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• Vita Vea: I’m completely healed, otherwise I wouldn’t be playing
Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea played for the first time since Week 5 in the NFC Championship Game. He’d been on injured reserve with a fractured ankle. Vea played 46 percent of Tampa Bay’s defensive snaps but didn’t record any defensive stats in the victory over the Buccaneers. It was the first time this season [more]...2021
• Demario Davis: You find a way to take motivation from the pain of playoff loss
Linebacker Demario Davis joined the Saints in 2018 and that means he’s been on hand for three straight disappointing losses in the playoffs. His first year ended with an overtime loss to the Rams in the NFC Championship Game and the last two seasons have seen the Saints lose as favorites at home to the [more]...2021
Demario Davis
• Buccaneers' Lavonte David said Tom Brady scolded a player for crying after NFC championship game

Brady reminded the teammate that the Bucs still had work to do....2021
Lavonte David
• Patrick Mahomes: We have to know where Vita Vea is on every play
Vita Vea didn’t play when the Chiefs beat the Buccaneers back in November. At that point, he was about seven weeks removed from fracturing his ankle in Tampa Bay’s Week 5 loss to Chicago. But the young defensive tackle is back, having come off injured reserve to suit up for the NFC Championship Game. Chiefs [more]...2021
• Scotty Miller: I’ve been doubted my whole life
Buccaneers wide receiver Scotty Miller was one of the best high school football players in the Chicago area, but colleges barely noticed. Then he had an excellent career at Bowling Green, but fell to the sixth round of the 2019 NFL draft. And until his big pre-halftime touchdown in the NFC Championship Game, many NFL [more]...2021
Scotty Miller
• Andy Reid: In the Super Bowl refs will let them play, within reason
At some point in the playoffs, a debate always comes up about whether the officials should call the rules strictly or “let them play.” That debate was particularly loud during the NFC Championship Game, when the officials let them play for most of the game, only to infuriate Packers fans with a key pass interference [more]...2021
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• Antonio Brown, available for Super Bowl 55 after missing NFC Championship game, says he's grateful to Bucs

Bucs WR Antonio Brown, who missed NFC Championship game due to a knee injury, is preparing for Super Bowl 55 and grateful for opportunity in Tampa. ...2021
Antonio Brown
• Antonio Brown not forthcoming on his chances of playing
Antonio Brown has played in one Super Bowl. It came his rookie season, and the receiver made one catch for 1 yard. Surely, Brown wants a second chance to have a big game in the biggest game. But Brown has a knee injury that kept him out of the NFC Championship Game and limited him [more]...2021
Antonio Brown
• Tom Brady told Buccaneers to stop crying after NFC Championship game because there was still work to do
Tampa Bay's players are still getting used to the kind of expectations Brady has...2021
• Antonio Brown is expected to be limited at Wednesday’s practice
The Buccaneers will hold their first practice session of Super Bowl week on Wednesday and the status of wide receiver Antonio Brown will be one of the things to watch. Brown did not play in the NFC Championship Game because of a knee injury and did not practice at all last week. That led the [more]...2021
Antonio Brown

• Vita Vea: I’m completely healed, otherwise I wouldn’t be playing
Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea played for the first time since Week 5 in the NFC Championship Game. He’d been on injured reserve with a fractured ankle. Vea played 46 percent of Tampa Bay’s defensive snaps but didn’t record any defensive stats in the victory over the Buccaneers. It was the first time this season [more]...2021
• Antonio Brown, available for Super Bowl 55 after missing NFC Championship game, says he's grateful to Bucs
Bucs WR Antonio Brown, who missed NFC Championship game due to a knee injury, is preparing for Super Bowl 55 and grateful for opportunity in Tampa. ...2021
Antonio Brown
• Antonio Brown not forthcoming on his chances of playing
Antonio Brown has played in one Super Bowl. It came his rookie season, and the receiver made one catch for 1 yard. Surely, Brown wants a second chance to have a big game in the biggest game. But Brown has a knee injury that kept him out of the NFC Championship Game and limited him [more]...2021
Antonio Brown
• Antonio Brown is expected to be limited at Wednesday’s practice
The Buccaneers will hold their first practice session of Super Bowl week on Wednesday and the status of wide receiver Antonio Brown will be one of the things to watch. Brown did not play in the NFC Championship Game because of a knee injury and did not practice at all last week. That led the [more]...2021
Antonio Brown
• Buccaneers HC Bruce Arians: Antonio Brown 'getting close'

