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NFL Team Report - Carolina PanthersUntested QB Allen gets start for Panthers It keeps getting worse for the Carolina Panthers, who return to the Superdome in New Orleans where their season will end for the second time in as many seasons. Last year, it came in the NFC playoffs. This time, it's the season finale against the New Orleans Saints. The Panthers (6-9) have lost seven games in a row, ...

NFL Team Report - Tennessee TitansPLAYER NOTES --RB David Fluellen was placed on injured reserve after his knee failed to respond following several weeks on the shelf. --OLB Sharif Finch, who missed last week's game after suffering a shoulder injury against the Giants, was a full participant in practice on Wednesday. --OLB Brian Orakpo remains out of practice with an elbow injury. Orakpo is a ...

NFL Team Report - Tennessee Titans--With Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jurrell Casey on injured reserve following a left knee injury in Saturday's win over the Redskins, the Titans will have to dig deep to find answers along the defensive front. Casey led the Titans with seven sacks this season, and had earned his fourth straight Pro Bowl bid before going down. To replace him, the Titans are going to ...

NFL Team Report - Tennessee TitansQB Mariota hopes to be healthy for Sunday Tennessee Titans starting quarterback Marcus Mariota was held out of Wednesday's practice, but still hopes to make the start in Sunday's win-and-in game against the Indianapolis Colts. Mariota exited last Saturday's pivotal win over the Washington Redskins with a neck stinger and did not return. Backup Blaine Gabbert rallied ...

NFL Team Report - Minnesota VikingsPLAYER NOTES --LB Eric Kendricks was held out of practice again Wednesday with a hamstring injury. Kendricks, who leads the team with 108 tackles, missed last week's game with the injury. --CB Xavier Rhodes was one of six players held out as the team returned to practice on Wednesday. Rhodes was added to the injury report with a groin injury. --DT Linval Joseph ...

NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings--Win and in, that's Minnesota's position heading into the final week of the regular season. If the Vikings (8-6-1) win, they will clinch a playoff berth. If Minnesota loses, it can still get into the playoffs with a loss or tie by the Philadelphia Eagles, who play at Washington. --Running back Latavius Murray was named the winner of the Korey Stringer Good Guy ...

NFL Team Report - Minnesota VikingsVikings look for QB Cousins to come up big Two years ago, the Washington Redskins were 8-6-1 heading into the final week of the regular season with Kirk Cousins at quarterback and a playoff berth on the line. History is repeating itself for Cousins, only this time with the Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota is 8-6-1 as it hosts the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon. ...

NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay BuccaneersWith wide receiver DeSean Jackson now nursing an Achilles strain, he could be replaced by rookie Justin Watson Sunday against the Falcons.PLAYER NOTES --WR DeSean Jackson, who returned at Dallas Sunday after missing three games with a hand injury, has an Achilles strain and did not practice Wednesday. --DE Carl Nassib has a shoulder injury and did not participate ...

NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay Buccaneers--It's been a very good year for defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, who leads the Bucs with 11.5 sacks. He's the first Tampa Bay player to post double-digit sacks since Simeon Rice in 2005 - and while he's been held without a single sack or quarterback hit over the past three weeks, this year's sack total is his best since 2014. What's more impressive is that he ...

NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay BuccaneersBucs simply playing out the string It's hard to find two teams with more disappointing seasons than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons. Tampa Bay is 5-9 and head coach Dirk Koetter knows his job is in jeopardy. The Falcons are 6-9, having won two games in a row but still far from achieving their expectations. Sunday's season finale could determine ...