Jan 29, 2023 Nick Wagoner Close Nick Wagoner ESPN Staff Writer Covered Rams for nine years for stlouisrams.com Previously covered University of Missouri football Member of Pro Football Writers of America Tim McManus Close Tim McManus ESPN Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA — Behind a stifling defensive performance, the Philadelphia Eagles punched their ticket to Super Bowl

Jan 27, 2023 ESPN staff The conference championship round (schedule) for the 2022 NFL season has two great matchups. Our NFL Nation reporters deliver the biggest keys and bold predictions for each contest. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information offers a crucial stat and betting nugget, and our Football Power Index (FPI) goes inside the numbers

7:54 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bills safety Damar Hamlin shared his first public comments since suffering cardiac arrest on Jan. 2 by posting a nearly six-minute video to his Instagram account on Saturday night thanking everyone for the continued support and well wishes over the past month. Captioning the video “From The

12:49 AM ET Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is expected to play in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Editor’s Picks Kelce is listed as questionable after experiencing back spasms during Friday’s practice. The star tight end dominated the Chiefs’

6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Different teams. Different level. Different stakes. But Sunday’s NFC Championship Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers (3 p.m. ET, Fox) features a college rematch between quarterbacks Jalen Hurts and Brock Purdy. Hurts’ Oklahoma Sooners and Purdy’s Iowa State Cyclones squared off under the lights in November

8:10 PM ET Broncos owner Greg Penner and University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh met last week in Ann Arbor to discuss Denver’s head-coaching position without any deal materializing, league sources told ESPN. Although Harbaugh two weeks ago announced he was staying at Michigan, Penner did his due diligence and still traveled to Ann

Jan 26, 2023 Ryan Hockensmith Close Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the NFL and

Jan 25, 2023 SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Late in the first half of his first playoff game as an NFL starting quarterback, Brock Purdy walked into the San Francisco 49ers‘ huddle and spit out a playcall so quickly that none of his teammates understood it. For the always-poised Purdy, it was the first time his

6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes has been here before. The quarterback, who suffered a high right ankle sprain in the Kansas City Chiefs’ divisional-round defeat of the Jacksonville Jaguars, has said he will play on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. He also suffered a high ankle sprain in the Chiefs’ 2019

6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have an easy out if they want to move on from Aaron Rodgers. He gave it to them. “This game is about relationships,” Rodgers said last week during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “It’s about the players you play off and count