Brown missed the NFC Championship Game after suffering a knee injury during the divisional round against the New Orleans Saints....2021
Antonio Brown
• Bruce Arians: Antonio Brown looks a little bit better
Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown didn’t play in the NFC Championship Game against the Packers and didn’t practice last week with a knee injury. Head coach Bruce Arians had better news on him but overall a mixed update on Brown, safety Antoine Winfield Jr., and Jordan Whitehead. “Antonio looks a little bit better, Antoine looks [more]...2021
Antonio Brown
• Bucs estimate Antonio Brown, both starting safeties as non-participants
Antonio Brown might return next week, but he remained a non-participant on the team’s estimated injury report as expected. Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said earlier this week that he did not expect Brown to practice during the off week after the receiver missed the NFC Championship Game. Brown injured his knee in the divisional win [more]...2021
Antonio Brown
• Bucs don’t expect Antonio Brown, Antoine Winfield Jr. to practice this week
The Buccaneers didn’t have wide receiver Antonio Brown or safety Antoine Winfield Jr. for the NFC Championship Game due to injuries and it’s too soon for the team to say if they’ll be back for Super Bowl LV. That was the word from head coach Bruce Arians during a Tuesday morning appearance on WDAE. Brown [more]...2021
Antonio Brown
• Packers’ intentional penalty could have triggered an unusual rule
At the two-minute warning of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, the Buccaneers had the lead and the ball, with second-and-1. The Packers made a smart decision: They intentionally jumped offside, figuring it’s easier to stop a team from picking up a first down and running the clock on first-and-10 than on second-and-1. Because it was a [more]...2021
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• Aaron Rodgers on controversial pass interference penalty: It was a bad call
Officials called only six penalties in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, but the next-to-last one was huge. It sealed the Buccaneers’ 31-26 victory over the Packers. Maybe if officials hadn’t kept their flags in their pockets all game the Packers wouldn’t have so vehemently disagreed with the pass interference call on Kevin King on third down [more]...2021
Aaron Rodgers

