Timing is everything and Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts, Joe Burrow and Jared Goff all have the same problem: Bad timing. They played when Patrick Mahomes did.

After an impressive 2024 regular season that saw the team go 15-2, the expectation was that some Detroit Lions players and coaches would be up for major awards.Well, that turned out to be the case. According to Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press,

Detroit Lions' Jared Goff, Dan Campbell picked as finalists for top NFL awards to be announced Feb. 6 in New Orleans.

Here are the five finalists for the eight AP NFL awards that will be given out on Feb. 6, listed in alphabetical order: Brian Thomas Jr.

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship, so Taylor Swift may have to wait for a special Travis Kelce milestone.

Maybe you’re jealous, or tired. Or concerned the Lions don’t have the missing piece — the cheat code, so to speak — to take the final step to the Super Bowl.

Goff threw for 4,629 yards ... Washington’s Dan Quinn and Kansas City’s Andy Reid are the finalists. Campbell guided the Lions (15-3) to the NFC's No. 1 seed. Connell led the Vikings (14-4 ...

Jared Goff led the Detroit Lions to a franchise ... the Kansas City Chiefs' Andy Reid and the Commanders' Dan Quinn are finalists for Coach of the year. Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady ...

Quarterback Jared Goff is one of five finalists for the Associated Press NFL MVP Award, the organization announced on Thursday. He’s joined by Buffalo’s Josh Allen, Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley, Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson.

Quarterback Jared Goff is a finalist for Most Valuable ... Washington's Dan Quinn and Kansas City's Andy Reid. Lions safety Kerby Joseph was not a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year despite ...

Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the ubiquitous Taylor Swift will be among the familiar faces for this year's Super Bowl when the Kansas City Chiefs go for an unprecedented three-peat against the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb.

This is not the Super Bowl any of us wanted.