While player prop bets have become commonplace in the NFL since the advent of online sportsbooks, the Super Bowl is the OG of the prop bet. What was one time a year we could bet on the minutia of what the first play would be, how many...
The San Francisco 49ers entered the playoffs in an enviable position, holding on to the No. 1 seed in the NFC and earning a first-round bye. That would be the last time that things would come easy for the Niners. After surviving a scare in...
Perhaps in no sport but the NFL is previous postseason experience so important. On Sunday, we saw a more explosive Baltimore offense playing at home. The underdog Kansas City Chiefs, despite playing in its first AFC Championship on the...
After a regular season that saw plenty of unpredictable moments, we’re left with a Super Bowl many saw coming. In the preseason Super Bowl futures, the Kansas City Chiefs were the AFC team with the shortest odds, and the San...
It’s a classic case of the champion vs. the No. 1 contender for the AFC Championship game (Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, CBS). The Baltimore Ravens have passed all of their tests as of late with flying colors. This season, they’ve easily...
Sunday evening’s NFC Championship game between Detroit and San Francisco doesn’t suffer from a lack of storylines. For the first time since the New Orleans Saints in 2010, we could see a first-time Super Bowl entrant if the...
Sunday’s late game (6:30 p.m. ET, Fox) features the top seed in the NFC against the No. 3 seed, but digging deeper into the matchup, there are several improbabilities in the NFC Championship game. The visitors, the Detroit Lions, are...
Shame on us for doubting Patrick Mahomes. Last week, we thought Bills Mafia — along with the red-hot Buffalo Bills — would derail the Kansas City Chiefs in the star quarterback’s first road playoff game. It was no...