1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: Hey, what's up? Everybody him will sell at hand. These 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: are your good morning football headlines from NFL Network. Well, 3 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: this year, the NFL expanded the playoffs by two teams, 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: adding one wild card birth to each conference. The change 5 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: is only added to the excitement. Get this now, seven 6 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,959 Speaker 1: playoff spots are still up for grabs, and that's the 7 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: most available postseason births entering the season's final weekend in 8 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: thirty one years, total to eighteen teams, more than half 9 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: of the league remaining contention for Super Bowl fifty five 10 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: in Tampa. Five teams in the ancy of battling for 11 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: the conference's final four playoff berths. There are four squads 12 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: in the ANC who, if they went on Sunday, they're 13 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 1: in Multimore will win at Cincinnati and nailed down their 14 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,959 Speaker 1: third consecutive trip to the playoffs. Miami, with the win 15 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: at Buffalo, will clinch a playoff berth those first time 16 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: since two sixteen. Tennessee, where the win at Houston will 17 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: cement their first division titles since two thousand and eight. 18 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: And then there's Cleveland, with the whole victory over Pittsburgh 19 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 1: will have their first plant broth since two thousand and two. 20 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: But Tuesday Steelers have which my Comlin reveals some pretty 21 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: big news about that contest. Did you think a while 22 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: with more? Tomlin announced on Tuesday that starting quarterback Ben 23 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: Roethlisberger will indeed get Week seventeen off when the rest 24 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: of the Steelers traveled to Cleveland. Tomlin said, with the 25 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: Chiefs having already locked up the AFC's won by and 26 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: the Steelers never getting a proper bye weekend all season, 27 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: it was more important for Roethlisberger to get the weekend off. 28 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: He said he wasn't concerned about any momentum carrying over 29 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: from a good second half against the Colt Sunday, the 30 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: one that s stemmed the Steelers three game losing streak. 31 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: He said, just about all the other players would be 32 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 1: playing and it's up to them to maintain that riddom. 33 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: And as for Rudolph, well, of course, it's hard to 34 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: forget that his last trip to Cleveland ended with Myles 35 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: Garrett taking a helmet to his head. But before we 36 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: talk about any of that, let's not forget Rudolph's performance 37 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:03,919 Speaker 1: in Cleveland. Four sacks, four interceptions, and a big loss. 38 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: All right, thanks to Deity and for the NFC bracket 39 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 1: possibilities and everything else you need to know about the playoffs, 40 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: please go to NFL dot com and other news. As 41 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: we all know, Wasatchton releasing quarterback Dwayne Haskins earlier this week. 42 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: We're haird Waivers Tuesday and is now officially a free agent, 43 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 1: will side with any team and church. Rob River was 44 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: asked by Serious XM NFL Radio yesterday ye chose to 45 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:33,119 Speaker 1: release the former first round pick. Well, I just think, 46 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: you know, with all the distractions, all things that happened, 47 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: it was five and I just felt strongly enough about 48 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: the event, I went ahead and did it. You know. 49 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: I informed our owner of that night and just said, hey, 50 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: look this is what I'm going to do. And he 51 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: was very supportive of it, which was you know, which 52 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 1: was good for media. You know. It was just I 53 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: just felt I had to do it based on everything, 54 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: you know, to be the young man. You know, these 55 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: are fresh starts. So hopefully he does get the opportunity, 56 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: which I think it will because of his arm. He's 57 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: got a he's got a very good arm, and hopefully 58 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: you know, being you know, going through these tough times 59 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: will help him mature. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, the Rams 60 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: are already going to be without injured quarterback Jork Goff 61 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: and send his must win game against the Cardinals. Now 62 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: a few key offensive weapons could be sidelined as well. 63 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: LA placing receiver Cooper Copp on the reserve COVID nineteen 64 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: was Tuesday. He continues to test negative. He could be 65 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: activated by Sunday. The running back Daryl Henderson is out 66 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,639 Speaker 1: for sure. He's now an ir after injuring his ankle 67 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: last week. The Rams also signing veteran Blake Borel's suppolster 68 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: their quarre back depth. In Minnesota, Titan Kyle Rudolph was 69 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: placed on injured reserve, while Bill's wide out Called Beasley 70 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: is week to week after injuring his leg Monday night. Elsewhere, 71 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: the Browns placing Tadan Harrison Bryant and safety's Anderson Dajo 72 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: and Karl Joseph on their reserve COVID list. Well, the 73 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: Bucks sectivated Ronald Jones out the reserve COVID nineteen lists. 74 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: Oh and speaking of those Bucks, you definitely want to 75 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: watch Good Morning Football as the crew in New York 76 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: welcome Bruce Arians to the breakfast table, as it will 77 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: discuss the excitement in Tampa, as the franchise has made 78 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: it to the playoffs for the first time since two 79 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: thousand and seven. Can't wait for that As this morning 80 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: from seven to ten Eastern, I wonder if KB and 81 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: Nate will do their impressions of them. Boo, you gotta 82 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: stick around and find out. I'm Will Selva and those 83 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: are your good morning football headlines from NFL Network.