- Flacco went undrafted last year and was not signed to an NFL training camp roster, though he reportedly worked out for the Arizona Cardinals.
- Here are The Baltimore Sun’s first-round projections for the 2021 NFL draft, which begins April 29.
- Half a century ago, the Colts won their first and only Super Bowl for Baltimore. They won it at the wire. And they atoned, in part, for their defeat in Super Bowl III, an upset by the New York Jets that had hounded them.
- The Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff flameout cost offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner and two assistants their jobs.
- Here’s how the remaining playoff teams stack up, with a look at their strengths and weaknesses as they fight for a spot in Super Bowl LV on Feb. 7 in Tampa, Florida.
- “Recently, I was offered an opportunity to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which I was flattered by out of respect for what the honor represents and admiration for prior recipients,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick wrote in a statement. “Subsequently, the tragic events of last week occurred and the decision has been made not to move forward with the award.”
- Tom Brady threw for 381 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers past Washington 31-23 in their NFC wild-card game
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- Here are The Baltimore Sun staff picks for the NFL playoffs, which begin this weekend with the wild-card round.
- Alex Smith threw two touchdown passes and Washington beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 20-14, on Sunday night to capture the lowly NFC East.
- Almost everything has changed since Washington faced the Eagles in the season opener
- The penultimate week of the NFL season decided plenty, from division titles to playoff seedings to fantasy football championships. It also might have decided the winner of the Most Valuable Player award.
- Dwayne Haskins, the second-year quarterback out of Ohio State, was released by the Washington Football Team on Monday.
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- The debate between Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers for the 2020 NFL Most Valuable Player award is heating up, but there’s a third candidate who could vault himself into the discussion with a strong final push.
- Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and safety Taron Johnson returned an interception 51 yards for a score in the Buffalo Bills’ 26-15 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night.
- All the bitterness and anger that characterized Trent Williams’ final year in Washington when he sat out the 2019 season, feuded with management and ultimately forced a trade to San Francisco are in the past
- For decades, the Baltimore Colts’ first NFL championship — a 23-17 win over the New York Giants in sudden-death overtime in 1958 — has been touted in football as “the greatest game ever played.” The victors knew otherwise.
- Alex Smith threw for 296 yards and a touchdown, Dustin Hopkins kicked a tiebreaking 45-yard field goal with 2:04 remaining and Washington beat the Steelers, 23-17, on Monday night.
- Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns can do more than just run the ball, and the NFL’s longest active playoff drought is moving closer to an end after 18 seasons.
- What seemed to be a wide-open race for the NFL Most Valuable Player award now looks like a one-horse race as the season hits the homestretch.
- George Nock, a running back at Morgan State University who became a renowned artist and sculptor, has died.
- After Burrow was carted off with a likely season-ending left knee injury, Chase Young and 36-year-old Alex Smith helped Washington beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 20-9, to stay in the thick of the NFC East race.
- There was one unforgettable moment from Week 10 of the NFL season, and it might be at the top of the highlight reel for the league’s next Most Valuable Player.
- The veteran Pittsburgh quarterback threw for a season-high 333 yards and four touchdowns despite being forced to stay away from the team facility all week because of COVID-19 protocols.
- While the reigning NFL Most Valuable Player is struggling, the 2018 winner is making a strong case to reclaim the award. Here’s a look at who’s trending up in the race for MVP through Week 8.