6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Offensive linemen aren’t supposed to be the ones having fun. The only time you really hear about them is when they give up sacks, get called for a penalty or deliver a block that sends a defensive player flying. But the Indianapolis Colts‘ offensive linemen — a group that gave
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5:09 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — It feels like ancient history now. But there was a time when the Superdome curse was threatening to take its place alongside the Bambino and the Billy Goat. The New Orleans Saints didn’t win a single playoff game in their first 33 years, going 0-for-3 in their iconic home
4:23 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning threw a pair of touchdown passes in a “special” 36-20 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday that likely will be the final home start of his Giants career. The game ended with Manning being pulled to a standing ovation with 1:50
11:33 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN PITTSBURGH — For just the second time in the past 20 years, the Buffalo Bills are playoff-bound. The Bills secured at least an AFC Wild Card berth Sunday in a 17-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, marking coach Sean McDermott’s second playoff berth in his three seasons in Buffalo —
11:11 PM ET A pair of last-play bad beats benefited the betting public for a change and had bookmakers going “Oh, no” on another wild NFL Sunday. The Philadelphia Eagles, who were 6.5-point favorites over the Washington Redskins, took a four-point lead with 26 seconds to play and then returned a fumble 47 yards for
10:13 PM ET OAKLAND — The jeers were noticeable as Derek Carr jogged to the Black Hole to thank fans for the support they had shown him since arriving to the Oakland Raiders as a second-round draft pick in 2014. And after fans showered the quarterback’s scrum with beer, soda and assorted trash, the boos
8:20 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons relied on their best player against arguably the NFC’s best team, and it paid off. Julio Jones scored the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds, a touchdown that was confirmed after a review. Then the Falcons tacked on another score on special teams at the end to make it
7:22 PM ET CARSON, Calif. — The Minnesota Vikings were already in firm position for the playoffs ahead of their Week 15 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. After winning 39-10 on a day where its defense remembered just what it’s capable of, the Vikings are even further in line to get back to the
7:31 PM ET CARSON, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers receiver Mike Williams is showing he’s more than a one-trick pony. Yes, at 6-4 and 220 pounds, the NFL knows the Clemson product can haul in jump-ball passes with the best of them. But in a 39-10 beatdown at the hands the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday,
7:50 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers‘ playoff drought is over. But it didn’t happen how they wanted. For the first time since 2013, the 49ers are headed to the postseason but they needed some help to get there after a 29-22 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at Levi’s