{"id":93990,"date":"2026-01-05T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=93990"},"modified":"2026-01-04T22:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T05:02:36","slug":"the-ten-1-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=93990","title":{"rendered":"The TEN: 1\/5\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”) <\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. The Rams beat the Arizona Cardinals 37-20 Sunday to finish the regular season at 12-5 and secure the number five seed in the NFC. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The Chargers lost to the Denver Broncos 19-3 Sunday to finish the regular season at 11-6. With the win the Broncos, at 14-3, secured the number one seed in the AFC. The Chargers are the number 7 seed. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The Seattle Seahawks beat the San Francisco 49ers 13-3 Saturday night to finish the regular season at 14-3 and secure the number one seed in the NFC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett set the single season sack record when he reached 23 with his sack of Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow Sunday in a 20-18 win over the Bengals. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens 26-24 on Sunday Night Football to win the AFC North.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. The Las Vegas Raiders clinched the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft when the New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-17 Sunday. The Raiders beat Kansas City 14-12 Sunday to finish the season at 3-14. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. The Atlanta Falcons fired head coach Raheem Morris Sunday after two seasons. The Falcons finished 8-9 after a win over New Orleans Sunday. General Manager Terry Fontenot was also fired.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. The Rams will face Carolina in the NFC wild-card game in the first round of the playoffs. The Panthers reached the playoffs for the first time since 2017. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. In the NFC South Carolina, Tampa Bay and Atlanta all finished the regular season at 8-9 but the Panthers won the division because of a 3-1 record against the ither two. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. NFL Playoffs: NFC- Rams at Carolina, San Francisco at Philadelphia, Green Bay at Chicago, Seattle – Bye. AFC- Houston at Pittsburgh, Buffalo at Jacksonville, Chargers at New England, Denver-Bye.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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