On the first weekend of December, four teams made the NFL playoffs.
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Broncos, Patriots, Falcons win divisions (The Associated Press)
MIAMI, Fla. — The Patriots punched their tickets to the playoffs on Sunday and climbed up the ladder in the AFC standings in the process (thanks to a…
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Pats and the race for a top-two seed in AFC
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Raiders coach Dennis Allen will miss most of practice this week to be with his ill father in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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Raiders coach heads home to be with ill father (The Associated Press)
Dec 2 (Reuters) – The following National Football League (NFL) teams clinched playoff berths on Sunday (season record): NFC Atlanta Falcons (11-1) NFC South Division champions – - AFC Denver Broncos (9-3) AFC West Division champions New England Patriots (9-3) AFC East Division champions Houston Texans (11-1) clinched AFC playoff spot (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
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NFL-List of teams clinching playoff spots (Reuters)
(Reuters) – Battling their grief as much as their opponents, the Kansas City Chiefs scored a rare win in the National Football League (NFL) on Sunday, just 24 hours after one of the darkest days in American sport. With the country still in shock after Kansas City linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend then committed suicide, the struggling Chiefs (2-10) kept their emotions in check to beat the Carolina Panthers (3-9) 27-21 at Arrowhead Stadium. “We do have a lot of guys who are really hurting,” the struggling team’s chief executive officer Clark Hunt told the NFL Network. …
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New England, Denver, Houston and Atlanta make playoffs (Reuters)
* Grief-stricken Chiefs post rare win * Ravens fall to rival Steelers * Overtime losses hurt 49ers, Bears (Updates with Denver and Atlanta making playoffs) Dec 2 (Reuters) – Battling their grief as much as their opponents, the Kansas City Chiefs scored a rare win in the National Football League (NFL) on Sunday, just 24 hours after one of the darkest days in American sport. …
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WRAPUP2-NFL-New England, Denver, Houston and Atlanta make playoffs (Reuters)
It was just a few months ago – also known as forever in NFL time – that San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh stood in front of the media and proclaimed his love for Alex Smith.
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Column: Is Kaepernick worth the risk this year? (The Associated Press)
DENVER — Peyton Manning threw three touchdowns, including one to defensive tackle Mitch Unrein, to help the Denver Broncos wrap up the AFC West with a 31-23 victory Sunday over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
SAN DIEGO — The Cincinnati Bengals remained in the playoff hunt while all but ending the postseason hopes of the San Diego Chargers.
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Bengals 20, Chargers 13 (The SportsXchange)
The apparent murder-suicide of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, 25, is one of a series of untimely deaths for current or former NFL players in recent years:
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List of recent untimely deaths for NFL players (The Associated Press)