New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur has one last chance to impress Giants ownership.
The New Orleans Saints will be without three injured players in their secondary – including cornerback Eli Apple and safeties Vonn Bell and Marcus Williams – as they seek a first-round playoff bye with a win over Carolina on Sunday combined with a loss or tie by the 49ers or Packers.
Philly can win the NFC East, but the Giants aren’t going down easily at the Meadowlands. Meanwhile, the Cowboys are lurking in case the Eagles lose.
The Eagles can win the NFC East with a win over the Giants, regardless of what the Cowboys do against the Redskins. But Big Blue would certainly love to play spoiler.
Despite aging curves, despite injuries, despite another strong year for the division as a whole, the Penguins look like, well, the Penguins.
The deaths in 2019 of Don Newcombe and Frank Robinson left baseball not only without two pillars on the diamond but two pillars in its fight against iniquities. Newcombe, a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, knew the sting of segregation traveling from city to city. Martin Luther King Jr., it is said
Word this week was that the Vikings were going to rest their starters for Sunday’s game against the Bears and that word was on the mark. Left tackle Riley Reiff and right tackle Brian O’Neill were among the seven players deactivated for Week 17. Quarterback Kirk Cousins was not on that list,
The Bills know they are the fifth seed in the AFC no matter what happens in their game or elsewhere in the league on Sunday, so they are going to give some of their key offensive players a rest against the Jets. Wide receivers Cole Beasley and John Brown, tight end Dawson Knox and running [more]
All New England had to do to lock up the No. 2 seed was beat the Dolphins. Well, easier said than done, as Miami is not rolling over for the Patriots.
Tom Brady and New England can secure a first-round bye and a home game in the divisional round if they can hold off the Dolphins on Sunday.
