Patriots designate Josh Uche for return, activate Joshuah Bledsoe

The Patriots played without linebacker Josh Uche in their last three games, but he’s on his way back to the lineup this week. Uche took part in practice on Tuesday, which opens up the window for his return from injured reserve. Uche went on the list due to an ankle injury and can practice for [more]

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Saquon Barkley plans to be “big reason” why Giants turn things around

Among the many disappointments for the Giants this season has been the play of running back Saquon Barkley, who has missed four games with an ankle injury and rushed 100 times for 379 yards when he has been healthy enough to be in the lineup. Barkley missed 14 games after tearing his ACL last year, [more]

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Week 15 NFC playoff picture: Packers move back on top

The NFC playoffs went through Green Bay last season and we may be on our way to a repeat this season. Monday night’s 30-23 Rams win over the Cardinals dropped Arizona out of the No. 1 seed in the NFC and the Packers, who beat the Cardinals in Week Eight, moved into their place. The [more]

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Bobby Okereke: We want to attack run, make Patriots one-dimensional on offense

The Colts joined the rest of the football world in watching how the Patriots beat the Bills on Monday night in Week 13 and they don’t want to have the same thing happen to them this Saturday night. New England ran the ball 46 times and threw it just three times during a 14-10 win [more]

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Matthew Stafford fumbled, and appeared to be the only one who realized it

In the third quarter of Monday Night Football, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford fumbled, and the Cardinals missed a huge opportunity to recover it — because Stafford was the only one in the vicinity who recognized that he fumbled. With the Rams at the Cardinals’ 6-yard line, Stafford was hit by Cardinals pass rusher Chandler Jones [more]

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James Conner: Shame on us if we think home-field advantage doesn’t matter in playoffs

Monday night’s 30-23 loss to the Rams means there’s a new No. 1 in the playoff pecking order in the NFC. The Cardinals are out and the Packers are into position for the only first-round bye in the conference. They’re also in line to play all of their postseason games at home while the Cardinals [more]

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Report: Further tests show Logan Thomas did tear his ACL

After Washington tight end Logan Thomas injured his knee in a Week 13 win over the Raiders, head coach Ron Rivera said that an MRI showed Thomas did not tear his ACL. It appears that other tests returned different news about Thomas’ knee. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that those tests showed Thomas did suffer [more]

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