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Pro Picks: Chiefs, Bills, Lions and Eagles will advance to the conference championships
The road to the NFL’s final four features seven of the eight division winners. Patrick Mahomes and the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs open the divisional round weekend against C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans on Saturday afternoon. Rookie...
Wildfires force Rams, Vikings to head to Arizona for their intriguing wild-card playoff matchup
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay got calls from Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell and offensive coordinator Wes Phillips during the past week, but they had nothing to do with their teams' upcoming wild-card playoff game. Friendship is much bigger than football, and McVay's...
14-win Vikings enter NFC wild-card game against Rams, who beat them in October
Minnesota (14-3) vs. Los Angeles Rams (10-7) at Glendale, Arizona Monday, 8 p.m. EST, ESPN/ABC BetMGM NFL odds: Vikings by 1. Against the spread: Vikings 11-5-1; Rams 8-9. Series record: Rams lead 29-17-2. Last meeting: Rams...
Pro Picks: Texans, Ravens, Bills, Eagles, Bucs and Vikings will advance to the next round
The NFL’s wild-card weekend features divisional rivals facing off, two NFC rematches from Week 1 and the Harbaugh brothers coaching on the same day. Jim Harbaugh leads the Chargers against the Texans in the season’s first playoff game on Saturday afternoon. Then it’s John...
Rams hope a week off will allow their sluggish offense to get rolling in the playoffs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams rested nearly all of their offensive starters in their regular-season finale because coach Sean McVay wanted everybody fresh and healthy for the playoffs. McVay's offense has looked as if it needed a recharge for several weeks now, and the...
Geno Smith throws career-high 4 TD passes in Seahawks' 30-25 win over playoff-bound Rams
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Stafford and nearly all of his fellow offensive starters watched the Los Angeles Rams' regular-season finale in street clothes. Coach Sean McVay knew his NFC West champions would fall from the third to the fourth playoff seed if they lost to Seattle, but he didn't...
Rams to sit Nacua, Kupp, Kyren, 3 O-linemen alongside Stafford in regular-season finale vs. Seattle
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Most of the Rams' key offensive starters will join quarterback Matthew Stafford in sitting out Los Angeles' regular-season finale against Seattle to rest up for the playoffs. Coach Sean McVay said Friday that the Rams (10-6) will rest receivers Cooper Kupp and...
Raiders TE Brock Bowers could be Offensive Rookie of the Year -- in a different season
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Poor timing might be the only thing standing between Raiders tight end Brock Bowers and the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels likely will take the honor — and win it easily. But Bowers deserves more...
Raiders' Brock Bowers breaks 2 NFL records, including Mike Ditka's 1961 rookie tight end mark
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Raiders rookie tight end Brock Bowers didn't set any statistical goals for his rookie season, he said, because he had “no clue what to expect, coming from college to the NFL.” Then he proceeded to break a 63-year-old record in his first 16 games as a pro —...
Brock Bowers sets NFL rookie records as the Raiders roll to a 25-10 victory over the Saints
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Aidan O'Connell and the Las Vegas Raiders played with a lot of energy — and looked pretty sharp — for a last-place team that had every excuse to be sluggish and sleep-deprived. O'Connell passed for two touchdowns, tight end Brock Bowers broke two rookie NFL...
