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Making sense of the 2019 NFC playoff race: Eight good teams for six spots

The NFC playoff picture is a beautifully muddled mess. Sunday saw the 49ers and Vikings hold serve in their divisional races by pulling out comeback victories, leaving three of the NFC's four divisions within one game at the top. The Saints reaffirmed their ...

Deebo Samuel, Derrius Guice among top fantasy football free-agent finds for Week 12

If you're reading this, it's not too late. While we'll always have the waiver wire -- and yours truly will continue to write this column until the end of the season -- Wednesday at noon EST marks the trade deadline in fantasy football, at least for those who play with ...

Panthers owner David Tepper, frustrated by latest loss, says he won't accept long-term mediocrity

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper would not address the future of coach Ron Rivera and general manager Marty Hurney during a Monday meeting with Charlotte-based reporters, but he made it clear that he will not accept long-term ...

Let's overreact to Week 11 in the NFL: The Rams are playoff contenders

This is a column about overreactions, as any regular Monday reader knows, but they don't always come easily. Sometimes, you're sitting in your hotel room on a Sunday night, watching a couple of teams that combined to win 25 games last season but now ...

Nelson Agholor's missed catch caps miserable performance from Eagles' WRs

With one play, Nelson Agholor could have erased what was an otherwise miserable offensive afternoon for the Eagles at the Linc against the Patriots. He couldn't do it. The ball popped out of Agholor's hands in the back of the end zone on fourth down late in ...

Is Mitch Trubisky's hip injury legit? Bears' explanations offer clues into how and why he was benched vs. Rams

LOS ANGELES — Wearing a gray t-shirt, athletic shorts and a camo-green hat pulled down over his eyes, Mitch Trubisky left his most dour press conference as a member of the Chicago Bears and somewhat gingerly ambled up the tunnel connecting the Los ...

Three takeaways: Did the Bears just bench Mitch Trubisky?

LOS ANGELES -- Immediate reaction from the Bears' 17-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night: The quarterback change happened…maybe. Mitch Trubisky completed seven of nine passes and flipped a well-placed throw to Tarik Cohen for a ...

49ers report card: Grades on offense, defense in 36-26 win over Cardinals

SANTA CLARA – The 49ers were in danger of tumbling out of first place in the NFC West on Sunday. The pesky Arizona Cardinals got off to a roaring start and controlled the 49ers for much of the first half. But the 49ers rallied from a 16-point deficit for a 36-26 ...

Why benching Mitch Trubisky makes zero sense for the 2019 Chicago Bears

Matt Nagy clarified a significant point during his Monday press conference at Halas Hall: Mitch Trubisky will be the Bears' starting quarterback for the rest of the 2019 season, so long as he's healthy enough to play. That's the right decision, no matter how ...

Even Deshaun Watson acknowledges that Lamar Jackson is the MVP

When an MVP candidate calls Lamar Jackson the MVP, you know Jackson is having a great year. That's what happened today after the Baltimore Ravens thrashed the Houston Texans 41-7 and MVP-hopeful Deshaun Watson swapped jerseys with Jackson.