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WHAT NEXT FOR TOM COUGHLIN?
NFL BRIEFS
69-year-old declines
to say if wants a 13th
season leading Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD,
N.J. Tom Coughlin isnt
saying whether he wants to
return as coach of the New
York Giants.
The 69-year-old coach on
Thursday sidestepped a direct
question on whether he wanted to come back for a 13th season.
There has been rampant
speculation about Coughlins
future in the last month as the
Giants (6-9) stumbled toward
the end of the season, losing
five of six games heading into
Sundays finale against Philadelphia. It grew more intense
after New York was eliminated from the hunt on Saturday,
then was routed 49-17 at Minnesota on Sunday night.
The Giants have three losing seasons in a row, and they
have not made the playoffs
four straight years.
Do I want to come back?
Coughlin said. I dont know if
thats a great question right
now. What I want to do is win
a game on Sunday; thats the
bottom line for this group
right now.
I always have the competitive spirit. Sometimes it takes
me a day or two to figure it all
out when its over. Right now,
lets stick with the game and
lets go win a football game.
All week, Coughlin has insisted his focus has been on
Sundays game. He has been
disappointed his players have
been asked repeatedly to comment on his future.
Asked how he would feel
walking off the field at MetLife Stadium, he brushed the
question aside.
Im focused on the game; I
dont go that way, said Coughlin, who has led the Giants to
NFC
CLINCHED
Carolina (NFC South and a first-round bye), Arizona
(NFC West and a first-round bye), Washington (NFC
East), Green Bay (playoff berth), Minnesota (playoff berth), Seattle (playoff berth)
CAROLINA PANTHERS (vs. Tampa Bay)
Carolina clinches home-field advantage throughout
NFC playoffs with 1. Win or tie OR 2. ARI loss or tie
ARIZONA CARDINALS (vs. Seattle)
Arizona clinches home-field advantage throughout
NFC playoffs with win plus CAR loss
GREEN BAY PACKERS (vs. Minnesota)
Green Bay clinches NFC North division with win or tie
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (at Green Bay)
Minnesota clinches NFC North division with win
AFC
CLINCHED
New England (AFC East and a first-round bye), Cincinnati (AFC North), Denver (playoff berth), Kansas
City (playoff berth)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (at Miami)
New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with 1. Win or tie OR 2. DEN loss or
tie
DENVER BRONCOS (vs. San Diego)
Denver clinches AFC West division with 1. Win or tie
OR 2. KC loss or tie
Denver clinches a first-round bye with 1. Win OR 2. Tie
plus CIN loss or tie OR 3. KC loss or tie plus CIN loss
Denver clinches home-field advantage throughout
AFC playoffs with DEN win plus NE loss
CINCINNATI BENGALS (vs. Baltimore)
Cincinnati clinches a first-round bye with 1. Win plus
DEN loss or tie OR 2. CIN tie plus DEN loss OR 3.
DEN loss plus KC win
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (vs. Oakland)
Kansas City clinches AFC West division with win plus
DEN loss
NEW YORK JETS (at Buffalo)
The New York Jets clinch a playoff spot with 1. Win or
tie OR 2. PIT loss or tie
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (at Cleveland)
Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with win plus NYJ
loss
HOUSTON TEXANS (vs. Jacksonville)
Houston clinches AFC South division with 1. Win or tie
OR 2. IND loss or tie OR 3. HOU clinches strength of
victory tiebreaker over IND or clinches strength of
schedule tiebreaker over IND
Note: HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over
IND if one of the following teams wins or ties: CIN,
NE, NO, NYJ, SD. HOU clinches strength of schedule
tiebreaker over IND if KC wins or ties and BAL wins
or ties, as long as both teams don't tie
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (vs. Tennessee)
Indianapolis clinches AFC South division with win plus
HOU loss plus IND ties HOU in strength of victory
tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU
Note: IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker
and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over
HOU if BOTH of the following occurs: 1. All of the
following teams win: ATL, BAL, BUF, DEN, MIA 2.
