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NFL Playoffs 2017

Case Keenum

10 keys to watch for the NFL conference championships

The two teams that will meet in Super Bowl LII will be determined on Sunday, with the conference championship games set to kick off. While Tom Brady’s presence isn’t a surprise, most wouldn’t have believed it if you’d told …

Blake Bortles

Bengals fans flood Blake Bortles’ charity with donations for beating Steelers

After Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton was the beneficiary of a charitable windfall from Buffalo Bills fans, Bengals fans are now paying it forward. The Blake Bortles Foundation, founded by the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback, said they …

Blake Bortles

12 biggest standouts and disappointments of the NFL playoffs

The conference championships are set, with four worthy teams set to battle it out for a chance to compete in the Super Bowl in Minneapolis. The first eight games of the postseason have been a wild ride filled with upsets and surprises, as well as …

Mike Zimmer

Mike Zimmer admits Vikings must clean up ‘critical errors’

The last-second miracle victory the Minnesota Vikings scored over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday masked the fact that the team nearly blew a 17-0 lead and lost at home. Coach Mike Zimmer is well aware that, while the team can certainly savor such a …

Stefon Diggs touchdown

Mike Pereira explains why Vikings had to come back on field for extra point

The Minnesota Vikings may have cost their backers in Las Vegas a lot of money when they decided to kneel on the ball instead of kicking an extra point at the end of Sunday’s game, but the rule requiring them to run the play had nothing to do …

Sean Payton

Sean Payton says faulty monitor partially to blame for challenge decisions

Sean Payton took some heat for a pair of questionable challenge decisions in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s divisional round loss to the Minnesota Vikings, and he offered an interesting explanation for them afterwards. Following the 29-24 …

Jalen Ramsey

Jalen Ramsey predicts Jaguars will win Super Bowl

Jalen Ramsey is officially going Broadway Joe Namath. Several hours after a thrilling 45-42 divisional round win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, the Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback arrived back in front of his home fans at EverBank Field and …

Marcus Williams play

Marcus Williams was crying in locker room after blown tackle

For all the joys of victory the Minnesota Vikings are celebrating, the New Orleans Saints are experiencing equal amounts of the agony of defeat. And nobody is feeling worse than Marcus Williams. The rookie safety missed on a tackle that allowed …

Marcus Williams play

10 biggest disappointments of the NFL divisional playoffs

The NFL’s divisional round was wild, unpredictable, and featured three incredible finishes — including one that will go down in NFL history. With that much drama, there was no doubt that there were going to be some glaring, high-profile …

Saints still cover spread thanks to extra point kneeldown

The New Orleans Saints were big losers on Sunday, but they did help some people despite blowing their NFC divisional playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings. The Saints were leading 24-23 after kicking a field goal to take the lead with 25 seconds …

Marcus Williams tackle

Marcus Williams somehow whiffs on tackle allowing Vikings to win

Marcus Williams is going to have a hard time living down his epic blunder on Sunday. With 10 seconds left in their NFC divisional playoff game, the Minnesota Vikings heaved a pass downfield to Stefon Diggs. Diggs made the catch and should have been …

Andrew Sendejo hit

Andrew Sendejo in concussion protocol after hard hit

Andrew Sendejo was taken into the locker room for examination after a collision with Michael Thomas in the third quarter of Sunday’s NFC divisional playoff game between his Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints. Thomas was running a …

Blake Bortles thinks Jaguars will still have doubters

Blake Bortles does not think his team’s surprising win over the Pittsburgh Steelers will change the opinion of Jacksonville’s doubters. Speaking with CBS after the Jaguars’ 45-42 win over Pittsburgh on Sunday, Bortles said he …

Vikings bring out freeze tag celebration after touchdown (Video)

The Minnesota Vikings are rolling in the NFC divisional game, and they’ve brought their best celebrations, too. After Latavius Murray’s one-yard touchdown run put Minnesota up 17-0 in the second quarter, quarterback Case Keenum led the …

Mike Tomlin

Mike Tomlin defends his controversial decisions

Mike Tomlin defended his controversial decisions following Sunday’s AFC divisional playoff loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars at home. The Pittsburgh Steelers fell behind 21-0 in the first quarter and were able to bring the game to a touchdown …

Jalen Ramsey

Jalen Ramsey on Steelers: ‘We should have blown them out’

The Jacksonville Jaguars got the last word over the Pittsburgh Steelers, and they made no secret of that after their 45-42 playoff win. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey made clear that he thought the margin of victory ultimately flattered Pittsburgh, and that …

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