The fifth-seeded Los Angeles Chargers travel to Texas to play against the fourth-seeded Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Saturday afternoon for the Super Wild Card round of the playoffs. Los Angeles’s passing attack, led by Justin Herbert, will have their hands full against Houston’s secondary, led by First-Team All-Pro Derek Stingley Jr. and talented rookie Kamari Lassiter. The Chargers’ passing offense must be at their A-game against the Texans’ pass defense, which allows the fifth-fewest completions and the sixth-fewest receiving yards but the third-most receiving touchdowns this season. The Los Angeles Chargers already ruled out one outside receiver Joshua…
Author: Jackson Loschko
Jackson Loschko
Jackson is a sports writer. He writes about college and professional football for Gridiron Heroics. His goal is to be factual, impartial, objective, and trustworthy when writing his articles.
The second-seeded Philadelphia Eagles will host the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon in the Super Wild Card round. The last time these two faced off was in the regular-season opener when Philadelphia defeated Green Bay 34-29 in Brazil. This game will be different since the stakes are higher, as the winner advances to the Divisional Round while the loser packs their bags. The Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowl signal-caller has been in the concussion protocol since Week 15 One of the biggest storylines surrounding this Super Wild Card matchup was whether Jalen Hurts would clear…
The sixth-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers will soon travel to Maryland to play against their archrivals, the third-seeded Baltimore Ravens, at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday night for the first-ever playoff game on Prime Video. This marks the third time these two teams will face off during the season, as both teams have split their previous matchups, and the home team has won both games. The Steelers are currently 9.5-point underdogs. The Pittsburgh Steelers veteran defensive back has missed two of the last three games Steelers’ talented veteran cornerback Donte Jackson initially injured his back in Week 14 against the Cleveland Browns, but…
Heading into the 2024 season, many scouts and analysts regarded Georgia Bulldogs’ senior quarterback Carson Beck as one of the best QB prospects and a first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned for the All-SEC Second Team winner in 2023, who struggled and suffered a significant elbow injury. Beck took a step back in production and wasn’t efficient this season, throwing for 3,485 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, and 12, including nine in a four-game span. To make matters worse, he suffered a season-ending UCL injury in his right throwing elbow against the Texas Longhorns…
The third-seeded Baltimore Ravens will host their archrivals, the sixth-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers, at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday night for the Super Wild Card round and the first-ever playoff game on Prime Video. This is the third time that both teams will play against each other this season, and both have won, with the home team being victorious. Currently, the Ravens are favored by 9.5 points, with an over/under of 43.5 points. The Baltimore Ravens’ elite leading receiver suffered an injury last week As previously discussed on Gridiron Heroics, wide receiver Zay Flowers injured his knee during the second quarter in…
After a strong start to the year, the Atlanta Falcons were 6-3 at the midway point and in the driver’s seat in the NFC South ahead of the 4-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, whom they beat twice. However, Atlanta had a disappointing second-half collapse, losing two of their last eight games, finishing Raheem Morris’s first year as head coach with an 8-9 record, while Tampa Bay secured the division with a 10-7 record. For the seventh consecutive year, the Falcons had a losing record and failed to clinch a playoff berth. While they had many surprises, the team had many disappointments.…
The Vanderbilt Commodores had a memorable 2024 season, most notably known by their shocking upset of the then-undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide in Week 6. Vanderbilt finished the regular season with a 6-6 record, capping off with a victory over Georgia Tech in the Birmingham Bowl to finish 7-5, five more wins than last season. For the first time since 2013, the Commodores won a bowl game and finished with their best record. A huge reason why Vanderbilt had a remarkable turnaround was the efficiency of the quarterback position led by Diego Pavia. The Commodores’ quarterback room struggled last season with…
San Francisco 49ers’ two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Javon Hargrave’s 2024 campaign and second season in San Francisco came to an abrupt end in September. Hargrave suffered a significant partially torn triceps in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Rams. As a result, the Pro Bowler underwent surgery to repair his triceps, and the 49ers soon placed him on season-ending injured reserve ahead of Week 4. Before the 49ers adjusted Hargrave’s contract, he had two years left of his 4-year, $84 million contract, which he signed during the 2023 offseason. He was slated to have a base salary of $19.9…
With a loss to the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos’ victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, the Miami Dolphins were eliminated from playoff contention last week. With a loss to New York, Miami finished the regular season with an 8-9 record and, for the first time in Mike McDaniel’s three-year tenure as head coach, failed to make the playoffs. The Dolphins have an opportunity to draft a talented prospect with the 13th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Miami Dolphins were open to releasing their elite veteran defensive lineman so he could sign with a team…
As previously discussed on Gridiron Heroics, New Orleans Saints All-Pro right tackle Ryan Ramczyk underwent knee surgery near the end of February to repair the cartilage defect in his left knee, which he had dealt with for the previous three seasons. After the surgery was deemed successful, Dennis Allen changed his tune about his recovery and said Ramczyk wasn’t progressing the way they had hoped, with his availability for 2024 in question. Unfortunately for the All-Pro tackle, the Saints placed him on the season-ending reserve/PUP list before training camp started, as many reporters believed that he would never play again in the…