https://www.scmp.com/rss/323870/feed The NFL play-offs, also known as the post-season, is a series of knockout games between NFL divisional champions and wild-card winners from the 2016 NFL Season to determine who will compete in the Super Bowl. The play-offs are contested between January 7 and Sunday February 5 when Super Bowl 51 will be played out at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The jersey stolen from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady after last month’s Super Bowl has been found, authorities confirmed Monday, pointing the finger of blame at a journalist from a Mexican newspaper for the theft. The NFL said in a statement that Brady’s jersey – worth an estimated $500,000 – and a second jersey worn by the quarterback at the 2015 Super Bowl were recovered in Mexico following an FBI-led probe. A helmet believed to belong to Von Miller, the Most Valuable Player at... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2080732/fbi-cracks-curious-case-tom-bradys-missing-super-bowl-jersey-its?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2080732/fbi-cracks-curious-case-tom-bradys-missing-super-bowl-jersey-its?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Mar 2017 03:34:00 +0000 I will try to keep this as brief as possible because rumour has it that millennials possess seriously truncated attention spans. You’re all so damn busy going viral, but all I want is three or four minutes of your time, in particular from the Chowder Head descendant, those millennials of Boston and New England whose sole living memories are entirely rooted in this century. Congratulations, you hit pay dirt. Your sense of entitlement is now historically on par with the most exalted Roman... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2070080/how-youth-new-england-became-most-entitled-offspring-roman-empire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2070080/how-youth-new-england-became-most-entitled-offspring-roman-empire?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Feb 2017 06:15:45 +0000 Fox Television’s broadcast of Super Bowl LI on Sunday night drew 111.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen data released by the network on Monday, the smallest audience for the National Football League’s title game in four years. The contest included a thrilling finish, with the New England Patriots staging a comeback to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football league’s first-ever Super Bowl overtime. The Patriots returned from a 25-point deficit and quarterback Tom Brady, 39, won... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2068689/nfl-super-bowl-draws-lower-tv-ratings-despite-thrilling-overtime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2068689/nfl-super-bowl-draws-lower-tv-ratings-despite-thrilling-overtime?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Feb 2017 02:29:24 +0000 As millions around the world settled into couches and tuned into the Super Bowl on big-screen TVs on Sunday, fans in China watched the New England Patriots stun the Atlanta Falcons on mobile phones and tablets – on their way to work. The National Football League is looking to score with viewers in China, where games often start during morning rush hour, via a push online. For the first time, the Super Bowl streamed live on popular messaging platform Sina Weibo. The stakes are high for the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2068500/tom-brady-and-patriots-super-bowl-win-lures-rush-hour-crowd-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2068500/tom-brady-and-patriots-super-bowl-win-lures-rush-hour-crowd-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Feb 2017 11:15:00 +0000 Tom Brady thinks his Super Bowl jersey has been picked off. The Patriots quarterback, selected the MVP of New England’s 34-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, couldn’t find his game-worn No. 12 jersey in the locker room after the big win. He told a Patriots equipment manager that he remembered placing it in his locker, adding that “someone stole it.” After looking through his bags to no avail, Brady told owner Robert Kraft that “someone stole my game jersey.” Hey can someone give Tom Brady his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2068484/tom-brady-says-super-bowl-game-jersey-was-stolen-new-england?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2068484/tom-brady-says-super-bowl-game-jersey-was-stolen-new-england?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Feb 2017 10:00:30 +0000 Well, Atlanta, there’s nothing left to say. The city once known as “Loserville” was cruising towards its first Super Bowl championship, leading Tom Brady and the mighty New England Patriots by 25 points. TWENTY-FIVE! Back in Atlanta, the city was all ready to bust loose in a celebration like no other, seemingly assured of finally putting to rest its history of sports flops. Then, it happened. The greatest flop of them all. This one will take a long, long time to get over. Brady engineered a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2068469/falcons-super-bowl-flop-against-new-england-patriots-new-low?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2068469/falcons-super-bowl-flop-against-new-england-patriots-new-low?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Feb 2017 09:00:45 +0000 Tom Brady led one of the greatest comebacks in sport, let alone Super Bowl history, lifting New England from 25-points down to the Patriots’ fifth NFL championship in the game’s first overtime finish. The Patriots scored 19 points in the final quarter, including a pair of 2-point conversions, then marched relentlessly to James White’s 2-yard touchdown run in overtime beating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 Sunday night. Brady, the first quarterback with five Super Bowl rings, guided the Patriots... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2068371/new-england-patriots-claim-super-bowl-after-thrilling-overtime-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2068371/new-england-patriots-claim-super-bowl-after-thrilling-overtime-win?