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Quarterback Dak Prescott and the rest of the Cowboys made an emphatic final statement in the regular season on Sunday. Prescott threw four touchdown passes and the Cowboys scored the final 31 points of a 38-10 road win over the Commanders that ensured they would be the NFC East champs and the No. 2 seed in the conference for the …

Matthew Stafford has played a lot of games in Detroit, but none of them have been anything like the game he will be playing there next Sunday night. Stafford was the Lions quarterback every other time he played at Ford Field, but he’ll be leading the Rams into the playoff matchup with the NFC North champs. That’s one big change …

The Bills were 6-6 when they lost in overtime to the Eagles in Week 12 and no one was giving them much chance of winning the AFC East, but things play out on the field rather than the court of public opinion in the NFL. An offside penalty on Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney helped them to a win coming …

Dan Whelan’s appearance for Green Bay Packers in September meant he became the first Irish-born player in the NFL in 38 years Dan Whelan is set to become the first Irish-born player to play in the NFL play-offs for 41 years. The County Wicklow native’s Green Bay Packers side defeated the Chicago Bears 17-9 at Lambeau Field on Sunday evening …

Four home teams are favored in the opening round of the playoffs, while two wild card teams are favored to win on the road against the division winners. In the playoff opener, the Browns are 2.5-point favorites at the Texans on Saturday afternoon. On Christmas Eve Cleveland won by 14 at Houston, and the Browns had a better record than …

Roob’s Observations: Another catastrophic loss for Eagles caps off regular season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Another catastrophic loss to cap off a catastrophic regular season. The Eagles followed one of the worst losses in franchise history to one that was almost as bad. Here’s how you can remember the 2023 Eagles: The first team in NFL history to …

The Eagles hope to have wide receiver A.J. Brown and quarterback Jalen Hurts for next weekend’s playoff game against the Buccaneers, but it doesn’t look like safety Sydney Brown will be in the lineup. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that Brown is believed to have a torn ACL. Testing will be done on Monday to confirm that diagnosis. Brown …

The Bills entered the fourth quarter down 14-7 but have scored two touchdowns in quick success to take a 21-14 lead with 7:16 left in the regular season. After Deonte Harty’s 96-yard punt return tied the score at 14, quarterback Josh Allen hit tight end Dawson Knox with a 5-yard touchdown to gain a seven-point advantage. That pass capped an …

Getty Images As much as things change, some things do stay the same in the NFL. That’s certainly the case in the NFC South, as the Buccaneers are once again NFC South division champs after Sunday’s 9-0 win over the Panthers.  Tampa Bay’s third and most recent division-championship run was a roller coaster. After a 2-0 start, the Buccaneers endured …

Photograph: John Amis/AP The Jacksonville Jaguars had every opportunity to make the 2023 season a success. Instead they made it a disaster, culminating with their 28-20 loss at the Tennessee Titans on Sunday afternoon. The Jaguars needed only to beat a 5-11 team to clinch the AFC South. But Trevor Lawrence threw two interceptions and got stacked up shy of …

Getty Images For the fifth time in six years, the Pittsburgh Steelers found themselves in a very similar predicament on the final weekend of the regular season. Once again, the Steelers needed to win and get help if they were going to continue playing beyond Week 18.  The Steelers had four playoff scenarios entering their regular season finale in Baltimore (h/t …

The Miami Dolphins can end one of the longest division title droughts in the NFL when they host the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football. The Dolphins have not won the AFC East since 2008. Only three franchises – the Browns (1989), Raiders (2002) and Jets (2002) – have longer active division title droughts. Miami (11-5) enters Sunday night’s showdown …

When it comes to the postseason, the Bengals’ game against the Browns on Sunday was essentially meaningless for both teams. The Browns had already clinched the fifth seed in the AFC and the Bengals had already been eliminated from playoff contention, which means there wasn’t much at stake in the game.  Although there wasn’t much on the line from a …

The NFL play-offs start next week after some thrilling final day games The Jacksonville Jaguars agonisingly missed out on the play-offs by losing their last game of the season, while the Green Bay Packers claimed an impressive victory in their must-win game and the Buffalo Bills beat Miami in the big clash of the night. The final Sunday of regular …

Getty Images King Henry has said goodbye. Mere moments after helping the Titans defeat the Jaguars in Week 18, running back Derrick Henry addressed the Titans crowd in what was possibly his final game with the franchise.  “I hope I was an inspiration to all the young kids,” Henry said during his address, via NFL Media.  On Sunday, Henry passed …