In the final wild card tilt on Monday night, the Houston Texans and DeMeco Ryans’ defense head to Pittsburgh for a matchup with Mike Tomlin’s Steelers. We’ll take a closer look at this game, using scheme and offensive tendencies to give you the best bets to play. Matt Bowen breaks it down and offers his … Read more
Head coach Sean McDermott announced Tuesday that Shavers sustained a torn ACL in the Bills’ 27-24 win over the Jaguars in the wild-card round, Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News reports. Buffalo will now be without two of its wideouts for the remainder of the playoffs, as Gabe Davis also suffered a season-ending ACL tear … Read more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Andy Reid cares a lot more about Hawaiian shirts than analytics. But no head coach was more aggressive on fourth downs this season. And even though Reid missed the playoffs for the first time in 11 years, the 67-year-old’s fingerprints were all over Wild Card Weekend in that specific area. Jan … Read more
Is Adam Thielen playing tonight? Why Steelers WR is off to slow start in wild-card game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Wide receiver Adam Thielen has found new life with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Advertisement After it looked like Thielen wasn’t going to be … Read more
Bill BarnwellJan 12, 2026, 07:50 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with … Read more
Dan Graziano Close Dan Graziano senior NFL national reporter Dan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New Jersey native who joined ESPN in 2011, … Read more
The NFL playoffs began with five close games. The Rams beat the Panthers, the Bears snuck past the Packers, the Bills won against the Jaguars, the 49ers took down the Eagles and the Patriots outlasted the Chargers. One more AFC game in the wild-card round lies ahead, but we have three divisional round matchups set. … Read more
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville Jaguars have elevated WR Tim Jones to the active roster from the practice squad for tomorrow’s game via standard elevation, the team announced today. Jones has been elevated from Jacksonville’s practice squad for two games this season after rejoining the team in October. He began the season with Vikings and played … Read more
Mike ClayJan 8, 2026, 05:00 PM ET Close Mike Clay is a senior writer for fantasy football and the NFL at ESPN. Mike is a member of the FSWA Hall of Fame. His projections power the ESPN Fantasy Football game, and he also appears on “Fantasy Football Now” and the Fantasy Focus Football podcast. Who … Read more
The NFL’s wild-card weekend is underway Saturday with the Carolina Panthers (8-9) hosting the Los Angeles Rams (12-5) at 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox). In the late window, the Green Bay Packers (9-7-1) visit the Chicago Bears (11-6) at 8 p.m. ET (Prime Video). The action continues with a trio of games Sunday: The Buffalo Bills … Read more