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The Indianapolis Colts have hired Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen as their new head coach, the team made official on Tuesday. The Colts had to wait until after the Super Bowl to announce the deal, due to league rules. Steichen’s Eagles, of course, fell to the Chiefs 38-35 on Sunday.

The Colts spent the weekend slowly informing candidates that they were going in a different direction. Interim head coach Jeff Saturday was considered a leading candidate in the search despite going 1-7 in the role in 2022.

General manager Chris Ballard led the search for the Colts with owner Jim Irsay taking part in some of the process.

The Colts were infamously left at the altar in 2018 when they attempted to hire Josh McDaniels. The now-Raiders head coach pulled out and returned to New England with a new contract, and the Colts had to start the search again. They eventually hired Frank Reich who was let go during the 2022 season.

With Steichen’s departure from Philadelphia, the belief is quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson will become the new offensive coordinator. He had been in high demand around the league, but he wanted to wait and see what happened with Steichen first. The Eagles want to keep their continuity on offense as much as possible.

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2022 Sunday Night Football Schedule originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington

Are you ready for some football?

Sunday Night Football is back on NBC this season, with a full slate of exciting matchups. Led by the announcing duo of Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth, there will be marquee battles from Week 1 through the end of the season.

From the latest edition of Patrick Mahomes vs. Tom Brady to a potential Super Bowl preview between the Bills and Packers, Sunday Night Football is sure to deliver in 2022.

Here’s the full SNF schedule for the 2022 NFL season and how to watch each game:

2022 Sunday Night Football schedule

Week 1

September 8 (Thursday Night Kickoff): Buffalo Bills 31, Los Angeles Rams 10

September 11: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19, Dallas Cowboys 3

Week 2

Sept. 18: Green Bay Packers 27, Chicago Bears 10

Week 3

Sept. 25: Denver Broncos 11, San Francisco 49ers 10

Week 4

Oct. 2: Kansas City Chiefs 41, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31

Week 5

Oct. 9: Baltimore Ravens 19, Cincinnati Bengals 17

Week 6

Oct. 16: Philadelphia Eagles 26, Dallas Cowboys 17

Week 7

Oct. 23: Miami Dolphins 16, Pittsburgh Steelers 10

Week 8

Oct. 30: Buffalo Bills 27, Green Bay Packers 17

Week 9

Nov. 6: Kansas City Chiefs 20, Tennessee Titans 17

Week 10

Nov. 13: San Francisco 49ers 24, Los Angeles Chargers 16

Week 11

Nov. 20: Kansas City Chiefs 30, Los Angeles Chargers 27

Week 12

Nov. 27: Philadelphia Eagles 40, Green Bay Packers 33

Week 13

Dec. 4: Dallas Cowboys 54, Indianapolis Colts 19

Week 14

Dec. 11: Los Angeles Chargers 23, Miami Dolphins 17

Week 15

Dec. 18: New York Giants 20, Washington Commanders 12

Week 16

Dec. 25 (Christmas Sunday Night): Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19, Arizona Cardinals 16

Week 17

Jan. 1: Pittsburgh Steelers d. Baltimore Ravens 16-13

Week 18

Jan. 8: Detroit Lions d. Green Bay Packers 20-16

NFL Wild Card Weekend

Jan. 15: #3 Cincinnati Bengals 24, #6 Baltimore Ravens 17

NFL Divisional Round

Jan. 22: #2 San Francisco 49ers 19, #5 Dallas Cowboys 12

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The Kansas City Chiefs are your Super Bowl champions, as they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, 38-35. This affair lived up to the hype. It was the third highest-scoring game in Super Bowl history, and the first in which both teams scored 35 points. The Eagles may have possessed more talent on paper, but Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs played some of the best ball they’ve played all season.

Sunday also tied for the second-largest comeback in Super Bowl history, as the Chiefs were down 10 points at halftime. The Eagles were looking like a well-oiled machine, so the Chiefs were going to have to score on every one of their second-half possessions. That’s exactly what happened. 

Below, we will break down the anatomy of Kansas City’s thrilling comeback victory over Philadelphia, in what was one of the best Super Bowls in recent memory.

