The NFL is rigged … to make sure we watch. Even if each one knew its outcome was inevitable. Whether the final score of certain games involving Patrick Mahomes and the boyfriend of Taylor Swift is swayed in real time by in-game officiating and replay calls has yet to be determined. But there continue to be more reasons each week to believe it to be “more probable than not.” The Commonwealth charged Karen Read with second-degree murder using far less conclusive evidence than we have of Park Avenue putting its...

Brittany Mahomes celebrated with her husband Patrick Mahomes after the Kansas City Chiefs secured their third consecutive trip to the Super Bowl on Sunday. Following the Chiefs' AFC Championship win against the Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead Stadium -- a tight game with a closing score of 32-29 -- the couple was seen embracing on the field and sharing a kiss to mark the special moment. The pair were also showered with confetti in a video shared by the NFL's official Instagram account. Brittany Mahomes wasn't the only loved one cheering...

Ten media-centric thoughts, notes and takeaways off the NFL’s championship weekend 1. Network executives never root outwardly for teams, but I can assure you Fox brass liked seeing the Eagles advance to the Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon. They didn’t like that it came in a blowout, but I digress. The Philadelphia media market is the No. 4 largest media market by households in the U.S., as ranked by Nielsen as of 2025, and the Eagles are always a strong television draw. The NFC Championship was the key game as...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Josh Allen exited the visiting team’s media room at Arrowhead Stadium following his obligatory post-game news conference. He walked down the narrow hallway to the visitor’s locker room. Allen normally has a pep in his step when he’s going from place to place. At that moment, Allen took one slow step after another. He didn’t make eye contact with anyone, sporting a ghostly look as he approached his destination. He knew what he was walking into. He knew the grieving had already begun. The death of...

The matchup for Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans is officially set, as the NFL wrapped up its conference championship weekend, and as Kansas City seeks to become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls. Philadelphia sprinted past the Washington Commanders in a 55-23 drubbing to secure its fifth Super Bowl appearance in franchise history. And as the Eagles have done all season long, they relied on All-Pro running back Saquon Barkley to power through in the rushing game. In the AFC title game, the...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Most inside the Kansas City huddle knew the call before it came in. “I had an intuition,” defensive end George Karlaftis admitted later. “And I wasn’t the only one.” Cornerback Trent McDuffie heard it and grinned, then darted to the left side of the field and eagerly awaited the snap. He knew the stakes. He knew the assignment. He’d been waiting all game for the chance to chase down Josh Allen. Here it was. “I wanted that blitz,” McDuffie would say later, revisiting the pivotal play...