• Restaurant holding Saints ‘funeral’ over ‘negligent homicide by the NFL’
A restaurant in Memphis, Tenn., announced this week it will be holding a “funeral” on the New Orleans Saints’ behalf Sunday in light of how the NFL committed “grossly negligent homicide” with the controversial outcome of the NFC championship game. The Second Line announced the mock funeral via Facebook Tuesday. The proceeding will feature drink specials and the ability for devastated Saints fans t...2019
New Orleans Saints
• Eagles players turned away at Minneapolis restaurants
The Eagles crushed the hopes of the Vikings being the first team in NFL history to play in a Super Bowl on their home turf, when they destroyed their opponent in the NFC Championship game, 38-7.And not only did they knock them out of the playoffs, but the home fans also were a bit hostile before, during and after the game at Lincoln Financial Field. Eagles fans were seen throwing beers at Vikings ...2018
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• Eagles' Chris Maragos: Minnesota restaurants refusing service
As the Philadelphia Eagles are preparing to face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII, Minnesota Vikings fans are making their presence felt. Eagles safety Chris Maragos tweeted Friday that he’s been told by three restaurants in Minneapolis that they can’t reserve a table for him and his teammates.Not surprisingly, he attributes this to Vikings fans getting some revenge. Well played Minnesot...2018
Philadelphia Eagles
• Vikings fans plan to sign up as Uber drivers, take Eagles fans to wrong locations
Vikings fans are doing their best to exact revenge on Eagles fans following Sunday’s 38-7 loss in the NFC championship game.Eagles fans weren’t exactly on their best behavior before, during and after Sunday’s game at Lincoln Financial Field, as they were seen throwing beers at Vikings fans, as well as at the team bus. Not only that, they mocked the Vikings’ “Skol” chant by replacing it with a “Fol...2018
Lincoln Financial Field
• Falcons fan gets Super Bowl LI champions tattoo
After the Atlanta Falcons earned a convincing 44-21 win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game, the team certainly has to be feeling a level of confidence heading into Super Bowl LI against the New England Patriots.One Falcons fan also appears to be confident about Atlanta’s chances in the big game. He's so confident that he’s already crowned the team as Super Bowl LI champions … ...2017
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• Can Aaron Rodgers Be the Type of Leader the Packers Need?
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• Scotty Miller: I’ve been doubted my whole life
Buccaneers wide receiver Scotty Miller was one of the best high school football players in the Chicago area, but colleges barely noticed. Then he had an excellent career at Bowling Green, but fell to the sixth round of the 2019 NFL draft. And until his big pre-halftime touchdown in the NFC Championship Game, many NFL [more]...2021
Scotty Miller
• Jordan Love: All I can really do is learn as much as I can
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ press conference after the NFC Championship Game spurred a new round of discussion about how much longer he’ll be the starter in Green Bay. That was a popular topic last April when Jordan Love was drafted in the first round and General Manager Brian Gutekunst responded to the recent flare up [more]...2021
Aaron Rodgers
• Mike Pettine out in Green Bay
The Packers need a new defensive coordinator. Mike Pettine’s contract is expiring and he will not return to Green Bay in 2021, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. That’s not a big surprise, given that the Packers’ defense had some letdowns in their NFC Championship Game loss to the Buccaneers, most notably giving up [more]...2021
Mike Pettine
• Details emerge on Tom Brady's contract with Bucs
After a multi-day wait, Tom Brady officially signed with the Buccaneers. He agreed to a two-year, $50M deal that is fully guaranteed. But some incentives have emerged that would allow the all-time great to collect more from the Bucs. The contract contains a max value of $59M, per Albert Breer of SI.com. Brady would collect an additional $500K if the Buccaneers make the playoffs, with that payout s...2020
Albert Breer
• Packers to pursue TE Austin Hooper, hoping to keep Aaron Jones
An Aaron Rodgers–Austin Hooper connection is a pretty scary proposition for the Packers’ NFC rivals, and that’s exactly what Green Bay is hoping to create this offseason. Per Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, the Packers want to add a receiving weapon in free agency and in the draft, and they plan to pursue Hooper, the best TE available on the free agent market. Already this morning we heard that the Bear...2020
Austin Hooper
• Case Keenum on Browns' radar
With Drew Stanton‘s contract up, the Browns may be moving in a different direction at backup quarterback. Case Keenum is on the team’s radar, according to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Both Stanton and Keenum signed two-year contracts in 2018. Keenum was tabbed to be the Broncos’ starter, but Denver traded him to Washington. He is expected to draw interest as a backup or potential ...2020
Case Keenum
• 49ers C Weston Richburg hopes to be ready for training camp
The 49ers suffered a key loss late in what became their seventh season to end in a Super Bowl berth. Weston Richburg‘s second San Francisco season ended after 13 games with a torn patellar tendon. Patellar tendon injuries are among the more difficult to overcome, but the 49ers’ starting center is confident he will be back by the start of the 2020 season. Richburg said he will not be able to partic...2020
Weston Richburg
• Raheem Mostert returns Damien Williams' Super Bowl LIV jersey
The Kansas City Chiefs were busy Wednesday celebrating their Super Bowl LIV win over the San Francisco 49ers with what seemed to be an epic parade. Meanwhile, the 49ers were closing up shop at their facility in Santa Clara after melting down toward the end of said game. This did not stop San Francisco running back Raheem Mostert from doing something really cool for Chiefs running back Damien Willi...2020
Raheem Mostert
• Brett Favre sent Patrick Mahomes encouraging text about Super Bowl
Brett Favre has revealed he sent a text to Patrick Mahomes this week ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs-San Francisco 49ers showdown in Super Bowl LIV. Mahomes is about to play in the biggest game of his life, so Favre offered some simple advice to the first-time Super Bowl participant. Favre relayed to TMZ Sports that he told Mahomes in the text Tuesday night to “enjoy yourself" and “soak it in!” Fa...2020
Brett Favre
• Looking back: Jim Harbaugh removed Richard Sherman from 49ers’ draft board in 2011
A lot has been made of the contentious relationship between Jim Harbaugh and Richard Sherman leading up to Super Bowl LIV between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. Harbaugh as a coach and Sherman as a player were together with the Stanford Cardinal before both joined the NFL. For Harbaugh, that came as the 49ers’ head coach in 2011. The same year saw Sherman, a former wide receiver, ...2020
Richard Sherman

