buccaneers head coach bruce arians fined $50,000 by the nfl for slapping one of his own players during sunday s playoff game against the eagles. he smacked safety andrew adams in the helmet after the bucs recovered a fumble in the punt return. he said he was going to fight the fine because he was trying to prevent adams getting called for a penalty. i ll appeal it. it didn t have anything to do with the game, so we re good. the bucs host the rams on sunday. fun fact, guys. 44-year-old tom brady, he s actually older than every other nfc head coach still left in the playoffs. sean mcvay 35, kyle shanahan 42. i don t think we ll ever be able to stay is that again, where one of the starting quarterbacks is older than the other head coaches. andy, who hits their player? do they have history? he got caught up in the heat of the moment, didn t want a penalty call. i m sure he regrets doing it. an andy, nice to see you.
namely they want to land the number one seed in the nfc. dak prescott threw four touchdown passes in the first half. the cowboys won by 42 points. the biggest demolition job in the history of the divisional rivalry. frustration boiling over for washington on the other sideline. jonathan allen and deron payne had to be separated after allen took a swing at his former alabama teammate. washington clinching the fourth straight loss. joe and the bengals threw for a franchise record. 41-21 route. cincinnati taking over first place. the team closing in on the first playoff berth and laura, paula, i know you love a good halftime show. the one organized by the vikings during their game with the rams on sunday is up there for me. this is a corgi race at us bay stadium. by the way, the dogs are wearing
halftime show in support of colin kaepernick. tom brady, of course, a big topic of conversation for this year s super bowl. he s 41 years old now. he d be the oldest quarterback to win a super bowl if he could beat the rams on sunday. he says as he s gotten older, he appreciates the opportunity to play in this game so much more. he had some fun with the media yesterday when he was asked if he thinks him and lebron james are alike. we re similar athletes, lebron and i, both great size and speed, jumping ability, shooting. not quite. no. he s a much better athlete than me. i wouldn t change anything. i just love being here. i love representing our team. i love trying to go out there and win a world championship. now tony romo is going to call his first super bowl on sunday alongside jim nace on
t while the panthers intercept and run back new orleans two-point conversion attempt, the saints hold on for the 12-9 victory. , all but dashing their playoff hopes. while the eagles will give nick foles the start against the texans this week after foles led philly to an upset win over the rams on sunday. but they re not quite giving up on the injured carson wentz just yet. turning to the nba. oklahoma city where robin lopez is ejected from last night s game against the thunder while defending his teammates in a near melee in the third quarter.
it will not require surgery but will need plenty of rest. nick foles will likely start against the rams on sunday. let s turn now to the nba where a two-game win streak for lebron james and the lakers stopped in houston where james harden leads the rockets to victory with his second triple-double of the season that includes a game high of 50 points scored. houston beats los angeles 126-111. a deeper problem for the lakers surfaced this week after lebron james apologized to his teammate on twitter after posting this video of james leaving him hanging on a high-five attempt. it turns out that hart might be the issue here as an in-depth film review reveals the guard only has a 28% high five success rate. take a look.