Ersery and Brown should return soon, and the Texans’ offense should be able to get back on track for the playoffs. They don’t have to be a high-flying unit with the closest thing we’ve seen to the Legion of Boom on the other side of the ball. If they can score over 20 points a game, they’re going to be a hard team to beat in the playoffs.

The Minnesota Vikings will be facing third-string quarterback Clayton Tune and other backups when they host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

The shorthanded Knicks began the new calendar year on a sour note, falling to the Hawks, 111-99, on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.

Even as the Ohio State defense gave up the most points it had given up all season (17), it certainly wasn’t their fault that the season ended two games short of a national championship. Rather, on an offense with a Heisman Trophy finalist at quarterback and two of the game’s best receivers, it was the offense that doomed them.

Although the Falcons eventually came out on top, New Orleans’s defense gave their team a fighting chance in the first half. The Saints only managed to put up ten total points in the game, but none came by way of the then-struggling offense.

Despite playing without two star defensive linemen, the Packers defense played well enough to win until several failures at the end against the Bears.

Let’s start with the obvious, that 13 points is quite bad. Aside from that, Buffalo had zero until nearly three minutes into the fourth quarter. That’s really bad. The defense went the other direction, allowing only 16 into the fourth quarter and then letting Miami get two easy scores.

Following a first half which the Eagles exited leading 13-0, the Buffalo resistance didn't allow Philadelphia to score a single point during the second half while holding the Eagles' offense to just 16 total yards over the final two quarters of play. The Eagles finished the game with just 190 total yards and a slim average of 3.5 yards per play.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - The No. 5 Oregon Ducks (12-1) get their shot at quarterfinal playoff redemption on Thursday when they take on No. 4 Texas Tech (12-1) in the Orange Bowl. Last year, the top-ranked Ducks fell 41-21 to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl during the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff.

Explore how the return of Brandon Graham transformed the Eagles' defense and brought new energy to the team this season.