{"id":538426,"date":"2023-01-10T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-giants-vikings-have-in-common-in-nfl-wild-card-matchup\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T15:40:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T12:40:00","slug":"what-giants-vikings-have-in-common-in-nfl-wild-card-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-giants-vikings-have-in-common-in-nfl-wild-card-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Giants, Vikings have in common in NFL wild-card matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37a6c05d364\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37a6c05d364\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-giants-vikings-have-in-common-in-nfl-wild-card-matchup\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Giants_Vikings_have_in_common_in_NFL_wild-card_matchup%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Giants, Vikings have in common in NFL wild-card matchup&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-giants-vikings-have-in-common-in-nfl-wild-card-matchup\/#Todays_back_page\" >Today\u2019s back page<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-giants-vikings-have-in-common-in-nfl-wild-card-matchup\/#Frogs_splashed\" >Frogs splashed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-giants-vikings-have-in-common-in-nfl-wild-card-matchup\/#Lets_see_what_the_Nets_are_made_of\" >Let\u2019s see what the Nets are made of<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-giants-vikings-have-in-common-in-nfl-wild-card-matchup\/#The_ax_swings_on_Black_Monday\" >The ax swings on Black Monday<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Giants_Vikings_have_in_common_in_NFL_wild-card_matchup%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Giants, Vikings have in common in NFL wild-card matchup&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>They are tired of being disrespected. Throughout this season, whispers grew louder following every close victory. ESPN\u2019s talking heads have been suspicious of their legitimacy, and the word \u201cfraud\u201d might have popped up a few times.<\/p>\n<p>But they kept winning <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, somehow. Their first-year head coach, who arrived with a reputation for maximizing quarterbacks, has done just that. After a few polarizing years, in which the fanbase was divided about that QB\u2019s upside, the quarterback has answered so many of the questions concerning his ability. The team is well-coached, performs in the fourth quarter and often relies on its one game-changing offensive talent.<\/p>\n<p>But enough about the Vikings.<\/p>\n<p>When the Giants visit Minnesota on Sunday for the wild-card round of the playoffs, they will be seeing a team they might as well see in the mirror.<\/p>\n<p>Few have believed in the Giants, whose new regime inherited a flawed roster and the old regime\u2019s problems (and a team that went 4-13). The Giants snuck into the postseason despite being outscored by a combined six points this season thanks, in large part, to surviving games that could have gone either way: In one-possession games \u2014 a point difference of eight or fewer \u2014 the Giants went 8-4-1. The NFL world kept waiting for the ball to bounce the other way, but the Giants frequently wound up with it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/FOOTBALL-NFL-GB-NYG_.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (26) celebrates after a run in the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers during an NFL International Series game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. \" class=\"wp-image-24184654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/FOOTBALL-NFL-GB-NYG_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/FOOTBALL-NFL-GB-NYG_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/FOOTBALL-NFL-GB-NYG_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Saquon Barkley and the Giants reached the playoffs on the strength of their 8-4-1 record in one-possession games.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Few have believed in the Vikings, whose new regime inherited a flawed roster and the old regime\u2019s problems (and a team that went 8-9). The Vikings skipped to the postseason despite being outscored by a combined three points this season thanks, in large part, to surviving games that could have gone either way: In one-possession games, the Vikings went 11-0. The NFL world kept waiting for the ball to bounce the other way, but the Vikings always wound up with it.<\/p>\n<p>In his first season as head coach, Brian Daboll has guided the Giants this far. He ignored the lack of talent at wideout \u2014 receivers began dropping faster than the Jets\u2019 playoff odds \u2014 and got the best out of Daniel Jones, who emerged as not just a legitimate starting quarterback but a dual threat. The Giants survived fourth quarter after fourth quarter with timely plays from Jones and a resurgent Saquon Barkley.<\/p>\n<p>The questions about sustainability \u2014 whether they could continue to escape rather than dominate \u2014 kept arising.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say most games come down in this league to one-score games \u2014 a lot of them, a high percentage of them,\u2019\u2019 Daboll said back on Oct. 31, at which point the Giants were 6-2, but had not won by more than eight points. \u201cUsually the teams you\u2019re playing are good. It\u2019s a back-and-forth game. A lot of games are won that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/daboll-jones.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Daniel Jones #8 of the New York Giants speaks with head coach Brian Daboll of the New York Giants before the game against the Carolina Panthers at MetLife Stadium on September 18, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.\" class=\"wp-image-25001932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/daboll-jones.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1800 1800w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/daboll-jones.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=900 900w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/daboll-jones.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\"\/><figcaption>Brian Daboll\u2019s offense helped Daniel Jones answer a lot of the questions surrounding his future with the Giants.