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Jets head coach Adam Gase poured cold water on the unsubstantiated rumors that were started this week by WFAN's Craig Carton that he was informed by ownership that he was being fired.  "That was news to me. No one has said that to me," Gase told reporters when he was asked about the story. Many have expected for weeks that Gase, who is 9-22 as head coach of the Jets that he will be let go at the end of the season.  Speculation has been running rampent all season, and up to this point Gase remains the HC of the NYJ.  This week the rumormill has ratcheted up. On Saturday Jason LaConfora of CBS Tweeted out that Gase could have been fired had the Jets lost to Cleveland last weekend. The Jets won, and Gase is still here.  Then on Monday some website called uStadium issued an uncorroborated story that Gase would be fired after Week 17. That was followed up Tuesday by Carton, who claimed he had a source that informed him Gase was told his days in New York were numbered. Car...

 In what is quickly turning into a game of 'who wants to be first,' multiple platforms are running with the story that Jets Head Coach Adam Gase has either A) been told he is being fired or B) will be fired after Sunday's season Finale in New England.  First a website called "uStadium" issued an unsourced claim on Monday that Gase will be fired after the Patriots game. Then on WFAN, on Tuesday afternoon, shock-jock host Craig Carton claimed he had sources who say that Gase has been told by Christopher Johnson that he will not be back as head coach.    Neither Carton, nor uStadium cited their sources.  To date, not a single Jets beat reporter has officially reported anything of the like or contrary to those rumors.  There has also been silence from the likes of reputable sources like Jay Glazer or Ian Rappaport. No one, outside of Carton and uStadium has issued a similar report as of this minute, 3:38 p.m. on a Tuesday, December 29, that Gase has indeed bee...

 Believe it or not, the New York Giants still have a shot at the NFC East.  Even though Big Blue got run over by the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, and have not looked competitive at all the past three weeks, the Giants (5-10) are still in the mix. Why? Because they play in the NFC East.  Thanks to Dallas' win over the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Washington Football Team's lose to the Carolina Panthers, the Giants, Cowboys and Washington go into week 17 still with a shot at the division title. Here's how it breaks down:  IF: The Giants beat Dallas, and Washington loses to the Eagles in Week 17, the Giants win the NFC East.  IF: The Giants beat Dallas, and Washington wins over the Eagles, the Washington Football Team wins the NFC East with a 7-9 record.  IF: the Cowboys beat the Giants, and Washington loses to the Eagles, Dallas wins the NFC East with a 7-9 record.  If the Cowboys beat the Giants, and Washington wins over the Eagles, the Washington Footba...

 JETS 23 - BROWNS 16 The Jets are really good -- at messing up the bigger picture.  The Jets won again, Sunday, 23-16 against the Cleveland Browns, and in so doing all but assured that Trevor Lawrence will be the number 1 pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars did their part in losing to the Chicago Bears 41-17.  For a better part of the first half, the Jets picked up right where they left off last week in Los Angeles against the Rams. They dominated the line of scrimmage defensively against the Cleveland Browns, as quarterback Baker Mayfield spent time either on his back or hurrying his throws to avoid the Jets heavy pass rush.  Of course things were complicated for the Browns, who came into the game short-handed due to a number of players missing the game due to COVID-19, including receiver Jarvis Landry. Mayfield just couldn't do much without a full compliment of receivers and a patched up offensive line. Give the Jets credit, they took full advantage....

 RAVENS 27 - GIANTS 13  Kiss the playoffs goodbye. The Giants will not be participating in the playoffs this season after a complete no-show performance against the Baltimore Ravens, who pounded New York 27-13 -- and it wasn't even that close.  Two long touchdown drives by Lamar Jackson in the opening quarter, pretty much doomed Big Blue's chances. The Ravens opened the game, ramming it down the Giants throat on a 13-play, 82-yard drive that ate 8:12 off the clock before Jackson found Marquise "Hollywood" Brown in the end zone for a six-yard score to make it 7-0.  J.K. Dobbins two-yard plunge with seven seconds remaining in the first quarter, gave Baltimore a 14-0 advantage.  As for the Giants, they spent much of the day stuck in neutral offensively. The only fight the showed, the game was already decided when they were down 27-6 in the fourth quarter. While Daniel Jones' numbers were ok, he was under siege for the entire game, sacked six times for a loss of 52 ...

NETS 125 - WARRIORS 99   It took a year and a half, and a global pandemic, but future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant finally made his debut as a member of the Brooklyn Nets, against his former team the Golden State Warriors of all teams, and didn't disappoint. STORY. Durant racked up 10 early first quarter points en route to a 22-point effort on 7-of-16 shooting from the floor. He was also 7-of-7 from the free throw line and collected five boards. It was like the old Durant was back in many ways.    And he certainly had help in Kyrie Irving, the former Cleveland Cavalier and Boston Celtic, who signed with Durant in the summer of 2019. Unlike Durant, Irving had a mixed bag with the Nets last season. He was spectacular sometimes, injured other times, and there was even questions about his commitment.  This is also the same guy who early in camp this month said he would not talk to the media. Great guy (sarcasm).  Still Irving dropped 26 points to lead both squad...

 BROWNS 20 - GIANTS 6  The Giants chances of winning the NFC East took another huge hit on Sunday, when Big Blue laid a giant blue egg on national television as the Cleveland Browns thumped them 20-6.  The Giants had no answer for Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, who was sharp all night completing 27-of-32 passes for 297 yards two touchdown passes to Jarvis Landry and Austin Hooper.  The Giants could have made a game of this seemingly one-side affair, but Joe Judge's gambles got the best of the first year head coach. On the opening drive of the game, the Giants were rolling deep into Cleveland territory, buoyed by a 48-yard kick return by Dion Lewis to open things up.  However the Giants inability to capitalize inside the Browns 10-yard line, forced what should have been an easy three points.  Instead Judge gambled, and decided to have punter Ron Dixon take the snap in the shotgun and throw the ball in the endzone, which he did, widely out of bounds. Inst...