For once, a Jimmy Johnson halftime speech did not have its intended effect. Johnson, the former Super Bowl-winning Dallas Cowboys head coach, conducted a passionate monologue during the NFL on FOX halftime show, with his old team shockingly down 27-7 to the No. 7 seed Green Bay Packers. Jimmy Johnson is FIRED UP about the Cowboys’ lackluster first half against …
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NFL 2024 playoffs: Packers’ Jordan Love, Texans’ C.J. Stroud prove QBs still matter more than elite defenses
USATSI The Cowboys entered Sunday’s wild-card matchup with the Packers favored by a touchdown, in part because of a top-five-ranked defense featuring three-time All-Pro Micah Parsons. Instead, Green Bay’s Jordan Love carved up Dallas for a near-perfect postseason debut, effortlessly tossing three touchdowns in a 48-32 rout of America’s Team. It’s hard to overstate Love’s performance, which included a handful …
Read More »Wisconsin transfer ILB commit flips to Stanford
Former Northern Iowa inside linebacker Jahsiah Galvan flipped his commitment from Wisconsin to Stanford earlier tonight. The linebacker originally committed to Wisconsin in late December before the Badgers brought in three more at his position — former North Carolina ILB Sebastian Cheeks, Arkansas ILB Jaheim Thomas and former USC ILB Tackett Curtis. Galvan now commits to former Wisconsin linebackers coach …
Read More »Lions fans boo Matthew Stafford as Detroit’s all-time passing leader returns to Ford Field for first time
Getty Images If there’s a passing record on the Detroit Lions, Matthew Stafford probably has it. Stafford, one of the greatest quarterbacks in Lions franchise history, returned to Detroit for the first time since the trade that sent him to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for Jared Goff. Stafford ended up winning a Super Bowl in his first season …
Read More »Puka Nacua scores 50-yard touchdown, Rams trail Lions 14-10
Down 14-3, the Rams needed a touchdown on their second possession to keep pace with the Lions white hot offense. Despite quarterback Matthew Stafford taking a hit to his throwing hand, Los Angeles got exactly that. Stafford hit rookie sensation Puka Nacua deep down the left sideline for a 50-yard touchdown, making the score 14-10, Detroit. That was the second …
Read More »Huge Notre Dame target de-commits from Alabama
The Nick Saban fallout at Alabama continues as Sunday evening saw one of the Crimson Tide’s top-ranked recruits in the 2025 cycle withdraw his commitment. Jamie Ffrench, Jr., a five-star rated receiver from Florida withdrew his commitment. Ffrench named Notre Dame as one of his finalists when he announced his commitment to Alabama back in July. Florida State, Ohio State, …
Read More »Terry Ryan returns, plays ECHL game on 47th birthday
Jan 14, 2024, 08:59 PM ET ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland — Former NHL forward Terry Ryan celebrated his 47th birthday with a fist-flying return to professional hockey, dropping the gloves and fighting Sunday for the Newfoundland Growlers in the ECHL. Playing professionally for the first time in 20 years, Ryan traded punches with the Adirondack Thunder’s Zach Walker, a 25-year-old former …
Read More »Cowboys’ loss to Packers ranks atop list of Dallas’ worst playoff losses since last Super Bowl victory
On January 28, 1996, Jerry Jones hoisted the Dallas Cowboys’ fifth Vince Lombardi Trophy. Little did anyone know back then that would be the last time the Cowboys would sniff a Super Bowl for the next three decades. Dallas has yet to make it back to an NFC title game since then, let alone a Super Bowl. The Cowboys’ playoff …
Read More »2024 NFL divisional odds, predictions: Picks, lines, spreads for every game
As we get ready for the final two games from the Super Wild Card Weekend on Monday, here’s a look at the early lines for the NFL divisional round game that has been released. Here’s everything you need to know about the NFL odds for the divisional round — the point spread, moneyline and the total (Over/Under). Packers @ 49ers …
Read More »Jaime Ffrench, 5-star wide receiver, decommits from Alabama
Five-star wide receiver Jaime Ffrench decommitted from Alabama on Sunday, per On3. Ffrench, the No. 3 wide receiver in the 2025 class per 247Sports Composite, becomes the second five-star commit the Crimson Tide have lost since coach Nick Saban retired last Wednesday. Fellow five-star Ryan Williams decommitted from Alabama on Wednesday shortly after Saban’s retirement was announced. BREAKING: Five-Star WR …
Read More »Jimmy Johnson delivers fire-breathing halftime speech the Cowboys probably would’ve been better off to hear
USATSI Don’t tell former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson it’s not the 1990s anymore, because he delivered an emotional halftime speech on national television directed at his former team as they struggled with the Green Bay Packers on Super Wild Card Weekend. “America’s Team” fell behind to Jordan Love 27-7 by the halftime break. The Packers scored four straight touchdowns …
Read More »Packers dominate Cowboys with 48-32 victory in Dallas
The Packers came out firing on Sunday and did not let up. Green Bay jumped out to a 27-0 lead in the first half and have simply dominated the Cowboys in all facets, taking their wild-card matchup by a final score of 48-32. Dallas came into the game with high hopes as the No. 2 seed playing at home, where …
Read More »Washington Huskies hire Arizona’s Jedd Fisch as next head coach, replacing Kalen DeBoer
Jedd Fisch will be the new head coach of the Washington Huskies football team, the school announced on Sunday. Fisch will leave his position as head coach of the Arizona Wildcats to take over a program that finished 14-1 and lost the national championship to the Michigan Wolverines. He will presumably be without Heisman finalist quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who …
Read More »Cowboys latest playoff failure pours fuel on a potential Dallas pursuit of Bill Belichick
The Dallas Cowboys have suffered arguably their most embarrassing playoff loss in recent memory. Sitting as a touchdown favorite over the Green Bay Packers for Super Wild Card Weekend, Mike McCarthy’s team laid an egg at AT&T Stadium and their season has come to a shocking end thanks to the 48-32 upset. Now, all eyes are on Jerry Jones to …
Read More »CB Tony Grimes backs out of pledge to Spartans, commits to UNLV
Tony Grimes deleted his commitment-to-Michigan State football video on social media shortly after he made his pledge. A week later, he’s gone entirely. The Spartans have lost the transferring cornerback to another school, as Grimes announced Sunday via social media he will instead go to UNLV. MSU’s classes began last Monday. New MSU coach Jonathan Smith brought in 10 other …
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