Vegas Nation host Bryan Salmond and columnist Ed Graney discuss the Raiders hiring of Jon Gruden as their new coach.
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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.
Alabama is a 4-point favorite over Georgia in Monday’s college football national championship, and the total is 44½.
It’s time to say goodbye to the 2017 NFL regular season by handing out awards.
All of this wailing and gnashing of teeth about UNLV becoming a second-class citizen in the new Raiders’ stadium brings back a similar memory for one of the school’s few winning football coaches.
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.
Nothing is official yet, an NFL spokesman cautioned Friday. But it appears the Raiders will make a trip to London next season.
Unless Denzel Washington shows up to coach the Titans, Kansas City should take care of business and cover as an 8½-point favorite.
The Raiders have invested in their coaches. On Friday morning, there came a reminder of what must be next: their roster.
Nick Saban shoots for his fifth national championship with Alabama on Monday. Las Vegas sports books think the Tide will win — a 4-point opening line could be bet to 4½ or higher by kickoff.
The Gold Sheet handicapper Bruce Marshall provides the Review-Journal with NFL tech notes and trends from Goldsheet.com.
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