Patriots’ NFL-record division title streak will end at 11
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — For just the fourth time since Bill Belichick became Patriots coach in 2000, New England won’t end the season as AFC East champions. The Buffalo Bills improved to 10-3 and 7-2 in the division with their 26-15 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night. It eliminated...
Raiders fire defensive coordinator Paul Guenther
The Las Vegas Raiders fired defensive coordinator Paul Guenther after he failed to make any significant improvement for the unit in nearly three full seasons on the job. The Raiders (7-6) announced the decision Sunday following a 44-27 loss to the Indianapolis Colts that dealt a severe blow to their...
NFL Week 14 roundup: Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs clinch AFC West with win over DolphinsVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 30-yard sack, four turnovers and a 10-point deficit Sunday to clinch their fifth consecutive AFC West title by beating Miami 33-27 on Sunday. Mahomes was picked off three times, his first multi-interception game in more than two...
Browns get second crack at Ravens with playoff hopes high
CLEVELAND — Browns coach Kevin Stefanski doesn’t have many warm and fuzzy memories of Cleveland’s opener at Baltimore, other than it being his debut, of course. It was a miserable, forgettable afternoon. A beatdown. “We didn’t go back and watch that game,” Stefanski said this week. Stefanski’s decision to fake...
Andy Dalton returns to Cincy, leads Cowboys over Bengals
CINCINNATI — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton put an exclamation point on his return to Cincinnati with a short touchdown pass late in the game to pile some more points on top of the woeful Bengals. Dalton wanted this win badly. He was the starting quarterback for the Bengals for...
NFL inactives: Colts have left tackle Castonzo, LB Okereke vs. Raiders
Indianapolis left tackle Anthony Castonzo and starting linebacker Bobby Okereke are both active for the Colts’ visit to the Las Vegas Raiders. Josh Jacobs had a social media post caught by a screen grab where the running back said he wasn’t playing despite being active and warming up before the...
With playoffs unlikely, fading Patriots have questions at QBVideo
For the first time in more than a decade, the New England Patriots will head into their final three games of the season with an unsettled playoff fate. The Patriots entered the week in 10th place in the AFC and trudging through one of their worst years of Bill Belichick’s...
Falcons WR Julio Jones out against Chargers with hamstring injuryVideo
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones will miss his fourth game of the season because of a lingering hamstring injury. The team ruled out Jones for Sunday’s game in Los Angeles against the Chargers after he was held out of practice all week. Two other starters —...
Steelers, Chiefs top AFC, but plenty of others could contend
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are already in. No surprise for the defending Super Bowl champions. Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers are undefeated no more, but they’re also on the verge of clinching an AFC playoff spot. After that, well, there are plenty of other contenders who...
Browns defensive end Myles Garrett wins team’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award
When NFL teams announced their 2020 Walter Payton Man of the Year award winners Thursdays, the Cleveland Browns made an interesting choice: defensive end Myles Garrett. The award recognizes players for “their performance on the field and their dedication to the community.” On the field, Garrett is one of the...
Browns step from shadows into spotlight during playoff pushVideo
CLEVELAND — The Browns quickly have stepped out of the shadows and into the spotlight. This time, they’ll try not to let it melt them. Fresh off an impressive road win at Tennessee last week, Cleveland’s Dec. 20 matchup against the New York Giants was moved Wednesday by the NFL...
Finally healthy and running hot, Ravens seek strong finish
BALTIMORE — The sight of Lamar Jackson racing toward the end zone on a 37-yard, fourth-down trek showed just how effective the Baltimore Ravens’ offense can be when their quarterback is the centerpiece of a multi-faceted running attack. Jackson faked a handoff, broke slightly to his right and zipped through...
Former Alabama, N.Y. Giants coach Ray Perkins dies at 79
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Ray Perkins, who replaced Hall of Famer Bear Bryant as Alabama’s football coach and started the transition with the New York Giants that led to two Super Bowl titles, died Wednesday in Tuscaloosa. He was 79. The school announced his passing on Wednesday, and daughter Rachael Perkins...
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ arm angles causing defenses fits
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes grew up in baseball parks, tagging along with his big leaguer father and spending plenty of time on the diamond himself, often goofing around by slinging the ball sidearm and sinker-style along with traditional pitching. Who knew those summer afternoons would serve him so...
NFL: All proper procedures followed with Dez Bryant
The NFL’s medical director says all procedures followed before the Baltimore Ravens’ game Tuesday night when receiver Dez Bryant tested positive for covid-19 were done properly and in the same manner as for every case. Bryant had an inconclusive test result after he was active for the game. He was...
Lamar Jackson, Ravens run past Cowboys to end 3-game slide
BALTIMORE — Back in action after a 15-day layoff, Lamar Jackson directed a relentless rushing attack that the Baltimore Ravens hope will be the first big step in a run to the playoffs. Jackson ran for 94 yards and a touchdown, and the Ravens returned from a covid-19 outbreak to...
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...
