PFF's Andrew Erickson breaks down the best quarterback-receiver duos remaining in the AFC and NFC championship games by performance in the most crucial of game situations.
Breaking down the DFS strategies and approaches to playing the DraftKings Showdown slate for the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills AFC Championship Game.
Breaking down the DFS strategies and approaches to playing the DraftKings Showdown slate for the Green Bay Packers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC Championship Game.
PFF injury analyst Mario Pilato combs through the official injury reports for each conference championship game and gives updates and analysis for fantasy-relevant players.
Steve Palazzolo consults PFF's free-agent rankings, 2021 NFL Draft Board and potential trade candidates to give you a quick-hitting breakdown of the best available edge defenders this offseason.
Allen’s 2020 should stretch our view of what’s possible, but the context behind that improvement, and how many elements need to go right at the same time, means that we also needn’t view every struggling quarterback through the same lens.
Starting with the NFC North, here is a division breakdown of players to trade for, trade away and hold onto in IDP dynasty leagues for the 2021 NFL season.
A quarter of the PFF Top 100 will be in attendance at the Senior Bowl next week, so PFF's Mike Renner takes an in-depth look at the top prospects to keep an eye on.
A look into both games on AFC-NFC Championship slate from a DFS game-stack perspective in addition to a deep dive on the wide receivers and tight ends who could have blowup performances.
PFF's Nathan Jahnke breaks down his AFC & NFC Championship fantasy football rankings, offering up one player at each position worth rostering over higher-priced DFS options.
Matt Patricia, who left the Patriots to become the head coach of the Detroit Lions in 2018, is returning to New England to help in a variety of roles in 2021, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said Friday that he's out of the concussion protocol and cleared to play in Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead Stadium.
What to watch for in both games. Bold predictions. Key stats to know. And, of course, score predictions. It's all here for the NFC and AFC Championship Games.
The franchise quarterback is unhappy and has the power to influence his next destination. That, along with a salary-cap hit, complicates things for the Texans.
Rodgers and Brady meet in the playoffs for the first time in the oldest QB matchup in title game history. A look at how they got here, what's at stake and what's next for each.
Charlie Frye is back in the NFL. The former pro quarterback will now be coaching quarterbacks with the Dolphins, reports Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports. Most recently, Frye had served at the offensive coordinator at Central Michigan. A third-round pick of the Browns in 2005, Frye was traded to Seattle after a disastrous Week One […]
The news that NBCSN will wind down by the end of the year was met by some with confusion and surprise (and, in a few cases, superfluous condolences). After all, NBCSN finished second only to ESPN’s primary network in sports cable ratings in 2018. But for the postponement of the Olympics, NBCSN would have landed […]
Coaches who get fired with years remaining on guaranteed contracts have two options: Don’t work and get paid 100 cents on the dollar by the former employer or take a job and see the amount owed from the former employer reduced by the money earned at a new job. Basically, the coach who takes another […]
Chiefs cornerback Bashaud Breeland will play tomorrow against the Bills. The Chiefs announced today that Breeland has cleared the concussion protocol and is no longer on the team’s injury report. Yesterday the Chiefs listed Breeland as questionable with both a concussion and a shoulder injury, but now he’s out of the protocol, and the shoulder […]
Five years ago, Brandon Staley served as defensive coordinator at John Carroll University, a Division III institution in Ohio. Five years later, he’s the new coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. How surprised would Brandon Staley of 2016 be about the developments of the past five years? “I don’t think he would be as surprised […]
Bills quarterback Josh Allen has been playing great football this season while his family has been struggling. Allen lost his grandmother in 2020, news that became widely known as fans donated more than $1 million to Oishei Children’s Hospital in her memory. What has been less well known is that Allen’s father has been battling […]
