Seahawks lose strong safety Jamal Adams for season to shoulder injuryVideo
RENTON, Wash. — Jamal Adams’ second season with the Seahawks is coming to an early end, raising even more concerns about the price Seattle paid to acquire the safety in the first place. Adams will miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn labrum in his left shoulder,...
AFC North-leading Ravens beset by injuriesVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The way Anthony Averett’s role has evolved this year is a microcosm of what the Baltimore Ravens have gone through as a team. In his first three seasons with Baltimore, Averett made seven starts total. In 2021, he’s made 11, pressed into more significant responsibility in...
Browns’ Baker Mayfield renewed by off week, confident for stretch runVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Baker Mayfield’s bruises aren’t as black and blue as they were before the late but much-needed bye. The Browns’ record is still shaded in mediocrity. The one-week break gave Cleveland’s quarterback a chance to heal and recoup from a 12-game battering and mentally prepare himself for a...
Joe Burrow says injured pinky won’t sideline him against 49ersVideo
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said the injured pinky finger on his throwing hand won’t keep him out of Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. The finger was dislocated last Sunday when the second-year quarterback was strip-sacked on the Bengals’ first possession against the Los Angeles Chargers....
Vikings leaning hard on WR Justin Jefferson in quest to save seasonVideo
After Adam Thielen was injured on Minnesota’s sixth offensive play Sunday, Kirk Cousins naturally focused on his other standout receiver, Justin Jefferson. Jefferson responded with career highs of 11 catches and 182 yards, but the Vikings wasted that performance in a gut-wrenching 29-27 loss to Detroit. It is becoming a...
Football rules experts agree: Controversy over Kenny Pickett’s fake slide needs to be addressed ‘effective immediately’
Former NFL referee and current CBS rules analyst Gene Steratore is weighing in on the fake slide controversy surrounding Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett. Pickett caused Wake Forest defenders to ease up during an open field run in the first quarter of Saturday’s ACC championship game when it appeared he was...
Patriots out-run Bills with win in blustery conditionsVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Damien Harris scored on a 64-yard run in blustery conditions in which Mac Jones attempted just three passes, and the New England Patriots shored up their familiar place atop the AFC with a 14-10 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday night. Defensive back Miles Bryant...
BetMGM: Best Monday Night Football bets — Patriots at Bills in Week 13
From the staff of BetMGM There are plenty of Monday Night Football bets that offer value this week. The New England Patriots travel to Buffalo to take on the Bills, and first place in the AFC East is on the line. According to the NFL betting lines from BetMGM, the...
Chiefs keep AFC West lead with victory over Broncos
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs’ Andy Reid is an offensive-minded coach to his core, so the Kansas City defense must have done something special against the Denver Broncos on Sunday night for him to call its performance “beautiful.” Three turnovers. Three fourth-down stops. One pick-6 to seal a fifth...
Bills CB Dane Jackson, a Pitt and Quaker Valley product, draws on memories of 4 late friendsVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Dane Jackson pays little heed to questions of what challenges he faces in preparing to replace Tre’Davious White in the Buffalo Bills secondary. The second-year cornerback need only point to his left arm, where the initials D, D, D, R are tattooed in honor of four...
Up-and-down Chargers hold off Bengals for 41-22 victoryVideo
CINCINNATI — Justin Herbert passed for three touchdowns, and Tevaughn Campbell returned a Joe Mixon fumble 61 yards for a score, helping the Los Angeles Chargers hold off Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals for a 41-22 victory on Sunday. Herbert was 26 of 35 for 317 yards as Los...
NFL Week 13 roundup: Lions pull out first victory after wasting double-digit lead to VikingsVideo
DETROIT — The Lions finally found a victory when Jared Goff threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown as time expired, lifting previously winless Detroit to a 29-27 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Not only was the finish dramatic, it was stunning. Goff led the Lions...
