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Bill Barnwell
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ESPN writer/yapper
The Steelers have now lost seven straight playoff games. They have trailed on every second-half snap in every one of those games.
January 13, 2026 at 4:27 AM
the steelers offense is evitable
THE TEXANS DEFENSE IS INEVITABLE
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Will Anderson lined up as like a wide-15 on that play and still managed to stripsack Rodgers in four seconds.
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Just the third three-turnover game of C.J. Stroud's career. And one thing if you get caught with a couple of tipped passes or drops that lead to picks, but all three turnovers were preventable.
January 13, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Steelers have shown little ability to march downfield without getting in their own way or ending up in third-and-long versus the Texans. Which means if they want a TD, they either need a short field or two or need to find some way to create an explosive for a huge gain.
January 13, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Playing field position and taking the points is great until the other team goes 92 yards for a touchdown.
January 13, 2026 at 2:09 AM
New podcast: Recapping the Wild Card round with @benjaminsolak.bsky.social! youtu.be/YQNR_kniBSQ
Fixing the Eagles + Should the Packers Run it Back? | The Bill Barnwell Show
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January 12, 2026 at 10:32 PM
New column: A postmortem for the five losing Wild Card teams and what they might do this offseason to have a better hope of winning a playoff game in 2026 www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Barnwell: What went wrong -- and what's next -- for five losing teams from wild-card weekend?
Potential offensive changes for the Eagles? Retooling needed for the Packers? Let's size up why five playoff teams are heading home early.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Reposted by Bill Barnwell
The play call to get CMC open for the game winner was one of the best play designs of the season from Shanahan
January 12, 2026 at 4:19 AM
It's pretty cool that the Patriots snuck Jahmyr Gibbs into the playoffs in a Rhamondre Stevenson jersey.
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 AM
A third-and-1 sneak being turned into a first down 70 yards from the end zone is a bigger play than the Chargers failing on fourth down inside the five-yard line?
January 12, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Justin Herbert saw that Josh Allen performance today and is never going to slide again
January 12, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Is Cris arguing that Harbaugh shouldn't go for it because teams in other playoff games this weekend haven't had a lot of success on fourth down?
January 12, 2026 at 1:29 AM
IMO Drake Maye should give the "let's go snatch these guys' hearts" speech before the second drive. No reason to wait until the end of the game.
January 12, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Calling a timeout there is a disaster! If you fail with three timeouts, you can still get the ball back using your timeouts with a stop. Now, the game's down to one play.
January 12, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Just heard Devonta Smith called "big guy" and the broadcast say the Eagles were 0-for-6 on their prior third downs maybe two minutes after they converted a third-and-1 Tush Push for a first down.
January 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Brock INT.
January 11, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Brady argued that Kyle Shanahan's going to need to be aggressive all day and then came back out after the timeout and said he didn't mind taking the points and keeping the momentum?
January 11, 2026 at 10:45 PM
...all the momentum with the Eagles team?
January 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Bills WR2 if he signs
Tracy McGrady just walked out of the Bills locker room and started to give a pretend press conference — “Well guys, it was a hard-fought game…….”
January 11, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Same play the Bears ran for the TD last night from the Bills for that TD.
January 11, 2026 at 8:34 PM
One designed run for a Jags RB on that drive and it went for 26 yards. Etienne and Tuten have 99 yards on eight carries so far.
January 11, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Nine different Bills with catches so far.
January 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Jags:
- please run the ball more in the second half (10.4 yards per carry, 63% Success Rate)
- no more 2 Invert on defense
January 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Footage of Josh Allen's first half
January 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM