Melissa Jacobs

The postseason kicks off on Saturday. Our writers pick the dark horses, players to watch and make their tips for the NFL’s championship game

On the heels of another sports year that was chock full of surprises, Guardian US contributors make their bold predictions for the months to come

The Aaron Rodgers experiment has been a slow-motion car wreck in New York. After Sunday’s latest catastrophic loss, it’s clearer than ever the Jets must turn the page

The Giants have some promising players but it’s hard to believe that the team’s current ownership will appoint the right staff to halt fans’ misery

It was a wild Sunday for kickers as their errors and heroics helped decide several games. Don’t let anyone tell you the position is dull

The Jaguars temporarily rebranded their home in honor of their quarterback. But it merely highlighted how he has fallen short of expectations

The NFL season kicks off on Thursday night. Which rookies will impress? Will Aaron Rodgers make it out of the first quarter? And who will win it all?

Underneath the Super Bowl wins and coaching records and the paparazzi swooning over the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift relationship is a different, more sinister narrative

The Chiefs kicker thinks women are best advised to stay at home. He won’t be happy that female employees have become a crucial part of the NFL

Girls are much more likely than boys to drop out of competitive sports. It’s little wonder when revealing kits are highlighted on the global stage

Buffalo fans have come to fear two things in the postseason: kickers and Patrick Mahomes. Both of them made their presence felt on Sunday night

In a season where even the best teams have flaws, the veteran quarterback only needs to be competent when he has a brilliant defense backing him up

The retired NFL great’s brutal assessment was harsh. But as GMs try to hack the cap by relying on rookie QBs before they’re ready, the results are no surprise

San Francisco have lost three in a row but even with a downturn in form, their recently concussed quarterback should have been benched for the day

Sean McVay’s team were always going to suffer in the long-term after trading away draft picks for quick success. How will it affect an already shaky fanbase?

There has been some debate about the identity of the best quarterback in the NFL in recent weeks. Events on Sunday night put that question to bed

Roger Goodell waited for an hour after Damar Hamlin’s on-field collapse on Monday before suspending the game. It was the shameful act of a commissioner who’s always led from behind

Josh Allen and his team had a 27-10 lead in the third quarter on Sunday. The quarterback must shoulder much of the blame for the chaos that followed

The 45-year-old had nothing to prove and plenty to lose by coming back from retirement. And now he’s stuck with a team that looks unable to support him

That Watson is allowed to take the field this season is frankly horrifying and an affront to Browns fans with a moral compass