Sources: Tua expected back as Fins’ QB in 2023

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4:52 AM ET Tua Tagovailoa is expected to return as the Miami Dolphins‘ starting quarterback for the 2023 season, league sources told ESPN. It was thought, had the Dolphins defeated the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, that Tagovailoa could have potentially been cleared from the concussion protocol and work his way …

‘Heart is with you’: Hamlin backs Bills from home

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12:33 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Safety Damar Hamlin watched his first Buffalo Bills game from his home in Buffalo since being discharged from the hospital, tweeting along and supporting the team from afar Sunday as it began the postseason with a 34-31 victory over the Miami …

Bengals’ playoff wins in back-to-back years a first

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1:51 AM ET CINCINNATI — The scene inside Paycor Stadium felt familiar following the Cincinnati Bengals‘ 24-17 playoff win over the Baltimore Ravens. It was also historic. With their win in the wild-card round, the Bengals have won a playoff game in back-to-back seasons for the first time in franchise …

Cousins ranks loss ‘toughest’ given 13-win season

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11:04 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — This season seemed different for Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. His team won 13 regular-season games, by far the most in his career. In Kevin O’Connell, he linked up with a coach who trusted him to throw more passes than he had ever thrown, with …

Bills, Allen bemoan costly turnovers despite win

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9:41 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — As Josh Allen lay on the turf at Highmark Stadium, there was nothing he could do but watch as the Miami Dolphins took advantage of the ball falling out of hands. After safety Eric Rowe blitzed Allen untouched, with running back …

Dobbins on Huntley fumble: ‘I should be the guy’

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2:50 AM ET CINCINNATI — An extremely frustrated J.K. Dobbins said he believes it would have been a different result had the Ravens given him the ball — and not quarterback Tyler Huntley — on a crucial fourth-quarter play near the goal line in Baltimore’s 24-17 wild-card loss to the …

Giants laud Jones, ‘an elite quarterback,’ after win

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11:00 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — In his first career playoff game, Daniel Jones made history. It prompted his running back to label him “elite.” Jones became the first quarterback in NFL history to have 300 passing yards, two passing touchdowns and at least 70 rushing yards in a playoff game. …

Fins coach: Down confusion led to delay gaffe

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7:58 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel offered an explanation for a critical delay of game penalty his team incurred on its final offensive possession in a 34-31 playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Facing fourth-and-1 from their own 48-yard line …

Bengals’ defensive TD fuels wild-card win over Ravens

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11:13 PM ET Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Jamison Hensley Close Jamison Hensley ESPN Staff Writer University of Maryland graduate Lives in the Baltimore area with his wife and …