11:04 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — This season seemed different for Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. His team won 13 regular-season games, by far the most in his career. In Kevin O’Connell, he linked up with a coach who trusted him to throw more passes than he had ever thrown, with fewer schematic guardrails than he
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9:41 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — As Josh Allen lay on the turf at Highmark Stadium, there was nothing he could do but watch as the Miami Dolphins took advantage of the ball falling out of hands. After safety Eric Rowe blitzed Allen untouched, with running back Devin Singletary running right by
Giants outlast Vikings 31-24 for 1st playoff win in 11 years — Daniel Jones passed for 301 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 78 yards in his first career playoff game for the New York Giants, a 31-24 victory over Minnesota in the wild-card round that gave the Vikings their first loss in 12
7:58 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel offered an explanation for a critical delay of game penalty his team incurred on its final offensive possession in a 34-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Facing fourth-and-1 from their own 48-yard line with 2:28 remaining in the game,
7:52 PM ET Jordan Raanan Close Jordan Raanan ESPN Staff Writer Kevin Seifert Close Kevin Seifert ESPN Staff Writer ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 MINNEAPOLIS — The New York Giants won a playoff game for the first since 2011. The Giants went into Minnesota
5:05 PM ET Alaina Getzenberg Marcel Louis-Jacques ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The word “resilient” was used often this week to describe the Buffalo Bills. On Sunday, their ability to fight — and win — in close games was on full display against the Miami Dolphins. The Bills came back after surrendering a 17-point lead to
3:23 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Miami Dolphins entered Sunday’s wild-card matchup with the Buffalo Bills as a record 14-point underdog; someone may have forgotten to tell them. The Dolphins scored 17 unanswered points after falling behind 17-0 in the first half, tying the game on a 7-yard touchdown pass from
2:07 PM ET Quarterback Nathan Rourke, who set the CFL completion percentage record last season for the B.C. Lions before visiting with 12 NFL teams in recent weeks, has chosen to sign with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Rourke made the announcement in a statement posted to Twitter on Sunday. He wrote that his decision to leave
12:33 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Safety Damar Hamlin watched his first Buffalo Bills game from his home in Buffalo since being discharged from the hospital. Hamlin supported the team from afar Sunday as they began the postseason against the Miami Dolphins. Hamlin tweeted on Sunday, “My heart is with my guys
9:44 AM ET CINCINNATI — With Lamar Jackson sidelined, the Baltimore Ravens are preparing to go with an unusual strategy at quarterback to start the playoffs. The Ravens are planning to use both of their quarterbacks — banged-up backup Tyler Huntley and undrafted rookie Anthony Brown — in Sunday night’s wild-card game against the Cincinnati