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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 .

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — If Bills coach Sean McDermott and quarterback Josh Allen are ever going to begin changing the narrative of Buffalo falling short against the AFC’s elite when it counts, this would certainly be a good weekend to start.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield had a career year and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers improved their win total, won a fourth straight division title and made an NFC-best fifth consecutive playoff appearance. Still, they started an early vacation.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — In his first season back in the NFL, Jim Harbaugh made plenty of strides in rebuilding the Los Angeles Chargers. Saturday’s loss to Houston in an AFC wild-card round game, though, showed how much more work remains.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears interviewed Thomas Brown for their head coaching vacancy on Monday after he ran the team on an interim basis at the end of the season. Brown was hired as Chicago's passing game coordinator last February.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — When Mike Vrabel began his post-NFL playing career as an assistant coach at Ohio State in 2011, he had thoughts of one day returning to the New England Patriots.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — T.J. Watt checked his phone, stuck his hands in his pockets, took a breath and looked up, girding himself for the questions he knew would come.