Reigning NFC champion Atlanta found a way into the playoffs on Sunday with a win over the Carolina Panthers in the regular-season finale, while the Buffalo Bills reached the postseason with a huge assist from the Cincinnati Bengals.
Buffalo will make a playoff appearance for the first time since 1999.
MELBOURNE- - Alastair Cook struck a masterful, unbeaten double-century to drive England into a position of dominance on 491 for nine at the end of day three of the fourth Ashes test on Thursday.
MELBOURNE- - Alastair Cook completed a stirring century in a stellar return to form as England savoured a rare day of domination in the fourth Ashes test against Australia on Wednesday.
ENGLAND- - Liverpool have agreed to sign Netherlands international Virgil van Dijk from Southampton for a reported world record fee for a defender, the Premier League clubs announced on Wednesday.
LONDON- Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane became Europe's most lethal marksman of 2017 with a second hat-trick in four days to break a 22-year-old Premier League record as his side thumped Southampton 5-2 on Tuesday.
