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six7
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Stroud in Cleveland is really intriguing
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Soapy
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NFL Divisional Round Preview: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Record: 10-7, 3rd AFC North
Team Leaders
Passing: Joe Burrow (67% completion, 4503 yards, 50 TD, 12 INT, 120.2 rating)
Rushing: Joe Mixon (1618 yards, 5.4 ypc, 13 TD)
Receiving: Tee Higgins (72 receptions, 1179 yards, 14 TD)
Defense: Drue Tranquill (124 tackles, 4 TFL, 1.0 sacks, 4 INT, 6 PBU)
Team Rankings
Scoring Offense: 30.6 PPG | 3rd
Total Offense: 482 YPG | 2nd
Passing Offense: 265 YPG | 14th
Rushing Offense: 134 YPG | 5th
Scoring Defense: 24.7 PAPG | 13th
Total Defense: 376 YAPG | 21st
Passing Defense: 264 YAPG | 24th
Rushing Defense: 112 YAPG | 16th
Injuries
NE LT Isaiah Wynn (hip)
NE TE Hunter Henry (shoulder)
NE EDGE Matthew Judon (shoulder)
NE EDGE Josh Uche (ribs)
NE EDGE DeAngeo Malone (foot)
NE WR Jakobi Meyers (abdominal)
Cincinnati Bengals Projected Starters
QB #9 Joe Burrow | 6'4", 221lbs | 90 ovr, 83 spd, 86 acc, 86 awr, 89 thp, 97 sac, 98 mac, 90 dac
HB #28 Joe Mixon | 6'1", 218lbs | 98 ovr, 91 spd, 94 acc, 99 car, 87 btk, 87 trk, 98 spm, 88 spm, 91 jkm
WR #1 Ja'Marr Chase | 6'0", 201lbs | 92 ovr, 93 spd, 90 acc, 94 cth
WR #85 Tee Higgins | 6'4", 216lbs | 86 ovr, 88 spd, 86 acc, 92 cth
WR #83 Tyler Boyd | 6'2", 203lbs | 86 ovr, 90 spd, 92 acc, 94 cth
TE #87 C.J. Uzomah | 6'6", 260lbs | 81 ovr, 82 spd, 88 acc, 88 cth, 67 rbk
LT #73 Jonah Williams | 6'4", 305lbs | 83 ovr, 85 str, 81 pbk, 76 rbk
LG #72 Doug Nester | 6'5", 312lbs | 79 ovr, 86 str, 80 pbk, 75 rbk
C #62 Trey Hopkins | 6'3", 316lbs | 74 ovr, 85 str, 76 pbk, 72 rbk
RG #56 Isaac Seumalo | 6'4", 303lbs | 76 ovr, 85 pbk, 74 bk, 73 rbk
RT #75 Isaiah Prince | 6'7", 305lbs | 69 ovr, 87 str, 65 pbk, 72 rbk
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EDGE #91 Trey Hendrickson | 6'4", 270lbs | 85 ovr, 84 spd, 90 acc, 79 str, 73 pmv, 88 fmv, 69 bsh
EDGE #94 Sam Hubbard | 6'5", 265lbs | 78 ovr, 77 spd, 83 acc, 76 str, 68 pmv, 81 fmv, 76 bsh
IDL #98 D.J. Reader | 6'3", 347lbs | 83 ovr, 76 acc, 88 str, 77 pmv, 61 fmv, 91 bsh
IDL #90 Sheldon Rankins | 6'2", 305lbs | 77 ovr, 81 acc, 88 str, 76 pmv, 71 fmv, 76 bsh
LB #55 Logan Wilson | 6'2", 241lbs | 87 ovr, 86 spd, 89 acc, 91 awr, 90 tkl, 72 bsh
ILB #49 Drue Tranquill | 6'2", 234lbs | 78 ovr, 87 spd, 90 acc, 77 awr, 88 tkl, 73 bsh
CB #22 Chidobe Awuzie | 6'0", 202lbs | 83 ovr, 93 spd, 95 acc, 81 awr, 76 mcv, 85 zcv, 79 press
CB/NB #21 Mike Hilton | 5'9", 184lbs | 82 ovr, 87 spd, 87 acc, 86 awr, 86 mcv, 89 zcv, 78 press
CB #6 Martin Emerson | 6'2", 200lbs | 75 ovr, 89 spd, 96 acc, 73 awr, 77 mcv, 67 zcv, 72 press
S #30 Jessie Bates | 6'1", 200lbs | 97 ovr, 91 spd, 90 acc, 98 awr, 81 mcv, 95 zcv, 84 tkl
S #24 Vonn Bell | 5'11", 205lbs | 77 ovr, 88 spd, 90 acc, 73 awr, 72 mcv, 77 zcv, 74 tkl
K #18 Younghoe Koo | 5'9", 185lbs | 84 ovr, 94 kpw, 88 kac
P #12 Logan Cooke | 6'5", 230lbs | 73 ovr, 93 kpw, 74 kac
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six7
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That D is about to get trucked
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Soapy
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CIN (12-7) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 || 24
NE (12-7) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 || 14
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Burrow leads Bengals to fourth quarterback comeback win over Patriots to advance to AFC Championship Game
The comparisons between Mac Jones and Joe Burrow are plentiful as they both skyrocketed up draft boards during their final college season and have similar playing styles as throwback, prototypical pocket passers in a new era of dual threat, dynamic quarterbacks.