• Vita Vea: I’m completely healed, otherwise I wouldn’t be playing
Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea played for the first time since Week 5 in the NFC Championship Game. He’d been on injured reserve with a fractured ankle. Vea played 46 percent of Tampa Bay’s defensive snaps but didn’t record any defensive stats in the victory over the Buccaneers. It was the first time this season [more]...2021
• Aaron Rodgers: ‘It wasn’t my decision’ to kick field goal on late fourth down play

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said it wasn’t his decision to kick a late field goal rather than go for a fourth down conversion deep in Tampa Bay Buccaneers territory, trailing by eight points in the NFC Championship Game....2021
Aaron Rodgers
• Aaron Rodgers unsure about future with Packers after NFC Championship Game loss

The two-time MVP completed a career-high 70.7% of his passes for 4,299 yards and a career-high 48 touchdowns against just five interceptions. He also had 149 yards and three rushing scores....2021
Aaron Rodgers
• Packers stall in red zone, settle for field goal to cut Tampa Bay’s lead to 14-10
Green Bay was in position to tie the game, but had to settle for three points and cut Tampa Bay’s lead to 14-10 in the NFC Championship Game. The Packers had trouble running the ball on their first two possessions, but got it going on their third. Aaron Jones took three consecutive handoffs to put [more]...2021
Aaron Jones
• Packers vs. Buccaneers odds, expert picks: Player props, spread, points total, how to watch NFC title game
CBSSports.com and SportsLine break down the NFC Championship game...2021
• Packers vs. Buccaneers live score, updates, highlights from NFC championship game

Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights from Packers vs. Buccaneers on Sunday. Follow for complete results from the 2021 NFC championship game....2021
• Packers vs. Buccaneers expert picks, odds: Player props, spread, points total, how to watch NFC title game
CBSSports.com and SportsLine break down the NFC Championship game...2021
• How Packers reached 2021 NFC Championship game: Key acquisitions, turning point, key win, results
Green Bay won the No. 1 seed in the conference, then beat the Rams in the Divisional Round...2021
• Packers favored by 3.5 over Buccaneers, Chiefs favored by 3 over Bills
The home teams are favored by about a field goal in Sunday’s conference championship games. In the NFC Championship Game, the Packers are favored by 3.5 points over the Buccaneers. In the AFC Championship Game, the Chiefs are three-point favorites over the Bills. The Buccaneers are underdogs despite stomping the Packers 38-10 in the regular [more]...2021
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• Allen Lazard scores 58-yard touchdown, Packers lead 32-18
The Packers are on the verge of advancing to the NFC Championship Game. Aaron Rodgers threw his second touchdown of the game midway through the fourth quarter, to give Green Bay a 14-point lead — and he may have done it with a check at the line. With the Packers lined up for a second-and-6 [more]...2021
Allen Lazard

