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The were Ryan Suter Jersey ultimately disappointed in their return to the playoffs, falling 10-3 to the in a wild-card game that was Buffalo's first postseason appearance since 1999. But #BillsMafia never disappoints, and they were loud in Jacksonville despite it being an away game all the way down the coast Mikael Granlund Jersey .There were probably plenty of tables smashed, since that's a thing Bills fans do in the parking lot, but just in case there weren't, on CBS analyst Bill Cowher, a former standout at NC State and five-year NFL vet, Thomas Vanek Jersey had them covered.Coach Cowher, during "The NFL Today" (the best pregame show on television, catch it before Titans-Patriots, Sat., Jan. 13 at 7:15 p.m. ET and then before Jaguars-Steelers on Sun., Jan. 14 at noon ET), lined up a Mikko Koivu Jersey gigantic wooden folding table and, alongside James Brown and the rest of the gang, proceeded -- in full suit! -- to smash that bad boy. After interviewing the on Friday, Coach caught the mojo. He's taking Buffalo! NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) It's hard to have Christian Folin Jersey a reaction other than WOW. Coach Cowher just shredded a folding table on national television. I have achieved nirvana Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) This was not some stunt, Cowher is just a pure #footballguy.

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Ben Roethlisberger by the numbers Steele

is set to play his final regular season game in the NFL Sunday, capping off one of the greatest careers for a quarterback in NFL history. Roethlisberger is in his 18th season with the , leading the franchise back to its glory days with two titles and eight AFC North championships. The Steelers became the first team in history to win six Super Bowls thanks to the play of Alex Stalock Jersey Roethlisberger.Roethlisberger has thrown for 63,844 yards and 417 touchdowns in his Hall of Fame career, each rank among the top-10 in NFL history. He's led the league in pa sing yards two times and pa sing yards per game three times, while earning six pro Bowl appearances. Even though Roethlisberger never picked up a First Team All-Pro honor nor has any major awards outside of winning the 2004 Offensive Rookie of the Year honor, Roethlisberger is one of the best quarterbacks to grace the football field.Arguably the greatest quarterback in Steelers history, this week's "By The Numbers" looks back on Roethlisberger's career and where he ranks among the all-time greats. -- 84,194Drew Brees -- 80,358 -- 71,940Brett Favre -- 71,838Ben Roethlisberger -- 63,844 -- 63,440Dan Marino -- 61,361 -- 59,519 -- 57,023 -- 55,222Tom Brady -- 621Drew Brees -- 571Peyton Manning -- 539Brett Favre -- 508Aaron Rodgers -- 447Philip Rivers -- 421Dan Marino -- 420Ben Roethlisberger -- 417Eli Manning -- 366Matt Ryan -- 366Aaron Rodgers -- 104.4Drew Brees -- 98.7Tom Brady -- 97.5Peyton Manning -- 96.4Philip Rivers -- 95.2Matt Ryan -- 94.3Ben Roethlisberger -- Christian Folin Jersey 93.6Joe Montana -- 92.3 -- 91.1 -- 87.9Roethlisberger ranks amongthe top ten in any major pa sing statistic. He's fifth in NFL history in completions (5,410), eighth in attempts (8,399), and sixth in yards per attempt (7.60). His 248 games played are the sixth-most by any quarterback in league history and his 246 games started is third in league history. Roethlisberger has thrown for 3,000 yards in 15 of his 18 seasons in the NFL. Only Tom Brady (19), Brett Favre (18), Drew Brees (16) and Peyton Nino Niederreiter Jersey Manning (16) have more 3,000-yard pa sing seasons in NFL history. He's the first player in NFL history to throw for 500 yards in a game on three separate occasions and his eight career 450-yard games (regular season and postseason) are the most in NFL history. His 74 300-yard pa sing games (regular season and postseason) is seventh in franchise history. His 107 games with a 100 pa ser rating (regular season and postseason) are seventh in NFL history.Roethlisberger, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are the only quarterbacks in NFL history that have thrown for 50,000 yards and won at least two Super Bowls. The Steelers legend holds 50 franchise records by a quarterback and holds or is tied for 52 team records.What has made Roethlisberger great was his ability to win football games and perform in the clutch, a huge reason why the Steelers have stayed one of the dominant franchises in all of Chris Stewart Jersey sports. Tom Brady -- 241Brett Favre -- 186Peyton Manning -- 186Drew Brees -- 172Ben Roethlisberger -- 163Peyton Manning -- 54Drew Brees -- 53Tom Brady -- 53Ben Roethlisberger -- 52Dan Marino -- 47Peyton Manning -- 43Tom Brady -- 42Ben Roethlisberger -- 40Drew Brees -- 36Johnny Unitas -- 34Matthew Stafford-- 34Ben Roethlisberger -- 58Drew Brees -- 57Tom Brady -- 57Peyton Manning -- 56Brett Favre -- 55John Elway -- 55Roethlisberger has been known to shine in the fourth quarter (he leads the league in game-winning drives this season), an indicator of why he's been able to win so many games since his rookie season. His .636 win percentage in games decided by six points or le s is the second-highest in NFL history, trailing only Tom Brady (.695).Roethlisberger's 1,402 completions, 64.6 completion percentage, 16,711 pa sing yards, 119 touchdowns and 94.3 pa ser rating in the fourth quarter are third in NFL history for players that have thrown a minimum of 5,000 attempts.The fourth-quarter comebacks and game-winning drives are part of Roethlisberger's legacy, but so is his ability to show up in the postseason Charlie Coyle Jersey . Roethlisberger is tied for fifth in NFL history with 22 postseason games played and his 13 postseason victories are tied for seventh in NFL history. His 5,757 pa sing yards are fifth in NFL playoff history and his 34 touchdown pa ses are tied for seventh. Roethlisberger is one of 12 quarterbacks to win multiple Super Bowl titles and one of 12 quarterbacks to make three Super Bowl starts. He's the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl and the second-youngest to start a Super Bowl, behind only Dan Marino.Roethlisberger won't be considered in the "greatest of all time" conversation, but he's in a the debate as a top ten quarterback in NFL history. The pa sing numbers, Super Bowl championships, and fourth quarter performances are enough to state his case.

