Week 14 kicked off with some drama on the margins of the playoff picture as two fringe contenders needed overtime to avoid losses—or worse, ties—to a pair of the league’s bottom-dwellers. In upstate New York, blizzard conditions dampened the Bills’ and Colts’ offenses, resulting in a low-scoring, low-completion slugfest that Buffalo narrowly won. In Cleveland, the Brett Hundley–led Packers came back to beat the winless Browns, keeping hope alive that Aaron Rodgers will return from injury and spark a run. But just as one MVP-caliber QB looks set to return, another goes down: The Eagles fear they may have lost Carson Wentz to a torn ACL—a development that makes Philadelphia’s NFC East–clinching victory over the Rams a secondary thought for the projected 1-seed.
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December 12, 2017
The Patriots Can’t Summon Their Dark Magic Against the Dolphins
New England was held without a third-down conversion for the first time in 26 years and looked nothing like the team that had just won eight straight
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December 11, 2017
NFL Week 14 Recap: Carson Wentz’s Injury Changes the Complexion of This Entire Season
The Eagles’ superstar is done for the year—a crushing blow that shakes up both the NFC playoff picture and the MVP race
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December 11, 2017
The Winners and Losers From NFL Week 14
The beauty of Jimmy Garoppolo and a snowy game in Buffalo versus the ugliness of another Cleveland defeat, Jaguars-fan misbehavior, and more devastating QB injuries
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December 11, 2017
Week 14 Rapid Reactions
Michael and Tate discuss Carson Wentz’s injury, the playoff picture, and more
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December 11, 2017
Can the Jaguars Disrupt the AFC’s Established Hierarchy?
If it plays like the balanced team that beat Seattle, Jacksonville could inject some intrigue into the playoffs
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December 11, 2017
The Steelers Eked Out Another Win—but How Long Can They Keep That Up?
Pittsburgh is 7-1 in single-score games, an unsustainable record that may point to deeper vulnerabilities
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December 11, 2017
No, Not Carson Wentz: Why the NFL Has a Football Problem
With the league reportedly set to lose another superstar to a season-ending injury, the NFL chews up and spits out the most compelling story of the 2017 season
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December 10, 2017
Multiple Ugly Fights Broke Out at the End of Jaguars-Seahawks
After fans threw objects at Quinton Jefferson, the Seattle defensive end went to confront them
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December 10, 2017
Carson Wentz Is Out for the Season With a Torn ACL
The MVP candidate went to the locker room after his 33rd touchdown pass of the season, an Eagles record
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December 10, 2017
The Packers’ OT Squeaker Means the Dream of an Aaron Rodgers Return Lives
Under Rodgers’s watch, Green Bay hasn’t missed the playoffs since the 2008 season
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December 10, 2017
Tom Savage Returns to the Field After a Gruesome Hit, Again Putting the NFL’s Concussion Protocol Under the Microscope
The quarterback was later replaced by backup T.J. Yates
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December 10, 2017
A Blizzard Made the Unwatchable Colts-Bills Matchup Must-Watch TV
The rules of football met their breaking point under several inches of snow
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December 8, 2017
‘No Bull’ With Michael Lombardi, Week 14
Michael gives his pick for the league’s biggest disappointment and drinks the tears of Ben McAdoo
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December 8, 2017
The NBA Trades That Need to Happen
The Picasso of the Trade Machine has returned, and this season has presented a canvas for the ages. Plus: Week 14 NFL picks.
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December 8, 2017
The Browns Make It Easy for the Rest of the NFL
On Thursday, Cleveland let go of executive VP of football operations Sashi Brown but decided to keep head coach Hue Jackson for another year. Until they stick to a plan, the Browns are doomed.
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December 8, 2017
The Most Unstoppable Play in Football Is Jimmy Graham Isolated in the Red Zone
After two years, the Seahawks finally remembered they have a touchdown machine for a tight end
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December 8, 2017
The Saints’ Mistakes Cost Them a Win Against the Falcons
And now New Orleans’ division lead is in jeopardy
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December 7, 2017
Browns Hire Former Chiefs GM John Dorsey
On the same day it fired Sashi Brown, Cleveland has found the next person to take the reins
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December 7, 2017
‘Slow NFL News Day’: The Lost Episode With David Shoemaker
Ringer staffers reflect on this week’s corrupted footage and the tragic loss of Kevin Clark’s last Ben McAdoo joke
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December 7, 2017
Lead Browns Executive Sashi Brown Was Fired
But coach Hue Jackson and chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta will continue to run the show in Cleveland
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December 7, 2017
The Impact of the NFL’s Injured Superstar Class
How have teams adapted to losing someone like Aaron Rodgers, Odell Beckham Jr., or J.J. Watt? The answer says a lot about certain players’ value.
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December 6, 2017
The Patriots May Have Fixed Their Fatal Flaw
Remember when New England’s defense was the worst in the league? Well, that unit has improved significantly in recent weeks—a development that makes the Pats truly terrifying.
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December 5, 2017
Fantasy Playbook: The Dark Horses That Could Swing Your Playoffs
No matter how stacked your team is, you can never stop playing the waiver wire
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December 4, 2017
How Ben McAdoo’s Haircut Explains His Weird Tenure With the Giants
New York fired its coach on Monday because of one bad season, and one bad ’do
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December 4, 2017
After Firing Ben McAdoo, the Giants Are Ready to Reset Their Franchise
The embattled head coach was let go Monday in an inevitable move that prepares the team for a new era