6:52 PM ET Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Effectively locked into their playoff seed last season, the Los Angeles Rams rested nearly all of their key players against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 17. The Rams will again host the 49ers in the regular-season finale on Sunday, but have plenty to play for
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Dec 24, 2018 Since 2001, quarterbacks have won the NFL MVP award 14 out of 17 times. Quarterbacks deservedly receive the lion’s share of the attention when it comes to team MVP talk, too. But who would the most valuable contributors be if quarterbacks were taken out of the mix? Our NFL Nation reporters have
5:10 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks have given head coach Pete Carroll a contract extension that runs through the 2021 season. The team made the announcement Monday, a day after the Seahawks secured a wild-card berth with their 38-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. “This will continue the championship
2:36 PM ET ESPN News Services Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster continued to take the blame Monday for a costly loss by the Pittsburgh Steelers, saying on Twitter that he “let everyone down” after a fourth-quarter fumble. In arguably its gutsiest performance of the year, Pittsburgh fails to overcome mistakes and controversy in a loss that
1:55 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. – – The Tennessee Titans will be without Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jurrell Casey when they face the Indianapolis Colts in the season finale next week. The team plans to
4:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy won’t have to agonize over whether to rest starters in Week 17. The likeliest scenario is that the Bears (11-4) enter the postseason as the NFC’s No. 3 seed, but Chicago has a chance to move up to the second seed if it
2:34 AM ET SEATTLE — It’s tough to imagine a more difficult first assignment for Kansas City Chiefs rookie cornerbacks Charvarius Ward and Tremon Smith than Sunday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. The Chiefs were on the road in a noisy environment and needed a victory to clinch the AFC West title. They were
12:00 AM ET CARSON, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers have authored some miraculous, come-from-behind victories this season that seemed to mask a weak link. Too often, the Chargers start out slowly on offense and have to play from behind, and that trend caught up to them in a 22-10 loss to the Baltimore Ravens
4:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Common sense says the New Orleans Saints should rest as many starters as possible in Week 17. Their history agrees. Although coach Sean Payton wouldn’t reveal his intentions after the Saints (13-2) secured the NFC’s No. 1 seed with a 31-28 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, his
6:09 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — After battling the New Orleans Saints offense with conviction, Cam Heyward couldn’t help but wish. “Hopefully we’ll see them in the Super Bowl,” the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end said after Sunday’s 31-28 loss. &• The end for the Oakland Coliseum?&• Ravens defense unleashes dangerous side&• The case for and