OAK win or tie plus PIT win or tie as long as both
teams dont tie. If Houston and Indianapolis end up
tied in strength of victory and tied in strength of
schedule, the teams would then go to the next tiebreaker, which is best combined ranking among AFC
teams in points scored and points allowed in all
games.
EAST
W L
y-Washington............ 8 7
Philadelphia .............. 6 9
NY Giants.................. 6 9
Dallas........................ 4 11
SOUTH
W L
y-Carolina ............... 14 1
Atlanta ..................... 8 7
Tampa Bay ................ 6 9
New Orleans.............. 6 9
NORTH
W L
x-Green Bay............. 10 5
x-Minnesota............ 10 5
Detroit...................... 6 9
Chicago ..................... 6 9
WEST
W L
y-Arizona ................ 13 2
x-Seattle................... 9 6
St. Louis.................... 7 8
San Francisco............. 4 11
T
0
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
Pct
.533
.400
.400
.267
Pct
.933
.533
.400
.400
Pct
.667
.667
.400
.400
Pct
.867
.600
.467
.267
PF
354
342
390
252
PF
462
322
332
388
PF
355
345
334
315
PF
483
387
264
219
PA
356
400
407
340
PA
298
325
379
459
PA
303
289
380
373
PA
277
271
311
371
PF
455
370
357
290
PF
309
303
370
275
PF
395
395
312
266
PF
328
382
342
300
PA
295
292
342
379
PA
307
384
418
393
PA
263
307
377
404
PA
276
270
376
371
AFC
EAST
W L T Pct
y-New England......... 12 3 0 .800
NY Jets ................... 10 5 0 .667
Buffalo ..................... 7 8 0 .467
Miami ....................... 5 10 0 .333
SOUTH
W L T Pct
Houston.................... 8 7 0 .533
Indianapolis............... 7 8 0 .467
Jacksonville............... 5 10 0 .333
Tennessee................. 3 12 0 .200
NORTH
W L T Pct
y-Cincinnati............. 11 4 0 .733
Pittsburgh................. 9 6 0 .600
Baltimore.................. 5 10 0 .333
Cleveland .................. 3 12 0 .200
WEST
W L T Pct
x-Denver ................. 11 4 0 .733
x-Kansas City........... 10 5 0 .667
Oakland .................... 7 8 0 .467
San Diego.................. 4 11 0 .267
x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division
WEEK 17
Washington
Jacksonville
Detroit
NY Jets
New England
New Orleans
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Seattle
Oakland
San Diego
Tampa Bay
Minnesota
SUNDAYS GAMES
at Dallas
at Houston
at Chicago
at Buffalo
at Miami
at Atlanta
at Cincinnati
at Cleveland
at Indianapolis
at NY Giants
at San Francisco
at Arizona
at Kansas City
at Denver
at Carolina
at Green Bay
(Ch. 4) noon
(Ch. 11) noon
noon
noon
noon
noon
noon
noon
noon
noon
3:25
(Ch. 4) 3:25
3:25
(Ch. 11) 3:25
3:25
(Ch. 5) 7:30
SCHEDULES
ARIZONA CARDINALS
S13 New Orleans...W, 31-19
S20 at Chicago .....W, 48-23
S27 San Francisco ..W, 47-7
O4 St. Louis ..........L, 24-22
O11 at Detroit ......W, 42-17
O18 at Pittsburgh...L, 25-13
O26 Baltimore .....W, 26-18
