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• A look at the NFL playoff round

  Here’s where things stand heading into Monday night’s matchup.

  

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  Monday, January 13, 2025, 12:11 PM EST

  Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is reportedly parting ways after contract negotiations stalled

  Mike McCarthy’s contract with the Dallas Cowboys is up and his time with the team is up.

  McCarthy, whose contract expired after the 2024 season, will not return as Dallas coach next season. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported that the two sides were unable to agree on the length of the contract and decided to part ways.

  The Cowboys finished 7-10 with several blowout losses, including a 41-7 loss to the rival Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17 when Saquon Barkley surpassed 2,000 yards rushing this season. McCarthy helped turn things around late in the season, winning four of five games after falling to 3-7. But it was time for a change.

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• Monday, January 13, 2025, 11:39 a.m. EST

  Mike McCarthy could become a free agent as negotiations with Cowboys stall: report

  The Dallas Cowboys and head coach Mike McCarthy have reportedly not yet begun negotiations on a new deal. according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. McCarthy’s contract expires after midnight on Tuesday, at which point he can talk to any team that wants to interview him.

  The Chicago Bears had requested an interview with McCarthy for their vacant head coaching position, but the Cowboys rejected that request last week. Schefter reported that the New Orleans Saints could also show interest if McCarthy actually becomes a free agent. Both teams fired their coaches during the season.

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• Monday, January 13, 2025, 10:57 a.m. EST

  The Eagles lose LB Nakobe Dean in the playoffs due to a torn patellar tendon

  The Eagles won their wild-card game against the Packers on Sunday, but lost a key member of their defense in the process: linebacker Nakobe Dean.

  According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Dean tore his patellar tendon while attempting to bring down Packers TE Tucker Kraft early in the second quarter. He left the game, was taken to the locker room on a cart, and was quickly eliminated from the remainder of the contest.

  The injury looked bad at first glance, and the reality could be even worse as the recovery could potentially cause Dean to miss the start of the 2025 season.

  #Eagle LB Nakobe Dean, at the end of a breakout season, suffered a torn patellar tendon in his knee and is out for the playoffs, according to me and @MikeGarafolo.

  A hard blow for Philly and for Dean, who still has a long road to recovery ahead of him. He will likely miss the start of next season. pic.twitter.com/xtNdv5ttEQ

  — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 13, 2025

• Monday, January 13, 2025, 10:25 a.m. EST

  How will a neutral site impact the Vikings-Rams game?

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  Monday, January 13, 2025, 9:22 a.m. EST

  Commanders score exciting wild card win over Bucs

  Generations passed in the NFL, and one thing was true for all but a few outliers: rookie quarterbacks struggled, they didn’t carry their teams to the playoffs, and they certainly didn’t go to the playoffs and win.

  There were some rookie QBs who started for very good teams and had playoff appearances and even some wins. Only a few were the driving force behind these clubs. Not many rookie quarterbacks in NFL history have been Jayden Daniels.

  He helped the Washington Commanders to a 23-20 win over the Tampa Bay Bucs on a Zane Gonzalez field goal that bounced off the upright and into the net in Sunday’s wild-card playoff game.

  Daniels doesn’t look like a rookie at all, and hasn’t since the beginning of this season. He already looks like a superstar. Daniels was once again instrumental in the Commanders’ win that sent Washington to the divisional round, where they will face top-ranked Detroit on Saturday night. Daniels completed a fourth-down pass for a touchdown for the lead, and after the Buccaneers tied the game at 20-20 with 4:41 left, he calmly led the drive to victory. As he has done all season, Daniels was completely unfazed in pressure situations.

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