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Brett Martel  |  Associated Press New Orleans — Tom Brady’s best game in three tries against New Orleans kept the Buccaneers moving on in the NFL playoffs, and has Saints quarterback Drew Brees headed home – perhaps for good. Brady and the Bucs’ offense turned three Saints turnovers, including two interceptions of Brees, into touchdowns, and

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers eliminated the New Orleans Saints from the playoffs Sunday night, it cleared the path for the Detroit Lions to move forward with the hiring of Dan Campbell, the reported front-runner for the team’s coaching vacancy.  Multiple national reports surfaced late last week that the Lions

Dave Skretta  |  Associated Press Kansas City, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs had lost Patrick Mahomes to a concussion and were in danger of losing the game. Then their defense and Chad Henne (Michigan) — their defense and Chad Henne?! — along with a gutsy call by Andy Reid kept their hopes of a

Steve Megargee  |  Associated Press Green Bay, Wis. — Don’t tell Aaron Rodgers the lack of capacity crowds in a pandemic will limit the Green Bay Packers’ home-field advantage in the NFC championship game. He’s been waiting too long for this moment to have any such negative thoughts. Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and also

Steve Megargee  |  Associated Press Green Bay, Wis. — Don’t tell Aaron Rodgers the lack of capacity crowds in a pandemic will limit the Green Bay Packers’ home-field advantage in the NFC championship game. He’s been waiting too long for this moment to have any such negative thoughts. Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and also

Charles Odum  |  Associated Press Atlanta – The Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms with Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith on Friday to become the team’s head coach. The Falcons announced the agreement. Smith held a virtual interview with the team on Monday and he also interviewed with the New York Jets and Detroit Lions.

While congratulatory comments and kind praise from former colleagues is typically part of the deal when someone earns a meaningful promotion in professional sports, Los Angles Rams coach Sean McVay was effusive when asked about the team’s college scouting director, Brad Holmes, landing the Detroit Lions general-manager job. “Brad is a guy that does a

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News The Detroit Lions’ coaching search got some clarity Friday, including the possible emergence of a front-runner for the vacancy. Multiple reports, including the NFL Network and Sports Illustrated, stated that New Orleans tight-ends coach Dan Campbell is the front-runner for the Detroit job.  The day started with the news that

Justin Rogers   | The Detroit News Now that the Detroit Lions have hired Brad Holmes as the franchise’s new general manager, he’ll have only a couple months to get situated and chart a path for the franchise going forward. Here are five critical decisions he’ll face before the 2021 season:  What to do at QB