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Wild-card weekend gives us six rematches from the regular season, and in three instances (Seattle-San Francisco, Miami-Buffalo and Baltimore-Cincinnati) this will be the teams' third meeting. Those three games don't seem likely to produce an upset, but the other three are toss-ups and anything can happen.

DALLAS — It’s him. Hi. He’s the problem. It’s him.

Sports Illustrated compiles a list of rookies drafted in the fourth round or lower who are poised to play important roles this postseason.

Mike McCarthy regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth.

TAMPA, Fla. — Linebacker Lavonte David quoted the message written on the grease board in the Bucs locker room this week.

ATLANTA — Year 2 under Arthur Smith ended as Year 1 did — the Falcons are 7-10, having secured the draft’s No. 8 pick. If you were hoping for a true tank job at the end, you were disappointed. The Falcons finished by beating terrible Arizona and a half-trying Tampa…

TAMPA, Fla. — The running game disappeared back in September. The deep pass soon followed.

TAMPA, Fla. — Not much has had to be said in the Lightning locker room since their loss in Winnipeg Friday night. They knew how much their own mistakes cost them against the Jets, and the defeat didn’t sit well with coaches or players.

Rob Gronkowski will be back on a football field for the Super Bowl

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Sunday’s 10th straight win ushered the 49ers to the NFC playoffs as at least the No. 2 seed. Now comes the heavy lifting: another four wins in a row to capture the franchise’s first Lombardi Trophy in 28 seasons.

ATLANTA — The Bucs and coach Todd Bowles found themselves in a no-win situation Sunday.