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Hirings and firings seldom come down to one game, but let this sink in: Mike Tomlin, who made his reputation as a defensive coach before being hired to lead the Steelers, fired offensive coordinator Todd Haley after the Steelers lost a playoff game 45-42.

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"I can't believe, under those circumstances, that Diggs had the presence of mind — as Jim Souhan stated — to NOT get out of bounds after catching the ball. The reasonable goal in most peoples' minds was to simply get the ball in field goal range and get out of bounds — with no thought of winning the game on that play."

"davidjb99" commenting on startribune.com.

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"An unknown Patriot accidentally ran into Tom Brady's throwing hand and jammed his wrist? Well, it was nice knowing you, whoever you are."

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