The Philadelphia Eagles will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Here's how the two teams advanced past the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Commanders.
The defense was heavily criticized by first-year Atlanta head coach Raheem Morris after the Falcons ended the season with back-to-back overtime losses (with a combined 74 points allowed). Morris was the Los Angeles Rams' defensive coordinator for three seasons before taking over in Atlanta last January.
C.J. Gardner-Johnson, reading a Rams’ motion, sliced through the line on a field-goal-forcing tackle in the first quarter. Josh Sweat swarmed Williams on a punt-forcing stop on third-and-1 in the second quarter.
Sunday's matchup with the Washington Commanders is the Eagles' ninth for the NFC title since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970.
Pro Football Focus projected one player from each team to have a breakout season in 2025. Unsurprisingly, Penix was PFF’s choice for Atlanta: It’s fair to say that Penix changed the trajectory of this offense and it’s exciting to see what he can do with a full offseason to prepare as the starting quarterback.
The Atlanta Falcons officially hired assistant defensive line coach Nate Ollie as their new defensive line coach, hiring him away from the Texans’ coaching staff, according to KPRC2 Sports’ Aaron Wilson.
Officials have not publicly discussed plans to mitigate the potentially treacherous conditions. Three to six inches of snow are predicted as of Friday night.
Receivers Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and rookie Malik Nabers of the New York Giants, running back Bijan Robinson of the Atlanta Falcons and center Erik McCoy of
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The Carolina Panthers, like 17 other NFL teams didn't make the playoffs. They sat at home and watched as the league whittled down to the Philadelphia Eagles and
Jayden Daniels ran out of time to rally for one more can-you-believe-it comeback. The rookie quarterback who led the Washington Commanders to six consecutive victories entering the NFC championship game had won the first five on the final play of scrimmage.