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This Might Be The NFL’s Best Defensive Final Four Ever

After an upside-down wild card round that produced four road winners, sanity was restored for the higher-seeded teams during divisional weekend. It wasn’t always easy — each game was decided by a touchdown or less — and some of the finishes were flat–out unbelievable. But after the dust settled, the Panthers, Broncos, Patriots and Cardinals […]

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This Might Be The NFL’s Best Defensive Final Four Ever

After an upside-down wild card round that produced four road winners, sanity was restored for the higher-seeded teams during divisional weekend. It wasn’t always easy — each game was decided by a touchdown or less — and some of the finishes were flat–out unbelievable. But after the dust settled, the Panthers, Broncos, Patriots and Cardinals […]

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Buck Showalter Waited Too Long For A Lead That Never Came

The Baltimore Orioles are headed for an early offseason after losing the American League wild card game in Toronto on Tuesday night, and baseball Twitter had a field day over one of the biggest reasons why: For saleZach BrittonNever used. — Molly Knight (@molly_knight) October 5, 2016 "You have to save Britton for a save […]

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Bill Belichick’s Call Wasn’t Entirely Stupid

Every so often, Bill Belichick seems to get a little too cute in a high-leverage situation for his own good. At a glance, Sunday’s loss to the Jets, in which the Patriots won the coin toss and elected to kick off to begin overtime, seems to be a major example. But although the execution (and, […]

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Bill Belichick’s Call Wasn’t Entirely Stupid

Every so often, Bill Belichick seems to get a little too cute in a high-leverage situation for his own good. At a glance, Sunday’s loss to the Jets, in which the Patriots won the coin toss and elected to kick off to begin overtime, seems to be a major example. But although the execution (and, […]

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