5:42 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are finalizing a deal to make Bruce Arians their next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Arians, who retired following the 2017 season coaching the Arizona Cardinals, has spent the 2018 NFL season working as a game analyst for CBS. In Tampa Bay, he

2:13 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When the New England Patriots were preparing to face the Los Angeles Chargers in October 2017, Bill Belichick noted the presence of pass-rushers Melvin Ingram and Joey Bosa by saying they put the Chargers’ defense into a “special category.” “There’s not many teams in the league that have one

8:51 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — One week after being introduced as Oakland Raiders general manager, Mike Mayock explained the power dynamic between himself and coach Jon Gruden. “In all honesty, Jon’s got final say, if it ever comes to that, and I’ve got zero problems with that,” Mayock told ESPN’s Steve Levy Monday

6:38 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers are expected to hire Matt LaFleur as their next head coach, sources told ESPN. LaFleur spent last season as the Tennessee Titans‘ offensive coordinator and previously worked under Sean McVay for the Los Angeles Rams and Kyle Shanahan with the Atlanta Falcons. Both McVay

12:00 AM ET BALTIMORE — Los Angeles Chargers kicker Michael Badgley is playing postseason football in January for the first time, and enjoying every minute of it. “It’s the playoffs,” Badgley said. “During the regular season, every point matters. But in the playoffs they matter even more. With the team we’ve got, as long as

3:37 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 The ball bounced off the left upright, kicked the crossbar and trickled to the ground, altering the trajectory of two NFL franchises. Had Cody Parkey‘s 43-yard field goal attempt sailed through the

8:54 AM ET BALTIMORE — The Los Angeles Chargers‘ primary goal on defense on Sunday was to bottle up explosive Baltimore Ravens rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson. From the wild-card round through Super Bowl LIII, ESPN.com has you covered.&• Full schedule, news, notes »More NFL coverage » They did it very well for three-plus quarters, sacking

9:27 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Roger Staubach had made a lot of smart reads in his Hall of Fame prime, and so on the phone one day during Dak Prescott‘s rookie season, his scouting report on Tony Romo‘s replacement sounded as credible as they come. Staubach praised Prescott’s decision-making, his precision with the ball

11:44 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Wide receiver Allen Hurns suffered what appeared to be a serious left ankle injury with 7:28 left in the first quarter in the Dallas Cowboys‘ wild-card game against the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night. Hurns’ leg was wrenched as he was tackled on a 14-yard catch by Seahawks safety

6:15 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — San Francisco 49ers safety Antone Exum Jr. has been fined $53,482 by the NFL for his hit on Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Robert Woods last Sunday. Exum was penalized for unnecessary roughness on the play in which he hit Woods in his midsection in the