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NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay BuccaneersBucs prepare for two-headed QB threat The Tampa Bay Buccaneers would seem to be out of the playoff picture, but with all the teams ahead of them in the wild-card race losing last week, believe it or not they still have some life at 5-8. It will be a tough road, however, to win their final three games starting with Sunday's 1 p.m. game against the Ravens. ...

NFL Team Report - Buffalo BillsFRIDAY INJURY REPORTDETROIT LIONS --OUT: WR Bruce Ellington (hamstring), DL Da'Shawn Hand (knee), RB Kerryon Johnson (knee), T Rick Wagner (concussion), S Charles Washington (hamstring) --QUESTIONABLE: LB Trevor Bates (ankle), FB Nick Bellore (ankle), CB Marcus Cooper Sr. (back), T Taylor Decker (shoulder), LB Devon Kennard (hip), QB Matthew Stafford (back)BUFFALO ...

NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills--The Bills have been a good pass rushing team in 2018 as they rank sixth in the NFL according to Pro Football Focus in pass-rush pressure, the percentage of time they get heat on an opposing quarterback. Their figure is 36.4 percent, but it has been falling in the last two weeks because the Bills have not been as proficient. In the losses to the Dolphins and Jets, ...

NFL Team Report - Buffalo BillsBills evaluating roster for 2019 The Buffalo Bills have officially been eliminated from the playoffs, though in reality, they've been out of the postseason mix since the midway point of the season when it was clear they were going nowhere with a rookie quarterback and a moribund offense. Nothing has changed in head coach Sean McDermott's world, though. He knew going ...

NFL Team Report - Seattle SeahawksFRIDAY INJURY REPORTSEATTLE SEAHAWKS --OUT: S Maurice Alexander (concussion) --DOUBTFUL: G/T D.J. Fluker (hamstring) --QUESTIONABLE: WR Doug Baldwin (hip), S Bradley McDougald (hamstring), DT Jarran Reed (oblique)SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS --OUT: S Jaquiski Tartt (shoulder) --QUESTIONABLE: RB Matt Breida (ankle), WR Marquise Goodwin (calf), DL Cassius Marsh (concussion), ...

NFL Team Report - Seattle Seahawks--Playing twice in a three-week span is unusual in the NFL, but that's what the Seahawks and 49ers will do in Santa Clara on Sunday. But head coach Pete Carroll isn't putting too much stock in what happened in Seattle's 43-16 win, noting that San Francisco played very well in a victory over the Broncos last week. "We just played these guys a couple weeks ago, but ...

NFL Team Report - Seattle SeahawksCB Griffin bounces back at right time for Seahawks Stepping in as the new starting left cornerback replacing legend Richard Sherman, who signed with the San Francisco 49ers in March, Shaquill Griffin's second NFL season has been a bit of a roller coaster for the Seattle Seahawks. Griffin, a 2017 third-round selection out of UCF, started the season off strong with ...

NFL Team Report - Minnesota VikingsFRIDAY INJURY REPORTMIAMI DOLPHINS --DOUBTFUL: CB Xavien Howard (knee) --QUESTIONABLE: S T.J. McDonald (ankle)MINNESOTA VIKINGS --OUT: WR Chad Beebe (hamstring) --QUESTIONABLE: TE David Morgan (knee), G Mike Remmers (back), DT Sheldon Richardson (hip) PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: LB Anthony Barr. Barr will need to keep an eye on Miami's running backs. The Dolphins ...

NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings--With offensive coordinator John DeFilippo replaced with quarterbacks coach Kevin Stefanski, the spotlight is on quarterback Kirk Cousins' productivity. Cousins is second in the league in completion percentage at 70.6 percent and he's eighth in passing yards. But Cousins has dropped to 13th in passer rating at 98.4 with two of his worst ratings over the past four ...

NFL Team Report - Minnesota VikingsZimmer makes drastic move to improve offense Following the decision to move on from offensive coordinator John DeFilippo after just 13 games, Minnesota Vikings Head coach Mike Zimmer said one reason was that he didn't want the 2018 season to be wasted. Zimmer promoted quarterbacks coach Kevin Stefanski to offensive coordinator to replace DeFilippo, finally giving ...