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  • • Stefon Diggs said he played in postseason with torn oblique
    Cole Beasley wasn’t the only Bills receiver who played through a significant injury in the postseason. Stefon Diggs recently revealed that he had a torn oblique muscle. Diggs first appeared on the injury report in the wild-card round with the oblique problem. He was limited in practice on Wednesday and Friday, and he didn’t practice [more]...2021
  • • John Harbaugh: We’ll find receivers in the draft who we like that fit us
    Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta called it “insulting” to suggest the Ravens don’t have wide receivers. And though it makes sense for him to defend Baltimore’s talent level, that doesn’t change the club’s offensive system. The club earned a playoff berth in 2020 and defeated the Titans in the wild-card round. But Baltimore still finished [more]...2021
  • Steelers tell season-ticket holders prices won't increase for 2021 season
    • Steelers tell season-ticket holders prices won't increase for 2021 season
    Pittsburgh finished 12-4 last season and returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2017. The Steelers were eliminated in the wild-card round by the Cleveland Browns....2021
  • • Raiders fullback Alec Ingold: Derek Carr can take us to the Super Bowl
    The Raiders have been to the playoffs one time since losing Super Bowl XXXVII to the Buccaneers — in 2016, when the club went 12-4 and lost to the Texans in the wild-card round. That year, quarterback Derek Carr was a fringe MVP candidate before fracturing his fibula late in the team’s Week 16 win [more]...2021
  • • Matthew Stafford: I want to play in big games
    In 12 seasons since the Lions drafted quarterback Matthew Stafford with the first overall pick in the NFL draft, they made the playoffs three times. They lost in the wild card round all three times. Now Stafford is about to get traded to the Rams, and although he says, “I never thought I would ever [more]...2021
  • • Jaguars claim LB Chapelle Russell off of waivers
    Waiver claims that went through during the postseason were officially processed on Monday and that meant the Jaguars added a player to their roster. The league’s daily transaction report brought word that the team has claimed linebacker Chapelle Russell. Russell was waived by the Buccaneers ahead of their Wild Card round game against the Washington [more]...2021
  • • Frank Clark: The way Tom Brady moves his shoulders at his age is amazing
    It’s not easy to sack Tom Brady. The quarterback took 21 in the regular season when leading the Buccaneers to an 11-5 record. In the postseason, Washington got to him three times in the wild-card round. But he was only brought down one time in each of the games against the New Orleans and Green [more]...2021
  • • Steelers will address Mike Tomlin’s contract this offseason
    The Steelers season ended in ugly fashion against the Browns in the Wild Card round, but team president Art Rooney II doesn’t think it’s because the team was unprepared for the game. A slew of turnovers contributed to the Browns racing out to a 28-0 lead in the first quarter and Rooney said that he [more]...2021
  • • Art Rooney II: We can’t bring Ben Roethlisberger back at current cap hit
    Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger‘s return to the Steelers wasn’t a sure thing when the team’s season came to an end against the Browns in the Wild Card round and team president Art Rooney II said on Thursday that it remains an open question. Rooney told reporters that Roethlisberger has expressed an interest in returning for his [more]...2021
  • Aaron Donald will play vs. Packers, but won’t be at 100 percent — Peter Schrager
    • Aaron Donald will play vs. Packers, but won’t be at 100 percent — Peter Schrager
    Peter Schrager reports that Los Angeles Rams star defensive lineman Aaron Donald will play against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Round, but he will be far from 100 percent as he recovers from a rib injury suffered in the Wild Card Round....2021

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Wild Card Round injury and suspension

