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CHICAGO — Tom Brady fell to Nick Foles again and appeared to lose count of downs on his final play, and the Chicago Bears beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-19 on Thursday night after Cairo Santos kicked a 38-yard field goal with 1:17 remaining. DeAndre Houston-Carson broke up Brady’s fourth-down...

Want a “fantasy,” Steelers fans? Here’s a fantasy. How about an NFL week without the specter of games being postponed or moved around? That’s a fantasy in my world. It’s also a fantasy in most fantasy football leagues. And while the real-life logistics of maneuvering around the covid-19 landmines are...

Dwayne Haskins is going from starting quarterback to out of uniform. Ron Rivera benched Haskins for Washington’s next game Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams and turned to Kyle Allen as the new starter with the team 1-3 and at what the coach believes is a crucial moment of the...

NEW YORK — New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold will sit out against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday with his sprained right shoulder. Coach Adam Gase said Wednesday that veteran Joe Flacco will get the start at home in Darnold’s place. “We’re just making sure we do the right thing,...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have canceled practice amid reports that a third player has tested positive for the coronavirus. Sports Illustrated reported that reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore tested positive for the virus on Wednesday and was added to the team’s reserve/covid-19 list....

NASHVILLE — Tennessee will not be returning to the team’s facility Wednesday after two more players tested positive in the NFL’s first covid-19 outbreak, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press. The Titans had no positive tests Monday or Tuesday for the first time after six consecutive...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers needed someone to step forward when injuries left their top two wide receivers unavailable. That made it the perfect showcase for tight end Robert Tonyan to continue his breakthrough season. Tonyan caught three of Aaron Rodgers’ four touchdown passes, Za’Darius Smith recorded...

After the NFL postponed a Steelers game in Nashville this Sunday due to coronavirus concerns, the Tennessee Titans appear to be turning the corner when it comes to controlling the spread. But will they get disciplined for protocol violations after failing to take proper measures to prevent its introduction to...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s hard enough to slow down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs under the best of circumstances. Try doing it with your star quarterback shelved by covid-19, a 40-year-old journeyman taking his place, your top running back headed to injured reserve and a flight that didn’t land...

CLEVELAND — Nick Chubb has been stopped for a while. Cleveland’s powerful Pro Bowl running back will miss “several weeks” with a sprained ligament in his right knee, a major blow to the improved Browns, who are off to their best start since 2001. Chubb injured his medial collateral ligament...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Nick Mullens missed a wide-open Kyle Juszczyk on his second pass of the game and threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown on his last one. It was that kind of day for the San Francisco 49ers, who were unable to put together a...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Golden Tate finally got his chance to face Jalen Ramsey, and the personal animosity between the two players exploded Sunday after the Los Angeles Rams’ 17-9 victory over the New York Giants. The Giants wide receiver and Rams cornerback exchanged blows near midfield after the game and...

CINCINNATI — Joe Mixon ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns and caught Joe Burrow’s pass for another score as the Cincinnati Bengals rolled up 505 yards to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 33-25, on Sunday for their first win of the season. The Bengals (1-2-1) worked around their recent offensive...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Another Tennessee Titans player and another staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus, while the rest of the NFL returned no new positives on Sunday, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The Titans’ outbreak is now at 20 cases, with 18 positive...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The positive test results keep coming for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL’s first outbreak of COVID-19. If the positive results don’t stop, the Titans’ next game, against Buffalo (3-0) on Oct. 11, could be at risk, forcing the NFL into even more rearranging of the schedule....

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Melvin Gordon sealed the Denver Broncos’ first win of the season with a 43-yard touchdown run with 1:48 remaining, and the defense made just enough plays in the fourth quarter to beat the lowly — and still winless — New York Jets 37-28 on Thursday night....