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Week 15 helped solve part of the postseason puzzle, but there are still several pieces hoping to fit. Here’s a look at some stretch-run scenarios. Plus the Titans’ ice-cold game-winner, Green Bay’s good guy and more

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The Kansas City Chiefs lost one of the most frustrating, maddening, irritating, and disappointing games that I can ever remember on Sunday when former Chief Ryan Succop hit a game winning field goal as time expired to give the Tennessee Titans a 19-17 victory at Arrowhead. There are a number of reas…

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Chiefs suffer from self-inflicted wounds…

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Gus Bradley was a nice guy, but his lack of wins poisoned the fan base against him, leading to an outpouring of joy at his dismissal.The NFL is a league based on results and Bradley simply never delivered. He failed to do enough in his three+ seasons as head coach to warrant continuing his time wi…

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In a gut-wrenching, emotional roller coaster of a game, the Buccaneers came up short, losing to the Cowboys 26-20.That one hurt. Bad. The Buccaneers were awful in the first half, surged in the third quarter, fell apart down the stretch, and fell out of their playoff position. The Cowboys were the …

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The Buffalo Bills running game was unstoppable today in a convincing 33-13 home victory over the Cleveland Browns.After a devastatingloss last week to the Steelers, the Buffalo Bills were back home against the winless Cleveland Browns. While the Bills’ playoff chances are very slim at this po…

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Tyrod Taylor is desperately clinging on to the Bills’ starting quarterback job, but here’s some stats that would make any fan want to keep it that way.By now, fans are pretty much done with the Tyrod Taylor era for the Buffalo Bills — along with that of Rex Ryan. However, you don’t…

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Buffalo Bills’ tight end Charles Clay had a nice outing on Sunday vs. the Cleveland Browns, which should help ease Bills’ fans worried about his production.Among the many disappointments for the Buffalo Bills this season has been tight end Charles Clay, who is in his second year with the…

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When the Arizona Cardinals released Michael Floyd following a DUI arrest, it didn’t take long for a team to snatch him up.Unfortunately, that team wasn’t the Buffalo Bills, who have struggled finding a quality wide receiver for quite some time.Some smarter decisions in recent drafts …

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Oakland is 26th in the NFL in passing yards allowed, and needs to find a young shutdown corner to take the pressure off the Raiders offense. While David Amerson and Sean Smith received bloated contracts in free agency, the secondary continues to suffer.Luckily for Oakland, Smith can be released …

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The reigning MVP is having a career-worst season in 2016. How his problems can be traced back to Super Bowl 50, combined with a new approach in Carolina

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Plus, Aaron Rodgers fends off Bears, Titans find a way in K.C., Raiders are going back to the playoffs, Carson Palmer’s future and everything else from Week 15 action

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Minnesota football coach Tracy Claeys doubled down on his support for players who boycotted practices and threatened to skip a bowl game if 10 teammates suspended after a sexual assault investigation weren’t reinstated. Speaking publicly for the first time since a standoff between 110 Golden Gophers football players and the administration, Claeys said he understands the players’ frustration with a Title IX investigation that they felt was inherently unfair to teammates who were accused of assaulting a woman at an off-campus dorm in September. ”As kids, they have no problems being held to a higher standard than the university requires and should require,” Claeys said after Minnesota’s practice.

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This was supposed to be Jacksonville’s year, the time for coach Gus Bradley’s always-positive approach to pay dividends with a drastically improved roster. Owner Shad Khan spent big in free agency for the second straight offseason and felt he had all the pieces in place for a playoff push. The Jaguars fell way short.

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Jerry Rice was on the roster the last time the Oakland Raiders made the playoffs. The Raiders clinched a postseason berth Sunday by beating the San Diego Chargers 19-16 on Janikowski’s fourth field goal of the game, a 44-yarder with a little more than 2+ minutes remaining. ”One thing we know for sure: We are on our way,” coach Jack Del Rio told his players in the locker room after they improved to 11-3, alone in first place in the AFC West.

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The demise in less than a week of Jeff Fisher and Gus Bradley as coaches of their respective teams provided examples. Rams owner Stan Kroenke and Jaguars boss Shad Khan grew tired of waiting for the on-field product to match their successes away from football. Consider some of these men in charge to be either in the endangered species class or approaching it: Marvin Lewis, Mike McCoy, Rex Ryan, Todd Bowles, John Fox and Chuck Pagano.

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Ezekiel Elliott probably has a fine coming from the NFL for jumping into an oversized Salvation Army red kettle to celebrate a short touchdown run in a bounce-back win for the Dallas Cowboys. ”My dream is that the NFL would fine the daylights out of him, and I’m going to take them to the Supreme Court,” Jones joked after the Cowboys (12-2) moved closer to home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with a 26-20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night.

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The Steelers defeated the Bengals in a come from behind victory in Cincinnati on Sunday. One giant leap toward securing a spot in the playoffs.The Steelers maintain their lead over Baltimore atop the AFC North. Ladarius Green continues to show his value to the offense, an offense which can move al…

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Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott turned is turning a penalized celebration and likely fine into a great gesture towards charity.During the Dallas Cowboys’ 12th winof the 2016 season, rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott stole the show. Sure, he ran amuck over the Tampa Bay Buccaneer…

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With only Monday Night Football remaining on the Week 15 slate, let’s take a look at the updated NFL playoff picture in both the AFC and NFC.Week 15 of the 2016 NFL season was fantastic, with one more important game remaining. The Washington Redskins (7-5-1) still have to host the Carolina Pa…

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Ezekiel Elliott ran faster after he crossed the goal line than he did looking for a hole to get in the end zone from the 2-yard line.

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Cowboys pass rusher has missed all season due to suspensionsJerry Jones watched his first-place Cowboys sneak out a win at home versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but received even better news once the game was over.According to reports, the Cowboys owner learned from league officials that secon…

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The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night 26-20, despite having to overcome several of their own mental mistakes.Following a win by the now 10-4 New York Giants earlier in the day, the pressure was on the 11-2 Dallas Cowboys to try and maintain their two-game lead in the…

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The Los Angeles Rams lost their fifth straight game on Thursday Night Football against the Seattle Seahawks, keeping them near the bottom of the NFL Power Rankings Week 16 edition.New coach, same old results for the Los Angeles Rams as their offense failed to score a touchdown against the vaun…

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