Новости за 30.12.2018

The Texans won the AFC South with a 20-3 victory over the Jaguars, but their quarterback paid a price. The Jaguars sacked Deshaun Watson five times and hit him 11 times, not to mention the 13 carries Watson had. He entered the game as the most sacked quarterback in the NFL with 56. Malik Jackson, [more]

The Patriots took care of what they needed to do to get a first round bye on Sunday and now they’ll sit back to see how things play out in the AFC West. Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes in the first half, added a fourth in the fourth quarter and the Patriots defense made [more]

With the early games in the bag, here’s a look at where things stand for the 12 playoff seeds. Chiefs (11-4): A win over the Raiders or a Chargers loss to the Broncos clinches the AFC West. A win over the Raiders also delivers the No. 1 seed in the AFC. A loss to the [more]

It was an ugly season for both the Lions and the Packers, but the ending was particularly ugly in Green Bay today. For the Packers, anyway. Aaron Rodgers suffered a concussion early in the game and the Packers got blown out by the Lions 31-0. Questions will be raised in Green Bay about whether Rodgers [more]

Next year, the Raiders may be playing a long way from Oakland. A long, long way from Oakland. According to the Daily Mail, the Raiders are in talks with Tottenham regarding the possibility of playing its home games there next year. Tottenham was due to host an NFL game this season, but the refurbished stadium [more]

Dallas received a scare when rookie linebacker Leighton Vander Esch stayed down after making a tackle in the fourth quarter. Vander Esch, though, was kicked in the left shin and appears OK. The first-round pick began limping after Evan Engram made a 51-yard catch. On the next play, Vander Esch needed medical attention on the [more]

The Ravens listed five players as questionable to face the Browns on Sunday and four of them are in the lineup. Wide receiver John Brown, linebacker Terrell Suggs, cornerback Tavon Young and defensive back/linebacker Anthony Levine all got the green light to play. Guard Alex Lewis was the only member of the group to fall [more]

The Eagles will have linebacker Jordan Hicks, left tackle Jason Peters (quad), center Jason Kelce (knee) and defensive end Michael Bennett (foot). All four were listed as questionable on the Eagles’ status report Friday, but all four are active today. Philadelphia won’t have cornerback Sidney Jones (hamstring) or receiver Mike Wallace (ankle). The Eagles’ other [more]

The Bills and Dolphins aren’t letting the lack of playoff possibilities keep them from going down swinging this season. Dolphins linebacker Kiko Alonso touched off a fight in the third quarter of Sunday’s game when he came in late on a sliding Josh Allen. Alonso kicked him in the head in the process and both [more]

The Chiefs have kept Eric Berry on a pitch count the last two weeks. For the regular season finale, they’re keeping him in the bullpen. The Chiefs have deactivated the veteran safety, who played a half against the Chargers and then into the second half last week against the Seahawks. He’s been limited in what [more]

The Patriots are close enough to sewing up their first round bye that keeping players healthy will be a top priority, especially now that they’ve seen a key defensive starter head to the locker room. Safety Devin McCourty was taken to the locker room for a head injury evaluation after getting hurt on a run [more]

The Minnesota Vikings have a win-and-in game against the Bears on Sunday, and the Vikings will have to do it without a key starter on defense. Cornerback Xavier Rhodes won’t play, due to a groin injury. Rhodes had been listed as questionable. Starting linebacker Eric Kendricks also will miss the game, due to a hamstring [more]

Early pessimism gave way to more hopeful reports about the chances of wide receiver Antonio Brown playing for the Steelers on Sunday morning, but the final word swung things back in the other direction. Brown is inactive for Pittsburgh’s game against the Bengals. That means the Steelers will have to try to keep their playoff [more]

Blake Jarwin scored his third touchdown of the day. You aren’t alone in asking, “Blake who?” The Cowboys backup tight end entered Week 17 with 20 career catches for 188 yards, all this season. He has five catches for 81 yards and three touchdowns against the Giants. Dallas leads 21-10 in the third quarter. The [more]

Brett Moffitt won the 2018 championship, but will not return to his team and faces an uncertain future.

Pencil the Texans in as AFC South champions. Houston has a 17-3 lead on the Jaguars at halftime and are 31-2 under Bill O’Brien when they have a lead at intermission. The Texans, who need to win to clinch the AFC South, have not allowed the Jaguars to get anything going on offense. Jacksonville has [more]

The Bills controlled the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Dolphins, but they weren’t able to put the game out of reach. Ryan Tannehill caught a touchdown pass from wide receiver Kenny Stills to cap a 51-yard scoring drive in the second quarter and safety Reshad Jones returned an interception 29 yards for a [more]

You might be surprised at the order of the Top Three and the men who rivaled each other for fourth and fifth.

The Falcons are winning the race to the bottom in the NFC South. The Buccaneers are winning the game. The Bucs are up 17-7 at halftime of this classic, and if the score holds both teams will finish the season 6-10. Jameis Winston‘s playing like his job is secure (and according to pregame reports, it [more]

The Patriots are 30 minutes away from a playoff bye and a shot at grabbing the top seed in the AFC. They only need a win to ensure the No. 2 seed and they are up 21-3 over the Jets after the first half of play at Gillette Stadium. They’ll need the win and losses [more]

Who needs Jason Witten to come out of retirement when you have Blake Jarwin? The Cowboys backup tight end entered Week 17 with 20 career catches for 188 yards, all this season, and the team’s four tight ends had combined for only one score this season. That came from Geoff Swaim, who is on injured [more]

With Jaguars coach Doug Marrone’s status squarely in the “nobody knows” category, some are wondering whether the man who runs the football operation in Jacksonville would stay very close to home when hiring Marrone’s replacement, if Marrone ultimately is fired. A question being asked in league circles is this: Would Jaguars V.P. of football operations [more]

The Saints already have home field advantage in the NFC playoffs, and they’re playing like they’re just trying to get to the bye week. The Panthers, of course, are pummeling the Saints, up 20-0 late in the second quarter. Quarterback Kyle Allen, their third in as many weeks, just threw a touchdown to tight end [more]

The Cowboys are playing without left tackle Tyron Smith, right guard Zack Martin and running back Ezekiel Elliott. But they still have Dak Prescott. Prescott, who played 15 snaps in a meaningless game in 2016, remains in the game in the second quarter. He has staked the Cowboys to a 7-0 lead, throwing a 13-yard [more]

The nine (or five) biggest challenges in the way of Liverpool's first Premier League title begin Thursday.