los Angeles from true AFC heavyweights. The 2026 NFL Draft now...

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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With the Divisional Round on the horizon, here are the odds for each team to win the Super Bowl.