Allen converted that run on fourth down, then the Bills converted on fourth-and-goal again at Kansas City 1 to take a 7-0 lead in a rematch of last year’s AFC title game won by the Chiefs.
Kansas City was missing the backup cornerback Rashad Fenton and running backwards darrel williams against the Bills. Fenton hurt his back during pregame warmups last week, while Williams has been dealing with a toe injury that limited him in the Chiefs’ 42-21 wild-card win over the Steelers. .
Tennessee, again, left to lament the wasted opportunity as the No. 1 seed
The Tennessee Titans had the AFC’s top seed and home-field advantage along with derrick henry returning just in time for the postseason. The team that used an NFL-high 91 players during the regular season, the most in a strike-free season, had everyone available.
Once again, it was not enough. Not with all the mistakes the Titans made on Saturday in losing to Cincinnati, 19-16.
“It’s super shocking,” Titans left tackle taylor levan saying. “None of us expected this.”
The Titans clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a win late in the regular season. This loss snapped a three-game winning streak for a team that had won four of their previous five.
“We didn’t do the job,” the catcher said. oh brown who had five catches for 142 yards and a touchdown. “We’re not here to see how good the regular season can be. We’re trying to win the Super Bowl.”
The Titans (12-6) lost for the third time as the No. 1 seed in the AFC, joining a pair of division losses to Baltimore after the 2000 and 2008 seasons. This is also the second straight playoff loss in home to Tennessee, which lost a wild-card game to Baltimore a year ago. Tennessee hasn’t won a playoff game at home since January 2003.
“Tonight we were on the wrong end of a close game,” Titans coach mike vabel saying.
Tennessee tied an NFL record held by four other teams with nine sacks led by Jeffrey Simmons, who had three. Seven different Titans had at least half a sack, and security amani prostitute became the first defender to intercept Cincinnati’s quarterback joe burrow in six games.
It just wasn’t enough, not when ryan tannehill, intercepted 14 times in the regular season, was intercepted three times.
“We all have to do a better job of taking care of football,” Vrabel said. “Ryan, nobody feels worse than Ryan. There was some contact and, I mean, in the last one it’s like, where would you like me to put the ball differently, in a better place? So, they let them play, and that’s how it is.”
San Francisco DC last to interview for Minnesota’s top job
san francisco defensive coordinator By Meco Ryans interviewed with Minnesota for his head coaching job, becoming the eighth interviewed a day after his 49ers advanced to the NFC Championship game by beating the Packers in Green Bay. The Vikings fired both coaches mic room and general manager Rick Spielman on january 10
The GM job reportedly comes down to two candidates: the Browns’ vice president of football operations. Kwesi Adofo Mensah and executive director of player personnel for Kansas City ryan poles. Both are scheduled to have second interviews this week, with second interviews for the coaching candidates expected to follow.
Ryans, 37, played 10 seasons in the NFL and joined the San Francisco staff in 2017 as defensive quality control coach, moving up to inside linebackers in 2018 and moving up to DC in January when Robert Saleh he left to become head coach of the Jets. The 49ers ranked third in total defense this season.
NFL Network reported Sunday that the Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, among those interviewed for the Vikings and Jaguars top jobs, is “firmly in the running” in Minnesota, noting that Bowles hails from New Jersey, which is where Vikings owner wilf zygi grew up. Bowles is also expected to get a second interview in Jacksonville.
Cincinnati DC becomes the third to talk to the Giants
Cincinnati defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo has been interviewed for the head coaching job with the New York Giants.
Anarumo spoke with co-owners Steve table Y John Mary and new CEO joe school in a video conference call. He is the third candidate interviewed, after the offensive coordinator brian daboll and defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier of the tickets. cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, the former Atlanta head coach, is expected to interview Monday.
Anarumo has been the Bengals’ defensive coordinator for three seasons, helping them reach the AFC title game with a win over the Titans on Saturday. The 55-year-old has been a coach for more than 30 years, the last 10 in the NFL, and was the Giants’ defensive backs coach in 2018.
The Giants fired the coach joe judge two days after the regular season ended. Beleaguered General Manager david gettmann he retired after four years in which New York went 19-46.
Sean Payton does not commit in 2022 with New Orleans
NFL Network reported Sunday that the Saints coach Sean Payton He has not committed to returning as coach for another season in New Orleans, even though he has three years and at least $45 million left on his contract.
Payton, who joined the Saints in 2006 and is the second-longest-serving head coach in the NFL behind Bill BelichickHe is reportedly on vacation, but “has gone dark with several people close to him.” New Orleans won four of its last five games this season to finish 9-8, but missed the playoffs for the first time in 2016 in its first season after the quarterback’s retirement. drew brees.
The report notes that Payton has previously been approached for television work.
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