Matt Verderame

Joined: Mar 1, 2023

Matt Verderame is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated covering the NFL. Before joining SI in March 2023, he wrote for wrote for FanSided and Awful Announcing. He hosts The Matt Verderame Show on Patreon and is a member of the Pro Football Writers Association. A proud father of two girls and lover of all Italian food, Verderame is an eternal defender of Rudy, the greatest football movie of all time.

Drake Maye & Co. will look to clinch a postseason berth with a win over the Bills.

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Rashee Rice watched the ball go through his hands on fourth-and-1 from Kansas City’s 31-yard line, and with it went the Chiefs’ 2025 season and perhaps the fina

Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers passed for 284 yards and a touchdown in Pittsburgh's win over the Ravens on Sunday.

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Pittsburgh held off Baltimore to take control of the AFC North. Plus, a fantastic finish by the Packers spelled doom for Caleb Williams and the Bears.

Joe Burrow & Co. will travel to Highmark Stadium for a must-win game against the Bills.

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Divisional games with major playoff implications headline this week’s slate.

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert played with a broken left hand in L.A.'s win over the Eagles on Monday night.

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The Rams took over the top seed in the NFC, while the Texans grabbed the seventh seed in the AFC after taking down the Chiefs, possibly ending Kansas City's playoff hopes.

The Lions offense fired on all cylinders in Thursday’s win over the Cowboys, racking up over 400 yards of offense and scoring 37 points.

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Detroit got whatever it wanted against a porous Cowboys defense on Thursday night, which bodes well for a challenging, but pivotal final stretch of the season.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford leads the NFL with 32 touchdown passes.

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The MVP race will likely come down to Drake Maye and Matthew Stafford. Plus, Patrick Mahomes is having one of his better seasons but it might not be good enough.

Daniel Jones, George Pickens and Trey Hendrickson could be three of the top 50 free agents available in March 2026.

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While this class is short on big names, there is more boom than bust for this potential crop of players, including only two quarterbacks.

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has thrown for 250 yards or more eight times during New England's 10-game winning streak.

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After half a decade of mediocrity, New England is back to looking like a powerhouse thanks to the coach-quarterback duo of Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye.