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Getty Images Tight end Jason Witten will set a tight ends record when he plays his 271st game on Sunday, surpassing Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez. It might not be Witten’s last. In his Wednesday press conference, Witten said he hasn’t arrived at a decision yet. “I’ve always been a firm...

Getty Images Washington quarterback Alex Smith may have been “right on the doorstep” of playing in Week 16, but he’s still not practicing. Smith appeared on the Wednesday injury report as not practicing, due to a calf injury that has caused him to miss the last two games. Taylor Heinecke took...

Getty Images The NFC East is the only division in football that’s still a three-team race heading into Week 17. If the favored teas win, Washington takes the division. Washington is currently a two-point favorite on the road in Philadelphia on Sunday Night Football, while Dallas is a...

Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys waived veteran tackle Jordan Mills on Tuesday. Mills signed with the Cowboys practice squad in September and has spent most of the year on the backup unit. He was elevated to the active roster three weeks ago as the Cowboys after the team placed Zack Martin on...

Getty Images It’s Tuesday. Which means it’s time to hand out the awards for the sixteenth week of the regular season. That happened on Tuesday’s PFT PM. As usual, MDS, Charean Williams, and I named an offensive player of the week, a defensive player of the week, a rookie of the week, and a...

Getty Images Former Giants head coach Bill Parcells was fond of saying that teams are what their record says you are, but his old team has a chance to counter that position this season. Teams that head into the final week of the regular season with 10 losses are generally thinking about where...

Getty Images The Cowboys aren’t expecting Zack Martin back for Sunday’s regular season finale. Martin has missed the last four games with a calf injury and team owner Jerry Jones said on 105.3 The Fan that it is unlikely he returns to face the Giants. Martin is the team’s longtime right guard...

Getty Images Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore said Monday he wants to remain focused on their playoff push as he courts interest from his alma mater, Boise State, for its head coaching position. According to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News, Moore acknowledged his...

Getty Images Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is a candidate for the head coaching job at Boise State and it sounds like head coach Mike McCarthy thinks he’s the leading candidate. Moore recently interviewed with the school that he led to 50 wins as their starting quarterback and...

USA TODAY Sports Although each and every future Christmas will commemorate the day the Vikings allowed Alvin Kamara to score six touchdowns and surrendered to the Saints the most points in franchise history since 1963, the worst day on the purple and gold calendar always will land three days...

Getty Images With Washington effectively playing a playoff game on Sunday night, quarterback Alex Smith should be back. The Washington Football Team believes Smith will be back on Sunday night against the Eagles after missing the last two weeks with a calf injury, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network...

Getty Images Six divisions have already been clinched heading into Week 17, with two to go: The NFC East and AFC South. The winner of the NFC East won’t be determined until the 256th and final game of the season on Sunday Night Football: If Washington beats Philadelphia on Sunday night...

Getty Images The NFC East race will be decided on the final day of the regular season. The Washington Football Team had a chance to clinch the division today, but instead laid an egg in an ugly loss to the Carolina Panthers. Now Washington will see if it can win the division next week. If the...

Getty Images The Cowboys have come back from the dead. They are alive . . . and maybe well? Dallas won its third game in a row with a dominating 37-17 victory over the Eagles in an elimination game. Philadelphia (4-10-1) is the only NFC East team out of contention for the division title...

Getty Images Dwayne Haskins‘ time in Washington clearly is nearing an end. Washington benched Haskins, the 15th overall choice in 2019, for Taylor Heinicke in the second half of a 20-13 loss to Carolina. Haskins then left the stadium without speaking to reporters, violating the NFL’s access...

Getty Images The NFL announced schedule changes for Week 17, and not surprisingly, the Washington Football Team’s game against the Eagles will be the last of the 256 games played this season. The league moved the Washington-Philadelphia game to Sunday Night Football on NBC next week with...

Getty Images Ezekiel Elliott has had the worst season of his five NFL seasons. He has played through hamstring and calf injuries and last week missed the first game of his career for injury. But the Cowboys running back had his best game of the season when they needed him most. He rushed for...

Getty Images Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott worked out before pregame warmups, and his injured calf apparently passed the test. Elliott is active. He missed last week’s game, the first game he has missed in his career for injury. Elliott has 256 touches for 1,117 yards from scrimmage...

Getty Images The Cowboys and Eagles are playing an elimination game, and Philadelphia has the early lead. Miles Sanders scored on a 4-yard run, which came a play after Jalen Hurts‘ touchdown run was overturned by replay. Hurts stepped out at the 4. It capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive with the...

Getty Images DeSean Jackson had not played a game since Week 7. He had played only four games this season. He entered with only 14 touches for 167 yards and no touchdowns. On the Eagles’ 12th play Sunday, Jackson outran cornerback Chidobe Awuzie for an 81-yard touchdown. Jackson was so in the...