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Which teams have qualified for the 2023 NFL playoffs?

It’s always a chaotic last week of the regular season in the NFL , and this year was no different. The Tennessee Titans surprised everyone with a 28-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars , which significantly impacted the AFC playoff race. Had Jacksonville won, they would have claimed the AFC South title, but now they are out of the playoffs . READ ALSO: Packers beat the Bears for a tenth consecutive year Cowboys clinch NFC East, No. 2 seed in NFC NFL playoffs: 30 underdogs have won in Wild Card round since 2002 Following Tennessee’s win, the Houston Texans secured the AFC South, and the Pittsburgh Steelers clinched a playoff berth. The Buffalo Bills also secured their spot in the playoffs, while the Jaguars were eliminated. The Bills ended the season on a high note with a win over the Miami Dolphins, earning the AFC East title. What’s remarkable about their victory is that they became only the fourth team in NFL history to win a division after being down by at least three ga...

Euro 2024 qualifying play-off draw: teams, fixtures, hosts, dates…

The last international break of 2023 has come and gone, with anticipation starting to build head of the 2024 European Championship , which will be held in Germany in June and July next summer. 21 of the 24 participants are now known, with 12 teams to battle it out for the remaining three spots via the Euro 2024 qualifying playoffs. Which teams have qualified for Euro 2024? As hosts , Germany have been in since the word go, while all of Europe’s elite have safety booked their places at the finals. Poland and Ukraine , who joint hosted Euro 2012, are arguably the biggest names yet to have sealed qualification, but both still have an opportunity to do so. At the other end of the spectrum, Albania will feature in just their second ever European Championship, while World Cup regulars Serbia , incredibly enough, hadn’t qualified since they appeared as Yugoslavia all the way back in 2000. 20 teams qualified directly from the main qualifying group stage, with the top two countries fr...

Power Rankings: The best teams in Europe - Week 3

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Following a week in which: - Newcastle United beat Paris Saint-Germain 4-1. - Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Manchester City 2-1. - Lens beat Arsenal 2-1. We at 90min have ranked the best teams in Europe once again (spoiler: most of them lost this week). 10. Aston Villa (new entry) Villa thumped Brighton / Nathan Stirk/GettyImages In October 2022, under the guidance of Steven Gerrard, Aston Villa were sitting just one point outside of the relegation zone. In October 2023, under the guidance of Unai Emery, Aston Villa are sitting fifth in the Premier League table having just thumped Brighton and Hove Albion 6-1. The job Emery has done at Villa Park is genuinely remarkable. 9. Arsenal (down 4) Injured / Alex Pantling/GettyImages Things were going quite well for Arsenal and then the bad thing happened: the over-worked Bukayo Saka hobbled off with a suspected hamstring injury. Without their 'starboy', the Gunners looked utterly devoid of creativity and pace in the offensive third ...