9:41 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — As Josh Allen lay on the turf at Highmark Stadium, there was nothing he could do but watch as the Miami Dolphins took advantage of the ball falling out of hands. After safety Eric Rowe blitzed Allen untouched, with running back Devin Singletary running right by

11:04 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — This season seemed different for Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. His team won 13 regular-season games, by far the most in his career. In Kevin O’Connell, he linked up with a coach who trusted him to throw more passes than he had ever thrown, with fewer schematic guardrails than he

1:51 AM ET CINCINNATI — The scene inside Paycor Stadium felt familiar following the Cincinnati Bengals‘ 24-17 playoff win over the Baltimore Ravens. It was also historic. With their win in the wild-card round, the Bengals have won a playoff game in back-to-back seasons for the first time in franchise history. Cincinnati, which reached the

12:33 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Safety Damar Hamlin watched his first Buffalo Bills game from his home in Buffalo since being discharged from the hospital, tweeting along and supporting the team from afar Sunday as it began the postseason with a 34-31 victory over the Miami Dolphins. Hamlin tweeted on Sunday,

4:52 AM ET Tua Tagovailoa is expected to return as the Miami Dolphins‘ starting quarterback for the 2023 season, league sources told ESPN. It was thought, had the Dolphins defeated the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, that Tagovailoa could have potentially been cleared from the concussion protocol and work his way back to the field this

11:13 PM ET Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Jamison Hensley Close Jamison Hensley ESPN Staff Writer University of Maryland graduate Lives in the Baltimore area with his wife and son CINCINNATI — Without Lamar

11:20 PM ET Brooke Pryor Close Brooke Pryor ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Seth Walder With just one game left in the wild-card round for the 2022 season, we have seven of eight NFL playoff divisional-round teams locked in. And

7:33 PM ET Brady Henderson Nick Wagoner Close Nick Wagoner ESPN Staff Writer Covered Rams for nine years for stlouisrams.com Previously covered University of Missouri football Member of Pro Football Writers of America SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After a tight first half, the San Francisco 49ers scored 25 unanswered points to open the second half,

11:51 PM ET Michael DiRocco Close Michael DiRocco ESPN Staff Writer Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University Multiple APSE award winner Lindsey Thiry Close Lindsey Thiry ESPN Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and

11:42 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trevor Lawrence was bad. Then he was really good. Then he was clutch. And now he and the rest of the Jacksonville Jaguars are playing another week Lawrence rebounded from an awful first half in which he threw four interceptions to throw four touchdown passes in the game’s final