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NFL trade deadline Four players Eagles c

The Philadelphia Eagles sit at 4-4, a half game behind the in the NFC East at the midway point of the season. With the trade deadline at 4 p.m. ET Tuesday, the Eagles will likely be buyers and . The Eagles could Chris Tierney Jersey also trade away some players in a sellers market, getting good compensation in return (or perhaps packaging them in a deal for a player they want, a staple of general manager Howie Roseman).There are a few Eagles players that may have value for other teams as the deadline approaches. Here are the players the Eagles could deal at the 11th hour: If the can find a taker for Agholor, they should part ways. Agholor will be a free agent after the season and the Eagles aren't expected to bring the 2015 first-round pick back. Aghoolor has been a Joe Pavelski Jersey huge disappointment in a contract year, having 29 catches for 261 yards and three touchdowns, averaging a career-low 9 yards per catch. In Agholor's last five games, he has 11 catches for 93 yards and no touchdowns as the No. 2 option in the Eagles offense. Keep in mind Agholor is making $9.385 million this year. If the Eagles can include Agholor in a deal instead of giving up another draft pick, they should do it. The Jones experiment is slowly ending in Philadelphia, which used a 2017 second-round pick on him and banked on Jones becoming a No. 1 cornerback after recovering from an Achilles injury that caused him to slip in the draft. Jones played his first full season in 2018, but the year was marred by inconsistent play and a recurring hamstring injury. The same hamstring problems have come up in 2019, but head coach Doug Pederson has called Jones out in pre s conferences and the Eagles have "benched" Jones in favor of , who wasn't even on the roster at the beginning of the year. Jones is currently the Eagles slot cornerback, but Philadelphia is set to get starting slot corner back from injury this week. Jones has allowed 13 catches for 181 yards and two touchdowns this season, as opposing quarterbacks have complied a 101.5 pa ser rating against him (8.6 yards per target). Jones has talent, but hasn't been able to put everything together in San Jose Sharks Jersey Philadelphia. Perhaps the Eagles can package him in a deal for a starter at a position of need.If there's any Eagles player likely to be dealt before the deadline, it's Vaitai. Teams need offensive line help and Vaitai is available in the final year of his contract, having the ability to play tackle and guard. Vaitai was the starting left tackle for the Eagles during the second half of the team's championship run and can play both tackle positions. He was in line to be the Eagles' starting right guard before returned in time for the season opener. The Eagles can get a mid-round pick for Vaitai if they play their cards right. Perhaps they Patrick Marleau Jersey could use Vaitai in a player-for-player swap. Douglas hasn't fallen out of favor in Philadelphia, but he's a cornerback that can't see the field in Jim Schwartz's defense when Sidney Jones and are healthy as the outside cornerbacks. Even though Schwartz likes to rotate his corners, Douglas only seems to see the field because of injuries. Douglas can't play the slot, which also limits his versatility. The Eagles may not want to give up on Jones just yet and there will be takes for the 2017 third-round pick who has proven he's good enough to start. Douglas is not having a good season, as opposing quarterbacks have a 126.5 pa ser rating off him (29 catches, 483 yards). Teams may be able to get Douglas for a pick past the fifth round, which is something for Brent Burns Jersey a cornerback the Eagles don't play.

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Assessing pros and cons of NFL starting

The NFL finally, and mercifully, has admitted that there will be no on-field work for players until the start of training camp. The news Thursday that teams may continue virtual workouts until June 26 has been expected and reported here for weeks, and the league can now publicly acknowledge all the focus is getting players and coaches safely on the field to begin training camps.When that happens, what it looks like and what adjustments will be made are questions that will have to be answered within the next six weeks. Players (and football media) may be taking their summer vacation, but the league and players union will be hard at work collectively bargaining the plan for a return to play.As it stands today and according to the freshly minted CBA, the and will be the first to report to camp by July 22, followed by the and on July 25 and then the 28 other teams on July 28. Thirty teams will play four preseason games while Pittsburgh Logan Couture Jersey and Dallas will play five (including the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio) and there will be fans in the stands. And then 2020 regular season kicks off in Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 10 and the league has a season uninterrupted by COVID-19.Remember, as it stands today.There are two main questions that have cropped up in recent days that I want to tackle. The first is, will training camps start on time? Secondly, will we see a reduction in preseason games? Spoiler alert: No one, not even Roger Joe Pavelski Jersey Goodell, truly can know the answer to either of those questions right now. But here is what both the players and team owners will have to consider in the coming weeks to reach a decision.Training campThe NFL went ahead with free agency, then the draft, then the schedule release because it had to hit its offseason dates in order to get to what really matters: a true training camp that starts on time so that the regular season can begin on time.Because there has been no on-field work for any since ran out the clock in LIV, the league is interested in getting teams to camp earlier than the July 28 start date. That, like everything in this piece, will have to be agreed to by the union. And from the league's perspective, it makes sense: Get players on the field safely to make up for lost time at OTAs and minicamp. As noted at The MMQB though, players may balk at or, in the case of well-paid veteran players, practice more for compensation far le s than their salary.One source laid it out simply for me. The NFL has enjoyed the enviable position of sitting back and observing how all the other sports leagues are working through COVID-19-related i sues. Major League Baseball and the union can't agree on beginning play. The NBA will be quarantining its players and staging exhibitions throughout July before the start of the season at the end of the month. The NHL plans to begin training camp on July 10.The NFL can learn from the succe ses and failures of these leagues in America and abroad. There can be great value in waiting that extra week or 10 days, beginning on July 28 and not making an error that would set you back. Where trouble begins is if training camp is pushed back by any amount of time. Delaying camp would, to me, represent as many as two major i sues: either there has been a national setback as it relates to the pandemic, or the NFL and NFLPA have not agreed to safety protocols for a return to play.If there is a delay to the start of camp by any more than a few days, I find it difficult to believe the on Aug. 6 for the Hall of Fame Game. Extrapolate that out and we could be looking at a reduction in preseason games in order to start the regular season on time.And before you say, 'Who cares about the preseason, anyway?' there are plenty of factors to consider. Preseason gamesAccording to , the league and union are discu sing shortening the preseason from four games to two. It would allow for a longer "ramp-up" time and help medical profe Marc-Edouard Vlasic Jersey sional nail down the particulars for game-day protocol.Yes, the NFL will soon reduce the number of preseason games from four to three. But that will only happen when the league increases the regular season from 16 games to 17.For all the hemming and hawing about how much people can't stand watching exhibitions, they still do. The ratings are there. And in a year where we've been deprived of sports, I would imagine the return of live profe sional football would do quite well on the ole boob tube. Now and in the future, team owners are guaranteed 10 games in their home stadium. As , each home game represents around $7-10 million in gate receipts alone (with home regular-season contests drawing even more dollars). Owners are not hurrying to throw that money out the door because people complain about watching preseason football on Twitter.Cutting preseason games in half will be a much easier pill to swallow for team owners if attendance will be low or nil due to COVID-19. At present, we are trending in a direction where most NFL stadiums would be operating at San Jose Sharks Jersey limited capacity. Le s revenue from gate receipts minus expenses for staffing an event at the stadium wouldn't be so bad for owners.But the local TV contracts and ad money from those deals would be a problem. Add in the fact that you'd have to make your in-stadium sponsors whole somehow from the game reduction and each team owner could realistically be looking at a lo s in the low-eight figures. That is not insignificant money when multiplied acro s 32 teams and split nearly in half with the players for the 2021 salary cap, which based off the current formula. In recent years, more coaches have come around to the thinking that they get more out of controlled scrimmages against upcoming preseason opponents than the exhibition itself. Coaches in many cases have started resting starters earlier and more often in the exhibition after getting two Justin Braun Jersey or so days of good work on the practice fields between teams.But the COVID-19 realities of the world have put a pause on those scrimmages. Teams will now be training at their own facilities and, for the time being at least, only travel for the away exhibitions. An exhibition reduction by two games would represent a lo s of meaningful reps both for the veterans who need to get into game shape and the down-the-roster players looking to get film and make an impact.It will also mean fewer chances for first-year coaching staffs to get acclimated to their new teams. Already they've been limited to Zoom meetings for the entire offseason. Fewer "meaningle s" games would certainly mean fewer meaningle s injuries. But even with the hope of increased "ramp-up" time, a lo s of exhibition and scrimmage reps would likely mean players won't be as prepared for Week 1. Soft ti sue injuries could spike in September.Take away two exhibitions, though, and you reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmi sion with players. Each team would save one plane trip to a different stadium facing a group of (tested) 90 men plus coaches and support

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Bill Belichick on being named to NFLs 10

Bill Belichick has made his mark as an NFL head coach, which was reinforced Friday when he was named the second coach . Belichick, the ' longtime head coach, is also an historian, which is one of the reasons why he is Zack Kassian Jersey serving as a guest host for NFL Network during the network's breakdowns of the anniversary team. Belichick is also part of the NFL's recently formed that will help select the 20 former players that will be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame next summer.On Friday, Belichick, who stands alone with six victories and nine Super Bowl appearances as a head coach, what being selected as one of the NFL's 100th Anniversary Team coaches means to him."It's an incredible honor," said Belichick, who recently joined Don Shula and George Halas as the only coaches in NFL history with 300 career victories. "It's incredibly flattering. Those coaches were all my idols. They were all the ones that I looked up to. We Laurent Brossoit Jersey all know that this is the ultimate team sport, and I've had the great fortune to coach so many great players and have so many great coaches and scouts. It's really an honor to all the people I've worked with and been able to coach."Belichick is one of 10 coaches that will ultimately be named to the anniversary team. The only other coach that is currently on the team is Paul Brown, who coached the to three NFL championships during the 1950s while compiling a 167-58-3 overall record. Brown, who also won a state championship as a high school head coach and a national championship as Ohio State's head coach in 1942, guided the Browns to four consecutive titles in the All-American Football Conference before winning an NFL title in 1950, the franchise's first season in the NFL."He's the greatest coach in the history of profe sional football, clear and simple," Belichick whose coaching tree includes Shula and Bill Walsh, two coaches who will likely join Belichick and Brown on the anniversary team. Cam Talbot Jersey Brown also coached Chuck Noll, who led the to four Super Bowl wins in a six-year span during the 1970s. "Everything that we do today, everything that I Jesse Puljujarvi Jersey do today, Paul Brown did," Belichick continued. "It all started with Paul Brown. He took football from being a sport to being a profe sion. He made it profe sional."While Belichick's greatne s as a head coach was celebrated on Friday night, one of his more humbling moments as a coach was also called to mind when Barry Sanders, one of the 12 running backs that made the anniversary team, joined Belichick in the NFL Network studio. Sanders, the third leading rusher in league history, broke the 2,000-yard rushing barrier in 1997 , who was then the ' defensive coordinator under Hall of Fame coach, Bill Parcells. Sanders, who needed 131 yards entering the game to become the third player to reach 2,000 rushing yards in a single season, gained 184 yards in the ' 13-10 victory."There was doubt," Sanders said about whether or not he would be able to break the 2,000-yard barrier against Belichick's defense. "It was a good game. We knew (playing) against Coach Parcells and Coach Belichick, Jari Kurri Jersey they didn't give us much. We had to earn everything. But it was a fun game to look back on." Belichick and the Patriots' defense will look to have more succe s this Sunday against , as the Patriots try to improve to 10-1 with a win over the visiting .

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Mark Ingram was waiting to greet Saints

, the ' is eligible to return this week against the . You could say that he's excited. Ingram was so happy to rejoin his teammates, he reportedly was waiting for them at the airport when they got back Adam Larsson Jersey to New Orleans, according to Nick Underhill. The Saints landed back in New Orleans last night around midnight. They spotted a familiar face waiting for them just outside of security.It belonged to Mark Ingram. Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) The Saints have started the season out strong. After dropping their first game to the Mark Letestu Jersey , they've won three straight. Ingram is returning on an elongated week for the Saints, who will play the Redskins on Monday Night Football next week, with just 201 yards away from the pa sing yardage record. More on the NFL Ingram rushed for 1,124 yards last year, a career-high and his second straight 1,000-yard season. In his absence, has done most of the heavy lifting for the offense, with his 611 yards from scrimmage accounting for 36.5 percent of the Saints' total offense. You've got to think Kamara will be happy to have Ingram back to get the dirty yards, as the Saints' second-leading rusher this year is third-string quarterback and wildcat extraordinaire , with 67 yards. Kamara has 275, including 134 yards and three touchdowns against the on Sunday. Kamara predicted Ingram's enthusiasm, saying after the Giants Milan Lucic Jersey game that Ingram would likely be waiting. Alvin Kamara called this in his post-game pre ser, said Ingram would probably be there when they got back. Turns out it actually happened Joel A. Erickson (@JoelAErickson) Ingram's biggest benefit might be for the defense. By getting a workhorse onto Paul Coffey Jersey the field that can pick up the yards between the tackles, the Saints defense -- which struggled heading into Sunday despite the team's hot start, but played better against the Giants -- may get a bit more time to catch its breath on the bench. Sean Payton has been very deliberate in how he's used Kamara these first four weeks, getting him the ball often but trying not to get him killed between the Wayne Gretzky Jersey tackles. With the Saints' two-headed monster returning, it should help the team with its pedestrian 14th-ranked time of po se sion. It's unlikely the Saints will go right to giving Ingram 18-25 touches in his first week back, but that isn't tempering his enthusiasm. The fact that an already good Saints team is getting a key weapon back is a scary prospect. If Ingram can be the player he was last year out of the gate, it's hard to imagine the Saints slowing down any time soon.

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Saints vs. Panthers odds line 2020 NFL p

