Share this: The AFC playoff field (mostly) is set after a wild Christmas Day in the NFL. The Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins punched their playoff tickets, which means the New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, Steelers, Houston Texans, Chiefs and Dolphins will be the six AFC playoff teams. However, seeding still is up for grabs when the teams play in Week 17. Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks following Sunday’s Week 16 action. AFCEast: New England Patriots (13-2)West: Oakland Raiders (12-3)North: Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5)South: Houston Texans (9-6)In the hunt for a wild-card berth: Kansas City Chiefs (11-4), Miami Dolphins (10-5) The No. 1 seed will come down to the final week, as both the Patriots and Raiders could finish in the top spot. The Patriots need to
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NFL Playoff Picture: Patriots, Raiders Still Battling For AFC’s No. 1 Seed
Share this: The final week of the NFL season will be exciting to watch because playoff seeding and spots will be up for grabs in both the AFC and NFC. Major injuries also threw a curveball at the playoff races, most notably the Oakland Raiders losing quarterback Derek Carr to a broken right fibula that’ll sideline him indefinitely. Here’s how the NFL playoff picture looks following Saturday’s Week 16 action. AFCEast: New England Patriots (13-2)West: Oakland Raiders (12-3)North: Pittsburgh Steelers (9-5)South: Houston Texans (9-6)In the hunt for a wild-card berth: Kansas City Chiefs (10-4), Miami Dolphins (10-5), Baltimore Ravens (8-6), Denver Broncos (8-6), Tennessee Titans (8-7) The Patriots beat the New York Jets for their first 13-win season since 2011, but they still haven’t locked up the No.
NFL Playoff Picture: Patriots Can Clinch AFC East, First-Round Bye Vs. Broncos
Share this: The Miami Dolphins delayed the seemingly inevitable for a little while longer. The Matt Moore-led Dolphins crushed the lowly New York Jets 34-13 on Saturday night at MetLife Stadium, and they can technically still catch the New England Patriots in the AFC East. But it’s not all bad news for the Patriots, though. New England can clinch its eighth consecutive AFC East title and a first-round bye with either a win or a tie Sunday in Denver against the Broncos, according to CBSSports.com’s playoff scenarios. Kickoff Sunday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET. Thumbnail photo via Winslow Townson/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Romania frustrate Portugal in play-off first leg
Cláudia Neto fires early penalty against the upright for the hostsTie to decide 16th and final side through to 2017 UEFA Women's EUROCrowd of 3,415 in Lisbon, a record for a women's game in PortugalSecond leg on Tuesday in Cluj-NapocaFinals draw: 8 November, RotterdamCláudia Neto missed an early penalty as Portugal were forced to settle for a goalless draw against Romania in the UEFA Women's EURO 2017 play-off first leg.The home side had the better of things throughout in Lisbon but could not translate their superiority into goals. They came c... UEFA.com - News
Portugal at home first against Romania in Women’s EURO play-off
Portugal will be at home in the first leg of their UEFA Women's EURO 2017 play-off with Romania after the draw was made today in Nyon.Both sides are seeking a major tournament debut after finishing second in their qualifying groups but not ending among the six runners-up with the best record against the top four in their respective sections.The play-off will be held over two legs between 17 and 25 October, with the final tournament draw taking place in Rotterdam on 8 November. The finals in the Netherlands run from 16 July to 6 August.Already qualified: Netherlands (hosts), Germany (holders), Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Iceland, Italy,... UEFA.com - News
Preview: Tuesday’s five play-off first legs
Steaua v Manchester CityLaurențiu Reghecampf, SteauaThere's no reason we shouldn't play football and get a positive result. Even though we're facing a big team and the world's best coach, it's a chance to prove ourselves. We respect them, but we have a good team and I am very confident we will reach the group stage again. We will attack and look to score from the first minute – we have no choice.Josep Guardiola, Manchester CityI am not here to prove that I am the best coach in the world, but to help my players anticipate what they might expect and find solutions, to find ways of scoring at least goal. In the Champ... UEFA.com - News
How the play-off contenders fared at the weekend
København v APOEL• FCK 3-1 MidtjyllandThe Copenhagen side remain unbeaten in eight competitive games this season, coming from behind to win at home with efforts from Erik Johansson (65) and Youssef Toutouh (88) either side of Kian Hansen's own goal.• APOEL: No weekend gameDespite a late own goal in their favour, APOEL lost 2-1 to Apollon in the Cyprus Super Cup on 10 August, striker Vander admitting his side were "thinking of next Tuesday's Champions League qualifier" rather than the game at hand.Dinamo Zagreb v Salzburg• Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 Inter ZaprešićThe Cr... UEFA.com - News