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Cincinnati rumbles back to AFC title game with dominant win at Buffalo
The Kansas City Chiefs have two quarterback problems as we head to the AFC Championship week.
On Saturday, the Chiefs found a way to advance to the championship game despite superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffering a high ankle sprain and missing a large chunk of the first half before playing the second half on essentially one leg. Mahomes is planning to play through the injury next week.
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Summing it all up as “a bad day,” Houston coach Kelvin Sampson watched his No. 1 Cougars fall to Temple 56-55 at home on Sunday afternoon, adding to a weekend of upsets across the Top 25.
Maher was warming up for the Cowboys’ divisional-round game against the 49ers a week after missing four extra-point attempts.
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After his historically woeful performance against the Buccaneers last week—in which he became the first kicker in NFL history to miss four extra-point attempts in one game—Cowboys kicker Brett Maher was a major topic of conversation heading into Sunday’s divisional-round matchup against the 49ers.
Hours before kickoff, let’s just say that things could have gone better.
The “FOX NFL Sunday” crew break down the San Francisco 49ers offense and defense. They discuss Brock Purdy, George Kittle and Nick Bosa.
This is peak TV.
The Dallas Cowboys haven’t been to the NFC Championship Game since 1995 — the season they won their third Super Bowl of the decade. Dallas has an opportunity to reach the round on Sunday if they can win at the San Francisco 49ers, and one of the stars of their ‘90s golden era gave them all the motivation they needed.
Michael Irvin was one of the best players and biggest personalities on the ‘90s Cowboys. The Hall of Fame inductee is now an analyst with NFL Network, and he’s maintained his signature brand of enthusiasm well into his 50s.
Cincinnati is going back to the AFC championship game after the Bengals went into snowy Buffalo and pushed the Bills around in a one-sided win.
One of the biggest storylines in the Dallas Cowboys thumping of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card Round was the performance of Cowboys kicker Brett Maher.
Maher missed an incredible four extra points in the game before finally connecting on Dallas’ fifth and final touchdown. It didn’t matter, ultimately, since the Cowboys won the game 31-14. Unless you bet on the Over, of course.
Brett Maher of the Dallas Cowboys reacts after missing an extra point against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A college basketball season filled with upsets continued on Sunday, when No. 1 Houston was knocked off by unranked Temple, 56-55.
NFL referee Shawn Hochuli had a fun hot mic moment during the AFC Divisional Round game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars.
With the Chiefs up 10-7 in the second quarter, officials threw a flag on Jags linebacker Arden Key for roughing the passer. Hochuli turned his microphone on just a little to soon.
“Everybody shut up!” he said before announcing the penalty.
“Everybody shut up”
The ref was fed up pic.twitter.com/ABJyuJ7UF3
— PFF (@PFF) January 21, 2023
It’s not like noisy fans are anything new to Shawn Hochuli.
The NFL divisional round continues with Joe Burrow and the Bengals battling Josh Allen and the Bills.