Browns emerge from chaos with playoff shot entering Steelers gameVideo
CLEVELAND — The controversy-around-every-corner Browns emerged on the other side of the helmet-swinging Myles Garrett maelstrom a more connected team. They bonded during a week loaded with suspensions, appeals, fines and outside noise by playing an incident-free game Sunday. There was no drama, no ejections, no glittery watches, illegal cleats...
Winless Bengals bench rookie Ryan Finley, go back to Andy DaltonVideo
CINCINNATI — With the season slipping away, the Bengals are turning back to Andy Dalton to try to get that elusive first win. Coach Zac Taylor announced Monday that Dalton was returning as the starting quarterback, ending a three-week experiment with rookie Ryan Finley running the offense. Finley completed only...
Redskins QB Dwayne Haskins misses final play while taking selfies with fansVideo
Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins scored his first win as an NFL quarterback, but missed his final play because he was celebrating by taking selfies with fans in the stands. Haskins thought the game was over and took several snaps with jubilant fans in the front row. The Redskins held...
49ers start 3-game gauntlet with 37-8 win over PackersVideo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jimmy Garoppolo threw two long touchdown passes and the San Francisco harassed Aaron Rodgers all night, leading the 49ers to a 37-8 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Garoppolo connected on a 42-yard touchdown strike to Deebo Samuel in the second quarter and a...
Bengals set club record for futility in loss to SteelersVideo
CINCINNATI — Even in the lost decades, no Bengals team has been as bad as this one. A 16-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday dropped Cincinnati to 0-11, a mark unmatched in franchise history. No Bengals team had started worse than 0-10 or lost more than 10 games...
NFL, Colin Kaepernick still at odds on failed workout
A week after Colin Kaepernick’s NFL workout fell apart, disagreements and distrust about it remain on issues such as its timing, who was invited and who could film the quarterback. In conversations with the Associated Press, representatives from both sides blamed each other for what went wrong Nov. 16. Kaepernick’s...
Browns rout Dolphins 41-24 in first game since Myles Garrett messVideo
CLEVELAND — Jarvis Landry caught two touchdown passes against his former team and the Cleveland Browns won their third straight Sunday, 41-24 over the Miami Dolphins in their first game since losing star defensive end Myles Garrett to a season-ending suspension. Landry couldn’t wait to get back at the Dolphins...
NFL Week 12 review: Sam Darnold leads Jets to third straight win, 34-3 over RaidersVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Sam Darnold threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, leading the New York Jets to an impressive 34-3 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday for their first three-game winning streak in over two years. Brian Poole returned an interception 15 yards for a...
NFL’s top offense, defense clash as Patriots host CowboysVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As a young football fan growing up in California, it didn’t take Tom Brady long to dislike the Dallas Cowboys. “I’ve really not liked the Cowboys since coming out of the womb as a Niner fan,” Brady joked this week. “They’ve got a lot of great players...
Browns’ Jarvis Landry: Myles Garrett inquiry by NFL unfairVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry called the NFL for two penalties — false start and illegal procedure in its handling of Myles Garrett’s suspension. “It was not fair to Myles,” Landry said. Garrett was banned indefinitely by the league for striking Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph...
Jim Brown, Walter Payton unanimous RB picks on NFL’s All-Time Team
Jim Brown and Walter Payton are unanimous choices at running back for the NFL’s All-Time Team. As part of its celebration of its centennial season, the league announced Friday night the first portion of the squad. A 26-member panel is selecting the team. Also chosen were two coaches, Paul Brown...
First Call: Patriots reportedly consider Antonio Brown reunion; mockery of Myles Garrett
In Friday’s “First Call,” are the Patriots really thinking about trying to get Antonio Brown back on their roster? Myles Garrett’s celebrity twin. The Bengals have many problems. We focus on one in particular. And former Pitt basketball star Steven Adams brings the funny in a new commercial. `Kicking the...
Texans stave off Colts in Thursday night AFC South showdownVideo
HOUSTON — Deshaun Watson threw two touchdown passes to DeAndre Hopkins and finished with 298 yards to help the Houston Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts, 20-17, on Thursday night to take the AFC South lead. The Texans (7-4), who were embarrassed by Baltimore, 41-7, on Sunday, trailed by four early...
Tickets to Sunday’s Washington Redskins game against Detroit Lions sink to $4Video
You won’t have to break the bank to attend Sunday’s game when the Washington Redskins host the Detroit Lions. In fact, it would cost you more to grab a foot-long submarine sandwich from Subway than it would to score some of the available seats. According to Fox’s Washington, D.C., affiliate...
Browns’ Myles Garrett attends appeal hearing for NFL suspensionVideo
CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett looked composed and casual, a stark contrast to the last time he was seen in public. Dressed in a bright blue suit and black turtleneck, the Cleveland Browns star defensive end met Wednesday with an appeals officer in New York in hopes of getting a reduction...
Jets’ Le’Veon Bell rips NFL for ‘random’ 5th HGH test
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Former Pittsburgh Steeler Le’Veon Bell is throwing a flag on the NFL’s drug testing policy. The New York Jets running back said Wednesday he has been unfairly targeted by the league after taking a fifth test this season for performance enhancers and criticizes the NFL’s policy....
First Call: Antonio Brown’s ‘sincere’ apologies shouldn’t stop with Robert KraftVideo
Antonio Brown is clearly trying to worm his way back into the National Football League. Specifically, by trying to get back into the good graces of the New England Patriots and team owner Robert Kraft. Brown posted this… uh… “heartfelt” apology to Robert Kraft for the early season chaos he...
Former Ravens OC Marty Mornhinweg denies report he wanted Lamar Jackson to move to wide receiverVideo
BALTIMORE — In a statement issued through the team Tuesday, former Ravens offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg refuted a report claiming he wanted to move quarterback Lamar Jackson to wide receiver last season. On Monday, on an episode of “The GM Shuffle,” a podcast hosted by former NFL general manager Michael...
Antonio Brown apologizes to Patriots for ‘bad media and drama’
Antonio Brown apologizes. This time. For now. The embattled wide receiver took to social media Tuesday morning to apologize to the New England Patriots and owner Robert Kraft for “the bad media and the drama !” The apology comes days after Brown met with the NFL to discuss sexual assault...
Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs hold off Chargers in Mexico CityVideo
MEXICO CITY — Daniel Sorensen picked off Philip Rivers’ fourth interception at the goal line with 18 seconds to play, and the Kansas City Chiefs stayed on top of the AFC West with a 24-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night at Azteca Stadium. Patrick Mahomes passed...
Terrelle Pryor campaigns for shot with Steelers
It looks like Terrelle Pryor really wants to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers. It remains to be seen if the Steelers have any interest in signing the journeyman wide receiver from Jeannette, but he is lobbying for an opportunity nonetheless. Pryor, a 30-year-old free agent, proclaimed via Instagram on Sunday...
Todd Gurley, Malcolm Brown help Rams ground out 17-7 win over BearsVideo
LOS ANGELES — Todd Gurley and Malcolm Brown ran for touchdowns and the Los Angeles Rams were able to ground out a 17-7 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night. Gurley tied a season high with 97 yards on 25 carries, scoring on a 1-yard carry up the middle...
Jay-Z says Colin Kaepernick turned his ‘legitimate workout’ into publicity stunt: reportVideo
Jay-Z appeared to take issue with the way Colin Kaepernick’s workout for the NFL unfolded Saturday. The rapper and mogul believed Kaepernick turned his “legitimate workout” into a publicity stunt, according to XXL. Jay-Z pressured the NFL into hastily putting the workout together in order to repair his own public...
Derek Carr, Josh Jacobs help Raiders keep Bengals winlessVideo
OAKLAND, Calif. — Derek Carr passed for 292 yards and a touchdown, Josh Jacobs had his fourth 100-yard game in the last six weeks, and the Oakland Raiders beat the winless Cincinnati Bengals 17-10 on Sunday. Maxx Crosby had a team rookie-record four sacks as the Raiders harassed Bengals rookie...
NFL Week 11 review: Vikings overcome 20-point deficit at half to beat BroncosVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings erased a 20-0 halftime deficit with touchdowns on each of their four drives in the second half, fending off the Denver Broncos by forcing three straight incomplete passes in the end zone over the final 10 seconds to preserve a 27-23 victory on Sunday. This...
