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Six NFL wild-card games, six matchup previews: We have predictions, score picks and X factors

Packers at Bears. Bryce Young's first playoff game. Justin Herbert vs. Drake Maye. We have picks, stats to know and more for every wild-card game.

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Paths to victory for the six wild-card teams

How can each lower seed win on the road? Let's find matchup advantages and rank each team's chances.

5hMatt Bowen

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College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl

Carson Beck darts for go-ahead TD as Miami rallies to stun Ole Miss

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'That's what that $4M is all about': Behind Beck, Miami delivers a drive for the ages

Carson Beck's touchdown scramble capped an epic ending for the Hurricanes.

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Miami tops Ole Miss in Fiesta Bowl classic to reach title game

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Miami wins after Ole Miss' Hail Mary attempt falls incomplete

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Riddick can't believe Ole Miss' final play wasn't pass interference

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Carson Beck on winning TD: Best feeling I've ever had in my life

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Miami regains lead on Malachi Toney's 36-yard TD

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Kewan Lacy bursts free for a 73-yard TD

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Ole Miss takes the lead on Dae'Quan Wright's TD and 2-point conversion

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Beck connects with Keelan Marion for a 52-yard go-ahead TD

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    REACTING TO MIAMI'S WIN

    Stephen A.: Miami has to 'close the deal' to be all the way back

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    How Carson Beck cemented himself in Miami history on final drive

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    IT'S TRADE SEASON!

    DEADLINE: FEB. 5

    'Not sure why they felt the need': NBA execs on the Trae deal and trade season's next move

    Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst survey the league on the Trae Young deal and what comes next for the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks.

    5hTim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst
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    NBA trade proposals: Why teams should consider these six offers

    Let's help Milwaukee build around Giannis, and the Lakers and TWolves fill major needs.

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    LATEST BRACKETOLOGY

    Men's: A weak nonconference slate could doom Georgia

    The Bulldogs are a few SEC losses away from the wrong side of the bubble due to a number of low-quality wins.

    3hJoe Lunardi
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    Women's: Why LSU's seed could be determined in the next two games

    LSU has work to do after its 0-2 start in SEC play, but opportunity arrives with the season's most crucial two-game stretch.

    3hCharlie Creme
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    PLAYOFF TALK

    RC goes on epic rant over playoff pressure on Josh Allen

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    Stephen A.: 'Biggest disappointment' of playoffs if Rams lose to Panthers

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    PREVIEWING THE POSTSEASON

    WILD-CARD ROUND STARTS SATURDAY

    Barnwell predicts the NFL playoff bracket: Could two lower seeds go to the Super Bowl?

    Four road teams winning in the wild-card round -- and two of them making it all the way to the Super Bowl? Let's project the full playoffs.

    1dBill Barnwell
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    Facing the Texans this postseason? Broncos? Seahawks? Solak on the three elite defenses

    The Texans, Broncos and Seahawks have superior defenses. What makes each so unstoppable?

    2dBen Solak

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