Matchups: Divisional Round Matchups Saturday FootballKansas City @ New EnglandThe Divisional Round opener has a lowly 42-point total with host New England favored by 4.5. At just over 23 points, the Patriots' team total seems (overly?) aggressive against a shutdown Kansas City defense that's held its last five opponents to offensive point totals of 0, 10, 13, 14, and 3. The Chiefs haven't yielded … [Read more...]

Chris Long, in disguise, goes hunting for a Powerball ticket Did you play Powerball? Yeah? Thousands of people did, and one of them was St. Louis - sorry, Los Angeles - Rams defensive end Chris Long, who headed out to a local convenience store and, lo and behold, ended up on the local news: Some dreams come true finally made the local news tonight. pic.twitter.com/LmZNouUdoL— Chris Long … [Read more...]

NFL Playoff Preview: Can Packers avoid another Cardinals beatdown? Green Bay Packers (11-6) at Arizona Cardinals (13-3)Saturday, 8:15 p.m. ET on NBC PACKERS AT A GLANCE How they got here: A 6-0 start that had Aaron Rodgers looking like an MVP candidate once more turned into a 10-6 finish — even with the Miracle in Motown dialed up by Rodgers in the insane, last-season win over the Detroit … [Read more...]

Report: Giants hire Ben McAdoo as next head coach The New York Giants' coaching search has ended up with an in-house candidate, as several reports indicate that offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo will be getting the job. The #Giants are hiring Ben McAdoo as their head coach, source said— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 14, 2016 McAdoo has worked in the NFL in a variety of capacities since … [Read more...]

Post-Season Fantasy Football Guide: Divisional Round Tiers If you played any DFS contests in the Wild-card round you know that unless you had the Chiefs D/ST (they scored 29 points), you probably didn’t get very far up the leaderboard. Sometimes that happens in these short slates. One defense or a certain player will score a ton of fantasy points leaving those who didn’t roster them behind. We’re … [Read more...]

Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips found dead in prison Lawrence Phillips' sad tale came to a tragic end on Wednesday. The troubled former NFL running back was found dead in prison, according to a press release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Phillips was 40. The death is being investigated as a suspected suicide. According to the press release, … [Read more...]

50 Most Memorable Super Bowl Moments, No. 18: 'Refrigerator' Perry scores As the NFL approaches its highly anticipated golden anniversary Super Bowl, Yahoo Sports takes a look back at some of the most memorable moments in the game's history. In our rankings, the moments go beyond the great scores and plays. We also take a look at entertainment performances, scandals/controversies and other … [Read more...]

Patriots' Chandler Jones hospitalized Sunday, but details lacking A strange story deveoping around New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones: on Tuesday, the Boston Herald reported that Jones was rushed to a local hospital on Sunday after showing up to the Foxboro Police Department with a medical emergency. Gillette Stadium is in Foxboro, and Jones lives in the town as well. The … [Read more...]

Rams' L.A. move approved by NFL for 2016; Chargers could join them By a vote of 30-2, NFL teams approved the long-anticipated move of the St. Louis Rams franchise to Los Angeles, a city that has been vacant by the league for more than 20 years, for the 2016 season. The franchise and league confirmed the move Tuesday night. Team owners met in Houston on Tuesday and approved Stan Kroenke's … [Read more...]

Rams players react to team's Los Angeles move on Twitter Upon hearing the news that the franchise would be moving to Los Angeles, Rams players made their feelings known on Twitter Tuesday night. There were thanks for St. Louis and optimism for L.A. Rams linebacker Alec Ogletree was one of the first Rams players to sound off in both directions. #thereturn it's official!!! Appreciate the … [Read more...]