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In his first season as head coach, Kevin O\u2019Connell has guided the Vikings this far. He ignored the lack of talent \u2014 particularly on the offensive line, which has allowed Kirk Cousins to be hit more than any other quarterback and now is decimated after losing right tackle Brian O\u2019Neill and center Austin Schlottmann for the season (while center Garrett Bradbury is trying to come back from a broken fibula) \u2014 and got the best from Cousins, who emerged as a clutch quarterback. The former Washington curiosity threw for 13 touchdowns (and just four interceptions) with a 104.9 QB rating in the fourth quarter, pulling off several comeback victories \u2014 including one of the greatest in NFL history, storming back from 33-0 down in the third quarter in Week 15 in Indianapolis. The Vikings have Justin Jefferson, who might be the best receiver on the planet, and who was the difference in plenty of close games.<\/p>\n<p>The questions about sustainability \u2014 whether they could continue to escape rather than dominate \u2014 kept arising.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s an accident that our team continues finding ways to win and doing enough to win,\u201d O\u2019Connell <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/bringmethesports\/vikings\/in-search-of-truth-about-the-vikings-point-differential\">told reporters<\/a> in early December. \u201cThe important thing is in those moments whether it is situational football, understanding how clock management and how our team plays a role in that in all three phases. How we can play smart, aggressive football, but also understand that we\u2019re setting ourselves up to do those things to win those games in the end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do know our team is confident when we can get into the fourth quarter of these games with winnable situations.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1449883334.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Justin Jefferson #18 of the Minnesota Vikings scores a touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts during the fourth quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 17, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. \" class=\"wp-image-25096653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1449883334.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1449883334.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1449883334.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>The Giants will have a tough task slowing down Justin Jefferson, who led the NFL in receptions (128) and receiving yards (1,809).<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>When both teams were supposed to come back to Earth, they instead ascended into a strange first-round matchup. The Giants \u2014 the No. 6 seed \u2014 are three-point underdogs on the road against the No. 3 seed. The game is a rematch of the Vikings\u2019 27-24 win at U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 16.<\/p>\n<p>Daboll\u2019s crew can talk itself into feeling disrespected: The Vikings are the favorites despite the expected returns of cornerback Adoree\u2019 Jackson and safety Xavier McKinney, neither of whom partook in the Christmas Eve faceoff. The Giants will be better rested, having essentially enjoyed a bye week against the Eagles. The Vikings only won a few weeks ago because Richie James dropped a pass and Minnesota\u2019s Greg Joseph nailed a miracle 61-yard field goal.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connell\u2019s crew can talk itself into feeling disrespected. They are the higher seed. They have the home-field advantage. They have won four more games than the Giants, including a head-to-head victory. Sure, the Vikings escaped rather than rolled, but that is what they do.<\/p>\n<p>Giants-Vikings, on its face, sounds mythical. And just like great myths, no one will believe in this one \u2014 or at least believe in whoever advances.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Todays_back_page\"><\/span>Today\u2019s back page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2950\" height=\"3300\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Back-cover-1102023.jpg?w=915\" alt=\"The back cover of the New York Post on January 10, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-25302649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Back-cover-1102023.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1475 1475w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Back-cover-1102023.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2950px) 100vw, 2950px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc8\u00a0O\u2019CONNOR: Bill Parcells loves Brian Daboll\u2019s Giants <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach: \u2018Keep being yourself\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc0 Knicks blow big lead in streak-ending loss to Bucks \u2026 VACCARO: Knicks are such a tease right now<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc8\u00a0CANNIZZARO: Jimmy Garoppolo is simple answer to Jets\u2019 QB problem with jobs at stake<\/p>\n<p>\u26be Carlos Correa opens serious talks with Twins in growing Mets concern<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frogs_splashed\"><\/span>Frogs splashed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Well, we got two competitive College Football Playoff games at least.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia survived Ohio State, and TCU just barely outgunned Michigan in a couple of fun semifinal matchups, which turned out to be all the intrigue that was left in this college football season. There was zero drama \u2014 and zero doubt \u2014 as Georgia demolished TCU, 65-7, in Monday\u2019s national championship in Inglewood, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs finished off a perfect season (15-0) and became back-to-back champs with the largest-ever margin of victory in a national title game. Stetson Bennett, the cult hero quarterback, did it again with six total touchdowns, finishing his Cinderella college career with one more victory cigar.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/georgia-stetson-bennett.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett smokes a cigar and raises a mock title belt to celebrate a win over TCU in the College Football Playoff national championship game on January 9, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-25303473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/georgia-stetson-bennett.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/georgia-stetson-bennett.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/georgia-stetson-bennett.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Georgia lit up the scoreboard, and then Stetson Bennett lit a victory cigar (don\u2019t worry, folks, he\u2019s 25) to celebrate the Bulldogs\u2019 second straight national title.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you missed Kirby Smart\u2019s offense go to work, here were the outcomes of Georgia\u2019s possessions:<\/p>\n<p>Touchdown<br \/>Field goal<br \/>Touchdown<br \/>Touchdown<br \/>Touchdown<br \/>Touchdown<br \/>Punt<br \/>Touchdown<br \/>Touchdown<br \/>Touchdown<br \/>Touchdown<\/p>\n<p>This was never a game. This was a Horned Frogs beatdown.