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    Who would you want next year, Tom Brady or Drew Brees?

    Getty Images An intriguing list of quarterbacks will be hitting the market in March, unless they sign new contracts. Two of them are among the best quarterbacks of all time: Tom Brady and Drew Brees. So which one would you want, if both were to hit the market and to entertain moving to new...
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    Texans, Cowboys and Vikings can clinch playoff berths this week

    Getty Images We won’t know all 12 playoff teams by the time that Week 16 comes to an end, but we could have 11 of the spots filled by the close of business on Monday. Eight teams have already booked berths and the Texans, Cowboys and Vikings can join them. The Texans will clinch both a playoff...
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    Pro Bowl quarterbacks have old guard in NFC, youngsters in AFC

    Getty Images The Pro Bowl rosters include six quarterbacks, three for the NFC and three for the AFC. In the NFC, it’s a trio of old-timers. In the AFC, the kids have taken over. The NFC quarterbacks are Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and Saints...
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    Ravens send 12 players to the Pro Bowl

    Getty Images The Ravens tied the Pro Bowl record with 12 players selected to the original list. Tight end Mark Andrews, long snapper Morgan Cox, cornerback Marlon Humphrey, running back Mark Ingram, quarterback Lamar Jackson, outside linebacker Matt Judon, cornerback Marcus Peters, fullback...
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    Saints place defensive back Saquan Hampton on injured reserve

    Getty Images The New Orleans Saints placed defensive back Saquan Hampton on injured reserve on Tuesday to free up a roster spot for the addition of Janoris Jenkins off waivers from the New York Giants. Hampton, a sixth-round pick this spring out of Rutgers, appeared in five games for the...
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    Colts acknowledge: “We just got it handed to us”

    Getty Images Gather round children, let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, the Colts were good at football. That wasn’t evident last night, as they were on the receiving end of history and a 34-7 beating from the Saints, a low point that makes it easy to forget they started the season 5-2...
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    Sean Payton puts “fluid” passing touchdown record in perspective

    Getty Images Yes, there was significance to Saints quarterback Drew Brees breaking the passing-touchdown record set by former Colts and Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning against the team New Orleans beat in the Super Bowl on the night the Saints honored the 10th anniversary of that team — a...
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    Drew Brees could set consecutive completions record in Week 16

    Getty Images Monday night was a record-breaking one for Saints quarterback Drew Brees on a couple of fronts and he could set another record in Week 16. In addition to becoming the NFL’s all-time leader in touchdown passes, Brees set a record for the best single-game completion percentage by...
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    When postseason is included, Brady owns the career records for TDs, yards

    Getty Images Saints quarterback Drew Brees is now the NFL’s all-time record holder in career passing touchdowns, and he’s also the all-time record holder in career passing yards. Sort of. Brees holds the career records because the NFL only counts regular-season statistics toward career totals...
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    Will the Seahawks take another look at Antonio Brown?

    Getty Images Before the Seahawks claimed receiver Josh Gordon on waivers, they reportedly kicked the tires on the possibility of signing receiver Antonio Brown. Now that Gordon is suspended (and Brown isn’t, at least not yet), could the wideout-needy Seahawks swing back to Brown? While it’s...
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    Saints claim Janoris Jenkins off of waivers

    Getty Images Word came on Monday afternoon that cornerback Janoris Jenkins had been claimed off of waivers, but the identity of the team wasn’t immediately revealed. That team is now known. According to multiple reports, Jenkins has been claimed by the Saints. Jenkins is not eligible to play...
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    Saints add T.J. Green, Taylor Stallworth to roster for Monday night’s game

    Getty Images Cornerback Janoris Jenkins won’t be able to play for the Saints on Monday night, but a couple of other new additions will be able to take the field against the Colts. The Saints promoted defensive back T.J. Green and defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth from the practice squad on...
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    Report: Chiefs, Saints, Seahawks, 49ers were only teams to claim Suggs

    Getty Images Only four teams put in a waiver claim for Terrell Suggs. In addition to the Chiefs, who were awarded Suggs because they had the highest waiver priority of any team that claimed him, the Saints, Seahawks and 49ers were the other teams to claim Suggs, according to Adam Schefter of...
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    Report: T.Y. Hilton will play tonight

    Getty Images The Colts called receiver T.Y. Hilton a game-time decision Saturday. The decision is made, and it’s good news for the Colts. Hilton, who has played only once in the past six games, will play tonight against the Saints, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. A nagging calf injury has...
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    T.Y. Hilton, Pierre Desir are active for Colts

    Getty Images The Colts listed cornerback Pierre Desir (groin) and receiver T.Y. Hilton (calf) as questionable. They will have both tonight against the Saints. The Colts will welcome Hilton’s return, having missed their Pro Bowler. Hilton initially injured his calf in the Oct. 30 practice. He...
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    Plenty of candidates for coach of the year

    Getty Images After flagging the candidates to get canned in two weeks, it’s only fair to flip it around to look at the coaches who are doing it better than anyone else. And in a season where the MVP is already obvious, the coach of the year is anything but. Here’s a look at the candidates, in...
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    Ahkello Witherspoon fined $28,075 for hit that left Jared Cook with concussion

    The NFL fined 49ers cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon $28,075 for his illegal hit sent Saints tight end Jared Cook to the sideline with a concussion. The hit came with 4:51 remaining in the first quarter on Cook’s second touchdown. Officials threw a flag on Witherspoon for a helmet-to-helmet hit...
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    Peyton Manning’s all-time passing touchdown record could fall today, and tomorrow

    Getty Images “Records are made to be broken.” That’s what guys whose records are about to be broken tend to say. Deep down, they’d prefer to hold those records as long as possible. Peyton Manning set an important record five years and two months ago, when touchdown pass No. 510 put him beyond...
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    Colts promote Jake Eldrenkamp

    Getty Images The Colts announced they promoted offensive guard Jake Eldrenkamp from the practice squad Saturday. Indianapolis claimed Eldrenkamp off waivers on May 21. He has spent all 14 weeks of the season on the Colts’ practice squad. Eldrenkamp originally signed with Rams as an undrafted...
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    Colts rule out Kenny Moore, call T.Y. Hilton game-time decision

    Getty Images The Colts ruled out cornerback Kenny Moore II (ankle) for Monday night’s game against the Saints. They list cornerback Pierre Desir (groin) and receiver T.Y. Hilton (calf) as questionable. Moore injured his ankle in Week 13. He missed last week’s game against Tampa Bay and has...
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