NFL playoffs: Vikings on upset alert and other predictions for wild-card weekend
Simply put, I’m nervous for Sam Darnold in his first ever postseason action, especially coming off a dispiriting outing against the Lions in the Vikings’ season finale. And though defensive ...
How much is home-field advantage worth toward the point spread in the NFL? It depends
How much is home-field advantage worth toward the NFL point spread? The Athletic's Ben Fawkes did a deep dive to find out.
Why each NFC playoff team will win the Super Bowl, and why they won’t
The Detroit Lions are the team to beat in the NFC, but this conference's wild-card teams put up more fight than their AFC ...
The real season — the offseason — is finally here for the Patriots, and other thoughts
In 2025, the Patriots are annual NFL losers. This makes their offseason far more important than the regular season.
Super Bowl ‘script leaked’ as surprise winner stuns NFL fans – and it’s not good for Patrick Mahomes
Conspiracy theories have been rampant in the NFL in recent years. The biggest among them is that the league is ‘rigged’ or ‘scripted’ in favor of certain teams, ...