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lets_see_what_the_Nets_are_made_of\"><\/span>Let\u2019s see what the Nets are made of<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Kevin Durant is on the mend, and the Nets are on the clock.<\/p>\n<p>The organization failed this test a season ago. Its pencils are now out because its superstar forward is sidelined.<\/p>\n<p>Durant will miss at least a few weeks with an isolated MCL sprain of the right knee. After sustaining the injury Sunday in Miami, he won\u2019t be evaluated again for two weeks. Even if he heals quickly, there would then be a ramp-up period. At this juncture in early January, the Nets are second in the Eastern Conference at 27-13.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/kevin-durant-injury-knee-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant puts his shoe back on after a play during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in Miami.\" class=\"wp-image-25292250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/kevin-durant-injury-knee-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/kevin-durant-injury-knee-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/kevin-durant-injury-knee-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>The Nets\u2019 depth will be tested again following Kevin Durant\u2019s second MCL injury in as many seasons.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last season, Durant went down in mid-January, when the Nets were second in the Eastern Conference at 27-15. With the same MCL sprain \u2014 although what appears to have been a more severe one \u2014 Durant missed 21 games and returned to a plunging, 32-31 Nets club that never truly recovered.<\/p>\n<p>The damage done during the season leaked into the offseason. Durant requested a trade. When the request wasn\u2019t granted, he reportedly demanded then-head coach Steve Nash and GM Sean Marks be fired.<\/p>\n<p>According to Durant, he wanted out because of how his team fared when he was not around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I went out with the injury, we lost 10 in a row,\u201d Durant said at September\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Day. \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t be losing some of these games. I was more so worried about how we\u2019re approaching every day as a team. I felt like we could\u2019ve fought through a lot of stuff that held us back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This time, the Nets have Jacque Vaughn and Kyrie Irving, who is no longer being limited by his vaccination status, and should be better equipped to survive without Durant.<\/p>\n<p>But they should now understand the stakes, which likely go beyond their visions of this season.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_ax_swings_on_Black_Monday\"><\/span>The ax swings on Black Monday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jj-watt-retire-kliff.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury before a game against the Buccaneers on Dec. 25, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-25163825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jj-watt-retire-kliff.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jj-watt-retire-kliff.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/jj-watt-retire-kliff.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury became one of two head coaches fired less than 24 hous after the regular season ended Sunday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Black Monday came and went, and everyone around these parts was spared. The Giants are still playing, while Matt LaFleur remains employed as the Jets\u2019 offensive coordinator (for now at least).<\/p>\n<p>A sad day commenced around the league, though, where the Cardinals followed the Texans\u2019 lead in firing their head coach, joining the Panthers, Colts and Broncos as clubs with vacancies. A roundup:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Texans:<\/strong> It will be four head coaches in as many seasons. First-year Texans coach Lovie Smith was fired after a 3-13-1 season that ended spectacularly: Smith\u2019s team kept playing long after it had been eliminated, got creative with its play calls and pulled off a come-from-behind 32-31 victory over the Colts on Sunday that cost the Texans the No. 1 draft pick. The Bears will pick first, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tankathon.com\/nfl\">the Texans dropped to No. 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cardinals:<\/strong> After four seasons, a 28-37-1 mark and one postseason game, Kliff Kingsbury is done. Arizona fired the 43-year-old it once hired to pair with Kyler Murray, who will have input on the next head coach, owner Michael Bidwill told reporters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Falcons:<\/strong> Defensive coordinator Dean Pees \u2014 who started coaching football in 1979 with D-II Findlay, cracked into the NFL as linebackers coach for the 2004 Patriots and just finished his 18th NFL season \u2014 has retired.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1362393828-e1671388225242.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Falcons' defensive coordinator Dean Pees was rushed to the hospital after reportedly colliding with a Saints' kick returner earlier Sunday.\" class=\"wp-image-25056227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1362393828-e1671388225242.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1362393828-e1671388225242.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1362393828-e1671388225242.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Falcons\u2019 defensive coordinator Dean Pees brought an end to a well-regarded NFL coaching career that began in 2004 with the Patriots.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Titans: <\/strong>Mike Vrabel survived, but his lieutenants were hit hard. Offensive coordinator Todd Downing, offensive line coach Keith Carter, secondary coach Anthony Midget and offensive skills assistant Erik Frazier were fired after the 7-10 Titans lost their final seven games and missed the postseason.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Browns:<\/strong> Joe Woods was let go after three seasons as Cleveland\u2019s defensive coordinator. The most intriguing name floated as a possible replacement: Steelers linebacker coach Brian Flores, who is suing the league for discrimination after being fired as Dolphins head coach last offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Bill Belichick announced he will be back for his 24th season as Patriots head coach; Sean McVay remains in limbo, uncertain if he will return to the Rams; and the Broncos reportedly will interview Jim Harbaugh and Sean Payton for their head-coaching gig.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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