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Five step plan to fix the 49ers in 2021: Keep Jimmy Garoppolo, but breeze his possible successor One overthrown pass. That was the difference between the 49ers possibly winning their sixth Super Bowl and falling just glum of their goal. Down four points with precisely 100 seconds left in Super Bowl LIV, the 49ers faced a third-and-10 from the Chiefs' 49-yard-line. Jimmy Garoppolo, who had out-played Patrick Mahomes for two-thirds of the night, overthrewEmmanuel Sanders on a play that would have probable went for a touchdown had Garoppolo not overthrown his receiver. The QB was sacked on fourth down, and the Chiefs scored the game-clinching touchdown two plays later.  Injuries derailed the 49ers' safety of their NFC title and chance of redeeming the Super Bowl LIV loss. Garoppolo, George Kittle, Nick Bosa, Richard Sherman, Dee Ford, Deebo Samuel, Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson, Brandon Aiyuk, Ben Garland, Solomon Thomas, Ronald Blair, Kwon Alexander, Ezekiel Ansah a...

Bills lose rookie organization back Zack Moss for rest of playoffs due to an ankle damage, per report The Buffalo Bills earned their suitable playoff victory since 1995 on Saturday in contradiction of the Indianapolis Colts, but have now lost a key member to the offense in that winning anguish for the foreseeable future. Rookie running back Zack Moss will miss the rest of the playoffs due to an ankle damage he suffered in the 27-24 win over Indy, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Losing Moss for the rest of the postseason was what Buffalo initially feared and now those have been realized with this new diagnosis.  Moss suffered the injury early in the fourth quarter of Saturday's matchup when a player landed on him and created him down awkwardly. Moss was then carted off the field and held out for the rest of the contest. The rookie spent the game with 21 yards on the fake and caught four passes for 26 yards over the air.  The good news for Moss is tha...

Five-step plan to fix the Cowboys in 2021: Dak Prescott extension, revamping defense key factors in reboot There was a lot of hype surrounding the Dallas Cowboys send of the 2020 season, and it was justified. After all, they finally failed ways with longtime head coach Jason Garrett while another disappointing year, and made a huge splash in adding Mike McCarthy, who wasted no time cleaning house on the coaching staff. Few were spared -- Leon Lett, Doug Nussmeier and Kellen Moore selves the notable three -- and when the Cowboys were "blessed" enough to land CeeDee Lamb in the 2020 NFL Draft , the hype hit fever pitch. The wheels began falling off immediately thereafter, except, with the COVID-19 pandemic ultimately cancelling the entire offseason and preseason with the exception of a truncated and socially-distant training camp. Things only blocked downhill from there, with a slew of injures to All-Pro and Pro Bowl players decimating any hopes the Cowboys had...

NFL Wild Card spurious numbers to know: Lamar Jackson secures career comeback, Browns win fueled by history The NFL's pleasurable ever  Super  Wild Card Weekend is in the books, setting the stage for eight teams to duke it out in the Divisional round. Two of those teams hail from the AFC North, and neither one is the team that won the division. That's because the Pittsburgh Steelers, who claimed this year's AFC North title at 12-4, made a first-round exit once meeting their division rivals, the Cleveland Browns, at Heinz Field on Sunday night. While the Browns only won by 11 points, the game was not as terminate as the final score indicated. In this week's numbers to know, we'll take a closer look at Cleveland's sizable first quarter and how it helped them put the Steelers away almost as soon as the game began. We'll also put a question to the other AFC North team that won this weekend, the Baltimore Ravens, who were propelled by the explosiv...

Eagles fire Doug Pederson: Twitter reacts to ousting of Super Bowl-winning coach Doug Pederson was fired as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday behindhand a meeting with team brass. This comes just three existences after Pederson helped guide the Eagles to their pleasant Super Bowl title in franchise history. "I have finished the last few weeks evaluating everything from this past year and looking ahead," Eagles owner and CEO Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement behindhand the decision. "We are all very nosedived with the way our season went and are eager to turn things near, not just for next season but for the future of our franchise. Coach Pederson and I had the opportunity to sit down and discuss what that collective prop would look like moving forward. After taking some time to deem on these conversations, I believe it is both in our best interests to part ways.  "I have famed Doug and his family for over 20 existences and they w...

