Today's Updates, 12/16/2018

Today's UPDATES

We are in the midst of Week 15 in the NFL, and just like last Sunday, we are going to have a Max Sports rundown about the Playoff-clinching scenarios for this week. The New England Patriots take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in a classic showdown between Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger, both teams are coming off humiliating losses last week at the hands of Miami Dolphins and the Oakland Raiders respectively, there are no clinching scenarios for the Steelers but they need this win most of all after having held the #2 Seed in the AFC before losing a two games straight. The Patriots have a chance to clinch a playoff berth if they win today and the Tennessee Titans lose to the NY Giants, or if the Dolphins lose to the the Minnesota Vikings and Pats win, then the Pats will the AFC East Division for a 10th Year in a Row. The Houston Texans are currently the #2 Seed in the AFC Conference after beating the NY Jets last night, if the Dolphins loss and either the Steelers and Baltimore Ravens lose today, Texans are in the playoffs, though if the Indianapolis Colts and the Titans lose, the Texans will win the AFC South Division. Over on the NFC, both the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams have the same scenario when it comes to clinching a first-round bye, they can both get it done if they both win and the Chicago Bears lose to the Green Bay Packers. If you are a Rams fans, then you outta hope that the Saints lose to the Carolina Panthers tomorrow so that the Rams can regain the #1 Seed in the NFC Conference, but you also have to hope that the Rams can bounce back after last Sunday Night's loss to the Bears and with a Sunday Night win tonight against the Philadelphia Eagles who are without Carson Wentz. The Bears have it real easy for them today, they can clinch a playoff berth if the Washington Redskins lose, or even better, a win for the Bears or a Minnesota loss would insure that Chicago are Champions of the NFC North. The Dallas Cowboys only need a win against the Colts to be Champions of the NFC East, losses by Redskins and Eagles would get the Boys in as well, and finally the Seattle Seahawks can clinch a wild card spot if they beat the San Francisco 49ers, and if the Vikings lose then the Seahawks will take the #5 Seed in the NFC for themselves. Check out every NFL game being played today, plus at look what every match for tonight's Final WWE PPV of 2018, which includes Tables, Ladders, and Chairs.

NFL
Week 15 Schedule
Last Thursday
Los Angeles Chargers 29, Kansas City Chiefs 28
Yesterday
Houston Texans 29, New York Jets 22
Cleveland Browns 17, Denver Broncos 16
Today
Arizona Cardinals vs Atlanta Falcons at 1PM on FOX
Detroit Lions vs Buffalo Bills at 1PM on FOX
Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears at 1PM on FOX
Oakland Raiders vs Cincinnati Bengals at 1PM on CBS
Dallas Cowboys vs Indianapolis Colts at 1PM on FOX
Miami Dolphins vs Minnesota Vikings at 1PM on CBS
Tennessee Titans vs New York Giants at 1PM on CBS
Washington Redskins vs Jacksonville Jaguars at 1PM on CBS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Baltimore Ravens at 1PM on FOX
Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers at 4:05PM on FOX
New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers at 4:25PM on CBS
Philadelphia Eagles vs Los Angeles Rams at 8:20PM on NBC
Tomorrow
New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers at 8:15PM on ESPN

NFL Playoff Picture
AFC Division Leaders
1. Chiefs .786 PCT, 11-3 , 1st Seed, Clinched Playoff Berth
2. Texans .714 PCT, 10-4, 2nd Seed
3. Patriots .692 PCT, 9-4, 3rd Seed
4. Steelers .577 PCT, 7-5-1, 4th Seed
AFC Wild Card
1. Chargers .786 PCT, 11-3, 5th Seed, Clinched Playoff Berth
2. Ravens .538 PCT, 7-6, 6th Seed
NFC Division Leaders
1. Saints .846 PCT, 11-2, 1st Seed, Clinched Division
2. Rams .846 PCT, 11-2, 2nd Seed, Clinched Division
3. Bears .692 PCT, 9-4, 3rd Seed
4. Cowboys .615 PCT, 8-5, 4th Seed
NFC Wild Card
1. Seahawks .615 PCT, 8-5, 5th Seed
2. Vikings .500 PCT, 6-6-1, 6th Seed