The NFL’s official statistic for quantifying passing efficiency is passer rating, which considers completion percentage, yards per pass, touchdowns and interceptions. Passer rating is far from a perfect stat, but at a glance it provides a good look at how efficient a quarterback is. And Patrick Mahomes is the NFL’s all-time leader, both in the […]
The woman behind one of the most respected coaches in NFL history has died. Alicia Landry, the wife of Hall of Fame Cowboys coach Tom Landry, was 91. Tom became the first coach in team history in 1960, guiding the team for 29 seasons, through 1988. He died of leukemia in 2000, after the couple […]
Dan Campbell is a rarity in that he’s becoming a head coach without ever having been a coordinator. Which has some asking what kind of system Campbell will run in Detroit. Campbell says the answer is that it’s not about the system. It’s about the players. “I’m not a system guy,” Campbell said, via the […]
Eagles assistant head coach and running backs coach Duce Staley was passed over after interviewing for Philadelphia’s head-coaching job, and now another team is interested in getting Staley to jump ship. The Bears have interest in adding Staley to their staff, according to Adam Jahns of TheAthletic.com. Chicago has not yet interviewed Staley and would […]
The NFL announced this week a change to the 2021 Scouting Combine, canceling in-person workouts. In a Friday night memo, the league informed teams of changes to the pre-draft process beyond the Combine. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports the NFL is prohibiting scouts from timing, testing, interviewing in-person or giving medical exams to any […]
The Bears announced the promotion of Sean Desai from safeties coach to defensive coordinator. Desai, 37, replaces Chuck Pagano, who announced his retirement Jan. 13 after 36 years in coaching. Desai originally joined the Bears in 2013 and is the only remaining holdover from former coach Marc Trestman’s staff. Desai spent six seasons as a […]
Former Bears kicker Roger LeClerc died Thursday, the team announced. He was 84. LeClerc was a member of the Bears’ 1963 NFL championship team. The Bears selected LeClerc in the 15th round of the 1959 draft out of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He spent the first seven seasons of his eight-year NFL career with […]
The Ravens announced the hirings of Rob Ryan and Anthony Weaver to their defensive staff. Ryan will serve as inside linebackers coach and Weaver as run game coordinator/defensive line coach. In a news release, head coach John Harbaugh said the team continues to interview candidates for their defensive backs coaching position. “Rob is a proven […]
Josh McCown is a great player and a great person, one of the most underrated quarterbacks of the past generation. But McCown should not be considered for a head-coaching position in the NFL. Not yet. Maybe in time he’ll become a head coach, and maybe he’ll be a great one. Maybe he’ll win Super Bowls. […]
Two-time Super Bowl champion Tony Jones has died, the Broncos announced Friday. He was 54. The 13-year NFL veteran spent four seasons with the Broncos, playing offensive tackle from 1997-2000. He served as the team’s right tackle during its first championship season in 1997 and held future Hall of Famer Reggie White without a sack […]
Patrick Mahomes‘ toe became a footnote when he was diagnosed with a concussion in the second half of last Sunday’s victory over the Browns. The toe, though, stands as more of a danger of preventing Mahomes from being Mahomes after an independent neurologist cleared the Chiefs quarterback Friday to return to action in the AFC […]
Would the Buccaneers be better off with Antonio Brown on Sunday at Green Bay? Sure. But they won’t be worse off without him. Brown, who has been ruled out for the NFC Championship with a knee injury, joined the team primarily as insurance against an injury to receivers Mike Evans or Chris Godwin. Both are […]
Chicago has found its replacement for the retired Chuck Pagano. The Bears will promote safeties coach Sean Desai to defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. Desai has been with the Bears since 2013 when he started out as a quality control assistant, working with Chicago’s defensive backs and linebackers. He also assisted the special teams […]
The Atlanta Falcons announced plans to honor the memory of Hank Aaron after Aaron’s death on Friday. Aaron died at the age of 86 and his passing has led to tributes from all corners of the United States. Many have come from Atlanta, which is where Aaron played after the Braves moved from Milwaukee and […]
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