Mahomes’ injury

By the time Rihanna took the stage for the Super Bowl halftime show, many were wondering if the game was already over. Not only were the Chiefs trailing, 24-14, but Mahomes was clearly injured. On his final snap of the first half, he…

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On one leg, Patrick Mahomes finished the job. His reward, other than resting an oft-injured ankle this postseason, is a second Lombardi Trophy for the reigning NFL MVP.

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl 57 on Sunday, the team’s second title in four seasons. A controversial holding penalty by Eagles cornerback James Bradberry gave the Chiefs a chance to run the clock down and kick a game-winning field goal with eight seconds left, which Harrison Butker nailed from 27 yards.

Mahomes finished 21 of 27 for 182 yards with three touchdowns. Kansas City scored a touchdown on its first three drives of the second half after trailing at halftime 24-14.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was 27 of 37 for 304 yards passing, but was a force on the ground. He rushed for three touchdowns (15 carries, 70 yards) and tied the game at 35 on a two-point conversion with about five minutes left.

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (six catches, 81 yards, touchdown) bested his brother, Eagles center Jason Kelce, on the game’s biggest stage, while Chiefs coach Andy Reid defeated his former team.

Chiefs win Super Bowl 57: Patrick Mahomes and Co. capture second title in four seasons

This is like watching Michael Jordan in his prime. Patrick Mahomes is 27. He’s on a team-friendly contract. In the five seasons he has been starter, the Chiefs have made it at least to the AFC title game. As long as Mahomes is under center, this will be the standard. He won his second Super Bowl MVP days after he won his second league MVP.

Mahomes had his right ankle injury reaggravated late in the second quarter when Eagles linebacker T.J. Edwards fell on it as he dragged him to the turf. Ho hum. All Mahomes did after the injury was complete 13 of 14 passes for 93 yards and a pair of scores. As if that wasn’t enough, with 2:55 left to play in a tie game, he outran the Eagles defense on a 26-yard scramble that set up the game-winning field goal.

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All but the Super Bowl-bound Eagles and Chiefs have reached the beginning of the offseason. Several teams have already made the decision to change key positions within the organization, whether that be a general manager, head coach or coordinator. 

All of the NFL firings can be found here. Rather than scouring the scatter shot reports across social media, CBSSports.com has compiled all of those reports of interest in one place. Below, we will track all of the coordinator, head coach and general manager candidates and where they have been requested to interview. 

Vance Joseph, Cardinals defensive coordinator (ESPN)Aaron Glenn, Lions defensive coordinator (CBS Sports)
Ejiro Evero, former Broncos defensive coordinator (NFL Media)Sean Payton, former Saints coach (NFL Media)DeMeco Ryans, 49ers defensive coordinator (The Athletic)Brian Flores, Steelers linebackers coach and former Dolphins head coach (NFL Media) (Will have second interview)Frank Reich, former Colts head coach (ESPN)Dan Quinn, Cowboys defensive coordinator (NFL Media) (Brought in for a second interview)Lou Anarumo, Bengals defensive coordinator (NFL Media) (Will have a second interview)Mike Kafka, Giants offensive coordinator (NFL Media) (Will have a second interview)Jonathan Gannon, Eagles defensive coordinator (NFL Media) (Will interview on Monday)

Arizona Cardinals, general manager: HIRED Monti Ossenfort (former Titans director of player personnel)

Adrian Wilson, Cardinals vice president of pro personnel (NFL Media)
Quentin Harris, Cardinals vice president of player personnel (NFL Media)Ian Cunningham, Bears assistant general manager (CBS Sports)
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Super Bowl LVII: Philadelphia Eagles (16-3) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (16-3)

When: 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

Where: State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

TV: Fox.

Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1).

Betting line: Eagles by 1½; game total over/under is 50½.

∙ Box score

Game notes: The Eagles and Chiefs meet at the Super Bowl for the first time, and both have done it as the No. 1 seed. For the Eagles, this is their fourth Super Sunday appearance; this is the Chiefs’ fifth overall and third in the past five seasons. In the 2019 season, they rallied to win 31-20 over San Francisco in Super Bowl 54, then lost Super Bowl 55 the next year, 31-9, to Tampa Bay. Philadelphia won Super Bowl 52 over New England, 41-33, to finish the 2017 season.