The same way Jones carved up the Bengals defense in the first half, Burrow returned the favor in the second, leading the Bengals to a 17-point fourth quarter to complete the 24-14 comeback victory over New England on Saturday to advance to the AFC Championship Game.
New England had plenty of opportunity to extend their 14-7 lead in the third quarter but dropped passes and penalties kept the score unchanged entering the fourth quarter and after a 37-yard completion to Tee Higgins on 2nd 7, Cincinnati tied up the game early in the fourth quarter with a touchdown pass to Tyler Boyd.
The Patriots then went three-and-out, giving Burrow back the football for completions of 26-yards and 13-yards to Ja'Marr Chase and Boyd respectively and on 3rd and 8 from the New England 31-yard line with 9:11 remaining, Burrow was pressured into an accidental completion to Chase who came back for the underthrown football and then scampered into the endzone to take the lead.
New England got as far as their own 43-yard line before Jonnu Smith's dropped pass forced them to punt. They were even lucky to draw a roughing the punter penalty that kept the drive alive but Jones would throw back to back incompletions to force New England to put from Cincinnati's 41-yard line.
The Bengals were then able to play keep away behind completions of eight, fourteen, twelve and seven yards from Burrow and then a seventeen yard touchdown run by Joe Mixon on third and seven to seal the win.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[CIN] J. Mixon, 1 Yd run (11:37)
[NE] T. Atwell 11 Yd pass from M. Jones (7:02)
Quarter 2
[NE] R. Stevenson 8 Yd pass from M. Jones (0:34)
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
[CIN] T. Boyd 11 Yd pass from J. Burrow (14:17)
[CIN] J. Chase 31 Yd pass from J. Burrow (9:02)
[CIN] Y. Koo, 45 Yd FG (0:00)
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Cincinnati Bengals
QB Joe Burrow: 30 of 37, 391 yards, 2 touchdowns, sacked 4 times.
HB Joe Mixon: 20 carries, 67 yards, touchdown, fumble (out of bounds), 7 receptions, 56 yards.
WR Tyler Boyd: 7 receptions, 110 yards, touchdown.
TE C.J. Uzomah: 6 receptions, 45 yards.
WR Ja'Marr Chase: 5 receptions, 92 yards, touchdown.
WR Tee Higgins: 4 receptions, 80 yards.
LB Logan Wilson: 11 tackles, tackle for loss.
LB Drue Tranquill: 7 tackles.
DT Sheldon Rankins: 4 tackles, tackle for loss.
New England Patriots
QB Mac Jones: 17 of 25, 206 yards, 2 touchdowns.
HB Rhamondre Stevenson: 12 carries, 47 yards.
HB Damien Harris: 11 carries, 41 yards.
HB Kenny McIntosh: 8 carries, 27 yards, 6 receptions, 66 yards.
WR Charleston Rambo: 3 receptions, 47 yards.
TE Jonnu Smith: 3 receptions, 30 yards.
LT Brown: 65.8 PFF grade | LG Ford: 49.7 PPF grade | C Hainsey: 62.6 PFF grade | RG Jones: 59.4 PFF grade | RT Onwenu: 71.6 PFF grade
ILB Dont'a Hightower: 8 tackles, tackle for loss, sack (88.5 PFF grade)
CB Jaire Alexander: 8 tackles (76.8 PFF grade)
ILB Trez Marshall: 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss (92.0 PFF grade)
S Kyle Dugger: 7 tackles, tackle for loss (77.2 PFF grade)
EDGE Ronnie Perkins: 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack (89.0 PFF grade)
IDL Davon Godchaux: 3 tackles, tackle for loss, sack (89.7 PFF grade)
IDL Quinnen Williams: 3 tackles, tackle for loss, sack (85.1 PFF grade)
CB Roger McCreary: 2 tackles (46.6 PFF grade)
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Soapy
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NFL Divisional Round Results
KC 35 - LAC 10 | DAL 35 - PHI 28
CIN 24 - NE 14 | CAR 24 - MIN 16
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NFL Conference Championship Schedule
Cincinnati Bengals (14-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (14-4)
Dallas Cowboys (13-6) at Carolina Panthers (14-5)
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Players of the Week
QB Patrick Mahomes (KC): 17 of 24, 208 yards, 4 touchdowns.
