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By Marc Lawrence
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Weekend, Jan 17-18 |
Crazy but true.
When the Rams visit the Bears on Sunday, Sean McVay will somehow be facing his 15th different opponent in 15 career playoff games as a head coach. He's never played the same team twice, per Yahoo Sports.
The full list: Falcons (2017); Cowboys, Saints, Patriots (2018); Seahawks, Packers (2020); Cardinals, Buccaneers, 49ers, Bengals (2021); Lions (2023); Vikings, Eagles (2024); Panthers, Bears (2025).
Sadly, to keep his streak alive, he'll need to lose this weekend as he's already gone up against San Francisco and Seattle.
Enjoy the games and have a great weekend. |
ON TODAY'S SCORECARD
Division Dandies
The final eight teams take the field this weekend with a spot in the Conference Championships on the line.
Saturday:
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Bills (+1 at BetMGM) at Broncos: This is Denver's second playoff game since winning Super Bowl 50 almost exactly 10 years ago. Their first? Last year's Wild Card loss to none other than the Bills.
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49ers (+7) at Seahawks: These NFC West foes will square off for the second time in a three-week span, and the third time this season. San Francisco won the first matchup, 17-13, while Seattle took the second, 13-3, in Week 18.
Sunday:
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Texans (+3) at Patriots: Drake Maye took the fourth-most sacks during the regular season (47), and he'll have to deal with one of the league's best pass rushing duos in Danielle Hunter (15 sacks) and Will Anderson Jr. (12).
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Rams (-3.5) at Bears: Puka Nacua has averaged 108.3 receiving yards through his first four playoff games, which is the best mark in NFL history. Expect Matthew Stafford — and Chicago — to keep eyes on him all night.
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GRINDING OUT THE PROFITS
It Can Now Be Told
As the most critical meal in New York Giants history wound down Wednesday night, Tim Salouros, the owner of Elia restaurant in East Rutherford, N.J., walked into his private dining room in the old wine cellar and looked out at a contingent that included general manager Joe Schoen, senior executive Chris Mara and highly sought after NFL coach John Harbaugh
The Giants had called Salouros that morning, as they have for every prospective head coaching dinner since 2018.
He was warned that Harbaugh was on a time constraint and that they would need a table for between four and eight people at between 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
On his way out the Giants knew they had landed their dream head coach when Harbaugh smiled and said to Salouros:
“I know I’ll be seeing you again soon.”
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TRENDING TODAY
Coming Soon
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The Commanders shared the first renderings of their new home that will be built on the former RFK Stadium site, and we gotta say: Bravo.
The monument-like vibe fits the surroundings, the shape pays homage to RFK and the transparent domed roof is awesome.
Details: The $3.65 billion stadium and mixed-use development is expected to be ready in time for the 2030 NFL season. The venue will be designed by HKS, which also designed SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles), U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis) and AT&T stadium (Arlington, Texas). |
BETCHA DIDN’T KNOW
Keeping It On Ice
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The Tampa Bay Lightning (29-13-3) have won 11 consecutive games dating back to Dec. 18 to take over first place in the Eastern Conference. Their winning streak is tied for the longest in franchise history and is also the longest in the NHL this season.
What they're saying: "It's a long way from winning one in our first seven to start the year, I'll tell you that," said Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper following Wednesday's shootout victory over the Penguins. "Just tons of buy-in. Great group. Leaders, phenomenal." |
STAT OF THE DAY
$60M |
The two-time defending champion Dodgers
signed top free agent
Kyle Tucker to a
four-year, $240 million contract — an
average
annual value ($60M) that
trails only teammate Shohei
Ohtani's
($70M) for the largest in MLB history.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY |
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"When a train goes through a tunnel
and it gets dark,
you don't throw
away the ticket and jump off.
You sit still and trust the engineer."
- Corrie Ten Boom |
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SONG OF THE WEEKEND
No. 1 song this weekend in 1983.
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