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Video Details It’s a bitter-sweet Friday for the host of the Craig Carton show. While his New York Jets did lose in pretty spectacular fashion, Joe Flacco’s performance in the first half of this Thursday Night matchup was the thing of inspirational sports movies. The quarterback was able to secure an unlikely spot in the playoffs for the Cleveland Browns, …

The New York Jets have been officially eliminated from the playoffs. The season was expected to be their best in years, lead by quarterback Aaron Rodgers, but things quickly derailed when the future Hall of Famer suffered an Achilles injury after just four plays in Week 1. On Thursday night, the 37-20 loss to the Cleveland Browns was the final nail …

Why Josh Sweat isn’t stressing about low sack number originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Josh Sweat hasn’t sacked a quarterback in six games. He has just one sack in his last eight games. And he has just 6 1/2 sacks all season. But he’s not worried about it. “It’s like the holy grail number,” Sweat said about sacks. “If …

Week 17 of the 2023 NFL season is underway, and we already saw Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco — it still looks funny to type that, since he is the Baltimore Ravens all-time passing yards and touchdowns leader — make Browns history.  Flacco threw for 300 or more passing yards for a fourth game in a row in the Browns’ 37-20 win over …

Week 17 of the 2023 NFL season is underway, and we already saw Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco, still looks funny since he is the Baltimore Ravens all-time passing yards and touchdowns leader, make Browns history.  He threw for 300 or more passing yards for a fourth game in a row in Cleveland’s 37-20 win over the New York Jets to set …

Eagles-Cardinals player matchups to watch in Week 17 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles (11-4) host the Cardinals (3-12) on Sunday afternoon at the Linc. Here are some key matchups to watch: Eagles’ pass rushers vs. Kyler Murray’s legs The Cardinals’ offensive line isn’t very good but that’s just one part of bringing Murray to the ground. Murray …

FRISCO, Texas — Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Larry Allen, Darren Woodson and Charles Haley. What do all those names have in common? They were were the star-studded core of the Dallas Cowboys’ 1990s dynasty teams that won three Super Bowls in a four-season span whose contributions to that run resulted in being inducted into the team’s Ring of …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer At the heart of a surprising 8-7 record for the Los Angeles Rams has been the emergence of inside linebacker Ernest Jones. However, his rise is no surprise to coach Sean McVay, who has watched the South Carolina product grow from an athletic player full of potential as a rookie to one of the best …

If you’re feeling nostalgic and wondering why, don’t immediately pinpoint the holidays — it might very well be Joe Flacco making the world feel like it was 2013 all over again. A decade ago, January Joe set the world on fire with an all-time playoff run that netted the Ravens a Super Bowl victory and Flacco a couple of big …

FRISCO, Texas —  Across all of professional sports, some athletes are simply officiated differently because their physical gifts are incomparable even amongst their peers.  This contrast is most noticeable in the NBA where a player like Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal back in his Los Angeles Lakers prime had to be officiated another way. O’Neal’s speed and agility down …

What’s your traditional New Year’s Eve dinner? Do you go out? If you stay in and cook — do you make your favorite dish? Do you splurge on filet mignon or NY strip and seafood? Crack open some top-shelf drinks to usher in the new year in style? The latter is what my in-laws always do — steak, crab legs, …

Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter The Minnesota Vikings’ plan for a “competitive rebuild” would have worked this year… if it wasn’t for those meddling injuries.  Between a former quarterback at head coach, one of the best receivers in football among myriad other skill players and a revamped defense with a fear-instilling reputation, the Vikings are just one question away from …

They make good, often great, money — some in the millions and millions — and their livelihood is playing a game. But their futures typically are etched in sand, with the tide always threatening to rush in with little notice. “It’s a strange life to live,” Chargers tight end Gerald Everett said. “It’s a strange career to have. Most people …

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is on track to play against the Commanders this Sunday despite leaving the team’s Christmas night loss to the Ravens with a stinger and that means he will have a chance to show how he responds to as rough an outing as he’s had in the NFL. Purdy threw four interceptions for the first time in …

In the process of pondering the failure of teams to try to sign quarterback Lamar Jackson to an offer sheet in March, we were reminded of the grievance filed by the NFL Players Association in November 2022 over the refusal to give fully-guaranteed contracts to “certain quarterbacks,” following the five-year, fully-guaranteed Deshaun Watson deal with the Browns. After last night’s …