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    Lamar Jackson didn’t know he was first QB to run for 1,000 yards twice

    Getty Images Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson made a bit of history on Sunday afternoon. Jackson ran for 97 yards to finish the season with 1,005 rushing yards. That makes him the first quarterback with multiple seasons of more than 1,000 rushing yards. After the game, Jackson said he didn’t...
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    NFL announces wild-card schedule, and Saints get a Sunday game

    Getty Images The NFL announced the wild-card playoff schedule for next weekend. The most highly anticipated scheduling decision involved the Saints-Bears game. Saints running back Alvin Kamara is on the COVID-19 reserve list with a chance to play in the wild-card round only if his team was...
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    All Week 17 games are on as scheduled

    Getty Images The final day of the regular season is set to proceed as scheduled. NFL vice president of communications Brian McCarthy announced that all 16 games are set to go on as planned. There was no concern about 15 of the games on Sunday morning, but there was some question about the...
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    NFL Week 17 early inactives: DeVante Parker will play, Bills rest Tre’Davious White

    Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. The Dolphins are in Buffalo to try to beat the Bills and advance to the playoffs without relying on help from any other teams. They will have the help of...
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    Miles Boykin 43-yard touchdown puts Ravens up 10-0

    Getty Images The Ravens are trying to avoid a repeat of 2017, when the Bengals stunned them to keep them out of the playoffs. So far, so good. Baltimore’s first drive stalled after a holding penalty in the red zone, and the club had to settle for a field goal. But quarterback Lamar Jackson...
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    Tee Higgins questionable to return with hamstring injury

    Getty Images Bengals rookie receiver Tee Higgins is questionable to return to Cincinnati’s season finale against Baltimore with a hamstring injury. Higgins caught a short pass and darted up the field, but pulled up and immediately grabbed his hamstring as he went down after gaining 41 yards...
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    Ravens have 161 rushing yards, lead Bengals 17-3 at halftime

    Getty Images If the Ravens win, they’ll be in the postseason. So far, they’ve had little trouble with the Bengals and lead 17-3 at halftime. The Ravens did not punt in the first half, scoring on three of their first four possessions. The only time they didn’t was Lamar Jackson‘s ninth...
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    2020 will be the highest-scoring season in NFL history

    Getty Images Never before has the NFL seen a season as high-scoring as 2020. With one Sunday to go, a total of 11,854 points have been scored this season. On Sunday, the league will easily shatter the all-time record of 11,985 points, the record set in 2013. If NFL teams continue at their...
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    Lamar Jackson can become first QB with two 1,000-yard rushing seasons

    Getty Images Prior to Lamar Jackson coming along, a quarterback had only gained 1,000 rushing yards in a season once in NFL history. Jackson may do it twice in his first two seasons as a starting quarterback. Jackson ran for 1,206 yards last season, easily breaking Michael Vick’s 2006 NFL...
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    Mike Daniels tests positive, as Bengals scramble to identify close contacts

    Getty Images All season long, the NFL has feared that teams without postseason possibilities will have COVID-19 issues. The day before Week 17, one of the eliminated teams has a sudden issue. PFT has confirmed that Bengals defensive lineman Mike Daniels has tested positive. The first report...
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    Bengals expect to have Tyler Boyd, Tee Higgins Sunday

    Getty Images The Bengals expect to have all their wide receivers on hand as they attempt to play spoiler against the Ravens. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said on Friday that he expects to have Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins in the lineup. Both players have been limited participants in practice...
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    Ravens list 10 players as questionable for Sunday

    Getty Images The Ravens have a long list of players listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Bengals. Ten players got that designation on Friday’s injury report, including three of the team’s cornerbacks. Marlon Humphrey (knee, shoulder), Marcus Peters (calf), and Jimmy Smith...
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    NFL Week 17 injury report roundup: Will Alex Smith play Sunday night?

    Getty Images Week 17 of the 2020 NFL season is a Sunday-only affair. All 32 teams in the league will be playing on Sunday as the league finalizes who is in the playoffs and what seeds they’ll get with a slate of games that culminates with Washington visiting Philadelphia. If Washington wins...
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    Ravens extend Jimmy Smith

    Getty Images After a decade in Baltimore, cornerback Jimmy Smith will stick around a little longer. Smith and the Ravens have agreed to a one-year contract that will guarantee him at least $2.5 million in 2021 and could pay him up to $5 million, agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed. The Ravens...
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    Ravens sign Jayron Kearse to practice squad

    Getty Images The Ravens have added an experienced safety to their practice squad ahead of Sunday’s regular season finale. The team announced that Jayron Kearse will be joining the organization. Kearse was cut by the Lions earlier this week. When the move was made, the implication was that the...
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    Bengals place B.J. Finney on non-football injury list

    Getty Images The Bengals placed center B.J. Finney on the reserve/non-football injury list. Finney has an abdominal injury. The Bengals obtained Finney in an Oct. 28 trade with Seattle. He played only one game for Cincinnati this season, seeing two snaps on special teams in Week 10. Finney...
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    Ravens sign P Johnny Townsend

    Getty Images The Ravens put punter Sam Koch on the reserve/COVID-19 list after an inconclusive test on Wednesday and they made a roster move on Thursday that suggests he’s been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Bengals. Baltimore announced the signing of punter Johnny Townsend off of the...
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    If favored teams win, Dolphins are odd team out in AFC playoff race

    Getty Images The Chiefs, Bills and Steelers have already clinched playoff berths in the AFC. The other playoff spots will go to four of five teams: The Titans, Colts, Browns, Ravens and Dolphins. And the Dolphins are the most likely team to be left out. Based on Sunday’s Vegas lines, the...
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    Marlon Humphrey, Yannick Ngakoue don’t practice Wednesday

    Getty Images Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey returned to last Sunday’s win over the Giants after hurting his knee, but he didn’t get on the field Wednesday. The Ravens listed Humphrey as a non-participant in their first practice of the week. Humphrey is also listed with a shoulder issue...
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    Ravens put Sam Koch on COVID-19 list

    Getty Images The Ravens may not have punter Sam Koch for Sunday’s game against the Bengals. Koch was listed as being out of practice for a non-injury reason on Wednesday and the reason for his absence is related to COVID-19 testing. Koch has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list and Jamison...
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