Football Hall of Famer Claude Humphrey dies as age 77Video
ATLANTA — Pro Football Hall of Famer Claude Humphrey, one of the NFL’s most fearsome pass rushers during the 1970s with the Atlanta Falcons but long overlooked on mostly losing teams, died at the age of 77. Humphrey, who also reached the Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles, died unexpectedly...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: There’s a difference between actions of Aaron Rodgers, Antonio Brown
Antonio Brown got suspended three games by the NFL for having a bogus covid vaccination card. Brown’s ex-personal chef ratted him out because Brown owes the chef $10k. Brown’s ban costs him somewhere around $183k in game checks. Remember when those game checks were a lot bigger? Brown has not...
Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians urges NFL look at vaccination status of more teamsVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians would like to see the NFL expand an investigation of the covid-19 vaccination status of two players on his team to include other rosters around the league. Responding publicly for the first time to the league suspending wide receiver Antonio Brown...
Bears to go with Andy Dalton as starter against CardinalsVideo
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Quarterback Andy Dalton will make his second straight start Sunday for the Chicago Bears as a result of Justin Fields’ broken ribs. The Bears face the Arizona Cardinals at Soldier Field, and on Friday coach Matt Nagy said Fields’ health improved, but not enough to play....
Giants QB Daniel Jones will not play vs. Dolphins because of neck injuryVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones will not play against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday because of a neck injury, and he could be out longer. Coach Joe Judge ruled out Jones on Friday after being told by the team’s medical personnel that the third-year quarterback...
Analysis: Why Rodgers got fined and 3 Bucs got suspended
Aaron Rodgers flaunts the NFL/NFLPA coronavirus protocols and gets a fine that barely shows up in his paycheck. Antonio Brown and two others do the same and get three-game suspensions. What gives? It’s complicated, but in some ways it’s also pretty simple why the Packers quarterback was fined $14,650, a...
Defense lifts Cowboys to victory over sinking SaintsVideo
NEW ORLEANS — CeeDee Lamb had 122 yards from scrimmage, Tony Pollard had a 58-yard touchdown run and the Dallas defense produced timely sacks and turnovers in the Cowboys’ 27-17 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night. The Cowboys intercepted Saints quarterback Taysom Hill three times in the...
Tampa Bay’s Antonio Brown, 2 others suspended for violating covid rulesVideo
NEW YORK — Antonio Brown and two other NFL players have been suspended immediately for three games by the league for violating covid-19 protocols. The Tampa Bay wide receiver and teammate Mike Edwards were suspended Thursday. Free agent John Franklin III, if signed by a team, is also ineligible to...
Mayfield, Browns can make up for lost season in home stretchVideo
CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield’s chance to change the narrative — about him, about the Browns and about his future — is staring him in the face. He’s got five games to show if he is a franchise quarterback or another Cleveland miss. Pushing through several injuries for weeks, Mayfield spent...
AFC has record 12 teams at .500 or better through Week 12
The NFL has never quite seen a conference like this year’s AFC. Heading into December, only four teams in the conference have losing records, with the 12 teams at .500 or better the most for a conference through 12 weeks since the merger. There have been three seasons when 11...
Panthers RB McCaffrey out for the season with ankle injury
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The injury bug bit Christian McCaffrey yet again. The Carolina Panthers’ often-injured running back will miss the remainder of the season with an ankle injury, the team announced Monday. McCaffrey had an MRI that revealed the injury was severe enough to put him on injured reserve. Because...
Browns’ Jack Conklin suffers season-ending knee injury vs. Ravens
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns right tackle Jack Conklin will undergo surgery after suffering a season-ending right knee injury Sunday night at Baltimore, a crushing blow to an offense struggling to score. Conklin ruptured his patellar tendon while pass blocking in the first quarter against the Ravens, who held the Browns...
Cowboys’ Mike McCarthy out vs. Saints after positive covid test
Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy checked into the team hotel the day after the Thanksgiving game as a precaution with covid-19 infections spreading on his staff. McCarthy ended up testing positive anyway and isn’t the only one in his family dealing with the virus. The second-year Dallas coach is out...
