Conor Orr

Conor Orr

Conor Orr is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, where he covers the NFL and cohosts the MMQB Podcast. Orr has been covering the NFL for more than a decade and is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His work has been published in The Best American Sports Writing book series and he previously worked for The Newark Star-Ledger and NFL Media. Orr is an avid runner and youth sports coach who lives in New Jersey with his wife, two children and a loving terrier named Ernie.

After an agonizing loss to the Chiefs in the AFC championship game, Allen & Co. will look to exact revenge next season.
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2025 NFL Season: One Bold Prediction for Every Team

With the 2024 campaign in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look ahead to next year, picking a Super Bowl champion while forecasting trades, turnarounds and roster overhauls.

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Glenn, Vrabel and Johnson were considered three of the top candidates on the market.
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2025 NFL Coach Carousel: Grading All Seven Teams’ Hires

Looking at both the hiring process and the end result for the sought-after coordinators and second-chance candidates who landed jobs this offseason.

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The Eagles dominated the Chiefs, winning Super Bowl LIX 40–22.
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The Eagles Were Built to Destroy, and That’s Just What They Did to the Chiefs

The Eagles were bigger and badder. They were stronger and faster. They were younger and edgier. Kansas City never had a chance.

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Hurts (right) was named Super Bowl MVP after leading the Eagles to a 40–22 win over the Chiefs.
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Revenge Tastes Like Champagne in the Eagles’ Locker Room

After a crushing Super Bowl defeat to the Chiefs two years ago, Philadelphia’s celebration after LIX was one of redemption and euphoria.

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Barkley ran through the Rams and the snow in a divisional round win for the Eagles.
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Eagles’ Equipment Staff Has Been Unsung Hero of Super Bowl Run

When you watch highlights of Saquon Barkley dashing through the snow, you may not think about the people who outfitted him with the proper cleats for that weather. But that’s just another team that helped Philadelphia get here.

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Sirianni and DiSandro coming off the field after a game, with the Italian flag visible on Sirianni’s visor.
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Philadelphia Famiglia: How Italian Culture Bonds the Eagles Amid a Super Bowl Run

You may notice several coaches wearing Italian flags on the Eagles’ sideline. And the shared background plays a real part in bringing the team, and its community, together.

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Under Fangio, the Eagles' defense led the league by allowing just 278.4 total yards per game.
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Eagles DC Vic Fangio's Knack for Adjustments Are Rooted in Pennsylvania

The NFL's oldest defensive coordinator hangs his hat on being able to adapt on the fly—a skill honed decades earlier growing up and coaching high school football in Dunmore, Pa.

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Eli Manning won two Super Bowls with the Giants.
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Eli Manning’s Hall of Fame Enshrinement Is Inevitable

The two-time Super Bowl winner will eventually be inducted into the Hall, and when he is, those insisting he was entitled to a first-ballot entry will seem just as silly as those who never wanted him to get in.

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Barkley scored three touchdowns Sunday, and is a major reason the Eagles are positioned better than they were two years ago
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The Eagles Are Better Positioned to Win the Super Bowl Than Last Time

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Daniels walks off the field after losing the NFC championship game, which ended a season of so many improbable wins.
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Commanders’ Starlit Season Ends in Hugs and Hung Heads, as They Often Do

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Schottenheimer will be the 10th head coach in Cowboys franchise history.
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Don’t Blame Brian Schottenheimer for Jerry Jones Turning Dallas’s Coaching Search into A Joke

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Carroll is back coaching in the NFL with the Raiders, while Belichick made the move to college to coach North Carolina.
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The Definitive Surprise of This NFL Coaching Cycle

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