Week 14 saw one more team clinch a playoff spot (the Eagles), and multiple others were officially eliminated. Already, six teams in the AFC have had the postseason door slam in their faces. That leaves 10 teams scrambling for seven spots. And it’s actually eight jockeying for five, since the Chiefs and Bills already have clinched. Here’s a look at …
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It’s time to go bowling in college football. It’s been known that Notre Dame, Illinois and Northern Illinois will have their post-season moments. Now we know when and where. Here are where the Irish, Huskies and Iliini will play their postseason bowl games and who their opponents will be. Notre Dame Fighting Irish What Bowl: College Football Playoff – First …
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The Giants are 2-11 this season after Sunday’s loss. Photograph: Brad Penner/USA Today Sports A $1 ticket for an NFL game – or nearly any professional sporting event for that matter – sounds like a phenomenal deal. But most bargains come with a catch and Sunday’s was no exception: you had to watch the New York Giants play football. Still, …
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DALLAS – SMU will play in the College Football Playoff for the first time ever. The 11th-seeded Mustangs will take on No. 6 Penn State later this month. The playoff berth didn’t come without a bit of concern. SMU’s loss to Clemson in the ACC Championship Game on Saturday night opened the door to the Mustangs being left out for …
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5 things I care about How the Chiefs win the AFC West In a way, it’s hard to muster the energy to care about a ninth-straight AFC West title for the Kansas City Chiefs. We all knew it was going to happen from well before the first kickoff of the season; the organization itself has its sights set on much …
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It’s Christmastime. It’s that time of year when we have warmth in our hearts, a spirit of togetherness and the urge to reconnect with loved ones. A time to express gratitude for the people who made us what we are. A time to rediscover the magic of coming together once again. The perfect time for Frosty the Showman — aka …
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Maiocco’s 49ers Report Card: Team grades in blowout win vs. Bears originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers on Sunday beat up a team that now has lost seven games in a row. Based on how the 49ers looked the past two weeks, nobody could have been sure they were capable of the complete domination they showed against …
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Fifteen days ago, Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer preached commitment. The Crimson Tide was stunned, having just finished a 24-3 road loss to Oklahoma, a game intended to be a tune-up before an Iron Bowl that decided Alabama’s SEC championship fate, a game that had the Crimson Tide as a multiple-touchdown favorite. DeBoer was disappointed. He was frustrated. But he …
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Hufanga’s return forms strong duo alongside 49ers rookie Mustapha originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Talanoa Hufanga’s return in the 49ers’ 38-18 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium lifted the team emotionally, while also elevating San Francisco’s play on the field. Coach Kyle Shanahan was excited to see the veteran safety in …
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Dec. 8—PULLMAN — Washington State will be making a second trip to southern California this season. WSU will play Syracuse in the Holiday Bowl, which is set for 5 p.m. on Dec. 27 at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, the site of the Cougars’ win over San Diego State on Oct. 26, the bowl announced Sunday afternoon. For the Cougs, …
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Taylor details ‘next man’ up mentality in 49ers’ win vs. Bears originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Patrick Taylor Jr. made the most of his on-field opportunities. The 49ers running back explained his mindset stepping in for an injured Isaac Guerendo in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 38-13 victory over the Chicago Bears. “Just preparing throughout the week,” Taylor …
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BYU coach LaVell Edwards holding conference championship trophy with punter Lee Johnson (No. 10) on Nov. 24, 1984. | Mark Philbrick, BYU Photo In 1953, the population of the United States was 158 million and on Nov. 26, that year, Thanksgiving Day, the BYU-Utah football game televised nationally on NBC, drawing 60 million viewers. That’s more than last year’s No. …
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How 49ers’ message of desperation, urgency fueled big win vs. Bears originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Desperate times oftentimes call for desperate measures. However, that wasn’t quite the case for the 49ers this week. Yes, the times indeed are desperate. No, drastic measures were not taken in the week leading up to the 38-13 win …
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Scott Frost paused for a moment and looked down. Then, he delivered the line of the night with a little nod of his head. “Yeah, it was hard for me to leave. It was emotional,” he said of departure from UCF after the 2017 season. “When you’re climbing the ladder of success in life, sometimes they forget to tell you …
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How 49ers’ Week 14 win over Bears impacts NFC playoff picture originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Welcome to the wild, wild West. The 49ers kept their very slim playoff hopes alive … for now. With a 38-13 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco ended its three-game skid and improved to 6-7 with …
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