Covid apparently cancels Ravens’ Dez Bryant reunion with Cowboys
BALTIMORE — Baltimore Ravens receiver Dez Bryant was scratched from Tuesday night’s game against his former team after apparently testing positive for covid-19. Bryant left the field in the middle of warming up with the team, and the Ravens announced less than an hour before their game against Dallas that...
Josh Allen has Bills offense humming heading into Steelers gameVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The way Josh Allen and Buffalo’s offense is humming, the Bills appear better equipped to overcome the deficiencies in their two most recent one-and-done playoff exits. Allen’s 3,403 yards passing rank fifth in the NFL and already place him eighth on Buffalo’s single-season list. The Bills’...
Browns put right guard Wyatt Teller on covid-19 list
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns starting right guard Wyatt Teller went on the covid-19 reserve list Tuesday, putting him in jeopardy of missing next Monday’s home game against Baltimore. Teller has played as well as anyone on Cleveland’s offensive line this season and has had a big hand in the Browns...
Carson Wentz benched, Jalen Hurts to start for Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts will start for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, sending Carson Wentz to the bench. Eagles coach Doug Pederson made the announcement Tuesday on the team’s website. “We’re not where we want to be as an offense,” Pederson said. “I looked at the whole thing and decided...
Josh Allen throws for 4 TDs, Bills beat 49ers in Arizona
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The passes zipped through the air one by one, almost always finding their intended target right on the hands and in stride. By the time Josh Allen was done, the quarterback had finished one of the best games of his young NFL career, and the Buffalo Bills...
Chiefs rally to beat Broncos to clinch playoff berth
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs are so dynamic offensively they sometimes don’t even know when they’ve scored a touchdown. They were fortunate one of those cases didn’t come back to bite them Sunday night. Patrick Mahomes threw for 318 yards and a score, Harrison Butker was perfect...
Tua Tagovailoa throws for 296 yards as Dolphins beat Bengals in ugly gameVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Tua Tagovailoa returned from a thumb injury that forced him to miss one game, throwing for a season-high 296 yards and a score to help the Miami Dolphins rally past the Cincinnati Bengals, 19-7, on Sunday in a game that included five ejections and a benches-clearing...
NFL Week 13 roundup: Derek Carr’s TD pass with 5 seconds left lifts Raiders past JetsVideo
Derek Carr threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Henry Ruggs III with 5 seconds left, lifting the Las Vegas Raiders to a wild 31-28 victory over the still-winless New York Jets on Sunday. The Jets took a 28-24 lead with 5:34 remaining on Ty Johnson’s 1-yard touchdown and the defense...
Baker Mayfield throws 4 TDs in 1st half as Browns hold off TitansVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns can do more than just run the ball, and the NFL’s longest active playoff drought is moving closer to an end after 18 seasons. Mayfield threw for a season-high 334 yards with all four of his touchdown passes in the first...
NFL inactives: QB Jones inactive for Giants; McCoy to start at Seattle
The New York Giants will be without starting quarterback Daniel Jones for Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Jones was inactive for the matchup of first-place teams. Jones was not expected to play because of a hamstring injury suffered last week against Cincinnati. Colt McCoy will make his first start...
Ravens say ‘highly contagious’ covid-19 strain led to outbreakVideo
BALTIMORE — A “highly contagious” strain of covid-19 and noncompliance with NFL protocols led to one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in sports, Ravens president Dick Cass said in a statement Saturday. In the organization’s most extensive comments about an outbreak that altered the NFL’s schedule, depleted the Ravens roster,...
Ex-NFL player Vontaze Burfict arrested in Vegas on battery chargeVideo
LAS VEGAS — Former NFL player Vontaze Burfict, a linebacker who in 2019 received the most severe punishment in league history for an on-field infraction, was arrested Saturday in Las Vegas, according to court records. Online records for Las Vegas Justice Court said Burfict was arrested on a misdemeanor battery...
Ravens’ Trace McSorley preparing for anything in another atypical weekVideo
BALTIMORE — In a span of 48 hours, Ravens quarterback Trace McSorley went from a nearly two-week absence while on the reserve/covid-19 list to being thrust into the most extensive playing time of his young career. Taking over for a hobbled Robert Griffin III, who injured his hamstring, McSorley was...
