Share this: The Buffalo Bills fired head coach Rex Ryan after two largely unsuccessful seasons, but general manager Doug Whaley doesn’t know why the club parted ways with the outspoken head coach. That’s not rhetorical. He seriously doesn’t know. Whaley admitted as much Monday at a very awkward year-end news conference. “We had just finished our weekly phone conversation with (Bills owner Terry Pegula) — myself and Rex,” Whaley explained, recalling the circumstances around Ryan’s firing. “Rex asked to speak with (Pegula) privately. After that, I was informed that Rex would no longer be our coach. I wasn’t privy to the conversation so I cannot get into those details.” One reporter pressed Whaley further, with the reporter citing his own reporting that Buffalo made the
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Matt Patricia Rumors: Chargers, Rams Request To Interview Patriots Coordinator
by Zack Cox on Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 3:30PM 2,560 Share this: Josh McDaniels isn’t the only New England Patriots coordinator garnering interest from NFL teams with head-coaching vacancies. The Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers both have submitted requests to interview Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. The Rams fired head coach Jeff Fisher last month, and the Chargers canned Mike McCoy on Sunday. Patricia, who has been with the Patriots since 2004, said Monday he had yet to receive calls from any NFL suitors. “I haven’t heard anything,” Patricia said in a conference call with reporters. “We’re just working on (Sunday’s) game and getting ready here for moving forward. I know there’s a process in place
NFL Playoffs 2017: Final AFC, NFC Seedings And Wild Card Weekend Games
Share this: The 2016 NFL regular season has ended, and that means the playoffs are just a week away. The wild-card round will kick off the action Saturday and Sunday with a total of four games. For the first time since 2002, the defending AFC and NFC champions — in this case, the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos — both missed the playoffs. Here are the final playoff seeds and determined matchups for the AFC and NFC. AFCWild CardNo. 6 Miami Dolphins at No. 3 Pittsburgh SteelersNo. 5 Oakland Raiders at No. 4 Houston Texans DivisionalTexans/Raiders/Dolphins at No. 1 New England PatriotsSteelers/Texans/Raiders at No. 2 Kansas City Chiefs NFC Wild CardNo. 6 Detroit Lions at No. 3 Seattle SeahawksNo. 5 New York Giants at No. 4 Green Bay Packers DivisionalPackers/Lions/Giants at
NFL Playoff Schedule 2017: Dates, Kickoff Times, TV Listings For Each Game
Share this: It’s playoff time. The fields are set for both the AFC and NFC playoffs after a consequential Week 17 slate of NFL games Sunday. The AFC playoffs will run through New England, as the Patriots clinched the No. 1 seed with a convincing win Sunday over the Miami Dolphins, who will be the No. 6 seed. The NFC playoff picture went down to the wire, as the Nos. 4 and 6 seeds depended on the outcome of the Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers “Sunday Night Football” game. The Packers beat their rivals and earned home-field advantage for the wild-card round. Check out the full NFL playoff schedule below, complete with start times (all Eastern) and TV information. WILD-CARD ROUNDSaturday, Jan. 7AFC: No. 5 Oakland Raiders
2017 NFL Opponents: All 32 Teams’ Home And Away Games For Next Season
Share this: The 2016 season wrapped up Sunday, but we already know the bulk of the 2017 schedule. While dates and times will be announced at a later time, all 32 teams’ home and away opponents already have been determined based on the schedule rotation and where teams finished in their divisions in 2016. You can check out the home and away opponents for all 32 NFL teams below. The official schedules will be announced by the NFL at a later date. ARIZONA CARDINALSHome: Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay BuccaneersAway: Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions ATLANTA FALCONSHome: Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans
Michael Floyd Delivers Block Of The Year To Spring Julian Edelman For Touchdown
by Zack Cox on Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 3:11PM 2,889 Share this: Julian Edelman scored the longest touchdown of his career Sunday afternoon, with a major assist from New England Patriots teammate Michael Floyd. During the third quarter of a game against the Miami Dolphins, Edelman hauled in a pass from quarterback Tom Brady near his own 30-yard line, broke one tackle and barreled upfield. Tony Lippett appeared to have a bead on the shifty Patriots wideout, but Floyd came out of nowhere to demolish the Dolphins cornerback with a thunderous block. Floyd’s hit cleared the road for Edelman, who sprinted the final 50 yards untouched for a 77-yard touchdown. Floyd also caught a touchdown pass earlier in the game, his first since the Patriots
NFL Rumors: Chargers Plan To Fire Mike McCoy After Disappointing Season
Share this: Mike McCoy will be on the sideline for the San Diego Chargers in Week 17, but it might be for the last time. The Chargers plan to fire their head coach after San Diego’s matchup against the AFC West division rival Kansas City Chiefs, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Sunday. Thanks in part to a slew of injuries, the Bolts have stumbled to a 5-10 record this season. McCoy brought the Chargers to the playoffs as an AFC wild-card team in his first season in 2013, but they lost to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Round. San Diego turned in another 9-7 season in 2014 before finishing below .500 in their last two, giving McCoy a 27-36 record over four seasons. If