• Matt LaFleur defends Packers' choice to kick field goal in NFC championship game — with a catch

The Packers lost to the Buccaneers 31-26 in the NFC championship game, but LaFleur's decision to kick a field goal in a key fourth-quarter moment has earned criticism....2021
Matt LaFleur
• Niners RB Tevin Coleman's dislocated shoulder 'looked encouraging' at practice
San Francisco 49ers running back Tevin Coleman sustained a painful dislocated shoulder during the NFC Championship Game but is working toward playing in Super Bowl LIV. Described as a “lethal weapon” dislocation, Coleman had to be carted off the field during last Sunday’s game at Levi’s Stadium. However, head coach Kyle Shanahan wouldn’t rule out his running back, and on Thursday Coleman was on th...2020
Tevin Coleman
• “Mixed emotions” for LaFleur family in NFC Championship Game
Denny and Kristi LaFleur are going to the Super Bowl, one way or another. That might make Sunday a little tricky, however. The parents of Packers coach Matt LaFleur and 49ers passing game coordinator Mike LaFleur will be able to celebrate the result of the NFC Championship Game, while knowing they’re also going to have [more]...2020
Super Bowl
• Which LaFleur -- Mike or Matt -- will join their parents at the Super Bowl?
Denny and Kristi LaFleur will have their loyalties divided in the NFC Championship Game with a son on each sideline....2020
Championship Game
• Why Mike McCarthy is the right hire for the Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys interviewed only one candidate other than Mike McCarthy for their head coaching job, and it would appear they knew who they were hiring from the moment they decided to move on from Jason Garrett. When you look at the overall picture, it’s not hard to see why. McCarthy took a year off from coaching after he was fired by the Green Bay Packers with four games remaining in 2018. His...2020
Mike McCarthy
• Vikings sign Mike Zimmer to extension
Mike Zimmer is no longer a lame duck for 2019. The Vikings exercised his option for the 2020 season, GM Rick Spielman confirms (Twitter link via ESPN.com’s Courtney Cronin). Zimmer, 63 in June, has led the Vikings to two playoff appearances (and two divisional crowns) over his five seasons. In 2017, the Vikings reached the NFC Championship Game where they were stopped by the Eagles. Last year, the...2019
Mike Zimmer
• No Call! Watch the Rams’ Nickell Robey-Coleman get away with early contact in crucial NFC Championship game moment

Nickell Robey-Coleman and the Rams dodge a bullet when the refs declined to call pass interference on Robey-Coleman for an early hit on Tommylee Lewis....2019
Nickell Robey Coleman
• Watch: Rams convert on huge fake punt early against Saints
The Los Angeles Rams went into desperation mode early on in the NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, and it paid off in a big way. Trailing 13-0 early in the second quarter and unable to get anything going on offense, Rams head coach Sean McVay decided to call for a fake punt at his own 30-yard line. The play was executed to perfection, as punter Johnny Hekker hit Sam Sh...2019
Los Angeles Rams
• Second-grade Eagles fan pens heartfelt letter to Alshon Jeffery
It is going to take a long time for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery to get over losing the ball that landed in the hands of Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore. This error ultimately cost the Eagles their last chance at advancing to the NFC Championship Game. Some people have been pretty rough on Jeffery since the botched play. Though, one person has come out of the woodwork to po...2019
Alshon Jeffery
• 49ers unveil 'The Catch' statue
Prior to Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams, the San Francisco 49ers unveiled the long awaited “The Catch” statue depicting the touchdown pass Joe Montana threw to Dwight Clark in the 1981 NFC Championship Game. It’s a moment that’s etched into NFL’s lure, and it gave the then-upstart 49ers their first-ever Super Bowl appearance in a win over the Cowboys. Now, mere months after the recipie...2018
Los Angeles Rams

