Vikings made all the right moves on defense

It was far from an ideal situation for the Vikings, playing shorthanded in the secondary, on the road, against the Saints. But as they did so often, they adjusted. From filling in with safety Andrew Sendejo at slot corner to cover for injuries to some new looks up front, the Vikings defense kept making moves [more]

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All four home teams favored in divisional round

Three road teams won in the wild card round of the playoffs, but the home teams are the favorites in the divisional round. San Francisco is listed as a 6.5 or 7-point favorite over Minnesota at various sports books, Baltimore is a 9.5 or 10-point favorite over Tennessee, Kansas City is a 9 or 9.5-point [more]

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Vandals topple Zlatan Ibrahimovic statue in Sweden

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Jason Peters vows to play somewhere next season

With left tackle Jason Peters‘ contract set to expire after the 2019 season, the Eagles used the 22nd choice in last spring’s draft on offensive tackle Andre Dillard. Thus, Peters may have played his final game for the Eagles on Sunday. Peters, though, said he plans to play at least one more season and probably [more]

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Troy Aikman: Cowboys’ handling of Jason Garrett shines light on dysfunction

The Cowboys reportedly took their time in moving on from Jason Garrett out of an “abundance of care and respect” for Garrett. His official departure from the organization came Sunday afternoon, a week after the Cowboys ended their season. Former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, who once had Garrett as his backup, disagreed with that assessment. [more]

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Marshawn Lynch calls DK Metcalf “big ass dude who can move” after record-setting day

DK Metcalf had the play of the game, catching a 36-yard pass from Russell Wilson with 1:37 remaining to seal the Seahawks’ victory over the Eagles. That wasn’t his only contribution, though. Metcalf caught a 53-yard touchdown pass and finished his day with 160 yards on seven catches. It was the most receiving yards by [more]

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Jadeveon Clowney, Philly’s No. 1 villain, says hit on Wentz was “bang-bang play”

Jadeveon Clowney hit Nick Foles in the chest with his helmet in Week 16 of the 2018 season. Foles missed only one play, but Clowney received a $40,110 fine for roughing the passer and, he said, death threats from Eagles fans. Carson Wentz wasn’t as fortunate after a hit from Clowney, whom the Texans traded [more]

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