NBA

Last Friday

Celtics 129, Hawks 108

Knicks 126, Hornets 124

Nets 125, Wizards 118

Bucks 114, Cavaliers 102

Pacers 113, 76ers 101

Heat 100, Grizzlies 97

Nuggets 109, Thunder 98

Trail Blazers 128, Raptors 122

Warriors 130, Kings 125

Yesterday

Magic 96, Jazz 89

Lakers 128, Hornets 100

Pistons 113, Celtics 104

Rockets 105, Grizzlies 97

Bulls 98, Spurs 93

Thunder 110, Clippers 104

Suns 107, Timberwolves 99

Today

Hawks vs Nets at 3PM
76ers vs Cavaliers at 3:30PM
Knicks vs Pacers at 5PM
Lakers vs Wizards at 6PM
Kings vs Mavericks at 7PM
Heat vs Pelicans at 7PM
Raptors vs Nuggets at 8PM

NHL

Last Friday

Devils 5, Golden Knights 4 in Overtime

Coyotes 4, Rangers 3 in Overtime

Penguins 5, Bruins 3

Senators 4, Red Wings 2

Capitals 6, Hurricanes 5 in a Shootout

Blues 4, Avalanche 3 in Overtime

Jets 4, Blackhawks 3 in Overtime

Oilers 4, Flyers 1

Yesterday

Flames 2, Wild 1

Canadiens 5, Senators 2

Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 3 in Overtime

Islanders 4, Red Wings 3 in a Shootout

Penguins 4, Kings 3 in Overtime

Capitals 4, Sabres 3 in a Shootout

Ducks 2, Blue Jackets 1 in Overtime

Predators 2, Devils 1 in a Shootout

Avalanche 6, Stars 4

Canucks 5, Flyers 1
Today
Golden Knights vs Rangers at 12:30PM on NHLN
Coyotes vs Hurricanes at 1PM
Flames vs Blues at 3PM
Sabres vs Bruins at 5PM on NHLN
Sharks vs Blackhawks at 7PM on ESPN+
Lightning vs Jets at 7PM
Oilers vs Canucks at 10PM on ESPN+

WWE

WWE TLC match card

- Mahalicia (Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox) vs Fabulous Truth (R-Truth and Carmella) in the Mixed Match Challenge Final match. The winning team will get the no. 30 spots in the 2019 men's and women's Royal Rumble matches.

- Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

- Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match. If Strowman wins, he will receive a Universal Championship match at the Royal Rumble and Corbin will be stripped of all authoritative power. If Corbin wins, he will become the full-time general manager of Raw.

- Ronda Rousey vs Nia Jax for the WWE Raw Women's Championship

- Daniel Bryan vs AJ Styles for the WWE Championship

- Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair vs Asuka in a Triple threat Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship

- Finn Bálor vs Drew McIntyre

- Elias vs Bobby Lashley in a Ladder match in which a guitar will be suspended above the ring, and the first to retrieve it can use it as a weapon

- The Bar vs The New Day vs The Usos a in Triple Threat tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship

- Natalya vs Ruby Riott in a Tables match

- Buddy Murphy vs Cedric Alexander for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship

- Rey Mysterio vs Randy Orton in a Chairs match

The 2018 Midterm Elections saw the Democrats win back the House of Representatives from Trump's Republicans, but now they are setting their sights on a much more bigger prize, and that's regaining the White House in the 2020 Presidential Election. You know during the 2016 Election started back three years ago, I didn't really cared because I didn't watch politics way back then, but all it took was the fact of Trump trying to run for president, and Trevor Noah taking over The Daily Show for Jon Stewart to change everything. At first I only watched the show to see how Trevor was covering the 2016, and while he did not have any experience for these sort of things, it was still fun to watch him make best news out of The Daily Show and I watch him every Monday through Thursday night as my go-to place for politics and comedy. Moving back to 2020, three Democrats have been considered this week as top contenders for the Democratic Nomination and challenge Trump for the White House, and these three are all part of our Political edition of #TwitterTrend. Leading the first Democratic poll in Iowa, ahead of the state's 2020 Democratic primary, are former Vice President Joe Biden, ex-presidential candidate and Independent Senator Bernie Sanders and Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke who we all know challenged Ted Cruz in a closely-watched Texas Senate race last month. It's no secret that the Democrats want to bounce back after losing the White House in 2016, but when you look at the poll numbers very closely, there is no telling who will even win the Democratic Nomination and if whoever it is can undo the mess made by Trump. Some people are more favoring for Michelle Obama to run so Trump and his Cabinet can be wiped out completely, but we will have to wait until earlier next year to see which Democrats will run and and we can get this 2020 race over with. For more on the Poll situation, take a look at the tweets down below from reporters and politicians who have made their case about Biden, Sanders and O'Rourke who could all make the biggest impact in what could be one of the most-anticipated Presidential Election of all times.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath
First Iowa / CNN poll is out:
32% Biden
19% Sanders
11% O’Rourke

Remember: at this point, polling is reflective primarily of name recognition.

