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Jacksonville Jaguars wide re-
ceiver Jaydon Mickens (85)
celebrates his 15-yard touch-
down catch against the Hous-
ton Texans during the first half
of an NFL football game, Sun-
day, Dec. 17, 2017, in Jack-
sonville, Fla.
Associated Press
Jags clinch

AFC playoff

berth with

rout of

Texans

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)
— The Jacksonville Jag-
uars are returning to the
playoffs for the first time in
a decade thanks to a 45-7
drubbing of rival Houston
on Sunday.
Once the NFL’s poster child
for futility and a punchline
for potential relocation,
the Jaguars (10-4) are now
one of the league’s top
turnaround stories.
Blake Bortles threw three
touchdowns passes, in-
car earlier this season. The Haula’s go-ahead goal
cluding two to a reserve
receiver who slept in his

Jaguars won for the sev-
enth time in eight games to leads Vegas past Panthers
clinch a postseason berth
for the first time since 2007.
Bortles finished with a sea-
son-high 326 yards and the
best QB rating (143.8) of his Vegas Golden Knights players celebrate after Vegas Golden
career, including 186 yards Knights left wing Erik Haula, second from left, scored against the
and a touchdown to rook- Florida Panthers during the third period of an NHL hockey game
ie Keelan Cole.
Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, in Las Vegas.
Associated Press
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