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We are on the verge of seeing the AFC Championship being played in Atlanta. Here’s what got us to this point.
The NFL is now reaching the point where cancelling Week 17’s game between the Bills and Bengals is having a profound impact on the playoffs. There’s no question that abandoning the game and narrowing the focus on Damar Hamlin’s health was the correct move — even if the NFL didn’t want to do it, but had their hand forced by the bravery of the Bills and Bengals who refused to play considering the circumstances.
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Everything you need to know for the divisional round, including score picks.
Eight teams still have a shot at the Super Bowl after making it through wild-card weekend.
Doug Pederson won a Super Bowl Championship with the Philadelphia Eagles and in his first season, turned the hapless Jacksonville Jaguars into a division champion and a team that’s playing in the NFL’s divisional round playoff games this weekend.
So, yes, great coaching.
But, Pederson admits, he’s gotten some of his plays off Twitter.
No, really.
“You do get a lot of stuff off of Twitter,” Pederson said Thursday. “People send you those videos and stuff off of Twitter and YouTube and things like that.
After the Buccaneers were bounced out of the playoffs on Monday night, Tom Brady said only that he would take it one day at a time in determining his future. But teammates think he’s done in Tampa Bay.
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We examine those who deserve to win it all, from players, coaches, executives and a fan base
With the NFL playoffs heating up, the focus on the Super Bowl is becoming more clear as the eight remaining teams all need just three more victories to secure the Lombardi Trophy.
Among the many storylines developing in the the round of eight is that there are some very deserving figures closing in on winning their first Super Bowl ring.
She hangs out on the sidelines. She poses with mascots. And sponsors pay for it. “I always knew that I would be doing something pretty big in the world. I just didn’t know exactly what it would be.
All hell broke loose Friday night between Shannon Sharpe, members of the Memphis Grizzlies and Ja Morant’s dad.
Following the second quarter buzzer going off against the Lakers on the road, the sides squared off in an incredibly heated courtside screaming match.
Dillon Brooks, Ja Morant, Steven Adams and Ja’s dad Tee were all involved in confronting the former NFL superstar. Security eventually cooled the situation, and took Sharpe away during halftime, according to ESPN.
ESPN video of Shannon and the Grizz + Tee Morant pic.twitter.
Elon Musk is solidly in the group of people who believe the reaction to Ivan Provorov is insane.
The Philadelphia Flyers defenseman has been in the news ever since he refused to wear a gay pride jersey during warmups Tuesday.
The Russian-born player cited his religious values for why he wouldn’t do it. Instead of accepting that and moving on, people lost their damn minds. None more so than E.J. Hradek, who suggested Provorov can go back to Russia and fight in Ukraine if he doesn’t want to wear a gay pride jersey.
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These are the matchups we’re watching in the Divisional Round.
Divisional Round weekend of the NFL playoffs is often referred to as the best weekend of the NFL year. This weekend looks to be no exception to that rule, given the teams left standing, the quarterbacks we will see, and some of the matchups we can expect to see this weekend.
Given the teams left standing, and the talent we will see on the field this weekend, there is no shortage of storylines to look forward to when the games get going.