EDGE Joey Bosa (LAC): 8 tackles, sack.
QB Dak Prescott (DAL): 19 of 28, 250 yards, 3 touchdowns.
DE Danielle Hunter (MIN): 4 tackles, 2 sacks.
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Notable Playoff Injuries
G Isaac Seumalo (CIN): Out (groin)
TE Sam LaPorta (CIN): Out (knee)
G Tray Divens (KC): Out (quad)
G Alex Redmond (DAL): Season (shoulder)
DE Kemoko Turay (CAR): Out (wrist)
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Patriots' Belichick to step down as head coach after 23-year run
The New England Patriots announced on Wednesday that head coach Bill Belichick is transitioning from his head-coaching position to becoming the franchise's new head of football operations.
Belichick had served as the team's head coach since 2000, leading the Patriots to 17 AFC East division titles, 13 appearances in the AFC Championship Game, and nine Super Bowl appearances, with a record six wins. In total Belichick has won eight Super Bowl titles and finished as runner-up four times from his combined time as an assistant and head coach.
At 71-years old, Belichick is walking away from coaching with two of his sons, Steve and Brian, on the staff as linebackers and safeties coach respectively. It remains to be seen what the succession plan is with internal options such as longtime offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, de-facto defensive coordinator and former player Jerod Mayo and offensive line coach Matt Patricia on the staff with McDaniels and Patricia having previous head coaching experience albeit unsuccessful ones.
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Soapy
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NFL Conference Championship Results
KC 34 - CIN 20 | CAR 34 - DAL 24
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Super Bowl LVIII
Carolina Panthers (15-5) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (16-4)
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NFL Awards
Most Valuable Player: QB Matt Corral (PIT): 4,689 yards, 42 touchdowns, 9 interceptions, 115.1 rating.
Offensive Player of the Year: HB Nick Chubb (CLE): 1,989 yards, 17 touchdowns, 6.1 ypc.
Defensive Player of the Year: DE Myles Garrett (CLE): 89 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 25.0 sacks.
Offensive Rookie of the Year: QB C.J. Stroud (CLE): 3,924 yards, 38 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 106.8 rating.
Defensive Rookie of the Year: OLB Noah Sewell (HOU): 72 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks.
Coach of the Year: HC Joshua Matos (PHI): 13-4 record
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Players of the Week
QB Patrick Mahomes (KC): 26 of 34, 324 yards, 4 touchdowns.
LB Drue Tranquill (CIN): 10 tackles, forced fumble.
HB Christian McCaffrey (CAR): 22 carries, 133 yards, touchdown.
LB Shaq Thompson (CAR): 12 tackles, interception.
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Notable Super Bowl Injuries
None
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Patriots hire Mike Tomlin -- not Josh McDaniels -- to replace Bill Belichick as next head coach
The New England Patriots have hired former Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin to be the franchise's next head coach, replacing the legendary Bill Belichick.
Since Belichick's retirement, New England interviewed internal candidates offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and de facto defensive coordinator Jerod Mayo along with former Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott before landing on Tomlin.
Tomlin, 52, spent just one season with Atlanta before the two sides mutually agreed to part ways following a 4-13 season and a likely long-term rebuild on the horizon. The former Super Bowl wining coach left the Steelers a year before in a similar fashion after an 8-9 season and disagreements with the front office on the direction of the franchise, particularly at the quarterback position.
Tomlin is third among active coaches in wins with 166 with 12 winning seasons, trailing only Andy Reid. He is the first black head coach in Patriots history.
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Super Bowl LVIII Result
CAR (15-6) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 || 14
KC (17-4) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 || 17
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QB Patrick Mahomes (KC): 23 of 37, 256 yards, 2 touchdowns (Super Bowl MVP)
DE Brandon Huff (KC): 8 tackles, 2 sacks
HB Christian McCaffrey (CAR): 21 carries, 72 yards, 2 touchdowns, 6 receptions, 40 yards
LB Shaq Thompson (CAR): 8 tackles, sack
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Notable Retirements
QB Matt Ryan
WR Julio Jones
DE J.J. Watt
LB Dont'a Hightower
QB Cam Newton
QB Joe Flacco
C Rodney Hudson
DE Cameron Heyward
G Rodger Saffold III
CB Xavier Rhodes
DE Cameron Jordan
G David DeCastro
QB Andy Dalton
CB Joe Hadden
EDGE Justin Houston
WR T.Y. Hilton
S Kareem Jackson
HB Mark Ingram II
TE Kyle Rudolph
T Alejandro Villanueva
QB Tyrod Taylor
WR Randall Cobb
WR Cole Beasley
WR Marvin Jones Jr.