N1 at Cleveland....W, 34-20
N8 BYE
N15 at Seattle .....W, 39-32
N22 Cincinnati .....W, 34-31
N29 at San Fran. ...W, 19-13
D6 at St. Louis.......W, 27-3
D10 Minnesota ....W, 23-20
D20 at Phila. ........W, 40-17
D27 Green Bay.......W, 38-8
J3 Seattle ..................3:25
ATLANTA FALCONS
S14 Philadelphia ..W, 26-24
S20 at NY Giants..W, 24-20
S27 at Dallas .......W, 39-28
O4 Houston .........W, 48-21
O11 Wash. ....W, 25-19 (OT)
O15 at New Orl.......L, 31-21
O25 at Tennessee...W, 10-7
N1 Tam. Bay ..L, 23-20 (OT)
N8 at San Fran. ......L, 17-16
N15 BYE
N22 Indianapolis....L, 24-21
N29 Minnesota......L, 20-10
D6 at Tampa Bay....L, 23-19
D13 at Carolina........L, 38-0
D20 at Jax. ..........W, 23-17
D27 Carolina ........W, 20-13
J3 New Orleans .........noon
BALTIMORE RAVENS
S13 at Denver ........L, 19-13
S20 at Oakland......L, 37-33
S27 Cincinnati.......L, 28-24
O1 at Pitts....W, 23-20 (OT)
O11 Cleveland L, 33-30 (OT)
O18 at San Fran. ....L, 25-20
O26 at Arizona ......L, 26-18
N1 San Diego .......W, 29-26
N8 BYE
N15 Jacksonville....L, 22-20
N22 St. Louis........W, 16-13
N30 at Cleveland..W, 33-27
D6 at Miami ..........L, 15-13
D13 Seattle ............L, 35-6
D20 Kansas City.....L, 34-14
D27 Pittsburgh ....W, 20-17
J3 at Cincinnati..........noon
BUFFALO BILLS
S13 Indianapolis...W, 27-14
S20 New England ..L, 40-32
S27 at Miami........W, 41-14
O4 NY Giants.........L, 24-10
O11 at Tennessee ..W, 14-13
O18 Cincinnati .......L, 34-21
O25 vs Jax.** .......L, 34-31
N1 BYE
N8 Miami ............W, 33-17
N12 at NY Jets .....W, 22-17
N23 at New Eng.....L, 20-13
N29 at Kansas City L, 30-22
D6 Houston .........W, 30-21
D13 at Phila. .........L, 23-20
D20 at Wash. ........L, 35-25
D27 Dallas.............W, 16-6
J3 NY Jets.................noon
CAROLINA PANTHERS
S13 at Jax. ............W, 20-9
S20 Houston........W, 24-17
S27 New Orleans .W, 27-22
O4 at Tampa Bay..W, 37-23
O11 BYE
O18 at Seattle .....W, 27-23
O25 Philadelphia ..W, 27-16
N2 Indy .......W, 29-26 (OT)
N8 Green Bay ......W, 37-29
N15 at Tennessee .W, 27-10
N22 Washington ..W, 44-16
N26 at Dallas .......W, 33-14
D6 at New Orl. .....W, 41-38
D13 Atlanta...........W, 38-0
D20 at NY Giants .W, 38-35
D27 at Atlanta.......L, 20-13
J3 Tampa Bay ............noon
CHICAGO BEARS
S13 Green Bay .......L, 31-23
S20 Arizona ..........L, 48-23
S27 at Seattle.........L, 26-0
O4 Oakland .........W, 22-20
O11 at Kan. City ....W, 18-17
NFL
picks
TIM
COWLISHAW
BRANDON
GEORGE
RICK
GOSSELIN
DANA
LARSON
JON
MACHOTA
CRAIG
MILLER
DAVID
MOORE
NEWY
SCRUGGS
KEVIN
SHERRINGTON
Columnist
Cowboys
Insider
Columnist
FSSW
Cowboys
Insider
The Ticket
Cowboys
Insider
Ch. 5
Columnist
vs. Line
Straight
Wash.
Wash.
NYJ
NYJ
Detroit
Detroit
NE
NE
Cinc.
Cinc.
NO
Atlanta
Houston
Houston
Cleve.
Pitts.
Ind.
Ind.
NYG
NYG
Carolina
Carolina
KC
KC
SD
Denver
SF
SF
Arizona
Arizona
Minn.
Minn.
7-9 (.438)
118-116-6 (.504)
9-7 (.563)
138-102 (.575)
DALLAS COWBOYS
S13 NY Giants......W, 27-26
S20 at Phila. ........W, 20-10
S27 Atlanta ..........L, 39-28
O4 at New Orl.L, 26-20 (OT)
O11 New England.....L, 30-6
O18 BYE
O25 at NY Giants...L, 27-20
N1 Seattle .............L, 13-12
N8 Phila. .......L, 33-27 (OT)
N15 at Tampa Bay....L, 10-6
N22 at Miami.......W, 24-14
N26 Carolina .........L, 33-14
D7 at Washington.W, 19-16
D13 at Green Bay.....L, 28-7
D19 NY Jets ...........L, 19-16
D27 at Buffalo.........L, 16-6
J3 Washington ..........noon
DENVER BRONCOS
S13 Baltimore ......W, 19-13
S17 at Kan. City ....W, 31-24
S27 at Detroit ......W, 24-12
O4 Minnesota......W, 23-20
O11 at Oakland......W, 16-10
O18 at Cleve. W, 26-23 (OT)
O25 BYE
N1 Green Bay .......W, 29-10
N8 at Indianapolis .L, 27-24
N15 Kansas City.....L, 29-13
N22 at Chicago .....W, 17-15
N29 N. Eng...W, 30-24 (OT)
D6 at San Diego .....W, 17-3
D13 Oakland ..........L, 15-12
D20 at Pittsburgh..L, 34-27
D28 Cinc.......W, 20-17 (OT)
J3 San Diego ..............3:25
DETROIT LIONS
S13 at San Diego ...L, 33-28
S20 at Minnesota ..L, 26-16
S27 Denver ...........L, 24-12
O5 at Seattle .........L, 13-10
O11 Arizona...........L, 42-17
O18 Chicago .W, 37-34 (OT)
O25 Minnesota......L, 28-19
N1 vs. Kan. City** .L, 45-10
N8 BYE
N15 at Green Bay ..W, 18-16
N22 Oakland ........W, 18-13
vs. Line
Straight
Dallas
Dallas
NYJ
NYJ
Detroit
Detroit
NE
NE
Cinc.
Cinc.
Atlanta
Atlanta
Houston
Houston
Cleve.
Pitts.
Ind.
Ind.
NYG
NYG
TB
Carolina
KC
KC
SD
Denver
St. L.
St. L.
Arizona
Arizona
Minn.
Minn.
8-8 (.500)
124-110-6 (.530)
11-5 (.688)
155-85 (.646)
vs. Line
Straight
Wash.
Wash.
NYJ
NYJ
Detroit
Detroit
Miami
Miami
Balt.
Cinc.
NO
Atlanta
Houston
Houston
Cleve.
Pitts.
Ind.
Ind.
NYG
NYG
TB
Carolina
Oakland
KC
SD
Denver
St. L.
St. L.
Seattle
Arizona
Minn.
GB
7-9 (.438)
118-116-6 (.504)
10-6 (.625)
148-92 (.617)
vs. Line
Straight
Wash.
Wash.
NYJ
NYJ
Chicago
Chicago
NE
NE
Balt.
Cinc.
NO
Atlanta
Houston
Houston
Pitts.
Pitts.
Ind.
Ind.
NYG
NYG
TB
Carolina
KC
KC
Denver
Denver
St. L.
St. L.
Arizona
Arizona
Minn.
GB
8-8 (.500)
120-114-6 (.513)
11-5 (.688)
156-84 (.650)
MIAMI DOLPHINS
S13 at Wash. ........W, 17-10
S20 at Jacksonville L, 23-20
S27 Buffalo ...........L, 41-14
O4 vs. NY Jets**...L, 27-14
O11 BYE
O18 at Tennessee .W, 38-10
O25 Houston .......W, 44-26
O29 at New England L, 36-7
N8 at Buffalo ........L, 33-17
N15 at Phila. ........W, 20-19
N22 Dallas ............L, 24-14
N29 at NY Jets......L, 38-20
D6 Baltimore........W, 15-13
D14 NY Giants .......L, 31-24
D20 at San Diego ...L, 30-14
D27 Indianapolis ....L, 18-12
J3 New England .........noon
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
S14 at San Fran. ......L, 20-3
S20 Detroit..........W, 26-16
S27 San Diego ......W, 31-14
O4 at Denver.........L, 23-20
O11 BYE
O18 Kansas City....W, 16-10
O25 at Detroit......W, 28-19
N1 at Chicago.......W, 23-20
N8 St. Louis ..W, 21-18 (OT)
N15 at Oakland.....W, 30-14
N22 Green Bay ......L, 30-13
N29 at Atlanta .....W, 20-10
D6 Seattle..............L, 38-7
D10 at Arizona ......L, 23-20
D20 Chicago.........W, 38-17
D27 NY Giants .....W, 49-17
J3 at Green Bay ..........7:30
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
S10 Pittsburgh .....W, 28-21
S20 at Buffalo .....W, 40-32
S27 Jacksonville ...W, 51-17
O4 BYE
O11 at Dallas .........W, 30-6
O18 at Indy..........W, 34-27
O25 NY Jets ........W, 30-23
O29 Miami............W, 36-7
N8 Washington ....W, 27-10
N15 at NY Giants..W, 27-26
N23 Buffalo .........W, 20-13
vs. Line
Straight
Dallas
Dallas
NYJ
NYJ
Detroit
Detroit
NE
NE
Balt.
Cinc.
Atlanta
Atlanta
Houston
Houston
Cleve.
Pitts.
Ind.
Ind.
NYG
NYG
TB
Carolina
Oakland
KC
SD
Denver
St. L.
St. L.
Seattle
Arizona
GB
GB
5-11 (.313)
110-124-6 (.470)
7-9 (.438)
139-101 (.579)
vs. Line
Straight
Dallas
Dallas
Buffalo
Buffalo
Detroit
Detroit
NE
NE
Balt.
Balt.
Atlanta
Atlanta
Houston
Houston
Pitts.
Pitts.
Tenn.
Tenn.
NYG
NYG
Carolina
Carolina
KC
KC
Denver
Denver
St. L.
St. L.
Arizona
Arizona
Minn.
Minn.
8-8 (.500)
112-122-6 (.479)
10-6 (.625)
145-95 (.604)
vs. Line
Straight
Wash.
Wash.
NYJ
NYJ
Chicago
Chicago
NE
NE
Balt.
Cinc.
Atlanta
Atlanta
Houston
Houston
Pitts.
Pitts.
Ind.
Ind.
NYG
NYG
TB
Carolina
Oakland
KC
SD
Denver
St. L.
St. L.
Seattle
Seattle
GB
GB
8-8 (.500)
126-108-6 (.538)
9-7 (.563)
154-86 (.642)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
S10 at New Eng......L, 28-21
S20 San Francisco.W, 43-18
S27 at St. Louis......W, 12-6
O1 Baltimore .L, 23-20 (OT)
O12 at San Diego..W, 24-20
O18 Arizona .........W, 25-13
O25 at Kansas City.L, 23-13
N1 Cincinnati .........L, 16-10
N8 Oakland .........W, 38-35
N15 Cleveland........W, 30-9
N22 BYE
N29 at Seattle ......L, 39-30
D6 Indianapolis ....W, 45-10
D13 at Cincinnati..W, 33-20
D20 Denver .........W, 34-27
D27 at Baltimore ...L, 20-17
J3 at Cleveland ..........noon
ST. LOUIS RAMS
S13 Seattle...W, 34-31 (OT)
S20 at Washington L, 24-10
S27 Pittsburgh........L, 12-6
O4 at Arizona ......W, 24-22
O11 at Green Bay....L, 24-10
O18 BYE
O25 Cleveland .......W, 24-6
N1 San Francisco....W, 27-6
N8 at Minn.....L, 21-18 (OT)
N15 Chicago ..........L, 37-13
N22 at Baltimore ...L, 16-13
N29 at Cincinnati.....L, 31-7
D6 Arizona .............L, 27-3
D13 Detroit ..........W, 21-14
D17 Tampa Bay ....W, 31-23
D27 at Seattle......W, 23-17
J3 at San Francisco .....3:25
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
S13 Detroit..........W, 33-28
S20 at Cincinnati ...L, 24-19
S27 at Minnesota...L, 31-14
O4 Cleveland .......W, 30-27
O12 Pittsburgh......L, 24-20
O18 at Green Bay...L, 27-20
O25 Oakland .........L, 37-29
N1 at Baltimore.....L, 29-26
N9 Chicago............L, 22-19
N15 BYE
N22 Kansas City......L, 33-3
vs. Line
Straight
Wash.
Wash.
NYJ
NYJ
Detroit
Detroit
NE
NE
Balt.
Cinc.
Atlanta
Atlanta
Jax.
Jax.
Pitts.
Pitts.
Ind.
Ind.
Phi.
NYG
Carolina
Carolina
Oakland
KC
SD
Denver
SF
SF
Seattle
Arizona
Minn.
GB
6-10 (.375)
112-122-6 (.479)
8-8 (.500)
141-99 (.588)
vs. Line
Straight
Dallas
Dallas
NYJ
NYJ
Chicago
Chicago
NE
NE
Balt.
Cinc.
Atlanta
Atlanta
Houston
Houston
Pitts.
Pitts.
Ind.
Ind.
NYG
NYG
Carolina
Carolina
Oakland
KC
Denver
Denver
St. L.
St. L.
Seattle
Arizona
GB
GB
5-11 (.313)
104-130-6 (.444)
9-7 (.563)
134-106 (.558)
O18 BYE
O25 at Wash. ........L, 31-30
N1 at Atl. .....W, 23-20 (OT)
N8 NY Giants ........L, 32-18
N15 Dallas.............W, 10-6
N22 at Phila.........W, 45-17
N29 at Indy ...........L, 25-12
D6 Atlanta...........W, 23-19
D13 New Orleans ...L, 24-17
D17 at St. Louis .....L, 31-23
D27 Chicago ..........L, 26-21
J3 at Carolina ............noon
TENNESSEE TITANS
S13 at Tam. Bay....W, 42-14
S20 at Cleveland ....L, 28-14
S27 Indianapolis....L, 35-33
O4 BYE
O11 Buffalo............L, 14-13
O18 Miami ............L, 38-10
O25 Atlanta ............L, 10-7
N1 at Houston.........L, 20-6
N8 at N. Orl..W, 34-28 (OT)
N15 Carolina..........L, 27-10
N19 at Jacksonville.L, 19-13
N29 Oakland .........L, 24-21
D6 Jacksonville....W, 42-39
D13 at NY Jets ........L, 30-8
D20 at New Eng. ....L, 33-16
D27 Houston ..........L, 34-6
J3 at Indianapolis ......noon
WASHINGTON REDSKINS
S13 Miami .............L, 17-10
S20 St. Louis........W, 24-10
S24 at NY Giants ...L, 32-21
O4 Philadelphia ...W, 23-20
O11 at Atl.......L, 25-19 (OT)
O18 at NY Jets ......L, 34-20
O25 Tampa Bay ....W, 31-30
N1 BYE
N8 at New Eng.......L, 27-10
N15 New Orleans..W, 47-14
N22 at Carolina......L, 44-16
N29 NY Giants .....W, 20-14
D7 Dallas ..............L, 19-16
D13 at Chicago .....W, 24-21
D20 Buffalo.........W, 35-25
D26 at Phila.........W, 38-24
J3 at Dallas ...............noon
**at London
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YELLOW
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