There was less a sense of the 54-year-old Jon Gruden being hired for a job but rather more of a prodigal coach having returned.
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The NFL announced Monday that the pop star Pink will perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the game on Feb. 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
A year after all four home favorites won their wild-card games by double-digits and covered the spread, the weekend went to the underdogs, who finished 4-0 ATS with two outright upsets.
Drew Brees passed for 376 yards and two touchdowns, and the New Orleans Saints held off Carolina’s late comeback bid to seal a 31-26 victory in their NFC wild-card game on Sunday.
Blake Bortles put together one decent drive all day, doing as much with his legs as his arm, and the defensive-minded Jacksonville Jaguars eked out an ugly and sometimes unwatchable 10-3 victory against the Buffalo Bills in an AFC wild-card game Sunday.
Vegas Nation host Bryan Salmond and columnist Ed Graney discuss the Raiders hiring of Jon Gruden as their new coach.
The Falcons defeated the Rams 26-13 during Saturday’s wild-card matchup in front of an announced crowd of 74,300.
Matt Ryan passed for 218 yards and hit Julio Jones for an 8-yard touchdown with 5:48 to play, and the defending NFC champion Falcons advanced from the wild-card round with a methodical 26-13 victory over the Rams on Saturday night.
The final broadcast of Jon Gruden’s nine-year ESPN tenure opened Saturday with acknowledgement of the opportunity ahead, as play-by-play man Sean McDonough wished Gruden luck with the Raiders.
Marcus Mariota led Tennessee to three second-half touchdowns, incredibly throwing one of his TD passes to himself , and the Titans rallied from a 21-3 deficit to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 22-21 on Saturday for their first playoff win in 14 years.
Thousands of disgruntled Cleveland fans, some of them calling for owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam to sell the franchise or jump in Lake Erie, paraded once around the team’s stadium in frigid conditions Saturday following a historic 0-16 season.
It’s time to say goodbye to the 2017 NFL regular season by handing out awards.
Ask the average Minnesota Vikings fan about the team’s potentially historic run toward Super Bowl LII and there’s no question: They would love the team to be the first ever to host the NFL’s championship game in its home stadium on Feb. 4.
The RJ’s Ed Graney and Rick Velotta discuss the latest developments on the approvals and construction of the Las Vegas Stadium.
Nothing is official yet, an NFL spokesman cautioned Friday. But it appears the Raiders will make a trip to London next season.
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