Today's Updates, 12/9/2018

Today's UPDATES

In today's Max Sports rundown, we are going to look at the NFL Playoff-clinching scenarios for Week 14 and these are for the top two teams in both the AFC and NFC Conferences. First up in the AFC, it's really kinda easy for the Kansas City Chiefs today, all they have to is win against the Baltimore Ravens and they are in the NFL Playoffs. The New England Patriots have easy for them too, they could win their 10th straight AFC East Division title if they beat the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium the home of Super Bowl LIV. The NFC scenarios go out like this, if the Los Angeles Rams beat the Chicago Bears tonight in NBC's Sunday Night Football, then they will win a first round bye with home-field advantage as their biggest goal of the season, the Rams look to have everything worked for the last few weeks. The New Orleans Saints are coming off a humiliating loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the most-watched Thursday Night Football game in history, but today the former has a chance to put all of that behind them and get back into the playoffs, and here's how they can do it. First, the Saints can clinch at least clinch a playoff berth if the following three teams were to loss: the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins; but if they do win or if the Carolina Panthers lose, then the Saints will the NFC South Division. That about wraps up some Football for Thought to a lot of NFL fans who will be tuning today to see who gets in and who goes out as every game on the schedule at this point is very important to every team in the league, take a look at what's ahead in Week 14.

NFL
Week 14 Schedule
Last Thursday
Tennessee Titans 30, Jacksonville Jaguars 9
Sunday
New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills at 1PM on CBS
Carolina Panthers vs Cleveland Browns at 1PM on FOX
Atlanta Falcons vs Green Bay Packers at 1PM on FOX
Baltimore Ravens vs Kansas City Chiefs at 1PM on CBS
New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins at 1PM on CBS
New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 1PM on FOX
New York Giants vs Washington Redskins at 1PM on FOX
Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans at 1PM  on CBS
Cincinnati Bengals vs Los Angeles Chargers at 4:05PM on CBS
Denver Broncos vs San Francisco 49ers at 4:05PM on CBS
Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys at 4:25PM on FOX
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Oakland Raiders at 4:25PM on FOX
Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals at 4:25PM on FOX
Los Angeles Rams vs Chicago Bears at 8:20PM on NBC
Monday
Minnesota Vikings vs Seattle Seahawks at 8:15PM on ESPN

NFL Playoff Picture
AFC Division Leaders
1. Chiefs, 10-2 .818 PCT, 1st Seed
2. Patriots .727 PCT, 9-3, 2nd Seed
3. Texans .727 PCT, 9-3, 3rd Seed
4. Steelers .682 PCT, 7-4-1, 4th Seed
AFC Wild Card
1. Chargers .727 PCT, 9-3, 5th Seed
2. Ravens .583 PCT, 7-5, 6th Seed
NFC Division Leaders
1. Rams .909 PCT, 11-1, 1st Seed
2. Saints .833 PCT, 10-2, 2nd Seed
3. Bears .727 PCT, 8-4, 3rd Seed
4. Cowboys .583 PCT, 7-5, 4th Seed
NFC Wild Card
1. Seahawks .583 PCT, 7-5, 5th Seed
2. Vikings .542 PCT, 6-5-1, 6th Seed

NBA
Last Friday
Hornets 113, Nuggets 107
76ers 117, Pistons 111
Pacers 112, Magic 90
Nets 106, Raptors 105 in Overtime
Kings 129, Cavaliers 110
Bulls 114, Thunder 112
Grizzlies 107, Pelicans 103
Spurs 133, Lakers 103
Heat 115, Suns 98
Warriors 105, Bucks 95
Last Night
Mavericks 107, Rockets 104
Pacers 107, Kings 97
Hawks 106, Nuggets 98
Cavaliers 116, Wizards 101
Nets 112, Knicks 104
Celtics 133, Bulls 77
Lakers 111, Grizzlies 88
Trail Blazers 113, Timberwolves 105
Heat 121, Clippers 98
Today
Pelicans vs Pistons at 3:30PM
Bucks vs Raptors at 6PM on NBATV
Jazz vs Spurs at 7PM
Hornets vs Knicks at 7:30PM

NHL
Last Friday
Stars 3, Sharks 2
Blues 1, Jets 0
Oilers 7, Wild 2
Hurricanes 4, Ducks 1
Last Night
Flyers 6, Sabres 2
Kings 5, Golden Knights 1
Bruins 6, Maple Leafs 3
Senators 2, Penguins 1 in Overtime
Islanders 3, Red Wings 2
Lightning 7, Avalanche 1
Rangers 5, Panthers 4 in a Shootout
Captials 4, Blue Jackets 0
Sharks 5, Coyotes 3
Flames 5, Predators 2
Today
Canucks vs Blues at 3PM
Flyers vs Jets at 3PM
Bruins vs Senators at 5PM
Canadiens vs Blackhawks at 6PM
Devils vs Ducks at 8PM
Flames vs Oilers at 9PM on ESPN+
Stars vs Golden Knights at 9PM

WWE
WWE TLC match card
- 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, Corbin will be stripped of all authoritative power and Strowman will receive a WWE Universal Championship match at the Royal Rumble. 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
- The Bar vs The New Day vs The Usos a in Triple threat tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship

Well how bout that Avengers 4 trailer, or should I now call it "Avengers: Endgame," it's the subject of both our #TwitterTrend and Web Choice combo today. I'm now going to breakdown piece by piece the epic trailer that was launched on last Friday morning, first there was Tony Stark who was seen on what looks to be the spaceship owned by the Guardians of the Galaxy, he would use an Iron Man helmet that seen better days to send a message to the love his life. Pepper Potts. It was him who would say that "Part of the Journey is the End" and so it shall once this film hits theaters a week early than it was previously announced from May 3, 2019 to April 26, 2019, that means the whole wide world will witness the conclusion of this Marvel saga that has been going for the past ten years. Tony Stark would conclude the recorded message saying that he's running out of food and water and very soon oxygen, and "When he drifts off, he's going to dream about you [Ms. Potts]. Next we see the Marvel Studios 10 logo fade away from the screen as did "50% of all living creatures," according to Black Widow who was still in blonde and Cap was seen crying but was without his "fugitive beard." Of course between those scenes was the armor once wore by the Mad Titan, being hanged into the middle of a large field like a scarecrow, and the only part of Thanos that could be seen was him walking within the large field while dragging the Infinity Gauntlet on his left hand which still in a lot of damage after "The Decimation." which Marvel is calling as the official name of Thanos' Snap. There scenes of Thor who looked to have compelling "disbelief look" on his face, almost as shocking as when Black Widow seeing Hawkeye as now Ronin, Nebula was seen as one two remaining Guardians who survived "The Decimation," there were no scenes of Rocket, but I'm sure that the little Raccoon is crying like hell somewhere. The final scenes were Widow and Cap suiting up with the latter holding a picture of Peggy Carter in his hand which he has kept for so many years, he would say that "This is the fight of their lives" and Widow would respond by saying that "This is gonna work." So then Cap would say "I know it is, 'cause I don't know what I'm gonna do if it doesn't," then I guess the Avengers are not playing around this time when comes to defeating Thanos once and for all. After revealing the official title for the film, Marvel Studios had one last trick up its sleeves and showed a LIVE security footage of Scott Lang, who was last seen in the Quantum Realm in Ant-Man and the Wasp, standing in front of the gates of Avengers HQ in Upstate New York asking for access inside, and no Cap "it's not an old message," it maybe your last hope of beating Thanos. It's a very good thing that this trailer does not revealed anything major about the whole except what each character is going through after Thanos won, and like I said before, they are not playing around this time. For more reactions to the Endgame trailer, take a look at these tweets and reaction videos from die hard Marvel fans who have waited months and months to see what happens next for the Avengers on their way to their Greatest Battle on the Big Screen ever.
Russo Brothers @Russo_Brothers
For those who have been here since the beginning.
For those who have joined along the way.

For the best fans in the Universe.

This trailer is for you...

With much love and gratitude for your patience,

The RB’s
Marvel Studios @MarvelStudios
Check out the new poster for Marvel Studios' #AvengersEndgame. In theaters April 26, 2019.
Punch Drunk Critics @pdcmovies
It's Finally Here! Watch The First Trailer For 'Avengers: Endgame' Now! 
http://ow.ly/qjCq30mTWA7
Sarah Rappaport @SarahRapp
My reaction to the #Avengers4 trailer in gif form:
MCM Comic Con @MCMComicCon
HAWKEYE IS BACK!! 🔥🔥🔥 #Avengers4
PopBuzz @popbuzz
watching the #AvengersEndgame trailer: a mood board.


Nancy Yang @n_yang
STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING BREAKING NEWS CODE 4 ALERT

Mike Jennings @mikejjennings
AHHHH AVENGERS ENDGAME! WHAT A TITLE!

HYPE!!

This will be the best thing ever HOOK IT TO MY VEINS

Kevin Kaduk @KevinKaduk
Is it weird I just turned off the lights in my office and drew the shades before watching this?

Adam! @AdamLanceGarcia
This looks... potentially better than Infinity War. 

Oh and the Time Vortex? CALLED IT. 

But Endgame? They couldn't have come up with something better?

Emma Fraser @frazbelina
Of course, my fave bit/the part I was most emotional about was THAT photo. Also, Cap should've kept the beard. Always keep the beard.

Phill Tromans @PhillTromans
Really hope that Ant-Man turns out to be the most significant player in this whole saga. #Avengers4

Cory McCartney @coryjmccartney
We are allowed to just jump past December, January, February and March, right? #Avengers4

Marvel Studios' AVENGERS: ENDGAME - 
Official TRAILER REACTION!!!

Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame - Official Trailer Reaction

 Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame - Official Trailer REACTION!!

Avengers: Endgame Trailer Reaction

Avengers: Endgame Trailer Reaction

Marvel Studios' Avengers End Game - Official Trailer - REACTION!!!

AVENGERS: ENDGAME OFFICIAL TRAILER REACTION

Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame Official Trailer Reaction!!!

Marvel Studios' Avengers 4 - Official Trailer Reactions Mashup

CELEBRITY of the DAY
Phillip Lindsay
Born: July 24, 1994
Running back for the Denver Broncos
Signed with the team as an undrafted free agent

That's your Celebrity of the Day, Game On Today!

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