Robbie Gould is the NFC special teams player of the month

49ers kicker Robbie Gould was ineffective early in the season and missed time with an injury in November, but he was everything the team needed him to be in December The 49ers turned to Gould for game-winning field goal attempts in two of their five games in the final months of the season. Gould made [more]

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Tyrann Mathieu named AFC defensive player of the month

The Chiefs are suddenly playing playoff caliber defense. And Tyrann Mathieu is in the middle of it all. The Chiefs safety was named NFC defensive player of the month for December. He had 24 tackles, five passes defensed, and a sack and an interception. The Chiefs allowed just 52 points over the final five games, [more]

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Drew Brees is the NFC offensive player of the month

Saints quarterback Drew Brees made some history in December. Brees became the NFL’s all-time leader in touchdown passes when he passed Peyton Manning during a Week 15 game win over the Colts. Brees went 29-of-30 in that game to set a new single-game completion percentage record as well. That game was the highlight of Brees’ [more]

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Chandler Jones named NFC defensive player of the month

Cardinals outside linebacker Chandler Jones put up numbers all year. He was particularly good in December though, and has been named NFC defensive player of the month. Jones had 6.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, and three passes defensed in five games. For the season, he had 19.0 sacks (second by a half to Tampa Bay’s [more]

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Ryan Tannehill named AFC offensive player of the month

The Titans’ season turned around when they decided to start Ryan Tannehill at quarterback instead of Marcus Mariota and the ultimate payoff for the move came in Week 17 when the Titans beat the Texans to qualify for the playoffs. Tannehill was 13-of-20 for 198 yards and two touchdowns in that win, which made him [more]

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Julian Edelman: I feel better than I have in weeks

Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman has looked short of 100 percent due to knee and shoulder issues that have made him a regular on the team’s injury report. Edelman hasn’t missed any games, but had just 10 catches over the last three games after averaging nearly seven over the first 13 games of the season. [more]

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Browns coach told opponents team was a “total mess”

It’s comforting to know sometimes that the view from within a football team is the same as the view from the outside. In fact, it’s a downright relief to know that people who worked for the Browns understand it. In a story about the general dysfunction about the Browns (which could have been a Russian [more]

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