Tag: playoff
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George Pickens silences critics with epic performance; Steelers cling to playoff hopes with win over Bengals
George Pickens heard the noise and knew he had to change the narrative. In the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ Week 15 game against the Indianapolis Colts, he showed zero effort on a block that could have resulted in a touchdown. Teammate Jaylen Warren and former Steelers coach Bill Cowher criticized Pickens. Current Steelers coach Mike Tomlin even…
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Danny Kanell dishes on CFP, Florida State snub: ‘Not a true playoff’
Florida State being left out of the College Football Playoff is still a major topic of conversation around the sport. The Seminoles went 13-0 during the 2023 college football season, won the ACC title, and was not selected as one of the four teams that get to compete for the national title. The Florida State…
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Ravens clinch playoff berth behind Lamar Jackson, stifling defense in win over Jaguars
The Baltimore Ravens clinched a playoff spot with a 23-7 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Lamar Jackson and the defense needed to step up against a tough Trevor Lawrence-led squad and did just that early. Jackson’s touchdown pass to Isaiah Likely with 1:12 left in the first half put Baltimore up 10-0. CLICK…
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49ers to add 2-time Super Bowl champion to defense with playoff push in mind: report
The San Francisco 49ers have brought in a veteran replacement at safety, a position of need after losing All-Pro Talanoa Hufanga and George Odom to season-ending injuries. Logan Ryan, a two-time Super Bowl champion, has signed with the Niners to bolster their secondary, per NFL Media. Though specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed,…
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College Football Playoff Rankings: Ohio State drops out of Top 4 in final standings before bowl season
Gus Johnson called Saturday’s Michigan-Ohio State game the first College Football Playoff game of the season — he might have a point. While technically that was still the regular season, Michigan’s 30-24 win may have ended the Buckeyes’ season, as Ohio State has dropped out of the top four in the rankings. The Buckeyes were…
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What we learned in NFL Week 12: Colts, Broncos flip the AFC playoff script and more
A year ago at this time, the Denver Broncos were mired in a five-game losing streak. Their high-priced quarterback was playing the worst football of his career. Their embattled head coach was weeks from being fired. In Indianapolis, the Colts were slogging through even more dysfunction: Their head coach had been fired in early November,…