  • • Stefon Diggs said he played in postseason with torn oblique
    Cole Beasley wasn’t the only Bills receiver who played through a significant injury in the postseason. Stefon Diggs recently revealed that he had a torn oblique muscle. Diggs first appeared on the injury report in the wild-card round with the oblique problem. He was limited in practice on Wednesday and Friday, and he didn’t practice [more]...2021
  • • Aaron Donald will play vs. Packers, but won’t be at 100 percent — Peter Schrager
    Peter Schrager reports that Los Angeles Rams star defensive lineman Aaron Donald will play against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Round, but he will be far from 100 percent as he recovers from a rib injury suffered in the Wild Card Round....2021
  • Jared Goff: Thumb ‘feels good,’ details gutsy performance in win over Seahawks
    • Jared Goff: Thumb ‘feels good,’ details gutsy performance in win over Seahawks
    Jared Goff spoke with Tom Rinaldi following the Los Angeles Rams win over the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Wild Card Round. Hear Jared talk about his thumb injury and how he was able to play through the pain to help the Rams advance....2021
  • • No injury designations for JuJu Smith-Schuster and the rest of the Steelers
    The Steelers rested several players in Week 17 because they already had the AFC North wrapped up and they head into Sunday night’s game against the Browns without any injury concerns. No Steelers players received injury designations for the Wild Card round. That means everyone on the active roster is considered healthy enough to play [more]...2021
  • • Allen Robinson joins Roquan Smith in sitting out at Bears practice
    Wide receiver Allen Robinson was a full participant in Bears practice on Wednesday, but he was out of action on Thursday. Robinson is listed with a hamstring injury and a downgrade like Thursday’s would often be a bad sign for Sunday’s Wild Card round game against the Saints. Robinson’s practice workload has followed this pattern [more]...2021
  • Injury Report: Wild Card Round vs. Browns
    • Injury Report: Wild Card Round vs. Browns
    A look at player injuries and practice participation for the Wild Card Round...2021
  • • Steelers could get Matt Feiler, Robert Spillane back this week
    The Steelers may get a couple of players off of injured reserve to face the Browns on Sunday night. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said that left guard Matt Feiler and linebacker Robert Spillane could both be activated for the Wild Card round. Feiler missed three games with a pectoral injury while Spillane has missed [more]...2021
  • • Sean Payton says “we’ll see” when asked about Alvin Kamara’s availability
    Saints running back Alvin Kamara could make his return in the wild-card round of the postseason. The NFL scheduled the Saints for a Sunday game, which is the first day Kamara is eligible to come off the COVID-19 reserve list. Saints coach Sean Payton is the master at not giving away anything about injuries or [more]...2021
  • Sean McVay unsure whether Jared Goff will play in wild-card round against Seahawks
    • Sean McVay unsure whether Jared Goff will play in wild-card round against Seahawks
    Goff had surgery for a broken right thumb last Monday and the hope was that he'd be ready to play the wild-card round....2021
  • • Sean McVay “not sure” whether Jared Goff will play Saturday
    The Rams booked their postseason berth with John Wolford at quarterback on Sunday because Jared Goff was out after having right thumb surgery and it’s unclear who will get the start against the Seahawks in the Wild Card round. Rams head coach Sean McVay said he’s “not sure on that right now” when he was [more]...2021

