Tiki and Tierney

For months, Bruce Arians said only one job could lure him back to coaching, and that job was the Cleveland Browns. Well, he is now the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. What happened to Cleveland? “Well, they never called,” Arians said on Tiki and Tierney. “The stars aligned for this: great...

Bill Belichick, with five Super Bowl titles, is considered by many the greatest coach in NFL history. Sean McVay, who is not even half Belichick’s age, is considered by many a can’t-miss coach on the rise. And they will square off in Super Bowl LIII. How will this matchup play out? “If you stay in...

CBS Sports Rules Analyst Gene Steratore dropped by Tiki & Tierney to discuss the missed pass interference penalty that, for many people, marred the NFC Championship on Sunday, as the Rams stunned the Saints, 26-23, in New Orleans. Steratore explained the ins and outs of the rule, the psychology...

Gregg Williams went 5-3 as Cleveland’s interim head coach this season. Put another way, he had more wins in eight games than the Browns had in 48 games from 2015-17 (four). Nevertheless, that wasn’t enough to get the full-time gig. Instead, the Browns promoted Freddie Kitchens from offensive...

Former Pro Bowl running back Steven Jackson, who played more than a decade in the NFL and is a member of the 10,000-yard rushing club, dropped by CBS Sports Radio on Wednesday to discuss numerous topics, including Antonio Brown. Brown did not play in the Steelers’ must-win game against the Bengals...

After missing the playoffs last year for the first time since 2011, the Seattle Seahawks, many assumed, were in rebuilding mode. And after the Seahawks started the season 0-2 and 4-5, those suspicions were all but confirmed. But then a funny thing happened: Seattle started winning. In fact, the...

Kyler Murray was a first-round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft. Now he’d like to be a first-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Indeed, the Oklahoma product and Heisman Trophy winner has declared for the NFL Draft. Assuming he gets drafted, Murray may try to play both sports, which would put him in rare...

On Aug. 29, 2018, Robert Klemko penned – and pinned – the following tweet: “The Kansas City Chiefs are going to win the 53rd Super Bowl. All opinions to the contrary are incorrect. That is all.” Well, almost five months later, the Chiefs are one home win away from their first Super Bowl appearance...

Barrett Sallee predicted that Clemson would beat Alabama for the national championship Monday. He did not predict Clemson would win 44-16. “I did not foresee the absolute bludgeoning that Clemson gave Alabama,” the CBS Sports college football writer said on Tiki & Tierney. “Although I did think...

Kliff Kingsbury is on his third job since Thanksgiving. Fired by Texas Tech on Nov. 25, Kingsbury was hired as USC’s offensive coordinator on Dec. 5. As of Tuesday, he is the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. Thoughts? “This one’s a bit of a head-scratcher,” NFL Network analyst Brian Billick...