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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins secure winning season and sweep of rival Patriots in finale — MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins' season may not be heading to the postseason, but it ended on a high note and with a win that secured a sweep of a rival that dominated their division for most of the past two decades.
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Kenny Rosarion / Sun-Sentinel:
Instant Analysis: Miami Dolphins 33, New England Patriots 24 — You had a feeling this would happen when the Dolphins started stringing together a few wins after the awful 1-7 start. They would finish the season one win shy of a playoff berth, and it would leave you wondering what could've …
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Playoffs are out of reach, but here's what is on the line for Dolphins in finale vs. Patriots — When the Miami Dolphins lost their penultimate game of the 2021 season, a demoralizing defeat at the Tennessee Titans, 34-3, it rendered their home finale against the New England Patriots meaningless.
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Steve Svekis / Sun-Sentinel:
Live updates: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, 4:25 p.m. kickoff — Keep up with the latest goings-on from the Miami Dolphins' season finale as Dave Hyde, Omar Kelly, David Furones and Steve Svekis provide the commentary.
Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Hyde10: Ten thoughts on Dolphins' season-ending 33-24 win over Patriots — The Miami Dolphins swept the New England Patriots for the first time in 20 years. — They ended with a winning, 9-8 record. — But it has to be asked: How much bigger would this game have been if they'd played this way last Sunday in Tennessee?
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Boston Herald and CBS Boston
Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens eliminated from playoff contention with 16-13 overtime loss to Ben Roethlisberger's Steelers in season finale — Kicker Chris Boswell hit a 36-yard field goal late in overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 16-13 win in Baltimore, ending the Ravens' season and likely sending …
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Ryan McFadden / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens TE Mark Andrews adds to historic year by breaking franchise single-season receptions record | NOTES — Ravens tight end Mark Andrews on Sunday continued to rewrite the franchise record books, setting the single-season receptions mark during their 16-13 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Baltimore.
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Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
With Ravens QB Lamar Jackson ruled out, Tyler Huntley will start regular-season finale vs. Steelers — With Pro Bowl quarterback Lamar Jackson again sidelined, backup Tyler Huntley will start the Ravens' must-win regular-season finale Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, coach John Harbaugh announced Friday.
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Mercury News and Boston Herald
Ryan McFadden / Baltimore Sun:
Steelers OLB T.J. Watt ties Michael Strahan's NFL single-season sack record during regular-season finale vs. Ravens
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Week 18 recap: Chicago Bears finish their season 6-11 after collapsing in a 31-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings — The Chicago Bears added a few more maddening moments to a season filled with them as they went into the offseason with a 31-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Matt Nagy navigates one last turn of the quarterback carousel Sunday. None of them have been successful enough as he enters what could be his last game as Chicago Bears coach. — When Matt Nagy coaches the Chicago Bears in their season finale Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium …
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bears finish 6-11 — and in 3rd place in the NFC North. Here's how the 2021 season unfolded. — The Chicago Bears had the third-toughest 2021 schedule in the league behind the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens based on opponent winning percentage in 2020, according to NFL.com.
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Denver Post
Kori Rumore / Chicago Tribune:
How Matt Nagy's 34-31 record stacks up with other Chicago Bears coaches
Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Joe Judge says Giants ran QB sneaks to avoid Chicago-type disaster — Joe Judge wanted to live to see Sunday's second half. That's why the head coach said he called consecutive quarterback sneaks in victory formation while backed up against the Giants' goal line in the second quarter.
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Stefan Bondy / New York Daily News:
Julius Randle waves thumbs down at Garden crowd: ‘Shut the f— up’
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Denver Post
ESPN:
Former MLB pitcher David Cone to serve as Sunday Night Baseball analyst; Alex Rodriguez to lead simulcast version — Five-time World Series champion and Cy Young Award winner David Cone is joining the announcing booth for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, which will also feature a secondary broadcast led …
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Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Michael Kay will team up with Alex Rodriguez for ESPN ‘Manningcast’
