The Chiefs are 1½-point favorites over the Bills in the AFC title game. The Eagles are favored by 5 over the Commanders in the NFC championship game.
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Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua put the spotlight on a Las Vegas elementary school during Sunday’s NFC divisional round game against the Eagles.
The Raiders will interview Commanders assistant general manager Lance Newmark for their general manager role Sunday. He also spent 26 years in Detroit.
Tom Brady’s role as Fox’s analyst for the Lions-Commanders game raised questions about a conflict of interest because of Detroit assistants Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn.
Bettors who backed the Chiefs as 9½-point favorites Saturday over the Texans suffered an excruciating loss when Kansas City took an intentional safety.
New UNLV offensive coordinator Corey Dennis reunited with his old college pal Darren Waller when he arrived in Las Vegas. Their bond dates to high school.
Whoever the Raiders hire as their new general manager will have to make several key decisions, including a new contract for Maxx Crosby and a new quarterback.
The Raiders need to wait out Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson in hopes that he will accept their head coaching position.
Ohio State is a consensus 8-point favorite over Notre Dame in Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship game. The consensus total is 45½.
A Raiders defensive assistant coach for the past three seasons is leaving to take an assistant position at USC alongside coach Lincoln Riley.
Bet365 sportsbook, which doesn’t operate in Nevada, has posted odds on the Raiders’ next coach and lists 11 candidates at odds of 14-1 or less.
Bruce Marshall is a handicapper for CBS Sportsline. Here are his notes and trends for Monday’s CFP championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame.
Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has emerged as the front-runner in the Raiders’ coaching search. Fans have plenty of questions as a result.
Tom Brady will be on the Lions-Commanders Fox telecast Saturday, a game that involves two Detroit coordinators who interviewed for the Raiders’ coaching job.
The Raiders continued their coaching search by interviewing former Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera on Friday in Las Vegas.
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