RT Strief won’t return to Saints this season

The way the Cleveland Browns had been scoring, coach Joe Judge must have had a feeling the New York Giants probably needed to take advantage of their scoring chances playing with a backup quarterback and play caller. It not only cost them a game and a chance to go back into first place in the weak NFC East, the chances of the Giants (5-9) making the playoffs are getting slimmer with two games left in the regular season. It all goes back to the Giants’ first three possessions with Colt McCoy starting at quarterback instead of the injured Daniel Jones and former Browns coach Freddie Kitchens calling plays on offensive with coordinator Jason Garrett sidelined after testing positive for COVID-19.

The Eagles’ dominating win over Dallas on Sunday night pushed their record to 9-1. The last time the Eagles had a 9-1 record was in 2004, when the team last reached the Super Bowl. You can’t help but think about that team as you watch the current group pile up wins and play consistently at a

The Green Bay Packers are in. After completing the regular-season sweep of the longtime-rival Chicago Bears and having the Dallas Cowboys make easy work of the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, the Packers clinched a playoff berth. It’s the first time in three years that Green Bay (11-3) will play postseason