The NFL playoffs heat up (and cool down) this weekend
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Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson? Debating the MVP front-runners ahead of Ravens-Bills
The careers of Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen are inextricably linked. Both taken in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, the two quarterbacks arrived in the NFL facing serious, albeit very different, questions about their pro prospects. Seven years later, they're neck and neck in the league's QB hierarchy. And the next chapter in their playoff journeys will come against each other.
NFL Playoffs Briefing: The stars were on display during Wild Card Weekend
Editor's Note: Throughout the NFL playoffs, Chris Myers and his research team analyze upcoming matchups, while providing news, notes, and nuggets for inside access to the information an NFL broadcaster uses to prepare for calling a game.
Jaguars QB Lawrence: 'We need to get some juice back in this place'
Even though he was wearing a sling on his left arm, Trevor Lawrence was able to point plenty of fingers on Thursday — most of them at himself.
Ranking all 14 playoff QBs, from Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes to Texans' C.J. Stroud
These 14 players are going to have the heaviest hand in determining who wins the Super Bowl. Quarterbacks win MVP trophies. They win Super Bowl MVP trophies. Why? Because quarterback is the most powerful position in sports, and quarterbacks have the most influence over a game’s outcome.
Bo Nix, Broncos clinch first playoff berth since 2015 - ESPN
DENVER — It was a thousand-word picture, as a beaming, 24-year-old rookie quarterback enjoyed a moment with thousands of his newest friends, almost a decade in the making.
Sweet Daddy Siki, American Canadian wrestling star who pushed limits of the sport, dies at 91
Sweet Daddy Siki, an American Canadian professional wrestler who pushed the limits of the sport and helped to train world champions, has died in Toronto at the age of 91.
Patriots focused on upsetting Bills, not on top overall draft pick
Losing on purpose isn't the plan for the New England Patriots as they prepare to face the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough.