Bill Kostroun/AP Pete Carroll’s Seahawks are favored to meet Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. From Lambeau Field to Las Vegas, cheeseheads, Aaron Rodgers aficionados and, perhaps most importantly, the oddsmakers, took note of Rodgers’ return to form in the regular-season finale, rallying the Packers to a last-minute victory in Chicago. He pulled it off in snowy conditions and altogether put ...
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Jets never get off ground while playoff hopes fly away in 30-20 loss to Panthers
Mike McCarn/AP Geno Smith (r.) and the Jets suffer what could be the knockout blow for their playoff hopes in Carolina. PANTHERS 30, JETS 20 CHARLOTTE — Santonio Holmes will probably think twice about insulting the Panthers secondary again. Three days after Holmes called the Carolina defensive backs their “weakest link,” Captain Munnerlyn had a pick-six on a ball intended ...
Read More »Gang needs win and a prayer for playoff shot
Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Rex Ryan is trying to make sure his guys are fresh as they cling onto any playoff hopes they have left. With three weeks left amid a group of middling AFC wild-card contenders, the Jets still face a complex, longshot scenario just to make the postseason. Sheldon Richardson, however, is keeping it straight-forward. “If we ...
Read More »West Toast! Giants officially eliminated from playoff contention in 37-14 loss to Chargers
Denis Poroy/AP Eli Manning takes a hit on a throw on another multi-interception day. CHARGERS 37, GIANTS 14 SAN DIEGO – The Chargers scored, cannons blasted and the Giants failed to fire back until it was too late inside Qualcomm Stadium Sunday afternoon. Philip Rivers, once a top draft pick for the Giants before being traded for Eli Manning during ...
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