Player Notes

NFL Team Report - Philadelphia EaglesEagles need win and Vikings loss to keep playing So it comes down to one final Sunday, and two of the best teams from only a season ago are vying for the one final berth remaining into the NFC playoffs. One will get in, the other will go home. These are the two games that matter most in the NFC: Eagles at Redskins and Bears at Vikings, and they will both kick ...

NFL Team Report - Dallas CowboysPLAYER NOTES --WR Tavon Austin returned to a full practice on Wednesday. He has missed the last nine games with a groin injury. --CB Anthony Brown missed the Tampa Bay game with a back injury and didn't practice on Wednesday. --DE Tyrone Crawford left the Tampa Bay game on a stretcher with a neck injury. However, a scan and an MRI didn't reveal any structural damage ...

NFL Team Report - Dallas Cowboys--Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has put himself in position to win a second NFL rushing title in his three seasons in the league. Going into Week 17, Elliott has gained 1,434 yards on 304 carries this season and leads the Rams' Todd Gurley II by 183 yards after Gurley sat out with a knee injury on Sunday. Gurley could play this week, but he has run for more ...

NFL Team Report - Dallas CowboysCowboys staying with process in regular-season finale Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett made it clear on Wednesday that the team's goal this week is the same as it has been the previous 16. Although Dallas has clinched the NFC East championship and can't better its seed in the playoffs, the Cowboys will prepare to win at New York on Sunday. A reporter asked ...

NFL Team Report - New York GiantsPLAYER NOTES --WR Odell Beckham, Jr. (quad) did not practice Wednesday. Head coach Pat Shurmur said that Beckham continues to make progress and that there is a chance that the receiver will play in Sunday's regular-season finale against the Cowboys. --WR Sterling Shepard (hip) was limited in Wednesday's practice but is expected to be ready to go Sunday in the regular-season ...

NFL Team Report - New York Giants--When the Giants look back on their 2018 season, one theme is sure to be a constant reminder of why they have now missed the playoffs in five of their last six seasons. Their failure to close out games. Seven of New York's 10 losses have been by seven or fewer points. One of those losses was a two-point defeat to the Panthers on Oct. 7 when Graham Gano connected ...

NFL Team Report - New York GiantsGiants want to end on winning note The last time the New York Giants met the Cowboys, these teams had different makeups and were in much different places. The Giants were two weeks into the regular season with a new coaching staff and a roster that had been significantly turned over, a turnover process that continued even in the following weeks. Meanwhile, the Cowboys ...

NFL Team Report - Houston TexansPLAYER NOTES --WR Keke Coutee remains limited in practice due to his hamstring and he will remain a game time decision for Sunday. --RB Lamar Miller is feeling better after injuring his ankle against the New York Jets that caused him to miss their last game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Expectations remain that he will be a game-time decision. --S Mike Tyson ...

NFL Team Report - Houston Texans--Outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney needs 1.0 sack to join J.J. Watt, Khalil Mack and Von Miller as the only players to record 10.0 sacks, 20 quarterback hits and three fumble recoveries since Clowney was drafted in 2014. --Kicker Ka'imi Faibairn needs one field goal to pass former Texans kicker Nick Novak (35 in 2016) for the most field goals in a single season ...

NFL Team Report - Houston TexansBig-game QB Watson tries to win division for Texans The AFC South title is sitting there for the taking for the Houston Texans which would lead to a home playoff game if they can take down the Jacksonville Jaguars in their final regular-season game. The Texans clinched a playoff berth last Sunday despite their loss but with a full slate of games left in Week 17, the ...