This scenario would give the Giants an 8-8 record and the Eagles a record of 7-9 to end the season. Rattled after dropping what looked like a certain touchdown pass from Eli Manning, his three personal fouls included a searing helmet-to-helmet hit on Panthers cornerback Josh Norman that could see him sitting out the last two games of the regular season – with the Giants’ playoff bid already on life-support. “We’ve got an awesome challenge ahead this week, and it’s one we’re absolutely jacked for”. Aaron Rodgers has helped lead the Packers to three consecutive wins after the team dropped four of five, clinching a postseason berth with Sunday’s 30-20 win in Oakland.
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Star Wars smashes USA box office record
Domestically, Star Wars: The Force Awakens grossed a benchmark million on 391 IMAX screens, of which 359 were record-breaking. It also beat out Jurassic World , which, earlier this year, racked up 8.8 million in domestic box office sales.
The most likely scenario is that the top wild card, which is the No. 5 seed, will face the NFC East victor.
Taliban forces take control of Sangin in Afghanistan’s Helmand province
Helmand is a strategic province, as it produces the majority of the world’s opium – used the help fund the insurgency. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the Monday suicide attack on US troops that killed six near Bagram Air Field.
The Packers are also still alive for the No. 2 seed and a bye, of course, so a lot is riding on the Sunday night game, Arizona (11-2) at Philadelphia (6-7). That division is battling the AFC South for the title of “Worst Division in the National Football League”. In Week 17, Washington travels to face the Dallas Cowboys, while the Giants host the Eagles.
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SCOTT Weiland was “a shell of himself” weeks before he was found dead on his tour bus in Minnesota on December 3. Suspicions initially arose after Weiland’s wife had alerted a friend she had not been able to reach him.
St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks: The Rams beat the Seahawks 34-31 in the season opener, but have since fallen well off the pace and have been eliminated from the playoff chase.
After Carolina, Seattle, Arizona, Green Bay and Minnesota, there isn’t a legitimate wild card team in the field. But for teams like the Giants, whether Tom Coughlin returns could hinge on getting to 9-7 – or at a minimum avoiding 6-10.
Arizona (12-2) has been a dominant beast at home and still has a shot at the No. 1 seed.
Carolina quarterback Cam Newton continued his MVP-caliber season, passing for five touchdowns for the third time this year in a thrilling 38-35 victory over the New York Giants that improved the Panthers’ ideal record to 14-0. The Steelers then get the second spot due to better record in common games compared to the Jets.
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Meanwhile, the Packers will take on the Oakland Raiders this Week 15 and are looking to secure the top spot in the NFC North with a victory. New England has clinched a first-round bye and clinch homefield advantage by either defeating the New York Jets on Sunday or having the Bengals lose to the Denver Broncos on Monday.
