Chiefs favored by 7 over Bengals, Rams favored by 3 over 49ers

The Bengals beat the Chiefs in Week 17 and the 49ers beat the Rams in Week 18, but the Bengals and 49ers will be underdogs for the upcoming conference championship rematches. The Chiefs are favored by seven points over the Bengals in the AFC Championship Game, and the Rams are favored by three points over [more]

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Ryan Tannehill: It’s gonna take long time to get over Saturday’s loss

The Titans finished the regular season as the top team in the AFC, but that didn’t help them on Saturday. Ryan Tannehill threw three interceptions, including one by Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson with less than 30 seconds left to play. The Bengals needed one play to get into field goal position after that pick and [more]

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Sean Payton’s future with the Saints becomes an issue

The man who coined the phrase Sunday Splash! report is the topic of one all over again. Saints coach Sean Payton, who went through a stretch of multiple seasons in which NFL pregame newshounds sniffed around (and reported about) the possibility of Payton leaving New Orleans, has not yet committed to remaining with the team [more]

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Joe Burrow: Evan McPherson is unbelievable

The Bengals only managed one touchdown in Saturday’s game in Tennessee, but that proved to be enough to get the job done. Rookie kicker Evan McPherson had a lot to do with that. The fifth-round pick made all four field goals he tried during the 19-16 win, including the 52-yarder at the whistle that gave [more]

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Report: Tom Brady “remains noncommittal” to playing in 2022

Consider Bruce Arians potentially shocked. The smoke regarding a potential Tom Brady retirement after the 2021 season is building, even though he previously had said — on multiple occasions — that he’ll play through 2022, the year in which he turns 45, and then decide what to do after that. Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington [more]

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Jimmy Garoppolo: It’s never going to be pretty, but we find a way

The 49ers offense didn’t score a touchdown on Saturday night, but the team is still going to the NFC Championship Game. A blocked punt late in the fourth quarter was returned for a game-tying touchdown by Talanoa Hufanga and the 49ers were able to come up with a 44-yard drive in the final minutes to [more]

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Deebo Samuel says he’s fine despite limping off the field after picking up big first down

San Francisco receiver/running back Deebo Samuel made one of the biggest plays of the game on Saturday night when he ran for nine yards on third-and-7 with a minute left, setting up the game-winning field goal. But after that play, he appeared to be injured. The good news is, Samuel indicated just moments after limping [more]

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