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Getty Images The home teams are favored by about a field goal in Sunday’s conference championship games. In the NFC Championship Game, the Packers are favored by 3.5 points over the Buccaneers. In the AFC Championship Game, the Chiefs are three-point favorites over the Bills. The Buccaneers...

Getty Images Last week, both ESPN and the Orange County Register reported that Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll had emerged as the favorite to become the next coach of the Chargers. That was, we now know, not the case. The Chargers have hired former Rams defensive coordinator Brandon...

Getty Images When Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes left Sunday’s game, the team said he was being evaluated for a concussion and then said that he’d been ruled out for the rest of the game. Head coach Andy Reid didn’t say Mahomes had a concussion when giving a brief update on the...

Getty Images Justin Tucker doesn’t miss. At least that’s his earned reputation, stemming from being the league’s all-time leader with a 90.7 field goal percentage. But on a windy night in Buffalo, Tucker missed a pair of field goals in the Ravens’ loss to the Bills. One went off the left...

Getty Images The Bills Mafia behaves in the exact opposite way that the real mafia does. Fans of the Buffalo football team show appreciation and respect in a very powerful way: With their wallets. Since last night’s game against the Ravens, a Bills win that vaulted the team to the AFC...

Getty Images The status of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is going to be the subject of great attention this week and Chiefs head coach Andy Reid offered the first update after Sunday’s 22-17 win over the Browns. Mahomes left the game in the third quarter after suffering a concussion on a...

Getty Images The Bills are headed to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 1993 and cornerback Taron Johnson had a big hand in making that happen. The Ravens were driving for a potential game-tying touchdown late in the third quarter on Saturday night when Lamar Jackson tried a...

Getty Images The Bills have the first touchdown of Saturday night’s game. Stefon Diggs caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from Josh Allen on the first possession of the second half. It broke a 3-3 halftime tie, giving the Bills a 10-3 lead with 9:29 remaining in the third quarter. The Bills took...

Getty Images The Ravens were within 9 yards of tying the Bills. A hundred and one yards later, they are down 17-3. On third-and-goal, Lamar Jackson tried to hit Mark Andrews over the middle. Instead, Jackson threw a perfect pass to Taron Johnson, who ran 101 yards the other way. Johnson’s...

Getty Images Lamar Jackson headed to the locker room after taking a high-low hit on the final play of the third quarter. Center Patrick Mekari, who has had a problem with shotgun snaps all night, sent a snap over Jackson’s head. As Jackson scrambled to pick up the ball and attempt to throw it...

Getty Images It is up to Tyler Huntley to bring the Ravens back if they are to come back. Lamar Jackson has been ruled out with a concussion. He will not return tonight. The Ravens trail 17-3. Center Patrick Mekari sent a snap over Jackson’s head on the final play of the third quarter. As...

Getty Images It wasn’t pretty. In fact, at times, it was downright ugly. But Buffalo undoubtedly will consider Saturday’s 17-3 victory over the Ravens a thing of beauty. Indeed, the city is celebrating like it’s 1993. That’s the last time the Bills made the AFC Championship Game. Next...

Getty Images On Saturday night, the Bills host the Ravens. And Bills quarterback Josh Allen has one word to describe the Baltimore defense. “Disruptive,” Allen recently told Chris Simms. “They’ll bring in five big guys, drop the two guys on the left side, and bring two little guys. And it’s...

Getty Images The Ravens listed cornerback Marcus Peters (back) and right tackle D.J. Fluker (knee) as questionable for Saturday night’s divisional playoff game against the Bills. Both will play. Peters returned to a limited practice Thursday after sitting out the first two practices of the...

Getty Images Mark Ingram‘s time with the Ravens is, as a practical matter, over. Yes, he’s still on the team. Yes, he’d possibly play again this year if a rash of injuries forced him into the lineup. But if there was any doubt about his future, there should be none now. Adam Schefter of...

Getty Images All four playoff games will have fans in the stands this weekend, all at much less than stadium capacity as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make life very different than normal. The smallest crowd will be in New Orleans, where the Saints will host 3,500 fans against the...

Getty Images Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll may be the next head coach of the Chargers. Daboll has emerged as the favorite for the Chargers, vacancy, according to reports from both the Orange County Register and ESPN. The Chargers can’t officially hire Daboll until the Bills’...

Getty Images As of Sunday night, the NFL postseason will shrink to four teams, with three games to play. The NFL is determined to have those final games not impacted by COVID-19. Per a league source, the NFL will send monitors to each of the final four teams to ensure full compliance with...

Getty Images The Bills have added a pair of players to their active roster for Saturday’s playoff matchup with the Ravens. The team has promoted running back Antonio Williams and cornerback Dane Jackson from the practice squad. Williams joins the roster rather than Devonta Freeman, who joined...

Getty Images After the Titans beat the Ravens in the playoffs last season, then-Titans defensive back Logan Ryan said that the team came up with their defensive plan by watching tape of a Week 14 game between Baltimore and Buffalo. The Bills lost that game 24-17, but they held Ravens...