NFL – National Football League Playoffs – Super Wild Card Round
Saturday
Houston Texans 45, Cleveland Browns 14
Kansas City Chiefs 26, Miami Dolphins 7
Yesterday
Detroit Lions 24, Los Angeles Rams 23
Green Bay Packers 48, Dallas Cowboys 32
Lions 24, Rams 23 – Jared Goff leads Lions to 1st playoff win in 32 years over Matthew Stafford and the Rams
Jared Goff threw for a touchdown and completed a game-sealing first down against the team that cast him away, and the Detroit Lions won a playoff game for the first time in 32 years, beating Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams 24-23. The Lions ended a nine-game postseason losing streak — the longest in NFL history — that dated to a victory over Dallas on Jan. 5, 1992. Detroit, the NFC’s No. 3 seed, will have two home playoff games for the first time in franchise history, hosting either Tampa Bay or Philadelphia in the divisional round next Sunday. Second-seeded Dallas was routed by Green Bay. The Rams (10-8) had a chance to take the lead late in the fourth quarter, but Detroit’s defense denied them. A holding penalty pushed Los Angeles out of field goal range, and Stafford — the Lions’ longtime quarterback who won a Super Bowl after he was traded to the Rams — threw incomplete on fourth down. On the first play after the two-minute warning, Goff hit Amon-Ra St. Brown for 11 yards, allowing the Lions to run out the clock — much to the delight of long-suffering fans who witnessed the franchise’s second postseason victory since winning the 1957 NFL title. Against the franchise he once led to the Super Bowl, Goff was 22 of 27 for 277 yards and threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to rookie tight end Sam LaPorta that put Detroit ahead 21-10 midway through the second quarter. Stafford threw for 367 yards for LA.
Packers 48, Cowboys 32 – Jordan Love and the Packers pull a wild-card stunner, beating Dallas 48-32
Jordan Love threw for three touchdowns, Aaron Jones ran for three more, Darnell Savage returned an interception 64 yards for a score and the Green Bay Packers handed the Dallas Cowboys their first home loss since the 2022 opener in a 48-32 wild-card stunner. Romeo Doubs had a career-high 151 yards receiving a week after being hospitalized with a chest injury. The Packers won Love’s postseason debut after finishing the regular season 6-2 to grab the NFC’s final playoff spot. They will visit top-seeded San Francisco in the divisional round. Dak Prescott threw two interceptions before three mostly empty touchdown passes in another playoff flop for him and the No. 2 seed Cowboys.
Tonight
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills, 4:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:15 p.m.
NFL – Stafford falls just short of leading comeback win in Detroit against former team
Everything was in place for Matthew Stafford. The Los Angeles Rams quarterback was at Ford Field in front of a massive crowd with a chance to add to his long list of fourth-quarter comebacks and ruin his former team’s shot at its first playoff win in 32 years. This time, he couldn’t make it happen. Stafford, who led 31 late rallies in his 12 years as Detroit’s quarterback, faced third-and-14 from the Lions 44 when he threw an incomplete pass. Sean McVay and the Rams then chose to punt. But Stafford could only watch as Jared Goff sealed a 24-23 win by passing for two first downs.
NCAAMBB – Men’s College Basketball
Yesterday
Michigan State 73, Rutgers 55
Michigan State 73, Rutgers 55 – Michigan St. snaps two-game skid thumping Rutgers
Malik Hall scored 15 points, Tyson Walker scored 13 and Michigan State ended its two-game losing streak by beating Rutgers 73-55. no basket drew the roar of the home crowd more than Michigan State’s last basket of the game. With 54.3 seconds remaining, fifth-year walk-on senior Steven Izzo, son of Spartans head coach Tom Izzo, checked in. With 36 seconds left, Izzo took a pass on the right wing from Tre Holloman, dribbled to his left, crossed over between his legs and drove 6-foot-4 Scarlet Knights guard Austin Williams right to the baseline. His high-arching floater bounced on the rim twice and fell through while drawing a foul. After being mobbed by his teammates on the baseline, Izzo converted the free throw for the Spartans’ final points.
