4:40 PM ET Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is in the NFL’s concussion protocol, and that’s really all we can say about his status six days before the AFC Championship Game. We don’t know how long he will be sidelined. We don’t know if he will be able to play Sunday. We don’t even

11:33 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers said goodbye to two of their top assistants last week but are keeping two more with a couple of in-house promotions that had been in the works for a while. With former defensive coordinator Robert Saleh and passing game coordinator Mike LaFleur headed to

10:33 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers have agreed to terms with Brandon Staley to become their next head coach, the team announced Sunday night. He

6:00 AM ET Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier interviewed for the Houston Texans head-coaching vacancy on Sunday, and ESPN Bills reporter Marcel Louis-Jacques had a suggestion on how he might have approached it. Indeed, the Bills’ 17-3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round of the 2020 NFL playoffs was a Frazier-directed

9:55 PM ET ESPN NFL Experts The New Orleans Saints are out of the 2020 NFL playoffs. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers eliminated them in the divisional round, avoiding a third defeat of the season to New Orleans. It’s going to be a fascinating offseason for the Saints, who face a major salary-cap crunch and have

first Quarter CLE KC TD 9:11 Patrick Mahomes 1 Yard Rush, H.Butker extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-J.Winchester, Holder-T.Townsend. 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:49 0 6 FG 2:46 Cody Parkey Made 46 Yrd Field Goal 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:30 3 6 second Quarter CLE KC TD 13:48 Travis Kelce Pass From Patrick

Jan 15, 2021 METAIRIE, La. — Don’t let the History Channel meme fool you. Although Tom Brady‘s social media team gave him a lush, full head of hair next to a bald Drew Brees in the hilarious viral tweet this week that aged them an extra 30 years or so, there is a tremendous amount

7:55 PM ET ESPN staff This weekend’s divisional round of the NFL playoffs is stacked. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to every game, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each game, and the Football Power Index (FPI)

7:05 AM ET Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, who has the Green Bay Packers waiting for him in Saturday’s divisional playoff, also has the Philadelphia Eagles waiting for him whenever this season ends, per league sources. The Eagles already have received permission to interview Staley at the appropriate time, which could be as

6:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — This has been a weird 2020 NFL season. There aren’t many other ways to put it, particularly for Buffalo Bills fans, as the coronavirus pandemic has kept them from witnessing the team’s playoff run in person until last weekend. While 6,772 fans will be inside Bills Stadium