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https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2018/12/16/iowa-poll-caucuses-2020-joe-biden-bernie-sanders-beto-orourke-elizabeth-warren-register-cnn-democrat/2312541002/ …

Will Jordan @williamjordann

Name ID in the Selzer/DMR Iowa Dem Caucus Poll

Biden 96%

Sanders 96%

Warren 84%

Bloomberg 71%

O’Rourke 64%

Booker 61%

Harris 59%

Gillibrand 45%

Brown 31%

JudithLogan @loganjudith4

Iowa Poll: Biden, Sanders top early look at possible Democratic hopefuls in 2020 caucuses

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/12/15/iowa-poll-caucuses-2020-joe-biden-bernie-sanders-beto-orourke-elizabeth-warren-register-cnn-democrat/2326989002/…

Steven Dennis @StevenTDennis

FIRST IOWA POLL by SELZER:

BIDEN 32%

SANDERS 19%

BETO 11%

WARREN 8%

HARRIS 5%

BOOKER 4%

BLOOMBERG 3%

KLOBUCHAR 3%

DELANEY 1%

SHERROD 1%

CASTRO 1%

Michael LiV @mcpli

FWIW - 415 days out from the Iowa caucus

Alex Thompson @AlxThomp

“Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders top the list of potential presidential candidates preferred by Iowa's likely Democratic caucusgoers, reflecting their belief that it will take political experience to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020.”

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath

LOL, yes. Exactly.

Although the name recognition for O’Rourke is higher than one might expect given he has not had a position of national visibility nor campaigned in Iowa, as both Biden and Sanders have.

Also the “experience” vs “newcomer” narrative is clearly in play already.

tysonbrody @tysonbrody

Beto’s standing vs name ID is interesting compared to Warren. And also to Booker, who’s been trying much harder.

Dan Pfeiffer @danpfeiffer

For context here are the results of the 12/2006 @DMRegister poll:

John Edwards 36%

Hillary Clinton 16%

Barack Obama 13%

Tom Vilsack 11%

Steven Dennis @StevenTDennis

Flashback to CNN's first poll with Obama in it in 2006: He vaulted to 17%, HRC dropped 10 points to 28%. And the race was on shortly thereafter...

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/images/11/01/rel27d.pdf …

Steven Dennis @StevenTDennis

Favorables in the new IOWA POLL:

BIDEN 82(!)/15

BERNIE 72/22

WARREN 64/20

BETO 53/11

HARRIS 49/10

BOOKER 49/12

HRC 47/49(!)

HOLDER 42/16

BLOOMBERG 40/31

KLOBUCHAR 38/8

Des Moines Register @DMRegister

The #IowaPoll is the first test of the potential candidates to run against President Trump. #iacaucus @JoeBiden @BernieSanders @BetoORourke @elizabethforma @KamalaHarris

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2018/12/16/iowa-poll-caucuses-2020-joe-biden-bernie-sanders-beto-orourke-elizabeth-warren-register-cnn-democrat/2312541002/…

As we are all aware, Disney Parks Blog revealed some new details regarding the upcoming Marvel-themed attractions coming to Disney California Adventure, Walt Disney Studios Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. But what I would like to know is what other fans of Disney and Marvel alike think about the vague statement that was made last week by Scot Drake. He is the creative executive overseeing the Marvel Global Portfolio of Walt Disney Imagineering who had this to say: "my team and I are collaborating closely with our partners across Studios and Entertainment to create exciting experiences and attractions where you can join your favorite Super Heroes at Disney Parks and Resorts. Together, we are expanding this epic story universe in a way that, for the first time ever, will allow you to take on an active role alongside these Super Heroes." This upcoming Web Choice playlist talks about what Disney Park goers feel about what Imagineering has in stored in their promise for a larger immersive Marvel Experience to Disney Parks around the world.