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With the 2016 regular season coming to an end and playoffs likely out of reach, the Buccaneers will head into this off-season with much to deal with. Especially the matter of finding a true number two receiver.The Buccaneers’ 2016 season playoff hopes hang in the balance of fate this weekend …

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The Seattle Seahawks must win this week or they drop in the playoff seeding. With a win, they could end up with a week off.The Seattle Seahawks punched their ticket to the postseason a couple of weeks ago. The NFC West crown is theirs, but little else is decided. The final week of season will dete…

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When the Cowboys play like they did in the second half Monday, they’re unbeatable.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Dez Bryant and the Dallas Cowboys got to have some prime-time fun Monday night.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Matthew Stafford lost to his hometown team again, and the playoff plans are on hold for the Detroit Lions.

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As the season draws to a close the Carolina Panthers can turn their focus to the 2017 season…After officially being eliminated from the playoffs on Saturday the Carolina Panthers can begin to focus on the offseason. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers essentially saw their playoff chances go by the wayside…

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Lions Get Taken to the Woodshed Against Cowboys on Monday Night FootballThe Detroit Lions played well in the first half, but couldn’t keep up with the Dallas Cowboys in the second half, losing 42-21 on Monday Night Football. Matthew Stafford never recovered from his third quarter interception…

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Lions head coach Jim Caldwell addressed the media following Detroit’s 42-21 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

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Matthew Stafford lost to his hometown team again, and the playoff plans are on hold for the Detroit Lions. Dez Bryant threw his first career touchdown pass between a pair of scoring catches, Ezekiel Elliott ran for two TDs and the Dallas Cowboys kept the Lions from clinching a postseason spot with a 42-21 win Monday night. Despite a second straight loss following five consecutive victories, Detroit (9-6) still controls its postseason fate.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dez Bryant threw his first career touchdown pass between a pair of scoring catches, Ezekiel Elliott ran for two TDs and the Dallas Cowboys kept Detroit from clinching a playoff spot with a 42-21 win over the Lions on Monday night.

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Despite being home for the holidays, the Carolina Panthers fell to the Atlanta Falcons by a final score of 33-16 on Christmas Eve.In a rare scheduling weekend where a majority of games were played on Saturday, the Carolina Panthers were defeated and officially eliminated from playoff contention by…

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Hit stick!!

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Wait, he’s a punter?

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Dallas Cowboys punter Chris Jones used the hit stick on Andre Roberts on the sideline to stop a nice return.Chris Jones is one of the unsung heroes of the Dallas Cowboys. While their offense as a whole gets plenty of credit and so too does the surprisingly competent defense, the special teams have…

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The Denver Broncos must be wise moving forward to get back to the postseason. John Elway can lead the way. He has not failed yet.The Denver Broncos must be wise moving forward, especially in the aftermath of a lost season.All of Broncos Country is disappointed after the first non-playoff seaso…

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Through interference, Dez Bryant came up with an absurd back-shoulder touchdown catch to tie things up for the Dallas Cowboys.After a hot start on offense, the Dallas Cowboys defense didn’t have answers for the Detroit Lions. So when the offense too started faltering, the Lions were able to j…

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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant made an unbelievable touchdown grab despite being face guarded by the Detroit Lions’ Johnson Bademosi.The Dallas Cowboys were in a tight battle with the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football in Week 16. While Dallas had already clinched home-field adva…

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Bryant is still dangerous.

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Denver has suffered a monumental collapse since their Super Bowl, and could look to move placeholder Trevor Siemian to open up room for first-round pick Paxton Lynch.Broncos fans wished for a Christmasmiracle Sunday evening, but saw their team come up short against Kansas City. With the loss, Denv…

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Every other game the Miami Dolphins defense lets the other team comeback from a few scores down. This was a rough outing were they also had trouble in back-end coverage, something that has been good for the most part. This unit has also played better the following week so maybe this trend continues….

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The Denver Broncos didn’t help the Raiders clinch the AFC West Sunday. But they are still in position to do so and just might income Week 17.I originally thought the Denver Broncos were making it hard for the Oakland Raiders to win the AFC West. They appeared not to be ready to play when they…

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A post-game breakdown of the Oakland Raiders winover the Indianapolis Colts, handing out letter grades to each positional group.The Oakland Raiders have now come off back to back wins and are sitting atop the AFC West with a record of 12-3. Although the Raiders played one of their most complete ga…

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Ezekiel Elliott broke through and got into the Detroit Lions’ end zone on an impressive 55-yard touchdown run on Monday Night Football.The Dallas Cowboys had already clinched home-field advantage in the 2016 NFC Playoffs before even taking the field on Monday Night Football against the Detroi…

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed running back T.J. Yeldon on injured reserve before their season finale.

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What can’t this guy do?

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Blake Bortles has been criticized all season for his performances or lack of. Still, he leads the Jacksonville Jaguars to victory.The Jacksonville Jaguars were in dire need of a victory. Jacksonville felt the sting of Gus Bradley being fired earlier in the week. The Jaguars wanted to give the fans…

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Jalen Ramsey has been performing well through his rookie season in 2016 but he has taken off in recent weeks, becoming the definition of a shutdown corner.Pro Football Focus’ Mike Renner posted an interesting set of statistics following the Jacksonville Jaguars victory over the Tennessee Tita…

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College football bowl season is officially underway. If you are like most NFL fans, you know some of the top NFL draft prospects but that is about it. Since the Bears season has been over for awhile, I’ve been looking forward to the draft for a few months now and have gotten an early start on m…

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The Falcons may enter the 2017 NFL regular season with the toughest strength of schedule. Six of Atlanta’s future opponents are 2016 projected playoff teams.The 2016 season hasn’t concluded but we now know some of what the 2017 NFL regular season will look like.The Atlanta Falcons …

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