Highlands alum Dale Shaw part of 1st all-Black officiating crew in NFL history
Nov. 23 was a historic day for the NFL, and Highlands alum Dale Shaw was a part of it. When the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers played on “Monday Night Football,” an all-Black officiating crew took the field for the first time in the history of the league....
Browns get 2 more players back from covid list
The Cleveland Browns got two more players back from the covid-19 list, activating starting linebacker Sione Takitaki and defensive end Joe Jackson on Friday. Earlier this week, the team activated star defensive end Myles Garrett, who missed the past two games after getting sick. Garrett has practiced this week and...
Goodell: NFL committed to finishing regular season on time
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday the league remains committed to finishing the regular season as scheduled. Goodell also said on a conference call that while the NFL is considering a bubble format for the playoffs, it wouldn’t necessarily resemble what the NHL and NBA used in successfully in completing...
Browns’ Myles Garrett back from covid-19 list after 2-game absence
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns got back their most valuable defensive player and lost another vital one. Myles Garrett is ready. Ronnie Harrison won’t be for some time. Cleveland’s defensive star was activated from the covid-19 list Tuesday after missing two games with the virus. Garrett, who was leading the...
DK Metcalf, Russell Wilson lead Seahawks over Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — DK Metcalf got extra motivation he didn’t even need. Metcalf caught 10 passes for 177 yards, Russell Wilson threw for 230 yards and a touchdown and the Seattle Seahawks beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 23-17, on Monday night. Before the game, Metcalf said Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, who...
49ers will play next 2 home games at Cardinals stadium in ArizonaVideo
The San Francisco 49ers will play two home games in Arizona after new coronavirus regulations put in place by officials in Northern California forced the team to find a temporary new home. The 49ers (5-6) will host the Buffalo Bills next Monday night and Washington on Dec. 13 at State...
NFL Week 12 roundup: Bills hang on in sloppy 27-17 win over ChargersVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Tre’Davious White’s fourth-quarter interception set up Tyler Bass’ 43-yard field goal, helping the Buffalo Bills hold off the Los Angeles Chargers for a 27-17 win Sunday. Josh Allen threw for a touchdown and ran for another score for the AFC East-leading Bills (8-3), who hung on...
Ravens’ Mark Andrews, Matthew Judon test positive for covid-19; game vs. Steelers still onVideo
The Ravens’ coronavirus outbreak worsened Sunday, with Ravens tight end Mark Andrews and outside linebacker Matthew Judon testing positive, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed. Both Pro Bowl players will miss Tuesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, already postponed twice because of the Ravens’ mounting caseload. An NFL...
Browns hold off Jaguars, solidify playoff standing in AFCVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Baker Mayfield took advantage of his best game-day weather in a month, throwing two touchdown passes in Cleveland’s 27-25 victory against Jacksonville on Sunday that kept the Browns squarely in the AFC playoff picture. Mayfield connected with Jarvis Landry and Austin Hooper for scores, ending a three-game...
Giants beat Joe Burrow-less Bengals despite Daniel Jones’ injuryVideo
CINCINNATI — The New York Giants lost starting quarterback Daniel Jones to a hamstring injury in the second half Sunday, but they generated enough offense to beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 19-17. Jones went down after completing a short pass in the third quarter with the score tied at 10. He...
NFL inactives: Tagovailoa out, Fitzpatrick to start for Dolphins
Tua Tagovailoa is inactive for the Miami Dolphins with a left thumb injury, so Ryan Fitzpatrick will start at quarterback against the winless New York Jets. Tagovailoa was downgraded to doubtful Saturday after he hurt the thumb on his throwing hand in practice Wednesday. He was limited at practice throughout...
AP source: NFL fines Saints $500,000, Patriots $350,000
The NFL has fined the New Orleans Saints $500,000 and stripped them of a 2021 seventh-round draft pick for violating league covid-19 protocols, a person with direct knowledge of the discipline told The Associated Press on Sunday. The New England Patriots were fined $350,000 for similar violations, the person said,...
