The Browns clinched a playoff berth with Thursday night’s win over the Jets, but their regular season could end with a much bigger prize: The No. 1 seed, a bye week and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. Cleveland is one of three AFC teams, along with Baltimore and Miami, that still has a chance at the No. 1 seed. …
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Football is family. Nope. Football is business. They say “football is family” because it’s good for business to say “football is family.” In the aftermath of the benching of quarterback Russell Wilson by the Broncos, some have lost sight of the business realities that underpin every decision made by every team, almost every day. Each player on the roster is …
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Coaches like Bud Grant and Tom Landry were known for being stoic. Jets coach Robert Saleh, who was demonstrative during his days as defensive coordinator of the 49ers, has adopted a flatter demeanor as a head coach. Particularly during a season that was largely lost on the fourth offensive snap, when quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon. While being …
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Photograph: Patrick Smith/Getty Images As the regular season draws to a close, we’ll take a look each Friday at a game likely to affect the playoff race, along with the teams whose fortunes are rising and falling. And, so we don’t neglect the also-rans, we’ll see which teams are in the hunt for next year’s No 1 pick. Game of …
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Parsons claims he didn’t diss Purdy, has nothing against 49ers QB originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Micah Parsons once again made waves with comments about the 49ers after the Dallas Cowboys’ star edge rusher appeared to take a shot at Brock Purdy with a post on X.com during Monday night’s loss to the Ravens. Down 21 and there …
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The chants rained down throughout the Browns’ 37-20 rout of the Jets that was in no way as close as the score might indicate. Fans packed inside the building once affectionately nicknamed the Factory of Sadness needed their savior to feel their appreciation — so they screamed his name over and over and over. Flacco … Flacco … Flacco. The 38-year-old Browns …
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It’s a Christmas miracle. And it will be more than a miracle if the NFL doesn’t try to build on its current December 25 momentum. The NFL has issued a press release declaring that the trio of 2023 Christmas games attracted average viewership of 28.7 million. That was an increase of 29 percent over the three Christmas games in 2022. …
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Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud got back on the practice field on Wednesday for the first time since suffering a concussion against the Jets in Week 14 and Thursday brought even better news about his recovery. Stroud held a press conference on Wednesday and said that hew was cleared to exit the league’s concussion protocol by an independent neurologist. Stroud …
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Wilks voices confidence in veteran 49ers DBs Verrett, Ryan originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ secondary has evolved over the course of the 2023 NFL season, with two in-season additions slated to have a major role on the back end of San Francisco’s defense as the team makes a push toward the playoffs. While speaking to reporters …
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Getty Images The connection between Joe Flacco and David Njoku was on full display right out of the game in Cleveland’s Week 17 matchup with the Jets. In just the first quarter alone, the tight end reeled in all four of his targets for 113 yards. That’s the most receiving yards by a tight end in the first quarter since …
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Foerster reveals 49ers’ surprising emergency O-line plan originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ offensive line was battered during their Christmas night loss to the Baltimore Ravens, losing Trent Williams, Aaron Banks and Jaylon Moore to various injuries throughout the game. With the barrage of injuries forcing San Francisco to use every single offensive lineman who was active …
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Falcons quarterback Taylor Heinicke again was limited Thursday. Heinicke, who played all 64 snaps in the Falcons’ 29-10 win over the Colts on Sunday, popped up on the practice report Wednesday with an ankle injury. He has played four games, with three starts, this season, throwing four touchdowns with an interception and posting an 88.8 passer rating. Defensive lineman David …
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Yahoo Sports’ Matt Harmon runs through the three games that stood out on this week’s schedule – and whether or not he’ll bother to watch them. Video Transcript MATT HARMON: Here are the games you need to binge, stream, and skip in week 17 of the NFL season, starting with your binge game. It’s got to be Dolphins at Ravens. …
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Patriots Mailbag: Under-the-radar free agents who could help in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Bailey Zappe and the New England Patriots are off to Buffalo as they look to sweep the season series vs. the Bills. They’ll look to play spoiler, as a win would prevent Buffalo from clinching a postseason berth in Week 17. Before we turn …
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Joe Flacco not only is doing things he hasn’t done in a long time, the Browns quarterback also is doing things he’s never done. Case in point, Flacco has thrown for 296 yards tonight. That’s the most yards he’s ever thrown for in the first half of any game in his career. Flacco, who was only 3-14, in 17 NFL …
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