Wild Card Weekend Could Be A Wild One
The NFL Playoffs kick off this weekend with some hot teams and heavy favorites taking the field. How will the matchups play out?
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The NFL Playoffs kick off this weekend with some hot teams and heavy favorites taking the field. How will the matchups play out?
It's been 14 seasons since the Oakland Raiders last made it to the NFL playoffs, and this 2016 roster doesn't want to waste the opportunity with a one-and-done appearance.
For as many similarities as there are between Jadeveon Clowney and Khalil Mack as the two dominant pass rushers taken in the top five of the 2014 draft, there are the stark differences as well.
The San Francisco 49ers are interviewing Green Bay Packers director of football operations Eliot Wolf for their general manager vacancy.
The AFC playoff field features a mix of familiar faces and fresh blood at quarterback, and this time none of them will have to fret over seeing Von Miller ready to wreck game plans and Super Bowl dreams.
There's no way to sugarcoat it: In a quarterback-driven league, the two teams kicking off Wild Card Weekend on Saturday afternoon are severely lacking at the position, to put it gently.
Bill Cowher, legendary former Steelers coach, breaks down the Dolphins-Steelers AFC Wild Card matchup this weekend.
Former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann isn't happy with the San Francisco 49ers' decision to give Colin Kaepernick an award for "inspirational and courageous" player.
The Oakland Raiders are in the playoffs for the first time since the 2002 season, when they lost Super Bowl XXXVII to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sadly, the Silver & Black won't have their starting quarterback available for the game, and perhaps their backup QB also will be unavailable. However, it may not matter much since the Raiders are playing the Houston Texans, default winner of the AFC South Division.
Brady doesn't get to miss 25 percent of the NFL season and qualify as its best player, even with the TD-Interception ratio record.
Cook will either be facing off against the much-maligned Brock Osweiler or third-year quarterback Tom Savage on Saturday afternoon.
The 49ers fired coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke on Sunday in the latest overhaul for a franchise that has fallen to the bottom of the standings.
The Raiders squandered the AFC West title and first-round bye that goes with it and fell to the No. 5 seed.
The loss capped a disastrous season for the 49ers, who matched the franchise record for losses in a season.
With a win over the Broncos, Oakland (12-4) would have assured itself the AFC West title and a first-round bye in the upcoming playoffs. Instead, Oakland ended up laying an egg in the Mile High City, dropping a 24-6 contest.
It was a turbulent final weekend of the 2016 NFL season for the San Francisco 49ers, as rumors circulated about the fates of General Manager Trent Baalke and Head Coach Chip Kelly. Don't forget the actual final game of the season itself, though, as the 49ers lost to the Seattle Seahawks, 25-23, at home on the Levi's Stadium field. It was another tough loss for the undermanned but game San Francisco squad, as it squandered an early 14-3 lead to lose by a touchdown or less for the fifth time this season. The 49ers finished the year with a 2-14 mark, tying the worst record in franchise history previously set three times.
The San Francisco 49ers enter the final weekend of the 2016 NFL regular season with a few injury concerns, but with three injured offensive linemen, the offensive game plan for the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium on Sunday could be compromised. Center Marcus Martin and guard Andrew Tiller have been ruled out, while tackle Joe Staley is listed as questionable for the Week 17 matchup against the NFC West Division champions.
In addition to the loss of Derek Carr, the Oakland Raiders are also banged up on both offense and defense. Here is the Raider's week 17 injury report.
When the Oakland Raiders lost the first 10 games in general manager Reggie McKenzie's third season back in 2014, fired his hand-picked coach and fell to 11-37 under his leadership, few would have questioned owner Mark Davis had he made a change.
Suspended Oakland Raiders pass rusher Aldon Smith will not be reinstated by the NFL this season.
Week 17 features a slew of division rivalry games, but the one on Sunday night between the Lions and Packers will have the entire nation's attention.
Former NFL quarterback and CBS Sports NFL analyst Trent Green discusses the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers.
Depending on earlier games, the loser may well toil in winter purgatory, watching the very party they were four quarters from joining.
The pressure now falls on Oakland's backup quarterback Matt McGloin to lead the team during its week 17 matchup and into the playoffs.
The San Francisco 49ers have one more game in the 2016 NFL regular season, and then the task of rebuilding this roster will be front and center.
