Sign up for NFL+ to watch The Insiders every Monday-Friday at noon ET for more exclusive reports. The Atlanta Falcons still have a shot at a NFC South title entering Sunday’s regular-season finale against the New Orleans Saints, and there continues to be support in the building for head coach Arthur Smith and his staff…
The curtain fell on the Jets’ disappointing 2023 season on Sunday with a bittersweet 17-3 victory over the New England Patriots. Now, the focus shifts to preventing the same outcome — a 7-10 record and third-place finish in the AFC East — from happening again in 2024. Such work begins with reflection and evaluation of…
The New York Giants will be looking for a new defensive coordinator in 2024. Don “Wink” Martindale has resigned as Big Blue’s DC, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday, per sources informed of the situation. Martindale joined the Giants under Brian Daboll in 2022 after four years as the Baltimore Ravens’ defensive coordinator. Earlier…
The Jordan Love era in Green Bay has begun with a playoff berth. Love became the first quarterback in Packers history to reach the playoffs in his first year as the full-time starter after Green Bay defeated the rival Bears 17-9 on Sunday to clinch a playoff berth. In a mercurial 9-8 campaign, the Packers…
Bill Belichick’s 24th season in New England came to an official end on Sunday following a 17-3 defeat to the New York Jets — a game thought to be possibly his final one as Patriots head coach. Belichick declined to speak about his future during his postgame news conference. “As far as the future goes,…
From the No. 177 selection in the 2023 NFL Draft to No. 1 in the rookie record books, Puka Nacua has become an instant sensation. Nacua, the Los Angeles Rams fifth-round pick, set a new rookie record for receiving yards during Sunday’s 21-20 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Nacua surpassed Bill Groman’s 1960 rookie…
Detroit aimed to better its NFC seeding on Sunday and paid a price in the process. Lions tight end Sam LaPorta suffered a hyperextended knee and a bone bruise in the team’s 30-20 win over the Minnesota Vikings and is likely to miss some time, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per sources. “The best…
There’s certainly no love lost between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons after Sunday’s regular-season finale. With the victory well in hand, New Orleans lined up in victory formation 1 yard away from the end zone, giving every appearance that they’d take the honorable route and kneel out the game. Instead, Saints backup quarterback…
After clinching a playoff spot with a 23-19 win over the Colts on Saturday, the Houston Texans have now clinched the AFC South title for the first time since 2019 with help from a division rival. Houston clinched the AFC South title and conference’s No. 4 seed thanks to the Jaguars’ 28-20 loss to the…
There’s a three-peat in Tampa. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers secured their third consecutive NFC South title — and fourth straight playoff appearance — with Sunday’s 9-0 win over the Carolina Panthers. Off to the playoffs as the NFC’s No. 4 seed, the Bucs could have wrapped up the division in Week 17 but lost to…
