Bills v Ravens was supposed to be about two stars. It was settled by a brutal drop
All the talk coming into Sunday was about Josh Allen v Lamar Jackson. But it’s often errors rather than brilliance that decide big games
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Kansas City Chiefs move one step closer to Super Bowl return as Washington Commanders shock Detroit Lions
Commanders overwhelm Lions 45-31 in playoff stunner
Malachy Clerkin: Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen make this an unmissable NFL playoff weekend
Impending battle between quarterbacks for the Ravens and Bills enables season’s two most exciting players to face off
NFL divisional round playoff predictions: how do you beat the No 1 seeds?
The weekend action starts with Kansas City's first playoff game in their bid for a three-peat and ends with a blockbuster meeting of MVP candidate
Lamar Jackson v Josh Allen: how two geniuses somehow got even better
The quarterbacks are the NFL’s puppet masters, manipulating defences in a way that is borderline unprecedented
New England Patriots appoint former player Mike Vrabel as new head coach
49-year-old found success as head coach of Tennessee Titans and will replace Jerod Mayo, who was fired last week
Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans advance in NFL wildcard games
Derrick Henry rushes for almost 200 yards and scores two touchdowns against Pittsburgh Steelers
Flutter profits hit as US gamblers win big on NFL games
Paddy Power and FanDuel owner says results were most ‘customer friendly’ since launch of online sports betting
Down’s Charlie Smyth to remain with New Orleans Saints
Former Down under-20 goalkeeper signs new two-year deal with the Saints
The NFL’s bogus playoff seeding system penalises the more deserving
The 14-3 Vikings and 12-5 Commanders will open the playoffs on the road because the NFL rewards even the most middling of division winners
The Aaron Rodgers Experience hits a new low – and the Jets must move on
The experiment with the 41-year-old quarterback has been a slow-motion car wreck. After Sunday’s latest catastrophic loss, it’s clearer than ever the Jets must turn the page
Andy Quinn: The ex-Connacht and Blackrock outhalf trying to make it in the NFL
Student switched from rugby to attend NFL Academy in Loughborough and has earned a scholarship to kick and punt at Boston College
Michael Penix Jr’s sterling debut gives Atlanta sorely needed hope. What took so long?
The Atlanta rookie finally took over for Kirk Cousins and showed the Falcons what they have been missing for almost two months: a legitimate starting quarterback
Patrick Mahomes shrugs off ankle problem as Chiefs beat Texans to close on AFC top seed
Ravens end losing streak against Steelers to book playoff spot in AFC North
Sam Darnold’s career season means the Minnesota Vikings face a tough decision
Brought to Minnesota to be a bridge to the next generation, the quarterback is now leading one of the hottest teams in the league
Money a whole different ball game as NFL and GAA eye Croke Park game
The GAA need to ask that their unique contribution to the nation’s wellbeing is suitably recognised by government and Revenue
Why can’t NFL players hold on to the ball before they score touchdowns?
Rash of embarrassing incidents at the goalline threatened to cost teams dearly on Sunday
Bill Belichick has nothing left to prove in American football. So why is he starting again in college?
Belichick’s move is unprecedented, in his 49-year coaching career, he has never worked outside the NFL
Ulster’s Aaron Sexton picked to participate in NFL’s IPP programme for 2025
Sexton will go in a different pathway to that of kickers like Charlie Smyth, working out as a wide receiver/returner
$1 for a ticket to watch the New York Giants suddenly seems a little overpriced
NFL wrap: Sam Darnold shoots the lights out for the Vikings; Puka Nacua toes the line; Mahomes and Chiefs scrape another win
Denver paid Russell Wilson $84m to go away. Now he could be heading for a title
The quarterback was on the scrapheap after a humiliating time with the Broncos. But he has been revived under Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh
Builder knows best? The Apple gamble that paid off big
NFL star Rob Gronkowski has seen the value of his accidental investment multiply over the last decade
Did Austin Seibert just suffer the most agonising few minutes in NFL history?
In the dying moments of a crucial game against a hated rival, the Washington Commanders kicker was subjected to a brutal series of humiliations
Dallas Cowboys suffer fifth straight defeat at the hands of Texans
It wrapped up a bad night for the Cowboys after debris fell from their stadium’s roof as it was opened before the game
After the Chiefs’ first loss in 337 days, the AFC’s elite are as close as ever
On an afternoon that saw Pittsburgh hold off Baltimore and Buffalo end Kansas City’s perfect season, the AFC’s top tier is tightly packed
Angry teammates and redemption: NFL week 10 showed kickers matter
Wild Sunday for kickers as their errors and heroics helped decide several games
NFL commissioner confirms talks for game in Ireland next year
Roger Goodell confirms plans are being discussed for 2025, with Dublin the likely venue
‘Whenever he scored the place was jumping’: Swatragh out in force to watch Derry’s Jude McAtamney make NFL debut
Former Derry U20 becomes first Irish-born player to score in the NFL since 1985
Ireland’s Jude McAtamney makes his NFL debut for New York Giants
Former Derry under-20 footballer becomes first Irish player to score a point in the NFL in 39 years
Watch parties, clinics and Guinness: How the NFL is building a fan base in Ireland
‘The goal is not to be the travelling circus and turn up and then go away again ... It’s about putting roots down’
Jayden Daniels’s Hail Mary play lifts Commanders over Bears
NFL round-up: Browns shock Ravens to end a five-game losing streak; Chiefs beat Raiders to go 7-0
The Browns’ sad and seedy Deshaun Watson era nears its predictable endpoint
The QB’s injury confirmed what most of us already knew: the Browns’ decision to give him $230m was the worst in NFL history
NFL American Football game in Dublin under ‘active consideration’ - Minister
Ministers rule out dedicated coordination agency at launch of major sports event policy framework
‘Question marks’ hang over economic benefits of a Dublin NFL game
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said there is ‘no doubt’ Ireland will host a game ‘soon’
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