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Reports: Eagles LB Nakobe Dean done with torn patellar tendon
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean will miss the remainder of the playoffs -- and likely the beginning of next season -- after sustaining a torn patellar tendon in Sunday's playoff victory over Green Bay, NFL Network and ESPN reported.,Dean went down in the second quarter of the Eagles' 22-1...
Jerry Jones Can’t Buy a Winner: NFC Rivals Leave Cowboys in the Dust
The Dallas Cowboys are packing up for exit interviews while their NFC rivals including the Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles impressed over the weekend....
Philadelphia Eagles Will Go as Far as Jalen Hurts Takes Them in 2025 Playoffs
Jalen Hurts shook off the rust in the Philadelphia Eagles sloppy Wild Card victory over the Green Bay Packers, proving that Philly will go as far as Hurts can lead him....

NFL wild-card roundup: Commanders beat Bucs at buzzer
Zane Gonzalez caromed a 37-yard field goal off the inside of the right upright and through the goal posts as time expired to give the Washington Commanders a 23-20 victory over the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night in an NFC wild-card game.,Jayden Daniels completed 24 of 35 passes for 268 ya...

Field goal hits goal post on way through, lifts Commanders past Bucs
Zane Gonzalez caromed a 37-yard field goal off the inside of the right upright and through the goal posts as time expired to give the Washington Commanders a 23-20 victory over the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night in an NFC wild-card game.,Jayden Daniels completed 24 of 35 passes for 268 ya...

Report: Bears' latest targets include Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, Ron Rivera
The Chicago Bears intend to interview Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman for their head coaching vacancy, NFL Network reported Sunday.,Freeman, of course, has more pressing matters at the moment. The head coach is guiding the seventh-seeded Fighting Irish into a clash against eighth-seeded Ohio State in th...

Chargers' Khalil Mack considering retirement
Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Khalil Mack says he is contemplating retirement.,Mack spoke to reporters Sunday as the Chargers cleaned out their lockers one day after a 32-12 loss to the Houston Texans in the AFC wild-card playoff round.,His contract with the Chargers is up and he is headed for unr...

Eagles fly past Packers, advance to divisional round
Jalen Hurts passed for 131 yards and two touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the visiting Green Bay Packers 22-10 in a wild-card playoff game on Sunday., ,Jahan Dotson and Dallas Goedert each caught a touchdown for Philadelphia, which is the No. 2 seed in the NFC and will host a divisional r...

Packers WR Romeo Doubs (head) leaves wild-card game vs. Eagles
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs left Sunday's NFC wild-card playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles after landing on the back of his head in the end zone in the third quarter.,Doubs stayed on the ground for several minutes before being helped to his feet. He walked slowly to the Pac...

Bills pull away from Broncos, face Ravens in divisional round
James Cook rushed for a season-high 120 yards and a touchdown, Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes in the second half and the host Buffalo Bills won in the AFC wild-card round for the fifth straight year, beating the Denver Broncos 31-7 on Sunday in Orchard Park, N.Y., ,Allen was 20-for-26 passing...

Report: Bears want to interview Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman
The Chicago Bears intend to interview Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman for their head coaching vacancy, NFL Network reported Sunday.,Freeman, of course, has more pressing matters at the moment. The head coach is guiding the seventh-seeded Fighting Irish into a clash against eighth-seeded Ohio State in th...

Broncos RB Audric Estime inactive vs. Bills
Denver Broncos rookie running back Audric Estime was inactive for the team's AFC wild-card game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon in Orchard Park, N.Y.,Estime, 21, rushed 76 times for 310 yards and two touchdowns in 13 games since being selected by Denver in the fifth round of the 2024 N...

Mike Vrabel returning to New England to coach Patriots
The New England Patriots hired franchise legend Mike Vrabel as their next head coach on Sunday morning.,ESPN reported that it was a multi-year contract for Vrabel, who won three Super Bowl titles as a linebacker with New England and was named to the club's Ring of Honor in 2023. ,"He's back! Patriot...
The Pittsburgh Steelers Are Who We Thought They Were
The Pittsburgh Steelers got blown out by the Baltimore Ravens in the playoffs, confirming the suspicions that they were overrated literally all season long....
Houston Texans Proved They Aren't NFL Playoff Phonies
The Houston Texans blew out the Los Angeles Chargers in the first game of Wild Card weekend, dismissing the rumors that they'd be an easy out in the postseason....
NFL Wild Card Sunday Top Betting Picks, Predictions January 12, 2025
The winter isn't so bad because we've had some great football to bet on, and these are our top NFL Sunday Wild Card picks on January 11th, 2025....

Derrick Henry, Ravens run over Steelers in wild-card win
Derrick Henry rushed for 186 yards and two scores and Lamar Jackson passed for two touchdowns to lead the host Baltimore Ravens to a 28-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in an AFC wild-card game on Saturday night.,Jackson completed 16 of 21 passes for 175 yards and rushed for 82 yards on 15 ca...

Texans devour Chargers for wild-card victory
C.J. Stroud passed for 282 yards and a touchdown, Joe Mixon rushed for 106 yards and a score and Eric Murray returned an interception for a touchdown as the host Houston Texans routed the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 in an AFC wild-card game on Saturday.,Houston (11-7) advanced to the divisional round...

Broncos activate RB Tyler Badie (back) off IR
The Denver Broncos activated running back Tyler Badie from injured reserve on Saturday, one day before the team's AFC wild-card game against the Buffalo Bills.,Badie sustained a back injury against the New York Jets on Sept. 29. He took a hit from Jets linebacker Quincy Williams and left the game. A...

Falcons dismiss D coordinator Jimmy Lake after one season
After missing the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, the Atlanta Falcons fired defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake and defensive line coach Jay Rodgers.,Lake, 48, was the Falcons' defensive coordinator for one season after he served as the Los Angeles Rams' assistant head coach in 2023. He wa...