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“Everything we’ve ever done or will do, we’re gonna do over and over and over again.” Rust Cohle (of “True Detective”) wasn’t talking about football when he opined on the recurrence of events in our lives, but he might as well have been in a deep discussion on the NFC South, a routinely disgusting division which once again finds itself …

DK Metcalf was ejected with three minutes remaining in the Seattle Seahawks’ game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. After an interception, the Seahawks star receiver picked up 49ers linebacker Fred Warner and slammed him on the turf. Warner responded by pushing Metcalf in the back of the head when he got up. Metcalf threw both arms up in …

Getty Images Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell stuck with Josh Dobbs as his starting quarterback against the Raiders, but only after entertaining a change during the preceding bye week. Three-and-a-half quarters into Sunday’s game, O’Connell finally pulled the plug, benching Dobbs in favor of backup Nick Mullens amid a scoreless matchup with Las Vegas. Dobbs, who briefly captivated the NFL during his …

The last time the NFL has two scoreless games at halftime, the playoff field wasn’t even at 12 teams yet. Four of the league’s current franchises didn’t even exist.  The Houston Texans and New York Jets had a scoreless first half on Sunday, as did the Minnesota Vikings and Las Vegas Raiders. This was the first time two teams were …

There was some tumult among Chiefs defenders on the sideline after a Bills field goal extended their lead to 10 points, but the offense put Kansas City right back into Sunday’s game. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes hit rookie wide receiver Rashee Rice for a four-yard touchdown to cap a nine-play, 75-yard drive. Harrison Butker’s extra point cut Buffalo’s lead to 17-14 …

The latest wave of NFL action has ushered in plenty of entertainment. The Rams and Ravens went to overtime, where a walk-off punt return helped keep a particular team in good standing for the playoff race. Joe Flacco threw three touchdowns to build upon his rapidly forming Browns legacy. And the Bears didn’t just hang with the Lions this time; …

Getty Images Welcome to the Week 14 grades! If we learned one thing on Sunday, it’s that you can go from watching football at your mom’s house to winning an NFL game in just a matter of weeks. Three weeks ago, Joe Flacco was watching NFL games at his mom’s house. This week, I’m guessing everyone at his mom’s house …

Getty Images The Vikings finally got Justin Jefferson back in the lineup on Sunday, with the star wide receiver returning from a seven-game absence due to a hamstring injury. But he managed just two catches against the Raiders before exiting again, this time with a chest injury. The Vikings officially ruled the All-Pro out at halftime and said he was …

Another weekend, another full slate of NFL action. Unfortunately, the highlights don’t always come without a cost, and Week 14 has been no exception, with several big names exiting due to injury. Below you’ll find a roundup of the most notable players to leave Sunday’s games, with notes on their replacements and respective game statuses: QB Justin Herbert (finger): The …

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has played much of the season with a fractured left finger. He hurt a right finger Sunday. Herbert was shaking his right hand after a hit from Zach Allen on a fourth-down incompletion with 3:11 left in the second quarter. He went into the training room, and backup Easton Stick replaced him when the Chargers got …

Another weekend, another full slate of NFL action. Unfortunately, the highlights don’t always come without a cost, and Week 14 has been no exception, with several big names exiting due to injury. Below you’ll find a roundup of the most notable players to leave Sunday’s games, with notes on their replacements and respective game statuses: QB Justin Herbert (finger): The …

Getty Images The Vikings finally got Justin Jefferson back in the lineup on Sunday, with the star wide receiver returning from a seven-game absence due to a hamstring injury. But he managed just two catches against the Raiders before exiting again, this time with a chest injury. Jefferson moved the chains on both early-game catches, but on the second reception, …

Jake Browning threw two touchdown passes and ran for another in his second straight outstanding performance for the Cincinnati Bengals, who pounded the Indianapolis Colts 34-14 on Sunday. With Joe Burrow out for the season because of a wrist injury, Browning has kept the Bengals (7-6) in playoff contention. He followed up a 354-yard outing in a win at Jacksonville …

It took a long, long time but the Browns eventually defeated the Jaguars 31-27. In a marathon game that took three hours and 43 minutes of real time, Cleveland outlasted Jacksonville’s comeback effort to move to 8-5 on the season and solidify itself as a Wild Card contender in a crowded AFC race. Starting his second game for the Browns, …

Zach Wilson threw a pair of second-half touchdown passes in his return from a two-game benching, New York shut down C.J. Stroud before Houston’s star rookie quarterback left late with a concussion and the Jets ended a five-game losing streak with a 30-6 victory over the Texans on Sunday. Wilson was 27-of-36 for 301 yards — his third career game …