• This video of Kam Chancellor's best hits proves why he's Seattle's tone-setter
The Seattle Seahawks are playing in this weekend's NFC championship game in large part because of their defense....2015
Seattle Seahawks
• Russell Wilson brought to tears after improbable comeback
The Seahawks quarterback was overcome with emotion after winning the NFC championship game....2015
Russell Wilson
• Cam Newton's Cleats for NFC Championship Have the Names of His Teammates on Them
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Carolina Panthers
• Panthers LT Michael Oher Cheered by 'The Blind Side' Family at NFC Championship
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Blind Side
• Matthews fined $22K for block on QB Wilson
The NFL docked the Packers' Clay Matthews $22,050 for an illegal blindside hit on Russell Wilson in the NFC Championship Game....2015
Clay Matthews
• Jay Cutler Passes Sid Luckman for Most TD Passes by a Bears QB
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Martellus Bennett
• Seahawks Fan Turned Down $20K for GW TD Ball, Giving It to Jermaine Kearse
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Jermaine Kearse
• Infographic: Packers vs. Seahawks game preview
An illustrated look at the NFC Championship game between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks...2015
Seattle Seahawks
• Lynch fined $20K for NFC title game gesture
The NFL has fined Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch $20,000 for an obscene gesture after his touchdown in Sunday's NFC Championship Game....2015
Marshawn Lynch
• Seahawks Fans Leave NFC Championship Game Early, Miss Crazy Comeback
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Seattle Seahawks
• Richard Sherman injures elbow, will '100 percent' play in Super Bowl XLIX
The Seahawks cornerback appeared to be in some moderate pain during the NFC championship game, but will be good to go for Super Sunday....2015
Richard Sherman
• NFL Disapproves of Marshawn Lynch Grabbing Crotch, Sells Photos of Crotch Grab
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National Football League
• Richard Sherman suffered sprained elbow, MRI reveals
NFL Media's Albert Breer reported Monday that an MRI revealed that Richard Sherman suffered a sprained elbow during Sunday's NFC Championship Game win over the Green Bay Packers....2015
Richard Sherman
• Aaron Rodgers Not Thinking Retirement, Says He Wants to Play for 8 More Years
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Aaron Rodgers

• Transcripts: Patriots Players 1/22

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Danny Amendola
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Ed Note: The following appears courtesy This Given Sunday. Week 2 in the NFL is here, and you might be entering the weekend with your own preferences regarding which games to focus on, and which to place on the backburner. Most of you have your favorites and fantasy players to track. But in case you’re completely neutral or need help breaking ties with regard to what to watch, we’ve ranked all 16 ...2015

• Demario Davis: You find a way to take motivation from the pain of playoff loss
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Demario Davis
• Andy Reid: In the Super Bowl refs will let them play, within reason
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• Bucs estimate Antonio Brown, both starting safeties as non-participants
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Antonio Brown
• AFC, NFC Championship game backup quarterback rankings: Chiefs' Chad Henne tops list ahead of Sunday's games
In case of emergency, here's how we'd sort the No. 2 QBs left in the playoffs...2021
Chad Henne
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• Buccaneers' Antoine Winfield Jr. ruled out for NFC Championship Game

Winfield Jr., the Bucs' 2020 second-round pick, has 11 solo tackles, two tackles for a loss and a fumble recovery in Tampa's two playoff games....2021
Antoine Winfield
• Buccaneers vs. Packers odds, line: NFL picks, 2021 NFC Championship Game predictions by top-rated model
SportsLine's advanced computer model simulated Sunday's Packers vs. Buccaneers game 10,000 times...2021
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R.J. White has his finger on the pulse of Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers...2021
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• Aaron Rodgers vs. Brett Favre: Inside the almost identical playoff legacies for Packers QBs

