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The Texans essentially swap edge rushers with the Vikings, adding the veteran Hunter after reportedly losing Jonathan Greenard to Minnesota. One of the top edge rushers on the market, Hunter totaled 16.5 sacks for the Vikings in 2023. The former third round pick will spend his first career snaps outside of Minnesota in 2024, lining up opposite of Defensive Rookie of the Year Will Anderson. It’s a reported two-year deal worth $49 million with a max value of $51 million.

Watson has played sparingly this season so his deactivation in a must-win game is unsurprising. The Broncos have a shot to secure a playoff spot against a Chiefs team that will rest all of its core players. The Broncos also declared LB Levelle Bailey, OT Frank Crum, DL Matt Henningsen, DL Eyioma Uwazurike and QB Zach Wilson (emergency third QB) inactive.

Murphy will play through a back injury that kept him sidelined during practice for most of the week ahead of Seattle’s final game of the 2024 season. The Seahawks declared DT Brandon Pili, LB Patrick O’Connell, WR Cody White, WR John Rhys Plumlee, TE Tyler Mabry, DT Quinton Bohanna, and QB Jaren Hall inactive against the Rams.

The last thing you want to read if you’re a Packers fan, but it seems like an issue Love is poised to play through for the Wild Card Round. Love took a diabolical “funny bone” hit in the second quarter, giving way to Malik Willis. After spending a ton of time getting stretched out on the sideline, Love was seen throwing to begin the third quarter. The Pack then opted to play things safe and stick with Willis. Love might be at less than 100 percent, but he will almost certainly be ready for the playoffs. His status will be updated throughout the week.

Not good. Already sporting a brace on his bulky left knee, Watson injured the other one in the second quarter. Simply running in a straight line at less than full speed, Watson crumpled into a heap. He did limp his way to the sideline under his own power but was eventually carted from the blue medical tent. The oft-injured wideout appeared to be in tears. It’s safe to say Watson’s status for the Wild Card Round is now in doubt. Stay tuned.

This was planned by Buffalo all along. Allen has the franchise record with 115 consecutive starts, and the team wanted him to keep that streak alive. He took one snap, handed the ball to James Cook, and then sprinted off the field. Allen will end the regular season with 3,731 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, and six interceptions, plus 531 rushing yards and another 12 touchdowns on the ground. While the passing yardage seems light, Allen averaged the most yardage per attempt in his career and attempted almost 100 fewer passes than any other season in the last five years thanks to Buffalo having a solid ground game. The 28-year-old remains one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the NFL but could be in for a tough battle against a good Broncos defense in the Wild Card round if Denver wins today. If Kansas City wins, Allen would have a much easier matchup against either the Dolphins’ or Bengals’ defense.

Speaking on FOX NFL Pregame, Glazer noted that O’Connell is about to enter the final year of his contract and has not had extension talks with the team. O’Connell is 34-16 as the Vikings’ boss and is playing for the No. 1 overall seed later today. There’s no chance Minnesota parts ways with him, even for a king’s ransom. Expect the two sides to iron out a contract extension at some point in the offseason.