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CFP quarterfinal first look: X factors, key players and how each team can win

Here's how each team can win its quarterfinal game, plus key players, X factors and what we learned from the first round.

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Connelly's CFP takeaways: Home teams flex in first round

The first round of the 12-team playoff has come and gone. Bill Connelly breaks down down all four games.

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NFL WEEK 16

RECAPPING SATURDAY SHOWDOWNS

Questions from every NFL Week 16 game: Are the Ravens now the favorites to win the AFC North?

NFL Nation reporters react to all the action, answering the biggest questions coming out of each game. Here's what we learned from Week 16.

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Marlon Humphrey snags pick-six to seal win as Ravens clinch a playoff berth

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Tank Dell carted off the field after scoring TD

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Patrick Mahomes connects with Xavier Worthy for a TD

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Calvin Austin twists and turns to make unreal catch for Steelers

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FIRST-ROUND GAMES

RICKEY HENDERSON

1958-2024

Rickey Henderson was -- now and forever -- the greatest leadoff hitter ever

For generations of baseball fans, the name Rickey evokes a man who did his job better than anyone in MLB history.

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Rickey Henderson, 'greatest of all time,' dies at 65

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College Football Playoff First Round Presented by Allstate

Ohio State steamrolls Tennessee to set up Oregon rematch

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Ryan Day credits Ohio State's resilience for first-round dominance

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Will Brooks somehow picks off Will Howard by a toe

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TreVeyon Henderson's TD runs the score up for Buckeyes

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Jeremiah Smith hauls in his second TD of the night for Buckeyes

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Nico Iamaleava channels his inner LeBron celebrating Vols TD

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TreVeyon Henderson breaks free to put Ohio State up 21-0

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Nico Iamaleava's helmet cracked after hard tackle

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Tennessee players emerge shirtless for warmups vs. Ohio State

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ROLLING INTO THE QUARTERFINALS

Texas outlasts Clemson to advance to the quarterfinals

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Penn State thrashes SMU to advance to CFP quarterfinals

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