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, MVP of Super Bowl 54, was named Thursday as the NFL’s MVP of the 2022 season, with Eagles QB Jalen Hurts the runner-up. Philadelphia is 16-1 with Hurts starting this season and he has scored 15 rushing TDs in 17 games, setting a new QB single-season record (including playoffs). The Eagles’ defense finished with the third-most sacks ever (70) in the regular season. They have eight more in two playoff games, and became the first team ever with four players grabbing at least 10 sacks in the regular season: Haason Reddick (16), Josh Sweat (11), Javon Hargrave (11) and Super Bowl hero and Detroit native Brandon Graham (11).

Mahomes is dealing with a sprained ankle suffered three weeks ago vs. Jacksonville, but should be in better shape after two weeks of rest. Chiefs DT Chris Jones registered 15½ sacks and TE Travis Kelce scored a career-best 12 touchdowns. Mahomes and Kelce have connected on 13 playoff TDs, two behind Tom Brady-Rob Gronkowski (15). Kelce will face his older brother and fellow All-Pro, Eagles C Jason Kelce, the first brothers to face off in a…

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PHOENIX – The champions of the NFL’s 2022 season will be determined when the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles meet in Super Bowl 57.

But as two evenly matched squads prepare to clash, another debate was “settled” in the days before Super Sunday: What is the tougher sport, football or rugby?

No less an authority than Eagles left tackle Jordan Mailata, who played professional rugby growing up in Australia, weighed in when asked about the sports’ fundamental distinctions.

“Everything. Physically, mentally, the playbook, learning the techniques. I think the difference between the two sports – I would say rugby is such a free-flowing sport, right? And we know how many (play) stoppages there are in a football game,” he said.

“There’s so much technique involved in (football) – it’s an absolute chess match – if you step 6 inches too far, you could ruin the play. To me, just from my experience, I really do believe that football is a lot harder than rugby.”

Mailata then broke into his signature laugh, knowing several Aussie media members surrounded him.

“But don’t come at me now,” he added. “You’ve got to give (football) a try, then we’ll talk.”

Mailata, 25, gave football a try five years ago, a decision that changed his life.

Eagles LT Jordan Mailata (68) celebrates a touchdown with TE Dallas Goedert in Philadelphia’s divisional playoff rout of the New York Giants in January.

After seeing this outsized man move about a rugby field, NFL scouts invited Mailata to participate in the league’s International Player Pathway Program, which identifies prospects outside the U.S. and Canada. He trained at Florida’s IMG Academy in 2018 while performing at various pre-draft workouts. Mailata said he felt like a “guinea pig” in what he described as a “rigorous” curriculum. He and the other international players had to bike around IMG while prospects headed for that year’s scouting combine in Indianapolis were driven about in golf carts.

“That was great motivation to…

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The Super Bowl is historically the most-viewed television program in the United States with the hype surrounding the game like no other, and the entertainment level goes far beyond the action on the field. We are just one day away away from kickoff for Super Bowl LVII, and a whole lot of people will be watching. The pregame festivities and ceremonies as well as the halftime show make the big game a major moment in pop culture.

We already know that Rihanna will be the halftime show performer for Super Bowl LVII, but the NFL also announced the rest of the Super Bowl entertainment.

Eight-time Grammy winner Chris Stapleton will be performing the national anthem ahead of the game. The country music singer also has 15-time Country Music Association and 10-time Academy of Country Music awards.

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Babyface will be performing “America the Beautiful” ahead of kickoff. The 64-year-old is a 12-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist, songwriter and producer with 125 Top 10 hits, 44 No. 1 R&B hits and 16 No. 1 pop hits.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” will be sung by Emmy, Critics Choice and Independent Spirit award winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph. The 66-year-old has a successful acting career and is nominated for a Golden Globe and an NAACP Image Award. 

Arizona native Troy Kotsur will perform the national anthem in American Sign Language (ASL) on behalf of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD). Kotsur was the second deaf person in history to win an Oscar for his role in the film “CODA.”

Colin Denny, a member of the Navajo Nation in Arizona, will sign “America the Beautiful.” Deaf performer Justina Miles…

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