With the postseason set to kick off Saturday afternoon with a matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and Houston Texans at NRG Stadium, Sports Illustrated compiled a list of the five players and coaches with the most to prove during this year's trek to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

After sticking behind Kirk Cousins for most of the season, Michael Penix Jr. took the starting spot and made a show of it. In his final three games of the season, Penix completed 58 passes for 737 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for a touchdown.

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers believes he has played his final season of college football. When asked by ESPN's Pete Thamel if he expects to play in the

The defensive player of the year often is a guy who gets a lot of sacks or a lot of interceptions. Broncos Patrick Surtain II did neither. He was still the finest defensive player in the NFL for the 2024 season. And so Surtain is the PFT 2024 NFL defensive player of the year.

The hard deadline for college football underclassmen to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft is Jan. 15, but even into late January, players will be making decisions about their future. Thanks to the expanded College Football Playoff,

According to WAFB in Baton Rogue, LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy might be in serious trouble. Lacy recently declared for the 2025 NFL draft and has the athletic potential to be a Top 50 pick. But if the reports are true,

Here’s how overtime works in the postseason, according to the NFL rulebook: Overtime comes into play if both teams are tied by the end of the fourth quarter. After a three minute intermission (or less), an extra 15 minutes will be added to the clock — instead of the typical 10 minutes fans see in the regular season.

If the All-Pro voting is a preview of the MVP ballotting, then Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is in line to finish ahead of Josh Allen. The

Kyren Lacy, one of the top receiver prospects in the draft, is wanted for negligent homicide in connection with a deadly crash last month, state police announced Friday.

How much is home-field advantage worth toward the NFL point spread? The Athletic's Ben Fawkes did a deep dive to find out.