T.J. Watt focused on being a “game-wrecker,” not sack record

Much of the focus on Monday night was on Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger playing his final home game, but linebacker T.J. Watt stole a good bit of the spotlight over the course of the 26-14 win. Watt recorded four sacks of Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield and he now has 21.5 sacks on the season. That [more]

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Bruce Arians: Bucs went for two late in game so Jets wouldn’t block kick and return it for score

With 15 seconds left on Sunday, the Buccaneers scored a touchdown to take a 26-24 lead over the Jets. Then Bucs coach Bruce Arians did something surprising: He kept the offense on the field to go for two. Buccaneers running back Le'Veon Bell took a handoff up the middle and scored the two-point conversion to [more]

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Robert Saleh: Zach Wilson “nowhere close” to a selfish player

Jets head coach Robert Saleh said after Sunday’s 28-24 loss to the Buccaneers that blame for running a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-two late in the game fell on the coaches for not doing a good enough job communicating to quarterback Zach Wilson that he should hand the ball off to Braxton Berrios regardless of any [more]

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Joe Judge: No regrets about postgame comments, but obviously some things we have to do better

After Sunday’s 29-3 loss to the 6-10 Bears, Giants head coach Joe Judge launched into an 11-minute defense of the work that he’s done while going 10-22 over his first two seasons on the job. Judge couldn’t point to wins as a sign of progress, so he focused on behind the scenes improvements to a [more]

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Week 18 NFL playoff picture: The AFC is set to go through Nashville

The AFC playoffs have gone through Kansas City the last two seasons, but we’re on track for a new No. 1 seed this time around. With the Titans beating the Dolphins and the Chiefs losing to the Bengals, Week 18 opens up with the Titans holding the top spot in the conference and they’ll stay [more]

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PFT’s Week 18 2021 NFL power rankings

1. Packers (13-3, last week No. 1): Why would Aaron Rodgers ever want to leave a division he can continue to dominate, indefinitely? 2. Rams (12-4, No. 3): If they can win when they’re not playing well, they’ll blow opponents out when they finally do. 3. Buccaneers (12-4, No. 5): Without Chris Godwin and Antonio [more]

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Cooper Kupp: 17-game records should be separated from previous ones

Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp enters Week 18 with a chance to make NFL history. Kupp needs 11 catches to tie Michael Thomas for the most catches in a season and he’ll tie Calvin Johnson’s receiving yards record if he picks up 135 against the 49ers on Sunday. If Kupp does equal or pass those [more]

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