Category: NFL

Bills Hang on for 34–31 Wild-Card Win Over Dolphins

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.—Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills opened the season with Super Bowl aspirations. One week into the playoffs, their objective remains in sight—but barely. Allen shrugged off a three-turnover outing, and the three-time defending AFC East champion Bills avoided a major collapse by rallying for a 34–31 victory over the AFC’s seventh-seeded and…


Giants Outlast Vikings 31–24 for 1st Playoff Win in 11 Years

MINNEAPOLIS—First-year head coach Brian Daboll had his upstart team fully prepared. Daniel Jones played at a level well beyond his experience. The New York Giants came confidently into Minnesota’s raucous stadium and beat the tight-finish masters at their own game. Jones passed for 301 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 78 yards in his…


Rams to Pick Up QB Matthew Stafford’s 2023 Option

The Los Angeles Rams are expected to pick up the 2023 option bonus and 2024 salary for Matthew Stafford in March, giving the quarterback $62 million in guaranteed cash, ESPN reported Saturday, Jan. 14. The move would come by March 19, the day the guarantees kick in. Before the 2022 season, the Rams signed him…


Herbert, Staley Ponder What Went Wrong in Collapse at Jags

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Justin Herbert sat in silence at his locker for roughly 15 minutes, staring into the distance. He had taken off his cleats but was still wearing most of his grass-stained uniform. It was a defining scene for a team devastated by a collapse no one could have seen coming. And it made this much…


Hamlin Cheers on Bills-Dolphins Playoff From Home: ‘My Heart Is With My Guys’

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field earlier this month, on Sunday took to Twitter to cheer his team’s wild-card playoff game against the Miami Dolphins. “My heart is with my guys as they compete today!” Hamlin wrote on Twitter on Sunday afternoon before the kickoff, alongside a…


‘My Heart Is With My Guys’: Hamlin to Cheer for Teammates From Home as Buffalo Bills Play Miami Dolphins

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.—Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who is still recovering after going into cardiac arrest on the field in Cincinnati two weeks ago, said he will be cheering from home Sunday during Buffalo’s wild-card playoff home game against the Miami Dolphins. “My heart is with my guys as they compete today!” Hamlin wrote on Twitter…


‘My Heart Is With My Guys’: Hamlin Cheers for Teammates From Home as Buffalo Bills Play Miami Dolphins

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.—Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who is still recovering after going into cardiac arrest on the field in Cincinnati two weeks ago, cheered via Twitter from home Sunday during Buffalo’s wild-card playoff home game against the Miami Dolphins. “My heart is with my guys as they compete today!” Hamlin wrote on Twitter less than…


Purdy’s 4 TDs Lead 49Ers Past Seahawks 41–23 in Playoffs

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth score in his playoff debut, leading the San Francisco 49ers to a 41–23 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in a wild-card game on Saturday. Purdy picked up where he left off in the regular season for the 49ers (14–4) and showed few…


Lawrence Rallies Jaguars From 27 Down to Beat Chargers 31–30

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Trevor Lawrence followed four interceptions with four touchdown passes—one of the most improbable turnarounds in NFL postseason history—and rallied the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 31–30 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday night. Lawrence engineered the winning drive, highlighted by Travis Etienne’s 25-yard run on a fourth-and-1 play, and put the Jaguars in…


Former Alabama Running Back Ahmaad Galloway Found Dead in His Apartment at Age 42

Ahmaad Galloway, a former running back for Alabama Crimson Tide, was found dead in his apartment in St. Louis, Missouri on Monday. Galloway was an eighth-grade English teacher at Compton-Drew Middle School in St. Louis. When he did not show up for work on Monday, school officials called the police to do a welfare check on…