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  • Patriots beat Titans 35-14 to head back to AFC title game
    • Patriots beat Titans 35-14 to head back to AFC title game
    View gallery85 Slides Titans vs. Patriots: Divisional Playoffs Full Stats FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady passed for three touchdowns and 337 yards, and the New England Patriots cruised past the Tennessee Titans 35-14 on Saturday night to advance to their seventh consecutive AFC championship game. New England (14-3) will host the winner of...2018
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Wild Card Round trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • John Harbaugh: We’ll find receivers in the draft who we like that fit us
    Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta called it “insulting” to suggest the Ravens don’t have wide receivers. And though it makes sense for him to defend Baltimore’s talent level, that doesn’t change the club’s offensive system. The club earned a playoff berth in 2020 and defeated the Titans in the wild-card round. But Baltimore still finished [more]...2021
  • • Matthew Stafford: I want to play in big games
    In 12 seasons since the Lions drafted quarterback Matthew Stafford with the first overall pick in the NFL draft, they made the playoffs three times. They lost in the wild card round all three times. Now Stafford is about to get traded to the Rams, and although he says, “I never thought I would ever [more]...2021
  • • Steelers will address Mike Tomlin’s contract this offseason
    The Steelers season ended in ugly fashion against the Browns in the Wild Card round, but team president Art Rooney II doesn’t think it’s because the team was unprepared for the game. A slew of turnovers contributed to the Browns racing out to a 28-0 lead in the first quarter and Rooney said that he [more]...2021
  • • Jets secure 23rd overall pick with Seahawks loss
    The Wild Card round is over and six more spots in the draft order have been secured as a result. One of those spots goes to a team that didn’t play a snap over the weekend. The Jets now know that they will have the 23rd overall pick as a result of the trade that [more]...2021
  • • NFL wild-card round odds, picks: Bills cruise past Colts, Washington covers against Tom Brady and Buccaneers
    Here's a look at the better wagers heading into Super Wild-Card Weekend...2021
  • • Rams designate Andrew Whitworth to return, activate Micah Kiser from IR
    After suffering a torn MCL and PCL in the Rams’ Week 10 win over the Seahawks, left tackle Andrew Whitworth has been designated to return from injured reserve. Head coach Sean McVay has said the target for Whitworth’s return to play would be the wild card round of the postseason, provided Los Angeles makes it [more]...2020
  • • The Vikings are likely stuck with Kirk Cousins through 2022
    Minnesota’s overtime win over the Saints in the 2019 wild-card round unlocked new contracts for multiple key members of the organization. The highest paid of the bunch — quarterback Kirk Cousins — likely won’t be going anywhere any time soon, without leaving behind a significant cash and cap burden. The two-year extension signed by Cousins [more]...2020
  • • Bruce Irvin longed for return to Seattle, excited to be back home with Seahawks
    As Bruce Irvin watched his former team knock off the Philadelphia Eagles 17-9 in the Wild Card round of the playoffs in January, the former first-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks was wishing he was back a part of the team that drafted him. Irvin was hoping he’d get the chance to return to Seattle [more]...2020
  • • A blueprint for how Lions can help Matthew Stafford get back to the playoffs
    Detroit Lions star Matthew Stafford is undeniably one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, but he’s made the playoffs just three times. Will his playoff misfortune change in 2020? The skinny: Detroit hasn’t made the playoffs since the 2016 season, and the Lions have not advanced past the wild-card round in nearly three decades (1991). Typically, teams that have an elite quarterback are much more c...2020
  • • Tom Brady says he’s spoken with the Patriots’ brass
    A lot has been made on Super Bowl Sunday about the future of six-time champion Tom Brady. A report earlier on Sunday indicated that the Patriots were willing to offer the impending free agent $30 million annually. Later in the day, another report suggested that the Las Vegas Raiders will chase after Brady in free agency. Brady is now opening up about the process. The 42-year-old quarterback says h...2020

Wild Card Round stats and results

  • NFL Draft order 2021: Updated list of picks for every team after wild-card playoffs
    • NFL Draft order 2021: Updated list of picks for every team after wild-card playoffs
    Here is the 2021 NFL Draft order for the first 24 picks, which was finalized with the results of the wild-card round....2021
  • • Jets secure 23rd overall pick with Seahawks loss
    The Wild Card round is over and six more spots in the draft order have been secured as a result. One of those spots goes to a team that didn’t play a snap over the weekend. The Jets now know that they will have the 23rd overall pick as a result of the trade that [more]...2021
  • NFL playoff schedule: What games are on today? TV channels, times, scores for 2021 wild-card round
    • NFL playoff schedule: What games are on today? TV channels, times, scores for 2021 wild-card round
    Here's everything you need to know about the NFL wild-card games, including a full schedule with TV channels and start times....2021
  • NFL playoff schedule: What games are on today? TV channels, times, scores for 2021 wild-card round
    • NFL playoff schedule: What games are on today? TV channels, times, scores for 2021 wild-card round
    Here's everything you need to know about the NFL wild-card games, including a full schedule with TV channels and start times....2021
  • • NFL odds, lines, spreads, picks, predictions for Wild Card Round, 2021: Top model loving Steelers, Ravens
    SportsLine's computer model simulated every NFL game during the 2021 Wild Card Round 10,000 times with surprising results...2021
  • NFL playoffs wild-card round guide: Picks, bold predictions and more for every game
    • NFL playoffs wild-card round guide: Picks, bold predictions and more for every game
    What to watch for in every game. Bold predictions. Key stats to know. And, of course, score predictions. It's all here for every wild-card playoff game....2021
  • • NFL odds, lines, spreads, picks, predictions for Wild Card Round, 2021: Advanced model loving Steelers, Ravens
    SportsLine's computer model simulated every NFL game during the 2021 Wild Card Round 10,000 times with surprising results...2021
  • • NFL odds, lines, spreads, picks, predictions for Wild Card Round, 2021: Proven model loving Steelers, Ravens
    SportsLine's computer model simulated every NFL game during the 2021 Wild Card Round 10,000 times with surprising results...2021
  • • Report: NFL owners likely to approve expanded playoff format next week
    When NFL players agreed to the new collective-bargaining agreement, the deal allowed the NFL to expand the playoffs and regular season. Now, team owners are reportedly like to vote in favor of the expanded playoff format for the 2020 season early next week. According to NFL.com’s Judy Battista, NFL team owners are expected to take part in a conference call on Monday and Tuesday next week in place ...2020
  • • A blueprint for how Lions can help Matthew Stafford get back to the playoffs
    Detroit Lions star Matthew Stafford is undeniably one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, but he’s made the playoffs just three times. Will his playoff misfortune change in 2020? The skinny: Detroit hasn’t made the playoffs since the 2016 season, and the Lions have not advanced past the wild-card round in nearly three decades (1991). Typically, teams that have an elite quarterback are much more c...2020

