1:12 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said he was “as excited as he’s been in some time” after Sunday’s 37-31 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, and explained the reason for his overflowing emotion on the field. “The odds were stacked against us,”
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7:41 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Sean Payton said the NFL’s head of officials told him the officials “blew the call” by not penalizing the Los Angeles Rams for pass interference late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. And Payton said he and the New Orleans Saints will “probably never get over
11:14 AM 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 NEW ORLEANS — At the outset of the Los Angeles Rams‘ season, it was Super Bowl or bust. And Sunday, inside a sold-out and deafening Mercedes-Benz Superdome,
1:05 PM ET The NFL’s all-time leading scorer, 46-year-old kicker Adam Vinatieri, wants to play his 24th season in the league in 2019, a league source told ESPN. Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri was 97-for-97 on field goal tries from 23 yards and shorter entering Saturday, per ESPN Stats & Information data. Vinatieri is scheduled to
2:20 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The topic in the New England Patriots‘ locker room was Patrick Mahomes, and the comparisons ranged from Aaron Rodgers to Michael Vick, but the conclusion was more focused: There is nobody quite like the Kansas City Chiefs star. There is maybe a little bit of Rodgers with the way
9:59 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid sensed two years ago that he would soon need a new offensive coordinator, he called Eric Bieniemy in for a chat. Bieniemy, at the time a veteran running backs coach already on the Chiefs’ staff, was well-versed in the ground game
12:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Drew Brees and Jared Goff were at the Pro Bowl together last year — a fate both would like to avoid this time around. But it provided a special bonding opportunity for the quarterbacks, who will now square off when the New Orleans Saints play host to the Los
11:00 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 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Wade Phillips understands the current coaching market. He understands it so much so that the Los Angeles Rams’ defensive coordinator seized the opportunity
11:30 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When the Chiefs take the field Sunday for the AFC Championship Game, they’ll boast an MVP candidate at quarterback. Their advantages also will include the fastest receiver, the
12:00 AM ET Nick Foles is hitting the open market at just the right time. He showed that his 2017 run was no fluke by saving the Philadelphia Eagles‘ season when called into action again in 2018. Foles led the league in completion percentage and yards during a three-game win streak to close the regular