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Cowboys aim to seal NFC East title vs. Commanders
Eliminated from playoff contention, the Washington Commanders can still deliver a parting gift to an NFC East rival....

Browns set to send out 5th QB for finale vs. Bengals
History is on the line when the Cleveland Browns visit the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday in the regular-season finale for the Ohio rivals....

Jaguars head to Tennessee with AFC South title in sight
Unofficially, the playoffs started last week for the Jacksonville Jaguars....

Brock Purdy one of nine 49ers on NFC Pro Bowl roster
The San Francisco 49ers, who will head into the playoffs as the top seed in the NFC, had a league-high nine players selected for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games....

49ers holding out QB Brock Purdy in finale, Sam Darnold to start
The San Francisco 49ers are holding out quarterback Brock Purdy from Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams and will start Sam Darnold in his place....

Bills QB Josh Allen (neck, finger) making progress from injuries
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was a full participant during Wednesday's walkthrough despite dealing with injuries to his neck and what the team listed as a "throwing finger."...

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson sitting out Saturday vs. Steelers
Lamar Jackson will get an extended break until the AFC divisional round, as the Ravens plan to sit their quarterback for the regular-season finale Saturday against the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers....

Massive fire damages mansion of Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill
The 9,300-square-foot South Florida mansion owned by Miami Dolphins standout wide receiver Tyreek Hill was damaged by a massive fire on Wednesday....

NFL ratings soar 24 percent for Amazon's 'TNF' slate
In its second season as the exclusive streaming platform for the NFL's "Thursday Night Football" broadcasts, Amazon saw a 24 percent gain in viewership in 2023 over its first season....

Vikings need miracle, turn back to Nick Mullens at QB
The Minnesota Vikings need a slew of things to happen in order to qualify for the playoffs and it begins with beating the Detroit Lions this week, an outcome they are turning back to quarterback Nick Mullens to accomplish....

Rams to rest Matthew Stafford, start Carson Wentz in finale
The Los Angeles Rams will rest starting quarterback Matthew Stafford in their season-finale this week and turn the ball over to primary backup Carson Wentz against the San Francisco 49ers....
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Fire at Tyreek Hill's house caused by child playing with lighter: Investigators [Update]
Updated Jan. 9: The Jan. 3 fire at Tyreek Hill’s house — caused by two children playing with a lighter they thought was a toy — caused $2.3 million in damages, according to the incident report obtained by TMZ Sports. ...

Browns to rest Joe Flacco, start QB Jeff Driskel at Cincinnati
Cleveland quarterback Joe Flacco has gone from resting on his couch to resting up for the playoffs....

No place for Mahomes: Chiefs to start QB Blaine Gabbert
With no ground to gain in the AFC playoff picture by beating the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs are in preservation mode....

Zach Wilson's season, perhaps Jets career, over
Jets quarterback Zach Wilson remains in concussion protocol and won't play Sunday against the New England Patriots, ending his season and perhaps his career in New York....

Cardinals LT D.J. Humphries done with torn ACL
Arizona Cardinals stalwart left tackle D.J. Humphries will miss Week 18 and a good chunk of the 2024 season after tearing his ACL....
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Jackson Mahomes pleads no contest, gets 6 months probation [Update]
Updated March 9: Jackson Mahomes was sentenced Thursday to six months probation by a Johnson County judge after pleading no contest in a misdemeanor battery case. ...

Giants QB Tyrod Taylor to start Week 18
Giants quarterback Tyrod Taylor is the starter for New York in the Week 18 season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles....

What’s going on at Harvard with Claudine Gay is similar to how the NFL, sports, and America operate
Claudine Gay is the new Nikole Hannah-Jones in the same way that Eric Bieniemy is the latest version of Sherman Lewis. And while there’s a big difference between being a leader at an institution of higher learning and coaching football, the common denominator remains the same — excluding Black peopl...

This week in the NFL: Pledge allegiance or go cry in the corner
Welcome to Deadspin’s The Sports Nihilist, where all is for naught, and we are but accidental jolts of electrified meat stuck to the surface of a rock in an indifferent universe....