Packers coach Matt LaFleur announced Wednesday that cornerback Jaire Alexander likely is done for the season with a torn posterior cruciate ligament in his knee.
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said on Tuesday that quarterback Brock Purdy was likely to miss Week 18 after hurting his right elbow in Monday night's loss to the Lions.
The playoff quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl was postponed a day because of an attack about a mile away from the Superdome early Wednesday, when authorities say a truck driver deliberately plowed into a New Year’s crowd and killed 15 people.