Jason Keidel's NFL Wild Card Weekend Primer
You can make an argument for all four road teams to win in the first round. And isn't that what we want?
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You can make an argument for all four road teams to win in the first round. And isn't that what we want?
The Pittsburgh Steelers enter wild card weekend with injuries to consider, mainly Le'Veon Bell and Troy Polamalu. The Steelers are prepared to move forward against Ravens.
The Cincinnati Bengals haven't won an NFL playoff game since January 6, 1990. They beat the Houston Oilers—right there, that tells you it was a long time ago—by a 41-14 score in the wild-card round of the AFC playoffs. Since then, the Bengals have lost all five postseason contests they've played in. That needs to change this weekend.
On Tuesday, veteran running back Ben Tate was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as a proactive insurance policy should team MVP Le'Veon Bell not be ready against Ravens.
With the Ravens in the middle of game preparations for their Wild Card game against the Steelers, the last thing Baltimore needed was off the field distractions. But that's exactly what they'll get with the news surfacing about their head of security.
The Pittsburgh Steelers finalized their regular season with a win over the Cincinnati Bengals to host the Baltimore Ravens during wild card week of the 2014 NFL Playoffs.
The easy part may have been getting to the playoffs in the first place when considering who Baltimore must play next. Their biggest rivals in Pittsburgh will be their first test as they look to advance in the postseason for the 6th time in 7 seasons.
The division showdowns were won by the Packers, Panthers and Steelers. On to the playoffs. Also qualifying for the Super Bowl chase were the Ravens, who got the final AFC wild card.
"I made a horrible mistake in my life, but if you truly believe in second chances, they will forgive me," Rice said.
So another week of football is in the books, and there is still so much to determine over the final two weeks of the season. Division titles, playoff berths, draft order!
We'll find out once and for all how Johnny Football translates as an NFL quarterback, but I'll tell you one thing: he can't be any worse than Brian Hoyer!
The AFC is a very tight race as the season begins to round to a close and numerous teams are still fighting for a playoff spot. CBS Sports and former special teams ace Steve Tasker spoke on the match-up between the Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins on "Thursday Night Football."
After one of the best football weekends in quite a while, this is a good time to unwind, digest and examine a playoff picture and an NFL landscape that makes a lot more sense heading into the final month of the season.
Rice was already receiving plenty of support from fans in his hometown of New Rochelle Saturday morning, but others weren't so forgiving.
Ray Rice has won the appeal of his indefinite suspension by the NFL, which has been "vacated immediately," the players' union said Friday.
A hearing for Ray Rice appealing his NFL suspension concluded Thursday after two days and testimony from the former running back and the head of the league.
Ben Roethlisberger led the Pittsburgh Steelers to another victory Sunday night and managed to take down his last two opponents in record form - notching 6 TD passes in each of his last two games. It seems like nothing could get Big Ben down...well, except for maybe this late hit.
NFL lawyers have argued that Goodell shouldn't have to testify, and instead were offering testimony from Jeff Pash, the NFL's general counsel, and Adolpho Birch, the NFL's vice president for labor policy.
Rice was suspended indefinitely Sept. 8 for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy after a video of Rice hitting his then-fiancee in an elevator was released publicly.
Richard Craig Smith will look at how the NFL and the Ravens handled issues of due process and discipline, as well as look at the conduct of the league office and the team.
Here are the top 15 top reactions from the sports world, sports fans and hardcore critics to Steve Bisiotti's press conference.
Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti criticized a report that suggests he and other team officials tried to persuade the NFL to be lenient on Ray Rice after the running back was arrested for knocking out his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City elevator.
More than 7,000 fans turned out Friday and Saturday to swap their Ray Rice jerseys for those of other Ravens players during a two-day event at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
A published report Friday claimed that Baltimore Ravens team executives knew about the details of the domestic violence incident Ray Rice and his now-wife Janay Rice not long after it happened.
The news just keeps getting worse for the NFL. On Wednesday the reeling league was hit with another scandal when the Arizona Cardinals' Jonathan Dwyer was reportedly arrested for an attack on a woman.
The city is requiring pet owners to have bags to remove waste and is boosting fines for multiple offenses to as much as $5,000.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she was denied access to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark after four days of protests alleging poor conditions for detainees.
Police said a 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital, and a 68-year-old man's foot was grazed during the shooting.
A final round of showers is moving through the New York area in the morning before the rest of the week turns much drier and warmer.
Daniel Sikkema faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. Brent Sikkema was stabbed to death in his Rio de Janeiro townhouse in 2024.
The city is requiring pet owners to have bags to remove waste and is boosting fines for multiple offenses to as much as $5,000.
