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THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WILL HAVE A FIRST ROUND BYE IN THE PLAYOFFS AFTER BEATING THE CHARGERS 31-21 IN THE FINAL GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON. THE CHIEFS WIN, COUPLED WITH THE PATRIOTS LOSS AT HOME TO MIAMI, ALLOWS KC TO MOVE UP INTO THE #2 PLAYOFF SEED. GAINING THE #2 PLAYOFF SEED MEANS THE CHIEFS WILL HAVE NEXT WEEKEND OFF, AND THEN HOST A PLAYOFF GAME THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND.
– MAHOMES WAS 16/25 FOR 174 YRDS WITH 1 TD AND 1 INT
– DAMIAN WILLIAMS HAD 12 CARRIES FOR 124 YRDS AND A TD
– KC IS THE AFC WEST CHAMPION FOR THE 4TH STRAIGHT YEAR
– CHIEFS ARE 12-4 GOING INTO THE PLAYOFFS
– CHIEFS ARE 7-1 ON THE ROAD, 5-3 AT HOME
– CHIEFS HAVE OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY 143 POINTS, SCORING 451
AFTER THE UPCOMING BYE WEEK, THE CHIEFS WILL HOST THEIR 2ND ROUND PLAYOFF GAME ON SUNDAY JAN. 12TH AT 2:05 PM AGAINST THE HIGHEST REMAINING SEED IN THE AFC PLAYOFFS.
NFL PLAYOFFS:
AFC
#1 SEED RAVENS AND #2 SEED CHIEFS WITH BYE FIRST WEEK
#5 BILLS AT #4 TEXANS – 3:35PM SATURDAY
#6 TITANS AT #3 PATRIOTS – 7:15 PM SATURDAY
NFC
#1 SEED NINERS AND #2 SEED PACKERS WITH BYE FIRST WEEK
#6 VIKINGS AT #3 SAINTS – 12:05PM SUNDAY
#5 SEAHAWKS AT #4 EAGLES – 3:40 PM SUNDAY
STANLEY CUP CHAMPION BLUES EXTENDED THEIR WIN STREAK TO 8 SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH A 4-1 WIN AT HOME OVER WINNEPEG. THE BLUES TRAVEL TO ARIZONA TO PLAY THE COYOTES NEW YEARS EVE. THE BLUES PLAY THEIR NEXT THREE ON THE ROAD AT ARIZONA, COLORADO AND VEGAS.
– BLUES ARE 26-8-6 ON THE SEASON
– BLUES ARE 13-4-3 AT HOME, 13-4-3 ON THE ROAD
– BLUES HAVE SCORED 125 GOALS, OUTSCORING OPPONENTS BY 21 GOALS
– UPCOMING GAMES – AT COYOTES TUE 12/31, AT COLO THR 1/2, AT VEGAS SAT 1/4, HM TO SHARKS TUE 1/7, HM TO BUFF THR 1/9, HM TO NYR SAT 1/11, HM TO SJ MON 1/13, HM TO PHIL WED 1/15, AT COLO SAT 1/18, AT VAN MON 1/27, AT CALG TUE 1/28, AT EDM FRI 1/31, AT JETS SAT 2/1
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IS SET. LSU WILL PLAY CLEMSON IN THE TITLE GAME MONDAY JAN. 13TH. LSU CRUSHED OKLAHOMA 63-28 IN THE FIRST SEMI FINAL GAME. CLEMSON SCORED IN THE FINAL TWO MINUTES AND HELD ON TO BEAT OHIO ST. 29-23 IN THE SECOND SEMI FINAL.
– ODDSMAKERS LIST LSU A 5 ½ POINT FAVORITE TO BEAT CLEMSON IN THE TITLE GAME
– INITIAL OVER/UNDER WAS 69 ½ POINTS FOR THE TITLE GAME
– LSU & CLEMSON ARE BOTH 14-0 ON THE SEASON
– LSU IS THE #1 OVERALL SEED, CLEMSON THE #3 SEED
– CLEMSON HAS WON 2 OF THE LAST 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES (ALL 3 GAMES AGAINST ALABAMA)
– CLEMSON RIDES A 29 GAME WIN STREAK, THE LONGEST WIN STREAK IN THE COUNTRY
COLLEGE BASKETBALL:
-MIZZOU TIGERS ARE 7-4. THEY HOST CHICAGO ST. MONDAY, THEN TRAVEL TO KENTUCKY SATURDAY
-THE MSU MEN ARE 6-7 ON THE SEASON. THEY HOST EVANSVILLE TUESDAY, THEN TRAVEL TO LOYOLA SATURDAY
-THE MSU LADIES BACK IN ACTION TUESDAY WHEN THEY HOST WILLIAM JEWELL, THEN TRAVEL TO LOYOLA FRIDAY. THE 21ST RANKED LADY BEARS ARE 9-2
-THE MIZZOU LADIES ARE BACK IN ACTION THURSDAY WHEN THEY TRAVEL TO TENNESSEE, THEY WILL ENTERTAIN LSU SUNDAY. THE LADY TIGERS ARE 3-10
WHAT WERE THE BEST CONFERENCES IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL THIS SEASON? CBS SPORTS RANKS THE SEC AS THE #1 CONFERENCE, FOLLOWED BY THE BIG 10, BIG 12, PAC-12 AND THEN THE AAC. THE ACC, MOUNTAIN WEST, SUN BELT, CONFERENCE USA AND MAC ROUND OUT THE TOP 10. THE 4 CF PLAYOFF TEAMS CAME FROM THE SEC (LSU), BIG 10 (OHIO ST.) ACC (CLEMSON), AND BIG 12 (OKLAHOMA).
THE EARLY SIGNING PERIOD FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL RECRUITTING. 24/7 SPORTS RANKS THE TOP RECRUITTING CLASSES LIKE THIS: #1 CLEMSON, FOLLOWED BY ALABAMA, OHIO ST., GEORGIA AND LSU. MIZZOU COMES IN AT #81, MO.ST. AT #144