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[unable to retrieve full-text content]NBA playoff picture: Thunder clinch No. 1 seed in West; Suns, Pacers secure final bid in each conference  Yahoo Sports Source link

The Minnesota Vikings rallied from 33 points down to beat the Indianapolis Colts 39-36 in overtime and clinched the NFC North in doing so. The previous biggest comeback in NFL history was when the Buffalo Bills — led by Frank Reich, whom the Colts fired as head coach in early November — rallied from a 32-point deficit to beat the Houston Oilers in the 1992 season wild-card round. A massive fourth quarter for the Vikings sent it to overtime Trailing 36-28 late in the fourth quarter, Kirk… Source link

The San Francisco 49ers are NFC West champions. San Francisco clinched the NFC West title after defeating the Seattle Seahawks, 21-13, on Thursday night. It’s the 49ers’ first division championship since 2019. The Week 15 victory also extended the 49ers’ winning streak to seven games. The 49ers were led by their stout defense. San Francisco’s defense held Seattle to just 13 points and 277 total yards. The Seahawks didn’t score a touchdown until late in the fourth quarter. San Francisco… Source link

Brock Purdy got the job done once again. Purdy led the San Francisco 49ers to a solid 21-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in just his second start since he replaced the injured Jimmy Garoppolo. The win, which marked San Francisco’s seventh straight, officially clinched the NFC West and got the 49ers a guaranteed spot in the postseason. Purdy surpassed expectations that came with the Mr. Irrelevant title he received in April a second time, just three days after he threw two… Source link

Pittsburgh locked up the AFC North title on Sunday, righting a three-game losing skid and anemic offense that ultimately sunk the Steelers’ hopes for the conference’s top playoff seed. After struggling again in the first half, the Steelers came back for a 28-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts at Heinz Field. A loss and a Cleveland Browns victory would have set up a winner-take-all showdown for the North in Week 17. The Steelers trailed 21-7, and the only score came off a defensive fumble… Source link

This isn’t how they drew it up. But the Kansas City Chiefs fended off Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins to improve to 12-1 and clinch their fifth straight AFC West title on Sunday. Kansas City survived four turnovers, including three Patrick Mahomes interceptions, to secure a 33-27 victory at Hard Rock Stadium, the site of their Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers in February. They bounced back from an early 10-0 deficit aided by the longest sack in NFL history to open a 30-10… Source link