• October 17, 2024
NFL playoffs: Final 4 teams' odds to win Super Bowl, with conference title game analysis

NFL playoffs: Final 4 teams’ odds to win Super Bowl, with conference title game analysis

[ad_1] We’re down to the final four. The top-seeded Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers will try to fend off challenges from the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs and the upstart Detroit Lions to reach Super Bowl LVIII. Jeff Howe breaks down the conference championship matchups before The Athletic’s projection model, created by Austin Mock,…

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Lions advance to first NFC title game since 1991 season with win vs. Buccaneers

Lions advance to first NFC title game since 1991 season with win vs. Buccaneers

[ad_1] By Larry Holder, Colton Pouncy and Mike Jones It’s only the second time in NFL history where this statement has been true: The Detroit Lions are one win away from a berth in the Super Bowl. The Lions pulled away in the fourth quarter after both teams flip-flopped scoring throughout the first three quarters…

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Taylor Swift’s jacket brings star boost to Kristin Juszczyk, wife of 49ers’ All-Pro fullback

Taylor Swift’s jacket brings star boost to Kristin Juszczyk, wife of 49ers’ All-Pro fullback

[ad_1] SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers had a bye during the opening round of the playoffs, but that didn’t mean Kyle Juszczyk had the weekend off. The team’s fullback went into action after his wife, Kristin, managed to meld three massive newsmakers — Taylor Swift, the NFL and the winter storms that…

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The Athletic

NFL playoff predictions: 9 coaches, executives predict divisional-round winners

[ad_1] Don’t smile because it’s over. Cry because it happened. That’d be the more fitting phrase for anyone hoping wild-card weekend might offer more than a single competitive game throughout the three-day slate. Not only had five of the six games been decided by multiple possessions, but all the blowouts were also practically decided at…

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Projecting each NFL playoff team's odds to win Super Bowl, with divisional matchup analysis

Projecting each NFL playoff team’s odds to win Super Bowl, with divisional matchup analysis

[ad_1] Thirty-two teams embarked on a mission this season to win Super Bowl LVIII. Eight teams remain. Jeff Howe breaks down each of the four divisional-round matchups this weekend before The Athletic’s projection model, created by Austin Mock, reveals each team’s odds of winning the Super Bowl. AFC A look at the AFC playoff bracket…

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The Athletic

Blingy, binky and beside the point: How football mouth guards became fashion statements

[ad_1] During the third quarter of a holiday weekend game, television cameras fixed on Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens lining up for another snap. This was no surprise. The second-year receiver was en route to the most prolific night for a Steelers wideout in six seasons, for one. Even more conspicuously, Pickens had some…

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2023-24 NFL Week 18 playoff scenarios: Packers, Bills, Steelers clinch berths

2023-24 NFL Week 18 playoff scenarios: Packers, Bills, Steelers clinch berths

[ad_1] The Jacksonville Jaguars lost to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday setting off some AFC playoff dominoes. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills clinched playoff spots with the Jags’ loss. This also gave the Houston Texans the AFC South title. And later, the Bills gained the AFC East title by beating the Miami Dolphins on…

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