Author: Michael

Lamar Jackson did not show up to the Baltimore Raven’s matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals for the Super Wild Card Weekend, and fans are questioning whether his absence is truly due to injury, or if this is a play at getting the contract he wants from the franchise. Craig Carton isn’t buying that this is anything more than Lamar’s injury, but the discourse is fueling his hopes we’ll see the QB with the New York Jets next season.

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And just as Craig Carton predicted, the New York Giants pulled off the upset in Wild Card Weekend, defeating the. Minnesota Vikings 31-24 and securing their first playoff win since SB XLVI. Daniel Jones was a big part of that win, completing 24 of his 35 passes, two of those being touchdowns. Craig Carton talks the highlights of the game, and decides how much of this loss was on Kirk Cousins and the Vikings.

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The return of the Pro Bowl center comes at a pivotal time for Tampa Bay.
The Buccaneers have activated Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen from injured reserve ahead of the team’s wild-card matchup against the Cowboys on Monday night.
Jensen injured his knee on the second day of training camp and was placed on injured reserve Sept. 1. He has been designated to return from injured reserve since Dec. 28, which began a 21-day window for Jensen’s return to the lineup.
Jensen has been a pivotal piece of Tampa Bay’s offensive line since joining the team in 2018.

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The football gods smiled upon a Vikings fan with a pair of itchy middle fingers on Sunday afternoon. Yeah, his team lost and they probably have tee times lined up for this week already, but he got a sweet souvenir out of it.
The Vikings fell to the New York Giants, 31-24, in the Wild Card round matchup in a back-and-forth affair.
The fan in question had some primo seats directly behind the endzone. Of course, that meant that earlier in the game had a great view of Daniel Jones hitting Isaiah Hodgins for a 14-yard touchdown.

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The Baltimore coach blamed improper execution on the play that ultimately decided the Ravens’ playoff fate.
The Ravens saw their postseason hopes turn on one pivotal play Sunday night, and coach John Harbaugh was left to explain his thinking on the crucial moment after his team’s wild-card loss to the Bengals. 
Baltimore quarterback Tyler Huntley fumbled at the goal line with 11:39 to play in the fourth quarter while trying to jump over the pile and reach into the end zone with the football on a quarterback sneak.

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Roger Goodell actually managed to do something funny for once in his career as the NFL commissioner.
After the Giants upset the Vikings in the opening round of the playoffs, Goodell was exiting the field when a fan started shouting out him.
“Roger, f*ck you! F*ck you, Roger! Yeah, that sh*t is rigged. You know you’re a b*tch,” the fan shouted out as Goodell walked off the field.
However, instead of just ignoring him, Goodell actually showed a bit of grit. He turned around and hit the fan with movement that appeared to mock the skol chant.

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Tyler Huntley was not particularly close to scoring a touchdown against the Bengals during the NFL’s Super Wild Card weekend. How do we know?
The National Football League casually revealed that they have an exact way of measuring the spot of the ball. There is a chip inside the football.
Since the beginning of time, sticks and chains have been used to measure first downs. Officials have been left to their best judgement for spotting the ball.
It adds a large element of human error to the game and often creates frustration when things are not exact.

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The NFL playoffs began this past weekend, which can mean only one thing … the NASCAR season is right around the corner!
Is that a depressed Miami Dolphins fan speaking? Sure. But, that doesn’t change the fact that it’s mid-January, and the Busch Light Clash is mere weeks away. And hey, we even get Wiz Khalifa doing the mid-race show!
No? That doesn’t get the juices flowing? Oh well. I tried.

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