Today
Ohio State at Michigan, 12:00 p.m. News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 11:30
Notre Dame at Boston College, 7:00 p.m.
NHL – National Hockey League
Last Night
Detroit Red Wings 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Red Wings 4, Leafs 2 – Andrew Copp’s late goal leads Red Wings over Maple Leafs 4-2
Andrew Copp scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:40 remaining in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Sunday night. Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist, and Daniel Sprong and Lucas Raymond added the other goals for Detroit, which won for the fifth time in its last six games. James Reimer made 28 saves. Pontus Holmberg and Mitchell Marner scored for Toronto. Marner recorded his 600th career point with the goal. Ilya Samsonov stopped 20 shots in his first start since Dec. 29.
NBA – National Basketball Association
Last Night
Denver Nuggets 117, Indiana Pacers 109
Nuggets 117, Pacers 109 – Jokic leads balanced offensive effort in Nuggets’ 117-109 win over Pacers
Nikola Jokic recorded 25 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, finishing an assist shy of his 13th triple-double of the season, to help lead the Denver Nuggets to a 117-109 victory against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. Michael Porter Jr. and Jamal Murray matched Jokic with 25 points apiece for the Nuggets, who shot a season-high 64.8% from the field and had all five starters finish in double figures. Aaron Gordon added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets. Bruce Brown had 18 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Pacers.
Tonight
Detroit Pistons at Washington Wizards, 3:00 p.m.
Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Browns, 7:00 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at Utah Jazz, 9:00 p.m.
NBA – Pistons send Bagley and Livers to Wizards for Gallinari and Muscala
The Detroit Pistons opened up some salary cap space by trading Marvin Bagley III and Isaiah Livers to the Washington Wizards on Sunday. The Pistons also will send two future draft picks to Washington. ESPN first reported the trade, which was confirmed by several other outlets before the deal received NBA approval later Sunday. Bagley, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 draft, averaged 10.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game for the Pistons this season. Livers averaged 5.0 points and 2.1 rebounds for Detroit, which has lost 35 of its last 36 games and visits Washington on Monday. Gallinari averaged 7.0 points and Muscala averaged 4.0 points for the Wizards this season. Washington is 7-31, tied with San Antonio for the second-worst record in the NBA this season ahead of only Detroit. The move gives Detroit in excess of $60 million in salary cap space for this coming summer.
NCAAFB – J.J. McCarthy entering NFL draft after leading Michigan to national title
J.J. McCarthy is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft after leading Michigan to a national championship. McCarthy made the announcement Sunday on social media, a day after being begged by fans to stay. The AP All-Big Ten quarterback completed 72.3% of his passes, ranking sixth. He was ninth in the nation in passing efficiency. McCarthy threw for 2,991 pass yards, ranking fourth in a single season at Michigan. He had 22 touchdown passes for the second straight season. He threw four interceptions, none over the last four games and was picked off only once after Week 3.
NCAAWBB – Women’s College Basketball
Yesterday
(17) Ohio State 70, Michigan State 65
(18) Notre Dame 70, Miami 59
MHSAA – Michigan High School Athletic Association
Tonight (Weather Permitting)
Boys Basketball
Fennville at Michigan Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.
Countryside Academy at Kalamazoo Phoenix, 6:30 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Dowagiac, 5:45 p.m.
Watervliet at Brandywine, Cancelled
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Jackson, 7:00 p.m.
Centreville at Colon, 7:00 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Buchanan at St. Joseph, 7:00 p.m.
Berrien Springs at Dowagiac, 4:00 p.m.
Watervliet at Brandywine, Cancelled
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at Jackson, 4:00 p.m.
Constantine at Bronson, 7:00 p.m.
