The NFC South hasn't had a Super Bowl contender since the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers made back-to-back appearances in the 2015-16 seasons. The division hasn't produced a double-digit regular-season winner in three of the past four seasons, with the Panthers limping to a wild-card berth after the Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints in the 2025 regular-season finale, eliminating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from the playoffs.
The NFL's Most Valuable Player award will very likely come down to Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and Patriots quarterback Drake Maye. Even if you agree that they were the two most valuable players in the league this season -- spoiler alert, I do not! -- there are several interesting questions beyond those two. While the NFL's MVP almost has to be a quarterback,
While wearing a Seattle Seahawks jersey during a recent appearance on his 4th-and-1 podcast, Newton said the Patriots' path through these playoffs hasn't been very challenging. "The New England Patriots have had the easiest road to the Super Bowl in NFL history. Go argue with your mama," said Newton. The No. 2-seeded Patriots are one win away from appearing in Super Bowl LX after a pair of victories at Gillette Stadium over the past two weeks.
It took until his final draft to truly redeem himself, selecting CB Christian Gonzalez, WRs Kayshon Boutte and DeMario Douglas, and punter Bryce Baringer. They have all turned out far better than expected and remain with the team this season. Unfortunately, the lone year under Jerod Mayo wasn't as successful beyond QB Drake Maye, meaning the new regime led by Mike Vrabel had to hit on their picks in 2024.
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Would the Raiders entertain a trade for the No. 1 pick? I doubt it. It's hard to imagine the Raiders passing on Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, especially after ownership, including Tom Brady, attended the College Football Playoff National Championship. After Geno Smith's rough 2025 season, the Raiders need to bring in a young signal-caller who can grow with running back Ashton Jeanty and tight end Brock Bowers.
He was also fluent in what boorish men call "locker-room talk" (like when he told a reader that his friends "lost the ability to call themselves guys the moment they allowed a female in their football fantasy league"), but his brazenness about sports usually came off as bravery, and for that he became one of ESPN's most valuable stars.