Police said a 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital, and a 68-year-old man's foot was grazed during the shooting.
A final round of showers is moving through the New York area in the morning before the rest of the week turns much drier and warmer.
The weather overnight sent trees toppling onto cars and homes in New York and New Jersey.
Veterans and families crossed the Brooklyn Bridge in the rain while carrying heavy backpacks Sunday to honor fallen service members.
A final round of showers is moving through the New York area in the morning before the rest of the week turns much drier and warmer.
The New York area is off to a soggy start to the unofficial kickoff of summer with rainy weather this Memorial Day Weekend.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
Severe storms caused damage and flooding across New York and New Jersey on Wednesday.
New York City and New Jersey are under a heat advisory and air quality alert as the hazy and humid weather settles in across the Tri-State Area.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she was denied access to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark after four days of protests alleging poor conditions for detainees.
A final round of showers is moving through the New York area in the morning before the rest of the week turns much drier and warmer.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is asking ICE to let her inside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark.
Two people were hurt when a tractor-trailer overturned onto an SUV on I-80 in Bergen County, New Jersey, on Sunday, state police said.
The weather overnight sent trees toppling onto cars and homes in New York and New Jersey.
Memorial Day parades and events are taking place all across New York on Monday.
At Jones Beach, Memorial Day Weekend may be more of a washout than beach weather.
Three women were charged with killing 7-year-old Jor'Dynn Duncan inside an alleged house of horrors in Bayport, New York.
The New York area is off to a soggy start to the unofficial kickoff of summer with rainy weather this Memorial Day Weekend.
A 7-year-old girl died in December on Long Island after prosecutors say she was abused and tortured by the people who were supposed to care for her.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is asking ICE to let her inside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark.
In 2008, Norman Siegel filed a lawsuit on behalf of online journalists who wanted press passes, and they got them. Today, a similar issue surrounds social media influencers.
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
A group of protesters gathered Friday at Newark's Delaney Hall, saying their loved ones held there are enduring horrible conditions at the ICE detention facility.
President Trump visited Rockland County on Friday to endorse Rep. Mike Lawler in the battle for the 17th Congressional District.
New York City's Department of Health is evaluating an East Village apartment complex after two residents were diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease over the course of a year.
Thousands of people showed up bright and early for AIDS Walk New York 2026, the largest HIV and AIDS fundraiser in the U.S., in Central Park on Sunday.
A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed millions to keep the program open, but the reforms would cut reimbursement rates for private duty nurses.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
Stephen Colbert made a surprise appearance hosting the "Only in Monroe" community access show broadcast in Monroe, Michigan, on Friday, one night after he recorded his final episode of "The Late Show."
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
"Romeo and Juliet" is being shown at Central Park starting Friday night through June 28. Free tickets can be attained through a lottery.
After nearly a century on the air, CBS News Radio signed off, with the final reports airing on Friday, May 22.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Aaron Judge hit a game-ending, two-run homer in the ninth inning that lifted the Yankees over the Rays 2-0 Sunday.
The New York Knicks are one win away from reaching the NBA Finals on the strength of a 10-game winning streak like no other in NBA history.
The Knicks can wrap up the Eastern Conference Finals and sweep their second straight series with a win on Monday night.
The New York Red Bulls held on for a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.
MLS-leading Nashville SC beat New York City FC 2-1 on Saturday night to extend its unbeaten streak to eight games.
The grassroots group pushed for bilingual policing, victim support and anti-gang efforts as Brooklyn's Chinatown rapidly grew.
Advocates estimate one-third of the 200-acre park in Flushing is still without functioning drinking fountains and bathrooms.
Ahead of the 2026 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon, some athletes are showing how simply reaching the starting line is a victory.
The Second Avenue Subway project has entered phase two of extending the "Q" line, but Harlem businesses say they're struggling to co-exist with the construction.
City Council members say requirement for transparent roll-down gates is burdensome for small businesses ahead of the July 1 enforcement deadline.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The wet weather is on the way out as temperatures are expected to heat up for the rest of the week. CBS News New York Meteorologist Tony Sadiku has the forecast.
The New Jersey governor joined protestors who have been at the facility since Friday. They claim people inside are being held in poor conditions. CBS News New York's Christina Sloan reports.
CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis is at Jones Beach, where a drone show is expected to take place Monday night. Dave Carlin is reporting from the Intrepid Museum in NYC, where a ceremony took place, and Hannah Kliger is at the parade in Brooklyn.
The NYPD is investigating the deadly shooting that happened Monday morning at Utica Avenue and Avenue J in the Flatlands neighborhood.
A deal between the United States and Iran is taking shape but Iran says obstacles remain. CBS News' Tina Kraus reports.
