It was hard for Sunday to live up to Saturday’s thrilling action, but another huge Baltimore victory, an enormous upset in Seattle, multiple games that went to overtime, a change at the top of the N.F.C. East standings, and a major receiving record being broken gave the second day of Week 16 a massive impact. […] More
PHILADELPHIA — The Dallas Cowboys like to call themselves America’s Team, but these days they could also star on an episode of “The Apprentice,” with Coach Jason Garrett trying to convince the team owner Jerry Jones that he deserves to keep his job. Over and over during his 10 seasons of leading the Cowboys, Garrett […] More
MILAN — Romelu Lukaku was planning on a relaxing evening in front of the TV. He might now find himself playing in Italy, but he was looking forward to following the fortunes of two of his former teams in the Premier League. His hopes of a quiet night ended long before the games did. Not […] More
LANDOVER, Md. — Giants Coach Pat Shurmur thought about scolding quarterback Daniel Jones for a fumble, but then looked down at the score sheet. “Five touchdowns, and certainly the touchdown in overtime,” Shurmur said. “Maybe I won’t holler at him. I’ll just talk to him.” Jones put together one of the best performances by a […] More
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Le’Veon Bell helped deal his former team’s playoff hopes a big blow, leading the Jets to a 16-10 victory over the banged-up Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon. “Not a lot to say, and appropriately so,” Coach Mike Tomlin said. “This time of year is put up or shut up time and […] More
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — An instant after a violent collision on Saturday evening in the pivotal, hard-fought game between New England and Buffalo, Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman lay motionless on the turf as if unconscious. It was, Edelman said hours later, a ruse. When he slammed into Bills defensive back Jordan Poyer while running a […] More
MANCHESTER, England — It has reached the stage, now, when it comes to gauging Pep Guardiola’s mood, his state of mind, where no detail can be overlooked. It is not just Guardiola’s words — scouring the Manchester City manager’s public comments for signs of hidden meaning, clandestine messages — but examining his behavior, too. He […] More
For the last eight weeks, our N.F.L. playoff simulator has explored every possible scenario, letting fans daydream about improbable outcomes like the Browns making the playoffs or the Buffalo Bills getting a bye week. Normally, there are so many ways a season can end that we use very large numbers to describe them. But now, […] More
