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What now for five losing teams from wild-card weekend? Barnwell on each front office's next steps

Potential offensive changes for the Eagles? Retooling needed for the Packers? Let's size up why five playoff teams are heading home early.

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Offseason guide for eliminated teams: Key free agents, draft outlook, priorities and predictions

The offseason has arrived for 23 teams. What must each do to have a better season in 2026?

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Our early primer for the divisional round matchups: How every team could win next weekend

Let's preview the divisional round matchups. How can each team win next weekend and advance? Here's what to know.

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Overreactions, questions from five wild-card games: Patriots still haven't beat a good team?

Are the Pats still untested? Could this be the Bills' year? We size up every playoff game in the wild-card round.

AFC Wild Card Playoffs

Mike Vrabel bloodies lip celebrating game-sealing sack

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Drake Maye carries Patriots to wild-card win over Chargers

In his playoff debut, the second-year QB guides New England to a convincing win against Los Angeles.

Patriots' defense dominates in 16-3 win over Chargers

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Maye drops a dime to Hunter Henry for a TD

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Patriots deck Justin Herbert to force fumble

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Odafe Oweh forces a fumble on Maye

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Chargers intercept Maye's tipped pass

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NFC Wild Card Playoffs

49ers stop Eagles on fourth down to clinch victory

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Niners defeat defending champs for NFC wild-card win

The victory sends the 49ers to Seattle for the NFC divisional round next weekend.

Nick Sirianni defends A.J. Brown after in-game spat

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49ers hold off Eagles with late stop

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Brown, Sirianni have heated sideline exchange

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Kittle carted off with Achilles injury

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Purdy finds McCaffrey for TD to put 49ers ahead late

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Trick-play TD! 49ers take lead on Jennings' TD pass to McCaffrey

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Hurts slings TD pass to Goedert on 4th down

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AFC Wild Card Playoffs

Steelers aren't sweating playoff drought: 'We came here for what lies ahead'

As Pittsburgh aims to end playoff futility, how's the team approaching Monday's game?

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'We can beat anybody': Why a Texas-sized turnaround has the Texans rolling into playoffs

Two key wins and a sideline scuffle highlight a run to the playoffs after an 0-3 start for Houston.

AFC Wild Card Playoffs

10-yard tush push leads to go-ahead Bills TD

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Josh Allen, Bills outlast Jaguars to advance to AFC divisional round

The Bills win after intercepting a Trevor Lawrence pass in the last minute of the game.

Bills advance to divisional round thanks to game-sealing INT

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Josh Allen shaken up on Bills' go-ahead TD

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Parker Washington makes leaping grab for a Jags TD

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Allen puts Bills back on top with TD pass to Dalton Kincaid

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BEARS RALLY TO ADVANCE

Here are 7 reasons why the Bears are the NFL's comeback kings

Saturday's wild-card win over the Packers was the seventh time the Bears overcame a fourth-quarter deficit. Here's all seven.

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Solak: The Bears are a second-half team, and you can never count them out

Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that the Bears came back to beat the Packers. They've been doing it all season.

COACHING CAROUSEL

Rex Ryan: If Packers move on from Matt LaFleur, it would be for John Harbaugh

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Tracking head coach firings: Dolphins move on from Mike McDaniel

There are now eight head coach openings around the NFL. Here's what to know.

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