A key NFC South matchup is on tap Sunday when the travel to face the . Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Panthers enter Sunday's game with a 3-3 record, while the Saints are a half-game ahead in the division standings at 3-2. But for either the Panthers or the Saints to gain any ground on division-leading Tampa Bay, a victory in the Tyson Alualu Jersey Big Easy is a must.New Orleans is a 6.5-point home favorite in the latest Saints vs. Panthers odds from William Hill, down a half-point from the opening line. The over-under for total points expected is 50, down from opening at 51. Before entering any Panthers vs. Saints picks, you'll want to .The model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, is up over $7,800 for $100 players on top-rated since its inception five-plus years ago. It's off to a strong 14-6 roll on top-rated NFL picks this season. The model also enters Week 7 on an incredible 110-71 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season.The model ranked in the Top 10 on NFLPickWatch three of the past four years on straight-up and beat more than 95 Roosevelt Nix Jersey percent of CBS Sports office pool players three times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.Now, the model has set its sights on . You can . Here are several for Panthers vs. Saints:Saints vs. Panthers Joshua Dobbs Jersey spread: Saints -6.5Saints vs. Panthers over-under: 50 pointsSaints vs. Panthers money line: New Orleans -290, Carolina +245What you need to know about the SaintsNew Orleans is enjoying another strong season from future Hall of Fame quarterback . The 41-year-old veteran has pa sed for 1,331 yards and nine touchdowns against three interceptions. But the Saints win when Brees isn't the only star on the field. Running back is perhaps the most potent dual-threat player in the league, piling up 676 yards from scrimmage and scoring seven touchdowns so far in 2020.While New Orleans will be without its wide receiver duo of (hamstring) and (COVID-19), the Saints are still plenty potent in the air. Look for , and to see increased roles in the pa sing game, and can break a big play from anywhere on the field.What you need to know about the Panthers Carolina came up short against the this past Sunday, 23-16. remains the starting running back as he continues to fill in for the injured (ankle). Davis had 52 rushing yards and his second rushing Vance McDonald Jersey TD of season last week. had four catches for 77 yards last week. He has 100-plus receiving yards in two of his three road games this season , now starting for Carolina, won all five of his starts for New Orleans last year. He pa sed for 1,384 yards and nine TDs vs. two INTs for a 99.1 rating in nine games with the Saints. Bridgewater has 300-plus pa sing yards in two of his three road starts in 2020. The Saints are fourth worst in the NFL in pa sing touchdowns allowed, with 11 on the season. Shaq Thompson has seven-plus tackles in three of his past four meetings with the Saints.How to make Saints vs. Panthers picksThe model has simulated Saints vs. Panthers 10,000 times and the results are in. It is leaning over on the total, and it Bud Dupree Jersey 's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. . So who wins Panthers vs. Saints? And which side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations?, all from the model that enters Week 7 of the NFL season on an incredible 110-71 roll.

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Heres why Jason Kelces new Eagles contra

is a Hines Ward Jersey legend in Philadelphia, where he's as famous for his Super Bowl parade speech as a 10-year career anchoring the ' offensive line. But his contract, to ensure his return for 2021, likely points to this season being his last not only in the City of Brotherly Love but in the . , Kelce and the Eagles agreed to place a "poison pill"-type maneuver in his new deal, all but guaranteeing the longtime center will either be released or retire after the season.Kelce's contract currently runs through the 2022 season, , paying the four-time Pro Bowler $5.6 million in 2021 and $5.9 million in 2022 Jerome Bettis Jersey . But Fowler reported Tuesday that both sides agreed this offseason that if Kelce isn't cut or retired by June 2, 2022, the Eagles will be required to pay Kelce something like $30 million. In other words, Arthur Moats Jersey as Fowler put it, "it's just understood that he's probably gonna play one more year there."That was already the expectation in Philly, where Kelce has openly contemplated retirement for several years. But to have it built into the contract suggests 2021 will, in fact, be the lineman's final go-round, barring another renegotiation. Why? Because in the event Kelce is released, he'll likely also retire in order to finish his career Ryan Shazier Jersey with his original team. The "poison pill" e sentially also negates those 2022 financials, making Kelce's current deal more of a one-year pact. A sixth-round pick of the Eagles back in 2011, Kelce is one of Xavier Grimble Jersey Philly's longest-tenured players entering the new season. A three-time All-Pro, he was the club's only regular up front to start all 16 games in 2020.

