Fred Warner: Sunday’s win “the perfect type” heading into playoffs

The 49ers fell behind the Rams 17-0 in the first half of Sunday’s game and the Saints were beating the Falcons, so there wasn’t much optimism about the team’s playoff chances as games went to halftime in the late window on Sunday afternoon. As it turns out, the 49ers were saving the best for last. [more]

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Brandon Staley says overtime timeout was to get the right personnel on the field

Chargers head coach Brandon Staley called a strange timeout late in overtime on Sunday night, shortly before the Raiders kicked a field goal that knocked his team out of the playoffs. After the game, he said it was all about making a personnel substitution. “We needed to get in the right grouping,” Staley said. “We [more]

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Report: Panthers target Bill O’Brien, Jay Gruden as next offensive coordinator

Word on Saturday was that the Panthers plan to bring head coach Matt Rhule back for a third season and that his first order of business will be finding a new offensive coordinator. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Panthers are targeting former Texans head coach Bill O’Brien and former Washington head coach Jay [more]

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Dak Prescott: TD record was great, but it doesn’t matter anymore

The Cowboys cruised to a win over the Eagles on Saturday night thanks in large part to the efforts of quarterback Dak Prescott. Prescott threw five touchdowns in the 51-26 victory and that allowed him to finish the season with 37 touchdown passes. That broke Tony Romo’s franchise record for a single season and came [more]

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Lawyer complains Buccaneers released Antonio Brown too early

Antonio Brown got what he wanted. Unless he didn’t. The Buccaneers released Brown on Thursday, after Brown and his lawyer lobbied aggressively for that outcome. For example, they complained on social media that he’d been “caged.” Now? Brown’s lawyer is complaining that the team released him too early. Via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay [more]

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Andy Reid: Travis Kelce “alright” after late visit with trainers

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce came up with a key first down as the team was running out the clock late in Saturday’s win over the Broncos, but he then caused some concern for his future status when he went to the bench to get looked at by trainers. Kelce was limping a bit on [more]

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Eagles don’t believe Tyree Jackson tore his ACL Saturday night

Eagles tight end Tyree Jackson opened Saturday night with his first NFL catch and first NFL touchdown, but things didn’t end all that well. Jackson had to leave the game with a knee injury in the fourth quarter of the Eagles’ loss to the Cowboys. It was a non-contact injury and Jackson was ruled out [more]

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