The Philadelphia Eagles have added depth to their safety group, just days before Sunday’s playoff opener against the Green Bay Packers. Philly poached former Minnesota Vikings first-round pick Lewis Cine off of the Buffalo Bills practice squad on Wednesday.
The NFL’s wild-card weekend features divisional rivals facing off, two NFC rematches from Week 1 and the Harbaugh brothers coaching on the same day.
The gauntlet that is the NFL regular season is over, and the seven teams in each conference that managed to separate themselves over that 17-game marathon are the only ones who remain standing.
The Minnesota Vikings failed when all the money was on the table and they had a chance to rake it in However, all is not lost.
Even if the Bills fall short of next month’s Super Bowl, they remain positioned for prolonged greatness. If that’s not enough for perennial contention, then the rest of the AFC East’s decrepitude will keep that window wide open.
Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (26) celebrates with wide receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown (14), Tim Patrick (17) and Jameson Williams (9) and tight end Sam LaPorta (87) in the end zone after running for a touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings in the first quarter at Ford Field. / Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images
The Lions certainly looked like a true Super Bowl contender as they crushed the Vikings en route to another NFC North crown.
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Before the Eagles embark on their playoff jersey, they decided to take a page out of the Bills defensive playbook.
The Denver Broncos, who earned the right to face the Bills in next week’s Wild Card playoff round, faced a Kansas City Chiefs team in the same position as Buffalo. They clinched the No. 1 seed and barely showed up for a road beatdown. The Broncos cruised to a 38-0 win.