Doug Pederson at what time Eagles firing: 'I am extremely proud of what we accomplished together' The Doug Pederson era in Philadelphia is over as the Eaglesfired their now veteran head coach on Monday. This decision comes at what time a 4-11-1 season for Philly, which was the worst mark for the franchise actual 2012. The firing also comes just three existences removed from the Eagles defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII for the franchise's advantageous Super Bowl title in its history. Pederson is the advantageous head coach to be fired within three existences of winning a Super Bowl since the Colts handed ways with Don McCafferty in 1973.  In the aftermath of the firing, Pederson, who was hired to obtain the club's next head coach back in 2016, released a statement above the team and noted that he'll look back fondly at his time in Philadelphia despite this unceremonious defensive for the two sides.  "It's been an abs...

Josh Jacobs charged with failure to exercise due care following car accident, Raiders back not failed a DUI Raiders continuing back Josh Jacobs was charged with failure to exercise due care in the aftermath of a single-car accident that occurred last week in Las Vegas. The second-year back was booked belief suspicion of driving under the influence when he got into that accident near McCarran International Airport at throughout 4:42 a.m. local time, according to reports. Jacobs suffered little injuries in the accident. While officers may have suspected Jacobs to be belief the influence, an investigation revealed he was belief the legal limit.  "Our client Josh Jacobs was alive to in a single vehicle accident on the morning of January 4th in Las Vegas, NV and waited minor injuries, including a laceration to his forehead," Jacobs' attorney notorious in a statement obtained by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. "Contrary to early mediate reports, Josh was...

Doug Pederson to the Jets? Here's a look at the another odds on who may become New York's next coach The Philadelphia Eagles put to bed the Doug Pederson era on Monday at what time announcing that the franchise has fired the head coach who led them to a Super Bowl LIII victory just three existences ago. Given that Lombardi Trophy shining off Pederson's résumé, it won't be totally surprising to see the 52-year-old be in expect by the number of clubs that have a coaching vacancy above the league. One team that may be of clear note, is the New York Jets.  As the news outmoded surrounding Pederson and the end to his tenure in Philly, Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network specifically famed the Jets, who fired Adam Gase at the end of the 2020 queer season, as a possible destination for him. Pederson is also now the accepted to land the New York gig, according to the oddsmakers at SportsLine.  Here's a look at the full list of favorites to be the next head c...

Cowboys to hire Dan Quinn as protecting coordinator, following the firing of Mike Nolan It didn't take long for Dallas to find its next protecting coordinator as Dan Quinn and the Cowboys have became an agreement for the former Falcons coach to take on the role heading into 2021, CBS Sports Cowboys Insider Patrik Walker confirms. The recruit of Quinn comes in the aftermath of Dallas firing protecting coordinator Mike Nolan at the end of last week once one season with the club, but the team may have had a wandering eye for a new DC even afore officially showing him the door.  As Walker reported backward on Monday, Jerry Jones and the Dallas brass had already begun looking at candidates prior to letting Nolan go, which decided them to jump right into the gape over the weekend and eventually find their way to Quinn. His formal interview occurred on Monday once a virtual interview on Saturday and it appears as he conveyed enough during those chats for the Cowboys to wor...

Jared Veldheer to make NFL history by playing for two teams in the same playoffs when signing with Packers The 2020 season transported with it more than enough quirks for a lifetime, but it looks like we'll have at least one more heading into the divisional round. There, used offensive lineman Jared Veldheer is on the verge of sketch off something that has never been done in targeted history: play for two different playoff teams in the same postseason.  After spending the bulk of the 2020 peculiar season without a team, Veldheer signed on with the Indianapolis Colts practice squad in late December. He was then shouted up in time for Indy's wild-card matchup with the Buffalo Bills, a game which the Colts over up losing, 27-24, on Saturday. Under normal circumstances, Veldheer's 2020 season would come to a stop in lockstep with Indianapolis. However, these are not normal times.  Because Veldheer was on the Colts practice squad and not the splendid roster, ...

2021 NFL divisional playoff picks, schedule: Tom Brady misses out on NFC title game, Bills edge Ravens Here at CBS Sports, Pete Prisco is usually the one that handles the considerable rankings, but not this week and that's because I've allowed to steal his job so I can rank the worst performances of the wild-card round.  Although I could naively make a list of the top 20 worst performances -- with 19 of them causing to someone on the Steelers -- I'm causing to limit my list to three. The three worst performances of the wild-card erroneous go to: Ben Roethlisberger, me and anyone who coached over the weekend visited Mike.  If you're wondering why my name is on the list, it's because I had arguably the worst week of picks in my eight existences covering the NFL here at CBSSports.com. My picks performance was arguably the equivalent of throwing three interceptions in the helpful half of a playoff game, which is actually what Big Ben did. I went 2-4 c...