3:37 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The ball bounced off the left upright, kicked the crossbar and trickled to the ground, altering the trajectory of two NFL franchises. Had Cody Parkey‘s 43-yard field goal attempt sailed through the
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10:59 PM ET CHICAGO — Kicker Cody Parkey expressed disbelief Sunday that his missed game-winning 43-yard field goal in the Chicago Bears‘ playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles hit the left upright and bounced off the crossbar. “You can’t make this up,” Parkey said. “I feel terrible. I let the team down. That’s on me.
10:11 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Kwamie Lassiter, the former Arizona safety who had four interceptions in the Cardinals‘ season-ending victory that clinched a playoff berth in 1998, died Sunday. He was 49. The Cardinals announced Lassiter’s death without providing details. Arizona Sports, the website of the team’s flagship radio station, said Lassiter had
9:13 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said receiver Allen Hurns, “seems to be doing well, seems to be in good spirits,” after undergoing surgery on a dislocated left ankle suffered in the first quarter of Saturday’s wild-card win over the Seattle Seahawks. A source said Hurns suffered an “open dislocation,”
7:56 PM ET The divisional round for the 2018 NFL playoffs is set, with the top-seeded Chiefs, Patriots, Saints and Rams hosting games next weekend. Which team is most likely to take home the Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl LIII? Here are the early projections for all eight teams, according to ESPN’s Football Power
8:30 PM ET After the wild-card games, the playoff field is reduced to just eight teams. The Super Bowl stands just two wins away! Let’s reset the field, breaking down the divisional weekend games with early projections from ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI). Jump to a matchup:IND-KC | LAC-NEPHI-NO | DAL-LAR AFC Saturday, Jan. 12
12:14 PM ET CHICAGO — Nick Foles did it again. This time it was against the most dominant defense in football, on the road, late in the game with his team’s back against the wall. He engineered a 12-play, 60-yard drive in the closing minutes and found trade-deadline acquisition Golden Tate for a 2-yard touchdown
7:26 PM ET BALTIMORE — Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Russell Okung had enough. For the second time in three games, Okung was called for questionable fouls late in the game on a running play that could have helped his team win, but instead put them behind the sticks. The Chargers started seven defensive backs
7:13 PM ET BALTIMORE — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh considered making a quarterback change in Sunday’s AFC wild-card game, but he said he made the “right decision” to stick with Lamar Jackson over Joe Flacco. The Ravens and head coach John Harbaugh are continuing contract discussions, and all indications are that Baltimore wants him
7:55 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 CHICAGO — An obscure NFL rule required an apparent Chicago Bears reception to be ruled incomplete Sunday at Soldier Field. The play occurred on what would have been about a 30-yard completion