Mark Chichester

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The Buffalo Bills secured a hard-fought 27-25 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round on Sunday, advancing to the AFC Championship for the second time in quarterback Josh Allen's career.

By Mark Chichester Jan 19, 2025 10:14 pm EST Buffalo Bills Baltimore Ravens
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The Philadelphia Eagles punched their ticket to the NFC championship game with a 28-22 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, led by a dominant performance from Saquon Barkley and a clutch defensive stand late in the game.

By Mark Chichester Jan 19, 2025 6:38 pm EST Los Angeles Rams Philadelphia Eagles
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The Washington Commanders delivered a stunning 45-31 upset over the top-seeded Detroit Lions on Saturday night, earning their first trip to the NFC championship game in 33 years. 

By Mark Chichester Jan 19, 2025 12:07 am EST Washington Commanders Detroit Lions
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The Kansas City Chiefs secured a 23-14 victory over the Houston Texans on Saturday, advancing to the AFC championship game for the seventh straight season.

By Mark Chichester Jan 18, 2025 7:54 pm EST Houston Texans Kansas City Chiefs

Whether strength against strength, weakness against weakness or simply an individual war of great consequence, here is one matchup to pay close attention to in all four divisional round battles.

By Mark Chichester Jan 17, 2025 8:45 am EST
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All the numbers you need to know about the remaining contenders, from key team metrics to quarterback comparisons and the highest-graded players on each roster.

By Mark Chichester Jan 16, 2025 12:26 pm EST
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A look at the teams with the highest probability of winning the Super Bowl, per PFF's power rankings.

By Mark Chichester Jan 15, 2025 8:55 am EST
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Although there isn’t a signature PFF metric for “underratedness,” these 32 players would qualify based on how good their seasons were relative to wider discussion.

By Mark Chichester Jan 15, 2025 8:30 am EST
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The Buffalo Bills secured their fifth consecutive trip to the divisional round with a dominant 31-7 victory over the Denver Broncos in Sunday’s AFC wild-card matchup.

By Mark Chichester Jan 12, 2025 4:26 pm EST Buffalo Bills Denver Broncos
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The Houston Texans capitalized on a rare off day from Justin Herbert to edge the Los Angeles Chargers 23-17 in the wild-card round. 

By Mark Chichester Jan 11, 2025 8:34 pm EST Los Angeles Chargers Houston Texans

Take a look at what to watch during the NFL's six wild-card matchups.

By Mark Chichester Jan 10, 2025 6:30 am EST

Based on their regular-season performance, team talent level, coaching and experience, the Detroit Lions top the order of the teams with the best-to-worst shot of claiming victory in New Orleans.

By Mark Chichester Jan 10, 2025 6:09 am EST
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From the Patriots at the top to the Saints at the bottom of the cap space spectrum, here's one player every team should set its sights on for the 2025 NFL free agency period.

By Mark Chichester Jan 8, 2025 9:15 am EST

Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph headlines the 10 biggest snubs from this year's NFL Pro Bowl.

By Mark Chichester Jan 6, 2025 12:05 pm EST
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinched their fourth consecutive NFC South title with a 27-19 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. The win came after a dramatic rally from a 16-6 deficit, led by quarterback Baker Mayfield.

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Joe Milton III made an impressive NFL debut, passing for a touchdown and running for another as the New England Patriots defeated the AFC East champion Buffalo Bills 23-16 in Week 18.

By Mark Chichester Jan 5, 2025 6:08 pm EST Buffalo Bills New England Patriots
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Marcus Mariota delivered in the clutch, throwing a 5-yard touchdown pass to Terry McLaurin with just three seconds remaining to lift the Washington Commanders to a 23-19 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 18.

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The Houston Texans ended their two-game skid with a 23-14 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, gaining momentum heading into the AFC playoffs. 

By Mark Chichester Jan 5, 2025 4:59 pm EST Houston Texans Tennessee Titans

The Detroit Lions' play-action passing game against the Minnesota Vikings highlights the matchups to watch in the NFL in Week 18.

By Mark Chichester Jan 3, 2025 11:15 am EST

The projected draft order after Week 17, incorporating each team's ranks in EPA per play and EPA allowed per play to give a full picture of the current landscape.

By Mark Chichester Dec 30, 2024 9:00 am EST
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Mark Chichester is the managing editor at PFF. He joined PFF in April 2016 as a data collector before moving into an editorial role in 2018 and becoming the site’s managing editor in June 2022. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, ESPN and Yahoo!.