NFL 2021

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We all knew this was coming and now, the moment is here.  According to Adam Schefter, the Buccaneers are officially releasing wide receiver Antonio Brown today.

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Who's ready for some Saturday football?  The Chiefs are playing the Broncos in a "Monday Night Football" doubleheader.  The Chiefs can earn a bye with a win and a Titans loss to the Texans on Sunday in Houston.  The Cowboys will play the Eagles at 8:15 p.m.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  Get to a TV if you can.  The Chiefs are in a battle for a bye and have the ball while trailing the Broncos, 21-17, at the start of the fourth quarter.

The Chiefs beat the Broncos, 28-24.
The Cowboys beat the Eagles, 51-26.

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There's a lot of happy people in Colorado today.  According to Adam Schefter, the Broncos fired head coach Vic Fangio.

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What a thriller tonight in Las Vegas!  After the Chargers scored a touchdown with no time left to force overtime, the Raiders' Daniel Carlson kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired for a 35-32 win and an epic finish to clinch a playoff spot.  The Raiders will play the Bengals on Saturday in Cincinnati.

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Playoff schedule:

Saturday - Raiders at Bengals, Patriots at Bills

Sunday - Eagles at Bucs, 49ers at Cowboys, Steelers at Chiefs

Monday - Cardinals at Rams.

The NFL has totally fucked this up by changing the playoff format. This was already a weird season enough with the 17th regular season game, but why a Monday playoff game? There was nothing wrong with the old format giving the #2 seeds a first round bye.

This is so screwed up now that if the Chiefs win as the #2 seed, they will get a 6 day rest before their next playoff game (on a saturday), while the #3-5 seeds will get a full 7 days rest. What's the point in even being the #2 seed now if you're going to get screwed like that?

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Welcome to Black Monday, where fans can start feeling relief.  According to ESPN and multiple reports, the Vikings fired head coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman.

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There goes another one.  According to Adam Schefter, the Bears fired head coach Matt Nagy after four seasons.

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This one caught me off-guard.  According to Adam Schefter, Brian Flores is out as the head coach of the Dolphins despite the team winning eight of their final nine games.

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For a lot of frustrated New Yorkers, this is welcome news.  According to Jordan Raanan, Joe Judge is out as head coach of the Giants after two seasons.

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Even for a team this deep in turmoil, I didn't expect change this quickly.  According to Adam Schefter, the Texans fired head coach David Culley after just one season.

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This ranks at a 10 on the Bad Decision Scale.  After a long run with no timeouts left, the Cowboys' Dak Prescott was unable to get the ball spotted in time for a final play in a 23-17 loss to the 49ers.  The 49ers will play the Packers on Saturday in Green Bay, Wis.

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WTF was that at the end of the Niners and Cowboys game!?

14 seconds to go. No time outs and you have 40 yards to go, run a QB draw! That will get you the TD!

And then blame the refs after the loss.

Just losers, all of them. I hope they never make it back to the NFC title game.

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It's time for the last game of the weekend.  The Cardinals are playing the Rams in the NFC Wild Card Round.  Updates to come.

The Rams beat the Cardinals, 34-11, to advance to play the Buccaneers on Sunday in Tampa, Fla.

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What a thriller today in Nashville!  The Bengals walked it off against the Titans as Logan Wilson's interception with 20 seconds left helped set up rookie Evan McPherson's winning 52-yard field goal as time expired in a 19-16 win.

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What a thriller tonight in Green Bay!  The 49ers' Robbie Gould drove a 45-yard field goal through the snow for a 13-10 win against the Packers, the NFC's top seed, as the 49ers scored 10 points in the final 4:41.