Jan 16, 2023 THE CELEBRATION IN the visitors locker room at Houston’s NRG Stadium after the Kansas City Chiefs clinched the AFC West in Week 15 had at least some of the trappings of a party, including caps and T-shirts to commemorate the moment. But this was their seventh straight division championship, and the mood

2:05 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — After the Dallas Cowboys won their first road playoff game in 30 years on Monday night, owner and general manager Jerry Jones sees some similarities between his teams of the 1990s and today. “It’s like a hunting dog,” Jones said following the 31-14 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

2:53 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Keeping true to his word, that he wouldn’t be “taking time to smell the roses” in what might have been his final game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and possibly in the NFL, quarterback Tom Brady was among the first to reach the tunnel at Raymond James Stadium after

12:01 AM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage was taken off the field by stretcher late in the fourth quarter of the team’s 31-14 wild-card playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night. Gage was injured when he stumbled on a route, went to the ground,

5:29 PM ET Jim Harbaugh will return as Michigan coach for the 2023 season after talking with teams about a potential return to the NFL for the second straight year. University president Santa Ono tweeted Monday that he spoke to Harbaugh, who confirmed he would return for a ninth season at his alma mater. Ono,

4:37 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals named Monti Ossenfort, the former director of player personnel with the Tennessee Titans, as their general manager on Monday. Ossenfort interviewed Friday with a panel of Cardinals executives, including owner Michael Bidwill, after an initial phone conversation with Bidwill days earlier. Ossenfort, 44, brings 21 years

4:43 PM ET Former New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says he “absolutely” would consider coaching the Houston Texans in 2023, and on Monday, he took a potential step toward that. The Texans, who finished 3-13-1 and fired former coach Lovie Smith last week, completed an interview Monday night with Payton. Earlier in the day,

4:28 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — While some have expressed uncertainty about the future of Lamar Jackson outside the Baltimore Ravens‘ facility, his teammates strongly supported their starting quarterback after Monday’s final team meeting of the season. A day following the Ravens’ 24-17 wild-card loss at the Cincinnati Bengals, the players expressed optimism that

5:40 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — There’s no question within the Miami Dolphins organization who its starting quarterback will be in 2023. Speaking with local media the day after their season-ending loss to the Buffalo Bills in the AFC wild-card round, general manager Chris Grier confirmed Tua Tagovailoa will resume his role as the

11:20 PM ET Todd Archer Close Todd Archer ESPN Staff Writer Covered NFL since 1997, Cowboys since 2003 Previously covered Bengals and Dolphins Lives in Dallas area with his wife and two children Jenna Laine Close Jenna Laine ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Buccaneers since 2009 Joined ESPN in 2016 TAMPA, Fla. — Dak Prescott