7:55 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Redemption came tumbling out of the sky, a perfect rainbow ticketed for his outstretched hands, and all Adam Thielen had to do was catch it. It was overtime Sunday in the Superdome. The Minnesota Vikings had squandered a 10-point fourth-quarter lead but won the coin toss, and they needed
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5:28 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz exited in the first quarter of Sunday’s 17-9 wild-card loss against the Seattle Seahawks with a head injury and did not return. He was initially ruled questionable but early in the third quarter the Eagles said he was out. Wentz was replaced in the lineup
6:44 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — For the second straight year, the New Orleans Saints‘ season ended with a question about whether or not a pass interference flag should have been thrown. Officials decided both on the field and after reviewing the replay that there was not enough contact to charge Minnesota Vikings tight end
6:24 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The awkward ending of Jason Garrett’s tenure is official, seven days after the Dallas Cowboys‘ season concluded, with the team announcing Sunday it would not seek a new agreement on a contract extension. “We are extremely grateful to Jason Garrett for his more than 20 years of service to
5:28 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz exited in the first quarter of Sunday’s wild-card game against the Seattle Seahawks and is being evaluated for a head injury. His return is questionable. Wentz was replaced in the lineup by veteran Josh McCown. Getty Images Wentz was hit in the helmet and upper back
4:49 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — On the afternoon he put an end to the big-game narrative that has hung over him throughout his NFL career, quarterback Kirk Cousins led the Minnesota Vikings to their first road playoff victory since 2004 with a 26-20 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Continuing the trend
8:30 PM ET The divisional round is set for the 2019 NFL playoffs. It includes the lowest-seeded teams in each conference but excludes two teams — the Patriots and Saints — who made a combined 11 such appearances in the previous decade. Upsets Saturday by the Titans over the Patriots, and Sunday by the Vikings
2:10 PM ET NEW ORLEANS – Drew Brees may have been the hottest quarterback in the NFL heading into the playoffs, but third-string QB Taysom Hill has been the New Orleans Saints‘ go-to guy in Sunday’s wild-card game against the Minnesota Vikings. Hill caught a 20-yard TD pass from Brees to bring New Orleans within
3:25 PM ET Confused about a call — or non-call — while watching a 2019 NFL playoff game? Outraged by a missed penalty, or left wondering why officials threw a certain flag? Officiating controversies pop up quite a bit in the postseason (just ask the Saints) and they are often a little difficult to understand
12:25 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick acknowledged Sunday morning that Tom Brady is “an iconic figure in this organization,” but said now isn’t the time to address Brady’s future with the franchise. In a season-ending news conference about 12 hours after the Patriots were eliminated from the playoffs in