Having secured the top seed in the NFC playoffs, the Green Bay Packers have the week off from playing football. That’s especially good news for quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who has battled a toe injury throughout the last few weeks of the NFL season. Rodgers fractured his pinkie toe in early November, but told reporters Wednesday…
Veteran Safety Eric Weddle Rejoining LA Rams for Playoffs
LOS ANGELES—Safety Eric Weddle is coming out of retirement to rejoin the Los Angeles Rams for the playoffs. Weddle turned 37 last week, and he hasn’t played in the NFL since the 2019 season, but the Rams signed him to their practice squad Wednesday to address their glaring need at safety. Leading tackler Jordan Fuller…
49ers-Cowboys Playoff Rivalry Resumes After Long Wait
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Kyle Shanahan was a teenager watching on the sideline when the heated playoff rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers reached a fever pitch with three straight NFC title game matchups. Now Shanahan will take a starring role when one of the NFL’s great rivalries resumes as head coach of the…
Dave Gettleman Out as Giants GM, Says He Is Retiring
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—Dave Gettleman is out as the general manager of the New York Giants after a fourth straight double-digit losing season. The Giants announced the 70-year-old Gettleman retired Monday, a day after New York (4–13) dropped its season finale 22–7 to Washington. It was the sixth straight loss and it ended a dismal, injury-plagued…
Hall of Fame Receiver Don Maynard Dies at Age 86
Don Maynard, a Hall of Fame receiver who made his biggest impact catching passes from Joe Namath in the wide-open AFL, has died. He was 86. The Pro Football Hall of Fame confirmed Maynard’s death on Monday through his family. “Don Maynard is as essential to the history of the New York Jets as anyone….
SF 49ers Rally to Clinch Playoff Spot in OT Over Rams 27–24
The San Francisco 49ers (10–7) were forced to win their sixth straight over the Los Angeles Rams (12–5) to clinch a playoff berth, and successfully rallied from a 17-point deficit at SOFI Stadium, with Robbie Gould kicking the 24-yard field goal game winner in overtime for a 27–24 victory. The win places the Niners into the NFC…
Denver Broncos Fire Coach Vic Fangio After 3 Losing Seasons
DENVER—The Denver Broncos are looking for a new head coach to lead them out of a six-year playoff drought and a half decade of losing seasons that marks the most protracted plunge by a Super Bowl champion in NFL history. The Broncos fired Vic Fangio after he went 19–30 over three years, including 7–10 this…
Prescott Throws 5 TD Passes in Cowboys’ Romp Over Eagles
PHILADELPHIA—Dak Prescott ran into Dallas’ locker room with a message for any NFC team he’ll play next week in the playoffs. “The real (stuff) starts,” he said. It starts with finding out the Cowboys’ wild-card opponent, and Prescott will be like millions of football fans every Sunday and watch the scoreboard with their playoff fate…
49ers Clinch Playoff Berth by Holding Off Rams 27–24 in OT
INGLEWOOD, Calif.—When the Los Angeles took an early 17-0 lead on the San Francisco 49ers, George Kittle had several Rams chirping their excitement in his ear about a shift in this one-sided rivalry. “I was like, ‘A lot of time up on that clock, boys,’” the 49ers’ star tight end said. No matter what jams…
Cowboys Pull Away for Blowout Over Eagles 51–26
As several records were broken in the final game of the regular season, the Dallas Cowboys (12–5) felt the importance of playing well heading into the playoffs; they took command of the game late in the first quarter to dominate at the Philadelphia Eagles (9–8), 51–26, on Saturday night. Both teams successfully made the playoffs,…
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