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Ranking the five NFL MVP finalists: How top candidates stack up, plus each player's standout moment
Who will be named the MVP of the 2022 season? Our expert panel voted on the top candidates, including four quarterbacks and a standout receiver.
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QB BATTLE THAT UNLOCKED MAHOMES
Patrick Mahomes and the most important quarterback battle in football history
Before he backed up Davis Webb at Texas Tech, and then Alex Smith with the Chiefs, Mahomes duked it out with his best friend in what might be the most important QB competition in the history of football.
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
49ERS-EAGLES: 3 P.M. ET ON SUNDAY
How Eagles OT Lane Johnson found his happiness after nearly quitting the game
Johnson hasn't given up a sack in more than two seasons, but he came close to leaving football behind at the peak of his dominance.
49ers' Brock Purdy would make history with win over Eagles
Purdy is in the company of four other rookie quarterbacks who have reached the conference-championship round.
DAILY WAGER PICKS
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK
Why Doug Kezirian is laying the points with the Eagles
Why Tyler Fulghum is backing the Bengals
PANTHERS MAKE COACHING DECISION
Why Dan Orlovsky loves Carolina's hire of Frank Reich
HOW THESE TEAMS CAN CONTEND AGAIN
Barnwell: Ranking seven teams that can make the 2023 playoffs with the right offseason moves
Seven teams that made the 2021 postseason failed to return this season. Let's rank their likelihood of making it back in 2023.
HOT TOPICS
Stephen A., Orlovsky get fired up over Micah Parsons' tweets
Stephen A. blasts the Jets for hiring Nathaniel Hackett
SHOULD DALLAS PART WAYS WITH DAK?
Why Bart Scott thinks the Cowboys have to move on from Dak Prescott
STRUGGLING TO BREAK THROUGH
Who's to blame for the Bills' playoff shortcomings?
The Bills have become perennial contenders who can't break through. The season presented unique challenges but improving could get tougher from here.
Top Headlines
- Panthers choose Reich over Wilks to be new HC
- Quinn returning to Cowboys after HC interviews
- 49ers' McCaffrey: 'Zero' chance he's not playing
- Bengals confident for title game at 'Burrowhead'
- Mahomes: First practice 'better than I expected'
- Jets hire ex-Broncos coach Hackett as new OC
- NFL, Players Coalition deal has new $15M grant
- USFL signee Lemonier, ex-Lions LB, dies at 25
- Mel Kiper unveils first 2023 mock draft
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2023 NFL mock draft: Mel Kiper's first-round predictions for 31 picks
Mel Kiper Jr. predicts every first-round pick in April's draft. Here's how he sees Round 1 shaking out.
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2023 NFL offseason: Key free agents, draft notes, predictions
Twenty-eight teams already are in the offseason. What must each do to have a better 2023 season?
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NFL playoff bracket: AFC, NFC, Super Bowl 2023 schedule, seeding
Wondering who won their divisional-round matchups or how to watch the conference championship games? We have you covered with seeding and the full schedule.
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2023 NFL draft order: Top 27 picks for the first round
Chicago will have its first No. 1 pick since 1947, with Houston and Arizona next at the top of Round 1.