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  • • John Harbaugh: This was my No. 1 best win ever
    Ravens head coach John Harbaugh has won a lot of games, including Super Bowl XLVII, but after beating the Titans in the wild card round today, Harbaugh said he had never felt better. Harbaugh acknowledged that maybe he was a little caught up in the moment, but he said after the game that he was [more]...2021
  • • Longtime NFL linebacker Lorenzo Alexander retires following Bills' playoff loss to Texans
    Alexander retired mere moments after Buffalo's overtime loss in the AFC wild-card round...2020
  • • Winners, losers from Vikings’ overtime win over the Saints in wild-card round
    After a thrilling opening to the playoffs on Saturday, the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints delivered another nail-biting finish on Sunday. Drew Brees and Kirk Cousins each had the chance to silence the skeptics, but only one stepped up when it mattered. New Orleans’ offense came out slowly as Brees struggled to help this team find any rhythm. Fortunately for the Saints, folk hero Taysom H...2020
  • • Opinion: Carson Wentz, Deshaun Watson among 8 NFL players facing defining moments in wild-card playoff games
    The pressure is on as the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs begins, and these eight players all will be counted on to deliver in a big way.        ...2020
  • • Report: Jay Gruden told he is returning as Redskins HC in 2019
    The Washington Redskins aren’t looking to move on from the Jay Gruden era just yet, as the coach has reportedly been informed he’ll be back in 2019. Gruden has been in the middle of turmoil practically since he started. The Kirk Cousins era was mired in controversy, and this past year Washington made several controversial decisions, including signing linebacker Reuben Foster after he was arrested ...2019
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    • Backup QBs prominent in Super Bowl LII
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  • Ask PFW:Jacked up about Jags
    • Ask PFW:Jacked up about Jags
    This Jaguars team is similar to that Denver defense that gave us a hard time for years. They have good defensive backs and a good pass rush. The only weakness I see is their linebackers in pass coverage. What do you think will work best against this team? Jeff Locey Yes, this is a very solid Jaguars defense. Very few flaws or weaknesses to exploit. I’m always partial to deploying Rob Gronkowski ag...2018
  • Wild Card Playoff Snap Judgments
    • Wild Card Playoff Snap Judgments
    Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we re-cap the mostly entertaining first round of the NFL playoffs... * The NFC has had the lead in the glamor department all season and next week’s divisional round matchups will be no different. While the Falcons at Eagles game on Saturday will be intriguing, put me down for thinking the NFC will be represented in the Super Bowl by the winner of...2018
  • View from Above: Be careful who you wish for
    • View from Above: Be careful who you wish for
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Top Wild Card Round news

  • • Dick LeBeau and Steelers Reportedly Part Ways: Latest Details and Reaction
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  • • Packers top Giants, 38-13, in wild-card round
    QB Aaron Rodgers throws four TD passes, three to WR Randall Cobb...2017
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  • • Labriola on win over the Bengals
    Resilient all season, the Steelers were the definition of that in the AFC Wild Card Round....2016
  • • Vontaze Burfict Suspended for Hit on Antonio Brown: Latest Details and Reaction
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  • • Bye, bye: Patriots let No. 2 seed slip away in loss
    With a loss to the Dolphins, who entered the game as a 17-point underdog, the Patriots will not get a first-round bye and will play in the wild-card round of the playoffs....2019
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Wild Card Round fantasy rankings and news

