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Brock Purdy leads 49ers back to Philadelphia for wild-card matchup 3 years after elbow injury 01/08/2026 08:20pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When Brock Purdy walked off the field following his first playoff trip to Philadelphia, his future was in question. Purdy had gone from the last pick of the 2022 draft to an improbable starting quarterback in the NFC title game for the San Francisco 49ers in a span of ni Mike Tomlin and the Steelers look to end a long run of playoff futility against the streaking Texans 01/08/2026 08:14pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin has no interest in shucking the weight of the Pittsburgh Steelers' recent playoff failures onto the shoulders of his players heading into Monday night's opening-round visit by Houston. “I’m certainly not going to unpack my bags on the collective’s bed, if you wi Versatile Quentin Lake returns from injury just in time to lead the Rams' defense into the playoffs 01/08/2026 07:30pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the Los Angeles Rams lost Quentin Lake to a dislocated elbow in mid-November, their defense suffered and slumped. Lake is returning for the wild-card round, and the Rams (12-5) are hoping he's a key to a long playoff run. 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(AP) — Matthew Stafford arrived at training camp in July unsure if he would even play football this season due to a back injury. But after an MVP-type season that included a league-leading 4,707 passing yards and 46 touchdown passes, Stafford has the Los Angeles Rams (12-5) poised GM Chris Ballard plans to spend offseason finding solutions to Colts late-season woes 01/08/2026 05:57pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard skipped the excuses during his end of season news conference. He refused to blame the franchise's second-half collapse and five-year playoff drought on injuries — or anything else. 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