Football (NFL)

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Tom Clements is stepping down as the Green Bay Packers quarterbacks’ coach after a 25-year NFL career in which he worked with Hall of Famer Brett Favre and four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — In 1983, the Denver Broncos went on the road to Seattle and lost a wild-card playoff game 31-7. There was a rookie quarterback named John Elway who played that day.

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles Chargers felt good about their chances heading into the playoffs in large part because they had played the reigning two-time Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs so tough this season.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sam Darnold tried to step up in the pocket to find a receiver but there was nowhere to go. The blue and yellow wall that was the Los Angeles Rams' defense closed too fast.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sam Darnold did nearly everything right in a renaissance season, resurrecting his career as a starter while pushing Minnesota to one of the NFL's best records. A deep playoff run was the expected next step.

DALLAS (AP) — Mike McCarthy will not return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys , who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, owner Jerry Jones said Monday. Jones said the organization and McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways.

GLENDALE, Ariz.

Gutsy calls by coach Dan Quinn helped the Washington Commanders win a playoff game and take another step further in a season that had already exceeded just about every external expectation. Those should be no surprise given his philosophy.

The National Football League Inactive Report. MINNESOTA VIKINGS at LOS ANGELES RAMS — MINNESOTA: C Dan Feeney, QB Daniel Jones, LB Pat Jones, DT Levi Drake Rodriguez, OT Walter Rouse.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Mixed emotions permeated the Denver Broncos' locker room Monday after they ended their long playoff drought only to get blown out at Buffalo .