Run-first offenses. Mobile young quarterbacks. Smash-mouth defenses. It seems no two teams in the NFL are more alike than the 49ers and Panthers, and they’ll face off in a rematch of the 10-9 nailbiter that Carolina stole in Week 10. Can the Niners win a second straight road game in …

The Pats went 8-0 at home this year, but have lost their home playoff game the last two times they accomplished that feat. The Colts, meanwhile, have proven they can beat anyone in the league, but also have an inconsistent streak. So who wins: Belichick, Brady, and a decimated Pats …

It’s not just a rematch of Week 13’s Monday night 34-7 shellacking, it’s also the three-year anniversary of Marshawn Lynch’s famous “Beastquake” run against the Saints in the playoffs. Can the Seahawks continue their home dominance and make it three in a row against Sean Payton and Drew Brees in …

There are only seven more meaningful football games until September, and four of them happen this weekend. The NFC’s and AFC’s top seeds host last week’s Wild Card winners as the NFL winnows its playoff contenders to the Final Four. Matt Ufford and the Uffsides crew preview the games and …

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“Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, better known now for bizarre behavior than anything he ever did on the court, launched into an unintelligible rant against a CNN anchor on Tuesday during an interview from North Korea, where he is on his fourth visit in less than a year. Rodman, 52, …

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