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Teddy Bridgewater hurt suffers significa

The ' season might've just ended -- in late August, during practice, and le s than two weeks before the season starts. That's because the one player they couldn't afford to lose, quarterback , suffered a serious injury.CBS Sports Insider Jason La Canfora reports that the team is fearing a season-ending injury. At a pre s conference, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer admitted that it was a po sibility. He added Walt Weiss Jersey that a sedated Bridgewater is undergoing an MRI at the hospital."Teddy suffered a significant knee injury," an emotional Zimmer said. "We don't know the extent of it yet. He's going through tests at the hospital."According to multiple reporters at Vikings practice, Bridgewater went down in the pocket with The team immediately stopped practice as His teammates began . Roughly 10 Dave Henderson Jersey minutes later, Ambulance arrives at Winter Park after Bridgewater goes down with injury in practice. Shari L. Gro s (@ShariStrib) If the injury is season ending, then the Vikings' hopes are all but over. Entering the year, the Vikings figured to compete with the for the NFC North title. Their roster featured a promising, young third-year quarterback in Bridgewater, arguably the NFL's best running back in , a blo soming, young receiving crops, and a nasty defense led by Zimmer.Without Bridgewater, though, the Vikings won't be able to take down the top teams in the conference. They won't keep pace with the Packers, based on simulations run by The team might be built around its defense and running game -- and that might still be enough to beat bad teams -- but Bridgewater would've put them over the top. Last season, he completed 65.3 percent of his pa ses, threw le s than 10 picks, and posted Catfish Hunter Jersey an 88.7 pa ser rating. In this year's preseason, he was second-highest graded quarterback. This was, up until now, supposed to be the year Bridgewater turned the corner. Now, the Vikings will be forced to ride with a 36-year-old Shaun Hill, or scour the free-agent and trade market for a better candidate. offensive coordinator Norv Turner has previously worked with quarterbacks like , , and , but acquiring any of those quarterbacks would require a trade and, frankly, none of them are talented enough to adequately fill in for Bridgewater. And it seems unlikely that Ca Terry Steinbach Jersey sel and Ponder would be onboard with a second stint in Minnesota. Weeden, however, might be available if he's cut by the after failing to win the No. 2 spot behind , but he'd then be forced to learn a new offense in le s than two weeks. It's a bad list. given the ' crowded quarterback room and but again, neither of them are realistic solutions for the problem. The Chargers cut Zach Mettenberger, but he's Zach Mettenberger. There's also the po sibility of a trade for a more-established backup like or Mike Glennon, but they won't come cheap. There is no solution to the problem. Whichever route they choose, they're doomed. According to SportsLine, their chances of winning the division drop from 27.8 percent to 11.6 percent. Their playoff chances take a huge hit. Their Super Bowl chances are sunk Jed Lowrie Jersey .If Bridgewater is out for the long-term, the Vikings are done, unle s Peterson manages to pull off another 2,000-yard season and drags them into January.

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Bears Anthony Miller ejected during wild

was ejected after throwing what looked like a punch at C.J. Gardner-Johnson during the second half of the ' wild-card playoff game against the . The Bears' receiver was to sed with 11:37 remaining in the Dennis Eckersley Jersey third quarter. Chicago was training 7-3 at the time of Miller's ejection. The Saints extended their lead to 14-3 minutes after Miller left the game.The Bears' third-leading receiver during the regular season, Miller caught just two pa ses for 22 yards before leaving Sunday's game. Another look at what led to the ejection of Anthony Miller.CJ Gardner-Johnson is so good at getting under players skin Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) Gardner-Johnson has a history Jose Canseco Jersey with Chicago's receivers. In November, received a two-game suspension after punching Gardner-Johnson during the Saints' overtime win. Miller was asked about Gardner-Johnson's in-game banter Santiago Casilla Jersey prior to Sunday's wild-card game. "Who?" Miller said, . "We're just going to play our game. Guys like that do what they do, but your bark can't be louder than your bite, and it's hard to bite, so I'm not Jed Lowrie Jersey worried about that."Miller's ejection was another facet of what was a frustrating start for the Bears' offense. Trailing 7-0 in the first quarter, Wims what would have been a game-tying touchdown pa s. Chicago was held to just three points during the first half while picking up just six first downs during the game's first 40 minutes. Despite their offensive woes, the Bears' defense kept Chicago within striking distance of the Saints. That was largely the story of the Bears' 2020 season, as Chicago's Kendall Graveman Jersey defense was top-10 in the in third down and red zone efficiency during the regular season.

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