Aaron Rodgers has a chance to match Brett Favre with a second Super Bowl appearance in the NFC championship game. Sporting News stacks up the legacies of the two QBs....2021
Aaron Rodgers
• What channel is Packers vs. Buccaneers on today? Time, TV schedule for NFC championship game

The NFL playoff schedule for 2021 brings us Packers vs. Buccaneers on Sunday with Fox as the TV channel and a kickoff time of 3:05 p.m. ET. Here is how to watch today's NFC championship game in Green Bay....2021

• Aaron Rodgers: No reason I wouldn’t be back, but no absolutes
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ comments after the NFC Championship Game have led to a lot of speculation about what he meant when he said that a lot of futures were uncertain “myself included.” That came after Rodgers called his future a “beautiful mystery” in the days leading up to the game and there’s been some [more]...2021
Aaron Rodgers
• Cowbows considering new role for Jason Garrett?
Could Jason Garrett return to the Cowboys in a different role? That’s what some members of the organization are wondering as Garrett gets set to meet with team brass (again) on Thursday, Ed Werder of ESPN.com tweets. Garrett will chat with Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones on Thursday, his third face-to-face with the duo since the end of the season. Many have speculated that Garrett could be dismissed...2020
Jason Garrett
• Cowboys considering new role for Jason Garrett?
Could Jason Garrett return to the Cowboys in a different role? That’s what some members of the organization are wondering as Garrett gets set to meet with team brass (again) on Thursday, Ed Werder of ESPN.com tweets. Garrett will chat with Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones on Thursday, his third face-to-face with the duo since the end of the season. Many have speculated that Garrett could be dismissed...2020
Jason Garrett
• Surrounding Jason Garrett speculation is one fact: Cowboys still in first place
Things have gone from bad to worse for the Dallas Cowboys over the past few weeks, and it seems like only a matter of time before they are searching for a new head coach. However, Dallas is still in a prime position to make the playoffs, and that could be the first step toward coach Jason Garrett keeping his job. There have been various reports about how far Garrett would need to lead the Cowboys...2019
Jason Garrett
• Drew Brees jokes about NFC title game drama in new commercial
The New Orleans Saints will never forget their controversial loss in the NFC Championship Game, and Drew Brees made it abundantly clear, albeit in a humorous manner, that he still recalls the events of that day all too well. The inexplicably blown pass interference call late in the Saints’ 26-23 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC title game will go down in infamy as one of biggest officiating...2019
Drew Brees
• Opinion: NFL should be ashamed if it doesn't address missed call vs. Saints, fix replay rules

If the NFL doesn't make changes to its replay system, another missed pass interference call, like in the NFC Championship Game could be on deck. ...2019
Championship Game
• Report: Bucs have 'real interest' in Bruce Arians for head coach position
The Buccaneers appear to have an eye on one particular target for their head coaching vacancy. According to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport (via Twitter), Tampa Bay has “real interest” in former Cardinals coach Bruce Arians. Rapoport notes that the interest is mutual, and the two sides could meet soon. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero echoes that sentiment, noting there has been “a sense in the building” that ...2019
Bruce Arians
• Report:Tiny whispers floating that Larry Fitzgerald may play beyond 2018
It seems likely that Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald might following the 2018 season. But according to recent scuttlebutt, that may not be the case.Rob McManaman of The Arizona Republic reported that within the organization, there’s a growing feeling that Fitzgerald might be back in 2019.“There have been tiny whispers floating in and around the Cardinals’ organization that maybe, just ...2018
Larry Fitzgerald
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• Landing Cousins Won’t be Easy for the Jets
The New York Jets really want Kirk Cousins. But they are far from the only ones. And now, it looks like it’s going to be very tough for the Jets to land the coveted quarterback.As it turns out, the Jets worry that Cousins will end up with the Vikings.“…They’re also not sure the size of their bid is going to matter as long as the Minnesota Vikings are involved.”That’s not great for the Jets, of cou...2018
New York Jets