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    Jadeveon Clowney, Ziggy Ansah questionable for Seahawks

    Getty Images The Seahawks got defensive end Jadeveon Clowney back in the lineup for last Monday’s win over the Vikings and he was a participant in practice all week, but the team isn’t ready to rule him in for Sunday’s game against the Rams. Clowney is listed as questionable due to the core...
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    Week 14 injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week 14 of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Bears and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...
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    Neiko Thorpe’s season is over after sports hernia surgery

    Getty Images The Seahawks will finish the season without special teams captain Neiko Thorpe, Pete Carroll told reporters Friday. Thorpe underwent surgery to repair a sports hernia, and he was on his way back from Philadelphia on Friday. Thorpe, a backup cornerback, has missed the past two...
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    Brian Schottenheimer: Seahawks “very difficult to deal with” when run game firing

    Getty Images With Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny both getting involved in the team’s rushing attack on Monday night, the Seattle Seahawks rushed for a season-high 218 yards against the Minnesota Vikings. The pair combined for three touchdowns on the night as the Seahawks carved up the a...
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    What’s next for the Cowboys?

    Getty Images Since starting the year 3-0 and fueling dreams of rediscovered glory, the Cowboys have lost seven of 10 games. The good news is that they’re still in position to win the NFC East. The bad news is that they don’t look like a team capable of winning a damn game. The door is now...
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    Todd Gurley’s “been fine” with heavier workload

    Getty Images When Rams coach Sean McVay was asked this week about running back Todd Gurley has been getting the ball more often in recent weeks, he cited “me not being an idiot” as the reason why Gurley’s been a bigger factor on offense. On Thursday, Gurley grinned while pointing out that it...
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    Sean McVay has fun with his “me not being an idiot” remark

    Getty Images On Wednesday, Rams coach Sean McVay attributed the increase in running back Todd Gurley‘s workload not to a decision by the coach to manage Gurley’s workload but to “me not being an idiot.” On Thursday, McVay was asked about the reaction to his decision to call himself an idiot...
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    Bobby Wagner is this week’s NFLPA Community MVP

    Getty Images Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner‘s work to help put food on tables for Thanksgiving has earned him recognition as the NFLPA Community MVP for this week. Wagner and other volunteers worked to box up meals at a Seattle grocery store and then help distribute them to homeless families...
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    Sean McVay attributes increased Todd Gurley usage to “me not being an idiot”

    Getty Images The Rams had been careful with running back Todd Gurley for much of the season. In recent weeks, they’ve used him more extensively. So what’s the reason for the heavier workload? “Me not being an idiot,” coach Sean McVay told reporters on Wednesday. “I think he’s felt good and...
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    Seahawks on the mend from flu that hit locker room last week

    Getty Images The Seahawks listed six players listed as dealing with illness on their injury report ahead of last Monday night’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. By the time the game kicked off, some players had bounced back better than others. Wide receiver Tyler Lockett was one of those...
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    Pete Carroll offers optimistic report on Jadeveon Clowney

    Getty Images Jadeveon Clowney said after Monday night’s game to ask him Tuesday how he felt after playing through a core muscle injury. On Wednesday, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll offered a positive update. “[He’s] pretty good,” Carroll said, via Joe Fann of NBCSportsNorthwest.com. “He’s...
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    Revised playoff seeding is long overdue

    Getty Images The NFL has a major playoff flaw, that continues to hide in plain sight — with no apparent desire to fix it. Nine years ago, the 7-9 Seahawks hosted the 11-5 Saints in the wild-card round. Seattle “earned” a home game in the postseason by being the best of four really bad teams...
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    Jadeveon Clowney says he didn’t want to leave Houston

    Getty Images Jadeveon Clowney is loving life now. He’s on a contender, and playing a key role, and still on the verge of a massive payday. But the Seahawks defensive end said he’d have been just as happy in Houston this year, until he was told that wasn’t happening.. Clowney told Mike Silver...
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    Another rough night for Xavier Rhodes

    Getty Images The Vikings have plenty of very good cornerbacks. Xavier Rhodes no longer is one of them. The player who not long ago had a reputation for constantly getting injured is now constantly getting burned and/or flagged in lieu of getting burned. On Monday night, he followed a foolish...
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    Kirk Cousins: Disappointing to miss this opportunity

    Getty Images Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said that Monday night’s loss to the Seahawks wasn’t the end of the world because the 8-4 team can still navigate their way to the playoffs by winning games over the final four weeks of the season. Quarterback Kirk Cousins noted that after the game...
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    Pete Carroll having “so much fun” watching Chris Carson, Rashaad Penny

    Getty Images The Seahawks extended their run of games with at least 100 rushing yards to 11 on Monday night by putting up 218 yards on the ground in a 37-30 win over the Vikings. That’s the most rushing yards in a game for Seattle this season and both of their top running backs had a big hand...
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    NFC playoff picture: A shakeup at the top

    Getty Images There’s a new team atop the NFC West and a new team holding down the No. 1 seed in the conference as we head into the final four weeks of the regular season. Wins by the Saints last Thursday night and the Seahawks on Monday night coupled with the 49ers’ loss in Baltimore means...
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    Fourth-and-three decision undermines otherwise great night from Kirk Cousins

    Getty Images Kirk Cousins did plenty of great things on Monday night in Seattle. But with the game on the line, and in the flash of an eye, a not-so-great decision derailed what would have been one of the greatest come-from-behind victories in Monday Night Football history. First, Cousins...
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    Six more teams can clinch playoff berths this week

    Getty Images The Saints are already in, and six more teams can join them in the playoffs depending on this week’s results. The league announced the week’s clinching scenarios, and four AFC teams and two in the NFC can secure a spot in the postseason. The Ravens can clinch the AFC North title...
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    Linval Joseph practices for Vikings, Adam Thielen doesn’t

    Getty Images When the Vikings returned from their bye week for a practice on Tuesday, wide receiver Adam Thielen was on the field with his teammates. That was a welcome change from the state of affairs before the bye. Thielen missed the last two games with a hamstring injury that he aggravated...
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