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The Minnesota Vikings are back in NFL action Sunday after their bye in Week 6 with a crucial matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles. Minnesota hosts the reigning Super Bowl champions in Week 7. A loss would drop the Vikings to last in the NFC North, and a win would move...

The Los Angeles Rams are going worldwide in Week 7 when they face the Jacksonville Jaguars in London. One of the Rams’ best players won’t be suiting up, though. Los Angeles ruled out leading wide receiver Puka Nacua for Sunday’s game, per multiple reports. The 4-2 Rams face off against...

Tampa Bay finally won a game without making its fans hold their breath until the last snap. The Buccaneers haven’t blown anyone out, but they enter their Week 7 matchup Monday night at Detroit with the NFC’s best record. “If the season was seven games, I’d be extremely happy. But...

Philadelphia coach Nick Sirianni has been king of the north since taking over in 2021, leading the Eagles to an 8-0 record against the NFC North. He will try to make it nine straight wins, including playoffs, when the Eagles (4-2) visit the Minnesota Vikings (3-2) on Sunday in Minneapolis....

An offensive explosion and late heroics could be on the menu when the Washington Commanders visit the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. The NFC East matchup features strong offenses, struggling defenses and two teams that lost their previous game on a last-second field goal. Oh, and each team might be getting...

BEREA, Ohio — Frustrated has been the word of the week for the Browns. What hasn’t been in their vocabulary is fractured. “Yeah, I mean, frustrated is a big point,” left guard Joel Bitonio said Oct. 16. “Obviously everybody’s frustrated because no one wants to be 1-5, but I think...

The NFL suspended Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch for one game after he punched Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to spark a brawl at the end of the Chiefs vs. Lions “Sunday Night Football” game in Week 6. Branch’s postgame punch was met by condemnation from Detroit’s coach...

The Cleveland Browns are sitting at 1-5 in October for the second straight year after suffering an ugly loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 6. Following a similar start last season, coach Kevin Stefanski relinquished offensive play-calling duties to then-offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey. After declining to answer Sunday whether...

Dan Campbell sported a black T-shirt with the Lions logo and the word “SALTY” scripted across the chest, appropriate attire for the fiery head coach replying to questions about playing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week without suspended safety Brian Branch. “My job is to move forward here. I know...

LANDOVER, Md. — It wasn’t quite the same drama as the Hail Mary that decided these teams’ game a year ago, but Caleb Williams and the Bears did get the better of Jayden Daniels and the Commanders on a final-play score Monday night, with Chicago defeating Washington, 25-24, on Jake...

ATLANTA — Big plays from Bijan Robinson and Drake London and mistake-free leadership from Michael Penix Jr. made the Atlanta Falcons look like a playoff contender. A lack of big offense and more miscues from Josh Allen provided more reason to question the Buffalo Bills. Robinson matched a career high...

Brian Branch’s decision to start a dust-up at the end of the Detroit Lions’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday will cost the safety, both in his bank account and on the field. The NFL on Monday announced Branch will be suspended for one game without pay for...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans fired coach Brian Callahan on Monday after a 1-5 start to his second season. Chad Brinker, the Titans’ president of football operations, said team officials had extended conversations with controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk and general manager Mike Borgonzi before meeting with Callahan on...

The 32 things we learned from Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season: 0. Still the number of wins the New York Jets have since Jan. 5, former QB Aaron Rodgers’ final game with the organization. Rookie coach Aaron Glenn, now 0-6, was already the first head man in team...

Patrick Mahomes passed for 257 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score as host Kansas City snapped Detroit’s four-game winning streak with a 30-17 win on Sunday night. Hollywood Brown caught four passes for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Tight end Travis Kelce had six receptions for 78...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Josh Jacobs rushed for two touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers held off Cincinnati for a 27-18 victory in Joe Flacco’s Bengals debut on Sunday. Jacobs had a 3-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and opened the fourth by scoring on a 14-yard burst up...

BALTIMORE — The hibernation period for the Los Angeles Rams ended with the beginning of the second half Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. They went dormant again just a few minutes of game time later. But that’s all Los Angeles needed to walk away with a 17-3 victory. The Rams...

BEREA, Ohio — Myles Garrett made it clear in February he wanted to play for a contender. The Browns defensive end ultimately ended his public trade request with a four-year contract extension to keep him in Cleveland until he’s in his mid-30s. Five games into the season, the Browns are...

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys running back Miles Sanders, who was out last week because of knee and ankle injuries, will miss the rest of the season, executive vice president of personnel Stephen Jones said Friday. