Get your popcorn ready: Two of the league’s best young passers — Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson — will face off on Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Houston Texans. The Chiefs are coming off a bye after securing the No. 2 seed for the AFC playoffs, while the Texans squeaked by the Buffalo Bills in …
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The Tennessee Titans went into New England and did the unthinkable last week: They knocked the Patriots out of the playoffs, perhaps ending the nearly two-decade Belichick-Brady dynasty. Their reward? A trip to Baltimore to face Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. The Titans will need another big game from their big back, Derrick Henry, who almost single-handedly beat the …
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After upsetting the Saints at the Superdome, the Minnesota Vikings face another tough road test: They must travel to the Bay Area to face the NFC’s top seed, the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers will be well rested, having enjoyed a first-round bye. Edge rusher Dee Ford is questionable to play, but the Niners are deep on the defensive line with Nick Bosa, DeForest …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. AT&T’s 5G network is currently live for consumers with one phone that only works on its low-band service. As 2020 rolls on expect that number to dramatically change, as Chris Penrose, AT&T’s senior vice president of Advanced Mobility and Entertainment Solutions, …
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Despite living in the future, it’s still distressingly common to encounter last-century audio sources that want to be plugged in with 3.5mm audio jacks. The only problem is that wired headphones and earbuds are increasingly extinct. If you’ve ever sat down on an airplane with your fancy noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones and realized you can’t plug them into the plane’s entertainment …
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The last time these two teams met in the playoffs, the game ended in the Minneapolis Miracle, a 61-yard touchdown reception by Stefon Diggs as time expired to give the Vikings a shocking 29-24 victory. That game happened two years ago in Minnesota. The Saints will get a chance to exact their revenge at home in the Super Dome on …
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It’s the battle of the birds with the Eagles hosting the Seahawks on Sunday. The Philadelphia Eagles squeaked into the playoffs by winning the NFC East with a 9-7 record. The Seattle Seahawks finished the year 11-5, but behind the 49ers in the NFC West and had to settle for a Wild Card birth into the NFL playoffs. It’ll be …
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The New England Patriots find themselves playing on Wild Card weekend for the first time in a decade. After getting upset at home by the Miami Dolphins on the last Sunday of the regular season, the Patriots lost their first-round bye, an advantage they have earned and enjoyed each of the past nine seasons, astonishingly. Meanwhile, the Tennessee Titans made the playoffs only once …
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The NFL’s Wild Card weekend kicks off Saturday afternoon with a pair of 10-6 teams. The Buffalo Bills finished two games behind the New England Patriots in the AFC East and are the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs as one of the two Wild Card teams. The Houston Texans are the 4 seed after winning the AFC South …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. If you believed the hype, 2019 was supposed to be the “year of 5G.” Lofty promises of new networks and supersonic phones were meant to usher in a radically new age. But it turns out radical change takes time. Instead of …
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