While some could be tempted to compare him to Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes, Commanders guard Nick Allegretti refused to do so — at least for now. Allegretti played with Mahomes from 2019-23 before joining Washington this season.
Jayden Daniels, meet Slinging Sammy Baugh. The Commanders’ dynamic rookie quarterback accomplished a feat in his playoff debut that no quarterback in the NFL had done since Baugh during the franchise’s first season in Washington in 1937.
Nick Wright takes a look at the Divisional Round bracket and breaks down why both sides can be epic, from the Kansas City Chiefs' first action since Week 17 to Jayden Daniels facing the Detroit Lions and the Philadelphia Eagles continuing their
The Chiefs are 8-0 with Mahomes in the divisional and wild-card rounds. They’re 6-0 against the spread in their past six playoff games. But Kansas City is 22-32-3 ATS as a favorite of at least seven points with Mahomes, including 0-5-1 this season.
That includes four members of the 2018 draft class: Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson. This is the fifth time that four QBs from the same draft class started in the same postseason, with the 2018 class also doing it last season, when Mason Rudolph got the nod instead of Darnold.
However, even if the Chiefs win, both the Ravens and Bills have shown they can hang with Kansas City. Baltimore came within a toe (and two-point conversion) of beating the Chiefs on the road in Week 1, and the Bills gave Kansas City its lone loss with Mahomes this season.
NFL playoff predictions, picks for Saturday's Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions games. Who wins today?
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Can Houston’s offensive line protect C.J. Stroud? Can the Rams slow down Saquon Barkey? Can the Commanders stop Jared Goff & Co.?
The Oregon Ducks 2023 Heisman Trophy finalist and Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix will play at the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. PT. As for the