Linebacker Willie Gay was one of a handful of Chiefs players to leave the AFC Championship Game with an injury and early word on his outlook for the Super Bowl is positive. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that tests to determine the severity of Gay’s shoulder injury were encouraging. That’s left him feeling optimistic about [more] … [Read more...] about Report: Tests on Willie Gay’s shoulder were encouraging
Joe Burrow on Bengals-Chiefs trash talk: Makes football fun, it’s an emotional game
There was plenty of trash talk between the Bengals and Chiefs before, during and after the AFC Championship Game, but Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow says that’s not an indication that there’s any lack of respect among the players. Burrow said after the game that he thinks highly of the Chiefs and their players and accepts [more] … [Read more...] about Joe Burrow on Bengals-Chiefs trash talk: Makes football fun, it’s an emotional game
Tom Brady: Flags should only be thrown when violations are clear, obvious, and prolonged
The bigger the game, the louder the complaints about bad calls. And there were some loud complaints about bad calls from Sunday’s conference championship games. “It’s just the way sports are, you know, it’s just another thing for us to get emotional about,” Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said in the latest episode of his Let’s [more] … [Read more...] about Tom Brady: Flags should only be thrown when violations are clear, obvious, and prolonged
Report: Landon Dickerson is expected to play in Super Bowl after hurting elbow
One of the few things to go wrong for the Eagles in the NFC Championship Game involved left guard Landon Dickerson‘s elbow, but it doesn’t look like it will be an issue for the team at Super Bowl LVII. Dickerson injured his right elbow in the second half of the 31-7 win, but Jeff McLane [more] … [Read more...] about Report: Landon Dickerson is expected to play in Super Bowl after hurting elbow
Bengals-Chiefs averages 53.1 million viewers
The sequel did better than the original. Bengals-Chiefs AFC Championship 2.0 drew a bigger audience than Bengals-Chiefs 1.0. Per CBS, 53.124 million on average watched the game on Sunday night. It’s an 11-percent increase over last year’s game between the same two teams. The game peaked at nearly 59.374 million viewers, presumably late in the [more] … [Read more...] about Bengals-Chiefs averages 53.1 million viewers