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Feb 2017 03:30:15 +0000 Monday morning sees the culmination of another thrilling American Football season as the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots face off at Super Bowl LI in Houston, Texas. A global audience of 114.4 million people watched the game last year and more are expected to tune in for the action from the NRG Stadium this year. So will you be one of them? The Patriots are big favourites with the bookies at $1.7 and you can get $2.37 on the Falcons stopping Tom Brady’s New England winning a fifth... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2068223/what-time-does-super-bowl-51-start-hong-kong-and-how-can-i-watch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2068223/what-time-does-super-bowl-51-start-hong-kong-and-how-can-i-watch?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Feb 2017 09:17:53 +0000 Roger Goodell is happy to let Deflategate go but it was clear on Wednesday some others are not yet ready to move on as the NFL commissioner was grilled about his motives around the deflated football scandal. More than two years after New England quarterback Tom Brady was accused of tampering with footballs used during the AFC Championship game, Patriots fans still bristle at the cheating accusations directed at them. After a probe determined Brady was “generally aware” of a plot to break rules,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2067455/roger-goodell-says-nfl-moving-deflategate-drama-ahead-super-bowl?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2067455/roger-goodell-says-nfl-moving-deflategate-drama-ahead-super-bowl?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Feb 2017 04:51:24 +0000 Quarterback Matt Ryan led a dominant offensive display as the Atlanta Falcons crushed the Green Bay Packers 44-21 on Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl for only the second time in franchise history. The Falcons, who will play either the New England Patriots or Pittsburgh Steelers in the February 5 NFL showpiece, laid the foundations for an emphatic NFC Championship victory with a first half performance. The Falcons surged into a 24-0 half-time lead after overwhelming the Packers defence with... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2064542/atlanta-falcons-rout-green-bay-packers-seal-nfc-championship-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2064542/atlanta-falcons-rout-green-bay-packers-seal-nfc-championship-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Jan 2017 02:09:52 +0000 This time it was a catch, and another win for the Green Bay Packers. Call it a “Half Mary” from Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers threw a 36-yard pass to a toe-dragging Jared Cook on the sideline, and Mason Crosby kicked a 51-yard field goal as time expired, sending the Packers to the NFC championship game with their eighth straight win while thwarting a huge Dallas rally in a 34-31 victory in the divisional round of the play-offs on Sunday night. The throw on the run from Rodgers to Cook – confirmed on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2062442/clutch-aaron-rodgers-leads-green-bay-packers-past-rallying-dallas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2062442/clutch-aaron-rodgers-leads-green-bay-packers-past-rallying-dallas?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Jan 2017 01:47:58 +0000 Aaron Rodgers matched a Green Bay play-off record with four touchdown passes on Sunday while Le’Veon Bell ran for a Pittsburgh play-off record 167 yards and two touchdowns to spark first-round home routs. The Packers stretched their NFL win streak to seven games by ripping the New York Giants 38-13 as Rodgers threw for 362 yards and four TDs. Also matching a one-game Packers mark was Randall Cobb, who hauled in three touchdown throws, including a spectacular “Hail Mary” desperation toss to end... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2060466/green-bay-packers-and-pittsburgh-steelers-advance-home-play-romps?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2060466/green-bay-packers-and-pittsburgh-steelers-advance-home-play-romps?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Jan 2017 03:15:00 +0000 The formula that has led the Seattle Seahawks to unmatched success over the past five seasons returned. A healthy dose of Thomas Rawls rumbling on the ground. A few timely throws by Russell Wilson helped by some remarkable catches. And a defence that never allowed Detroit a sniff of the end zone. Rawls rushed for a franchise play-off-record 161 yards, Paul Richardson made one of the catches of the year for his first career postseason touchdown, and the Seahawks beat the Lions 26-6 on Sunday... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2060312/rumbling-thomas-rawls-leads-solid-seattle-seahawks-past-detroit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2060312/rumbling-thomas-rawls-leads-solid-seattle-seahawks-past-detroit?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Jan 2017 04:45:15 +0000 Brock Osweiler finally looked like the player Houston spent US$72 million on after throwing for a touchdown and running for another to lead the Texans to a 27-14 wild card play-off win over the Oakland Raiders on Saturday. Osweiler, who was benched last month, got his job back this week with Tom Savage out with a concussion, and played his best game of the season to give the Texans their first play-off victory since the 2012 season. Houston and their top-ranked defence, led by Jadeveon Clowney... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2060308/brock-osweiler-returns-lead-houston-texans-27-14-wild-card-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2060308/brock-osweiler-returns-lead-houston-texans-27-14-wild-card-win?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Jan 2017 04:30:00 +0000