Pro Bowl left tackle Donald Penn has been ruled out of the Raiders playoff game at the Houston Texans on Saturday. Expect Menelik Watson to slide to left tackle and Austin Howard to get the start at right tackle.
Russell Wilson leaning toward playing without knee brace. Pete Carroll says QB now healthy as he's been since knee/ankle injuries
Expect some big plays allowed in the passing game Sunday. Most 20+ plays allowed this season: Giants second-most (59) and Packers fourth-most (58)
Per AccuWeather, Saturday's forecast in Seattle calls for rain and possibly sleet/snow in the evening, depending on how low the temperature drops. Right now, the expected high for Seahawks-Lions is 39 degrees, and the low is 33.
Lions didn't win an outdoor game this season. They played only three and lost them all.
Lions didn't win an outdoor game this season. They played only three and lost them all.
The 8 RBs set to start this weekend's NFL wild-card games do not have a single playoff rushing attempt.
Hard to believe this will be Le'Veon Bell's first NFL playoff game. The Steelers missed the postseason in '13, Bell's rookie season. Bell was injured in '14 and '15. It will be Ben Roethlisberger's 18th playoff game.
Hard to believe this will be Le'Veon Bell's first NFL playoff game. The Steelers missed the postseason in '13, Bell's rookie season. Bell was injured in '14 and '15. It will be Ben Roethlisberger's 18th playoff game.
The Raiders' Connor Cook and the Texans' Brock Osweiler will both make their first career playoff start today. Osweiler has made 21 career regular-season starts, whereas this is Cook's first start in the NFL. It's tied for the third-fewest combined regular-season starts by opposing quarterbacks for a playoff game since the 1970 merger (source: Elias Sports Bureau).
Much warmer inside the stadium than outside, although it's still surprisingly chilly at field level because so many doors leading into the stadium are open in preparation for kickoff. Current temperature in Houston is 27 degrees.
