Bring on the NFL playoffs

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🎾 Nadal withdraws: Just one week after making his long-awaited return at the Brisbane International, Rafael Nadal was forced to withdraw from the upcoming Australian Open due to a “micro tear” in the same hip that kept him out for nearly a year.

⛳️ Records fall in Hawaii: The PGA Tour season got off to record-breaking start, with Max Homa blasting the longest drive in the ShotLink era (477 yards) and Sungjae Im setting the record for most birdies in a 72-hole event (34).

🏀 Paul out, Green in: The Warriors will be without Chris Paul (fractured left hand) for 4-6 weeks; Draymond Green (12-game suspension) has been reinstated and should return this week.

🏒 Another losing streak: The Sharks have lost 11 straight games for the second time this season, making them the first NHL team since 1992-93 to have multiple 10+ game skids. The two teams to do it that season? The Senators and… the Sharks.

🏈 Bring on the playoffs

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The NFL season ended for 18 teams on Sunday. The other 14 are headed to the postseason, which begins with this weekend’s Wild Card Round.

Familiar foes: A major theme for the opening round is players and coaches facing former teams. Matthew Stafford returns to Detroit, Tyreek Hill is back in Kansas City, and Mike McCarthy takes on Matt LaFleur, the coach who replaced him in Green Bay.

NFC: The 49ers earned the NFC’s first-round bye after finishing 12-5 and are the Super Bowl favorites entering the playoffs (+225 at BetMGM).

No. 7 Packers at No. 2 Cowboys: The Packers are the fifth-youngest team to ever make the playoffs (average age: 25.13 years). They’ll have their work cut out for them in Dallas, where the Cowboys have won 16 consecutive games (12th-longest streak ever).

No. 6 Rams at No. 3 Lions: Matthew Stafford…

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Publish date : 2024-01-08 13:30:20

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