Wild-Card Matchups: A.F.C.Judy Battista, nytimes.com The Texans take on the Bengals, the Ravens face the Colts, and the Broncos and Patriots earn byes in the wild-card round of the A.F.C. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Now that the wild-card round games are set, let's take a quick look at what next weekend will bring. SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 AFC: 4:30 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans These two teams faced off in last year's playoffs, and the Bengals would probab… |
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NFL playoff scheduleDec 30, 2012
Here is a link to the NFL playoff schedule as Week 17 comes to an end. Game times will be updated as they become available. |
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NFL announces playoff scheduleDec 30, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com With tonight’s Cowboys-Redskins game set to crown the NFC East champion and finalize the postseason seedings, the NFL’s postseason schedule has been announced. For the second consecutive year, the playoffs will start with the Bengals at the Texans. Th… |
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Bengals to play Saturday, Ravens on SundayDec 30, 2012
The NFL announced the dates and times for the wild-card round of the playoffs: The Bengals will play at Houston on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. The Ravens will play host to the Colts on Sunday at 1 p.m. If the Bengals win, they will play at top-seeded Denver o… |
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Browns will pick sixth overall in draftDec 30, 2012
The Browns know that they will have the sixth pick in the NFL draft in April. What is unknown is who will be in the Browns' draft room. After Cleveland's 24-10 loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday, the Browns (5-11) finished tied with the Cardinals (5-11) for t… |
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Bengals unsure about Green-EllisDec 30, 2012
The biggest concern for the Bengals is the status of running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis. He injured his hamstring during pre-game warm-ups and didn't play in the regular-season finale against Baltimore. "I don’t know how severe he is," coach M… |
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Quick Take: Bengals at TexansDec 30, 2012
Five things to know about next weekend's Cincinnati Bengals-Houston Texans Wild-Card game at Reliant Stadium: 1. Another streak to end. The Bengals, who earned back-to-back playoff berths for the first time since 1981-82, can stop another dubious streak… |
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Singular And SpecialDec 30, 2012
In an MVP race that might be remembered as the deepest field ever, Adrian Peterson stood out in Week 17, says Don Banks, who looks at the problems in Houston and more. |
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We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from every last person in the league—coaches, players, mascots—breaking out that one dance move they've been saving up all year, to a referee in New Orleans thinking he could pick his nose because no one… |
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Should Ravens, Bengals have rested QBs?Dec 30, 2012
The Ravens pulled quarterback Joe Flacco before the end of the first quarter, and the Bengals sat quarterback Andy Dalton for the second half. Did they make the right decision not to play their quarterbacks for four quarters in a game that carried littl… |
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Playoff-bound Bengals finish strong vs. RavensDec 30, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Carlos Dunlap returned an interception 14 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter Sunday, sending the Cincinnati Bengals to a 23-17 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in a game that didn't much matter to either playoff-bound team. |
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Ravens loss sets up Colts’ return to BaltimoreDec 30, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Ravens treated the regular-season finale like a garden-variety preseason game. Baltimore’s wild-card playoff game will be anything but. By losing to the Bengals on Sunday by the score of 23-17, the Ravens have locked in to the No. 4 seed. Which … |
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Quick Take: Colts at RavensDec 30, 2012
Three things to know about next weekend's Indianapolis Colts-Baltimore Ravens AFC Wild-Card Game at M&T Bank Stadium: 1. No quick exits. The Ravens are limping into the playoffs having lost four of their past five games. But coach John Harbaugh and … |
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Steelers beat Browns to finish .500Dec 30, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com There were a number of surprising elements to Sunday’s Steelers-Browns game, not the least of which is that it didn’t matter. The Steelers beat the Browns 24-10 to finish 8-8 on the season, but were eliminated from playoff contention before the game e… |
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Wrap-up: Bengals 23, Ravens 17Dec 30, 2012
My thoughts on the Cincinnati Bengals' 23-17 victory over the visiting Baltimore Ravens: What it means: In a game when both teams played their backups for most of the game, the Bengals (10-6) won for the seventh time in eight games and ended their four-… |
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Wrap-up: Steelers 24, Browns 10Dec 30, 2012
My thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers' 24-10 win over the visiting Cleveland Browns: What it means: The Steelers (8-8) ended a three-game losing streak and avoided their first losing season since 2003. In what is expected to be coach Pat Shurmur's fina… |
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Steelers up 10-3 at halftime over BrownsDec 30, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Steelers scored a touchdown, which ought to be enough. Ben Roethlisberger’s 1-yard pass to Leonard Pope gave the Steelers a 10-3 lead just before the end of the first half, and considering the Browns were content to run out the clock, that might be … |
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Flacco makes early exit in CincyDec 30, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Ravens have an outside shot at the No. 3 seed in the AFC. The potential reward from a one-spot climb apparently doesn’t justify the risk of exposing certain key players to injury. Quarterback Joe Flacco exited the Week 17 game at Cincinnati after … |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Pairing up divisional rivals in Week 17 was supposed to guarantee drama. But as in other precincts, that didn’t quite work out in Pittsburgh, as the Browns and Steelers are playing a dreadful game befitting two teams which won’t make the playoffs. One… |
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Sources: NFL teams eye Penn St.'s O'BrienDec 30, 2012
Chris Mortensen, ESPN.com As NFL owners and executives revisit the success of college coaches at the pro level, Penn State's Bill O'Brien may be on more short lists than Oregon's Chip Kelly and that would include the Browns and Eagles, according to league sources. |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com With the AFC North wrapped up, the Baltimore Ravens are resting several key players, including wide receiver Anquan Boldin, guard Marshal Yanda, defensive tackle Haloti Ngata and linebacker Terrell Suggs for the regular season finale against the Cincinn… |
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Browns have focused their search on a narrow groupDec 30, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com In June, when former Eagles president Joe Banner appeared on PFT Live to discuss his plans for the future, he said he intends to land with a team that requires a turnaround. There’s no way to turnaround the Browns without turning the page on the current… |
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Steelers-Browns inactivesDec 30, 2012
Here are today's inactives for the Browns-Steelers game: BROWNS: RB Trent Richardson, QB Brandon Weeden, QB Colt McCoy, CB Sheldon Brown, TE Jordan Cameron, LB Adrian Moten and OL Jarrod Shaw. STEELERS: QB Byron Leftwich, NT Alameda Ta'amu, WR Justin Ki… |
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Max Starks thinks he’s done in PittsburghDec 30, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com On Sunday, tackle Max Starks will play his 123rd game for the Steelers since they made him their third-round pick in the 2004 draft. Starks believes that it will be his last as a member of the team. Starks will be a free agent after the season and told … |
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Ravens to rest six starters todayDec 30, 2012
The Ravens are going to use Sunday's regular-season finale to rest six banged-up starters. Baltimore announced that inside linebacker Ray Lewis (triceps), outside linebacker Terrell Suggs (biceps), defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (knee), wide receiver Anq… |
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Ray Rice will play, but only for a few seriesDec 30, 2012
There has been a late audible with the Ravens' plans for their starters. Running back Ray Rice will now be active but he will only play for a series or two, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Rice was originally going to be scratched for Sunda… |
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Wake-up: Is Arians on Browns' radar?Dec 30, 2012
Here is what is happening around the division heading into this season's final regular-season games: RAVENS: After being selected to his third Pro Bowl, running back Ray Rice rewarded his blockers by giving them each 46-inch flat screen televisions. &qu… |
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