American Football Conference
Atlanta Announced as Neutral Site for Potential AFC Championship Game
The N.F.L. announced Thursday that Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta would serve as the neutral site for a potential A.F.C. championship game between Buffalo and Kansas City, should those teams advance. That game would be played Jan. 29, a Sunday, at 6:30 p.m., Eastern time. The N.F.L. last week approved a resolution to “mitigate the competitive […]
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What We Learned From the N.F.L.’s Conference Championships
The 2021-22 sports year is hellbent on healing wounded fan bases. The state of Georgia saw its Major League Baseball franchise and flagship college football program win titles, Milwaukee won its first N.B.A. championship since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was tossing up sky hooks, and the Cincinnati Bengals are now Super Bowl-bound for the first time in […]
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Super Bowl Preview: Rams and Bengals Bring Offensive
After a string of five Super Bowls featuring either Tom Brady or Patrick Mahomes, on Sunday, two new quarterbacks, Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow and the Rams’ Matthew Stafford, made sure that trend didn’t continue. Two weeks from now, the Cincinnati Bengals will face the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., in the Super […]
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A Generational Shift at N.F.L. Quarterback
In these chaotic times, there is great comfort in the familiar, and the most familiar scene in the last four N.F.L. postseasons has been an A.F.C. championship game staged at Arrowhead Stadium, home of quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. His presence in this round feels inevitable. The absence of some others feels […]
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Allen, Bills Are Near-Perfect in Dismantling the Patriots
The Patriots surprised many observers this season by clawing their way back to the playoffs behind rookie quarterback Mac Jones, who played on an accelerated learning curve. But after a seven-game winning streak, the Patriots went 2-3 down the stretch and entered the postseason as a wild-card team for the first time Patriots coach Bill […]
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What We Learned From Week 18 in the N.F.L.
Wentz has mainly been a caretaker this season, working off play-action and hitting the occasional deep throw. But Sunday, with the Jaguars holding Taylor to 77 yards on 15 carries, Wentz needed to be a playmaker. He took six sacks, lost a fumble and threw a pick against a Jacksonville defense that ranks as the […]
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This Is the N.F.L. Season That Ran Too Long
Welcome to Week 18 of the N.F.L. season, the superfluous coda to an already-grueling marathon that few besides the television networks and advertisers really wanted. Get ready to discover the answers to some crucial questions this weekend. For example: Will the Dallas Cowboys finish second, third or fourth in the N.F.C. playoff seedings? A second-place […]
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What We Learned From Week 17 in the N.F.L.
Chargers 34, Broncos 13: After Broncos Coach Vic Fangio inexplicably settled for a field-goal attempt to take 3 points out of a 20-3 deficit in the fourth quarter, the Chargers quickly ended the affair. Andre Roberts returned the ensuing kick 101 yards for a touchdown, and Los Angeles will now face Las Vegas in Week […]
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N.F.L. Week 17 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
The Vikings (7-8) expect to return the star running back Dalvin Cook from the Covid-19 list. Completing the season sweep of Green Bay (at Lambeau Field) is probably too tall a task, but Minnesota could cover — and edge its way into a playoff berth — if it feeds Cook during a night game in […]
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