Receiver Antonio Brown showed a locker-room celebration, including Tomlin using unfiltered language.
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NFL notebook: Steelers downplay Tomlin’s description of Patriots
Pittsburgh Coach Mike Tomlin calls New England a choice word after win against Kansas City.
Sunday’s NFL games at a glance
PACKERS (11-6) at COWBOYS (13-3), 4:40 p.m. Outlook: It’s hot-as-Hades Aaron Rodgers for the Packers vs. super-rookies Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott for the Cowboys. It’s a storied Green Bay franchise with more NFL championships than anybody visiting a Dallas club seeking its first Super Bowl invite in 21 years and trying to reclaim its […]
NFL notebook: Patriots’ Danny Amendola says he’s ‘feeling good’
Amendola is not saying whether he will play in Saturday’s playoff game against Houston.
Bookies believe Patriots will breeze past Texans in playoff
New England is a 16-point favorite over Houston – one of the largest point spreads ever for a playoff game.
The NFL playoffs feature the usual elite QBs. And these guys.
The four first-round postseason games Saturday and Sunday are littered with quarterbacks better suited to the second half of an August preseason game.
NFL notebook: 15 finalists selected for Hall of Fame
First-year eligibles are LaDainian Tomlinson, Jason Taylor and Brian Dawkins.
Steelers reverse their fortunes as playoffs approach
Pittsburgh turns around its season by winning seven straight games after a four-game losing streak.
Brock Osweiler gets playoff start as Texans’ quarterback
Osweiler, who was benched in December, is back after Tom Savage suffers a concussion.
Commentary: Nobody’s perfect in NFL playoffs, not even the Patriots
The Patriots have weaknesses to go with their strengths, but then again, so do the teams that also harbor Super Bowl hopes.