Tua Tagovailoa has been named the Atlanta Falcons’ starting quarterback for Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team announced Monday. The decision comes after Tagovailoa’s months-long competition with Michael Penix Jr., who started nine games for the Falcons in 2025 before suffering a season-ending torn ACL in November. Prior to the injury, Penix had…
The wait is over. It’s been seven months since Seattle and New England met in a surprising Super Bowl matchup. And now they’re squaring off again, on a Wednesday no less, to kick off the new NFL season. It’s one of a few games in Week 1 that promises to shake up the league hierarchy…
As the NFL season hits full stride, teams are already grappling with the brutal, unavoidable side effects of the game. Physicality is an unavoidable part of the NFL and as the season gets underway, the injury report is already filling up. From training camp setbacks to mid-week practice tweaks, availability can change a team’s trajectory…
Matthew Stafford had his best year as a pro last season, posting video-game numbers as he nearly led the Los Angeles Rams to a second Super Bowl appearance in his five seasons with the team. Even more impressive, Stafford did it with a balky back at 37 that forced him to miss a large portion…
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua is expected to play in the team’s Week 1 opener against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night, head coach Sean McVay announced. Nacua has been managing psoas soreness while also facing potential discipline under the NFL’s personal conduct policy for off-field behavior. The wide receiver suffered the…
Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith is coming back for a 15th season. The Vikings announced Saturday that they had agreed to terms on a deal with the six-time Pro Bowl selection who has spent his entire career in Minnesota. Terms weren’t disclosed. Smith had indicated at the end of last season that he wasn’t sure…
The Seattle Seahawks were largely dominant en route to winning the Super Bowl last season. Now, can they become the second team in the last two decades to go back-to-back? Well, the oddsmakers don’t think the Seahawks are the frontrunners entering the 2026 NFL season. In fact, they have one of the Seahawks’ top divisional…
If you were building an NFL team from the ground up, where would you start? The obvious answer is “quarterback.” This is a QB-driven league, and the quickest path to a championship is finding a franchise passer. That’s typically the case, at least. But the 2025 season showed other ways to build a contender. Teams…
The Cincinnati Bengals have missed the playoffs in three consecutive seasons, but superstar quarterback Joe Burrow is convinced that drought will end this year. “I just want to win this year. I just want to win. The rest will take care of itself. I think we’ll break a bunch of records eventually, but I think…
We all have our own routines and superstitions when it comes to traveling, and that’s apparent when you look at the way the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams have planned their upcoming trips to Melbourne, Australia. While Rams head coach Sean McVay has been coy in discussing how his team will travel for…