  • • NFL DFS for Wild Card Round: Optimal DraftKings, FanDuel daily fantasy football picks and lineups
    SportsLine's Mike McClure, a DFS pro with almost $2M in winnings, gives optimal lineup advice....2019
  • • Daily fantasy football: Lock in these Texans stars
    SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports' Steve Gardner helps you set your daily fantasy football lineups heading into the NFL Wild Card round.         ...2019
  • • NFL DFS for Wild Card Round: Best DraftKings, FanDuel daily fantasy football picks and lineups
    SportsLine's Mike McClure, a DFS pro with almost $2M in winnings, gives optimal lineup advice....2019
  • • NFL DFS for Wild Card Round: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily fantasy football picks and lineups
    SportsLine's Mike McClure, a DFS pro with almost $2M in winnings, gives optimal lineup advice....2019
  • • NFL DFS, Wild Card Round: Optimal DraftKings, FanDuel daily fantasy football picks and lineups
    SportsLine's Mike McClure, a DFS pro with almost $2M in winnings, gives optimal lineup advice....2019
  • • NFL DFS, Wild Card Round: Best DraftKings, FanDuel daily fantasy football picks and lineups
    SportsLine's Mike McClure, a DFS pro with almost $2M in winnings, gives optimal lineup advice....2019
  • • NFL DFS, Wild Card Round: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily fantasy football picks and lineups
    SportsLine's Mike McClure, a DFS pro with almost $2M in winnings, gives optimal lineup advice....2018
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  • • John Harbaugh: We’ll find receivers in the draft who we like that fit us
    2021
  • • Steelers tell season-ticket holders prices won't increase for 2021 season
    2021
  • • Raiders fullback Alec Ingold: Derek Carr can take us to the Super Bowl
    2021
  • • Matthew Stafford: I want to play in big games
    2021
  • • Andrew Berry on Baker Mayfield: We wouldn’t be here without his contributions
    The Browns have won a playoff game for the first time since 1994. Baker Mayfield wasn’t even alive when Cleveland defeated New England in that season’s wild-card round. But now Mayfield is the quarterback of Cleveland’s present and likely the quarterback of the team’s future. The Browns can solidify that in the coming months, as [more]...2021
  • • NFL Draft order 2021: Updated list of picks for every team after wild-card playoffs
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  • Browns' coming-of-age win over Steelers a playoff revelation
    • Browns' coming-of-age win over Steelers a playoff revelation
    Cleveland earned its playoff stripes by stunning Pittsburgh in the AFC wild-card round....2021
  • • 2021 NFL Draft: Eliminated playoff teams have first-round picks determined after wild-card round
    Here's a look at where the eliminated playoff teams will pick at the 2021 NFL Draft...2021
  • Opinion: Saints, Drew Brees beat Bears but must be better vs. Tom Brady, Bucs in NFL divisional round
    • Opinion: Saints, Drew Brees beat Bears but must be better vs. Tom Brady, Bucs in NFL divisional round
    The New Orleans Saints pulled away in the second half to defeat the Chicago Bears in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs Sunday.        ...2021
  • Browns' coming-of-age win over Steelers a playoff revelation for Cleveland
    • Browns' coming-of-age win over Steelers a playoff revelation for Cleveland
    Cleveland earned its playoff stripes by stunning Pittsburgh in the AFC wild-card round....2021

Wild Card Round rumors, scandals

  • • Cam Jordan blames Saints' loss to Vikings on refs: 'It's a joke'
    The New Orleans Saints were ousted from the playoffs in the wild-card round Sunday when Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins won it in overtime with a controversial touchdown. There was plenty of buzz on social media that Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph got away with offensive pass interference on the game-winning score (video here). Star defensive end Cam Jordan said after the game that he a...2020
  • • Top takeaways from Sunday’s Week 17 NFL action
    What a crazy end to the NFL regular season on Sunday. It started with the New England Patriots shockingly losing to the Miami Dolphins to give away a first-round bye. The Philadelphia Eagles earned the NFC East title with a win over the New York Giants later in the afternoon. Meanwhile, the San Francisco 49ers put up one heck of a performance in a dramatic win over the Seahawks in Seattle to earn ...2019
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