Darnold ends renaissance season with playoff heartbreak
Sam Darnold delivered a career best campaign guiding the Minnesota Vikings to 14 playoff wins and a chance at the top NFC seed before a 27 9 wild card loss to the Los Angeles Rams. He finished 25 of 39 for 245 yards with a TD and an interception after nine sacks.
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NFL Playoff Matchups and Rams Collapse vs Vikings
NFL playoff lineup includes Houston at Kansas City and Washington at Detroit with others in Los Angeles Philadelphia and Baltimore Buffalo clashes. Vikings lose 31-9 as Darnold repeatedly holds the ball leading to a six-sack first half. Rams game moved to Arizona due to Southern California wildfires.
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Iowans in NFL Playoffs Roundup of Wild Card Contributors
Former Iowa college players and natives listed with uniform numbers. Cooper DeJean of the Eagles, A J Epenesa of the Bills, Andrew Van Ginkel of the Vikings, T J Hockenson of the Vikings, Xavier Hutchinson of the Texans, Riley Moss of the Broncos, Anthony Nelson of the Buccaneers, Nick Niemann of the Chargers, Christian Rotebo om of the Rams, T J Tampa of the Ravens, Lukas Van Ness of the Packers all posted stats from wild card games.
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Packers fall to elite teams in playoffs and end season
Green Bay finished 11-7 and exited the playoffs with a 22-10 loss to Philadelphia. The Packers lost all six games versus teams 11-6 or better, struggled to finish against top opponents, and face offseason questions about offense and receiver targets. Jordan Love threw for 3,389 yards and 25 TDs with 11 picks amid injuries to receivers.
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Australian Open notes reflect varied results and coaching changes
Tennis saw Monfils survive match points to beat Mpet ski Perricard in five sets at the Australian Open. Medvedev trailed before overcoming Samrej in five. Fritz crushed Brooksby 6-2 6-0 6-3. Rybakina dominated Jones 6-1 6-1 while Navarro edged Stearns 6-7 7-6 7-5 and Raducanu beat Alexandrova in two tiebreaks. In NFL, Tom Clements steps down as Packers quarterbacks coach after 25 seasons. Clem ents retires as Green Bay coach, while McCarthy departs Dallas after a 7-10 season. WNBA notes: Breanna Stewart earns a franchise tag alongside Plum, Sabally, and Williams as teams prepare core designations. many stars remain free agents including Griner. Gazette wire services
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