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12:02 PM ET For now, the Kansas City Chiefs remain the team to beat, but things could change quickly depending on the status of quarterback Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs begin the week as 3-point favorites over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday in Kansas City. The line reflects oddsmakers’ expectations that

4:21 PM ET NFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL playoffs began Saturday, which means three more teams will say goodbye to the 2020 NFL season. The Indianapolis Colts were the first to exit the stage with games between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks as well as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Football Team

12:15 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees was still on the Superdome field nearly two hours after what was probably his final game in the New Orleans Saints’ historic home building. Brees, who is widely expected to retire after 20 seasons, did not officially announce his intentions after a disappointing 30-20 loss to the

first Quarter CLE KC TD 9:11 Patrick Mahomes 1 Yard Rush, H.Butker extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-J.Winchester, Holder-T.Townsend. 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:49 0 6 FG 2:46 Cody Parkey Made 46 Yrd Field Goal 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:30 3 6 second Quarter CLE KC TD 13:48 Travis Kelce Pass From Patrick

10:56 PM ET Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was ruled out for the fourth quarter after suffering a concussion in Saturday’s AFC divisional playoff game at the Buffalo Bills. The Ravens went on to lose 17-3. On the final play of the third quarter, Jackson’s head snapped back and hit the turf in the end

11:25 PM ET Sparked by cornerback Taron Johnson‘s record-tying 101-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter, the Buffalo Bills defeated the visiting Baltimore Ravens 17-3 on Saturday night to advance to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since the 1993 season. The second-seeded Bills will face the winner of Sunday’s

12:54 PM ET For Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters, payback came at a price. Peters was fined $15,000 on Saturday for taunting during the Ravens’ 20-13 wild-card victory Sunday in Tennessee, a league source confirmed to ESPN. The discipline was for “physical actions directed at the Titans bench” by Peters, the source said. On Sunday,

6:53 AM ET Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll has emerged as a favorite to land the Los Angeles Chargers‘ head coaching job, per league sources. Daboll is one of nine candidates who has interviewed for the job, and the Chargers are plotting the next steps in their process, which will be influenced by the

6:00 AM ET Jamison Hensley Close ESPN Staff Writer University of Maryland graduate Lives in the Baltimore area with his wife and son Marcel Louis-Jacques Saturday’s AFC divisional game between the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills represents an historical matchup between Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen, the fourth postseason meeting in the past three decades

4:55 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms with Arthur Smith to be the team’s new head coach, it was announced Friday. Smith has served as the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans

7:15 AM ET ESPN staff This weekend’s divisional round of the NFL playoffs is stacked with four more great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game, and

10:40 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets‘ decision to make Robert Saleh their head coach was predictable in that it followed a popular formula: He’s completely different in style and substance than the guy they just booted out of the building. In other words, he’s the anti-Adam Gase. That’s how it

10:07 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — While on the road recruiting seven years ago, Bob Stoops kept hearing the same strange rumor — that Baker Mayfield, then a freshman at Texas Tech, was transferring to Oklahoma. “I’m like, well, he hadn’t called me, I hadn’t heard from him,” Stoops recalled. “And then I asked my

8:24 AM ET The Jacksonville Jaguars and Urban Meyer are in advanced talks to see whether they can finalize a deal this week, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Following another meeting with the Jaguars on Wednesday, Meyer is highly interested in the possibility of coaching in the NFL, sources said. There has been regular

7:15 AM ET Well, they made it. A strange, weird, never-anything-like-it-before 2020 NFL regular season is in the books. And the rookies? They didn’t get an on-field offseason or preseason games, but plenty of them flourished throughout the year. How does the rookie class stack up? Nine ESPN writers and analysts ranked their top 10

7:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll loves his players. Not just their talent, fit or production. No, Daboll loves his players for the people they are, and that love is palpable. Bills quarterback Josh Allen‘s grandmother died the night before a 44-34 win against the Seattle

7:00 AM ET DAVANTE ADAMS TROTTED back to the Green Bay huddle, then barked out an order to Aaron Rodgers. Throw it again, he remembers yelling. Running back Aaron Jones recalls a more solicitous Adams on this evening in October 2017. In Jones’ version of events, both Adams and Rodgers tapped their jerseys, each extending

6:00 AM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans took a step toward moving past their 4-12 season and previous regime when they hired former Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio as their general manager on Thursday. But instead of getting to celebrate the hire, Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair reportedly upset his franchise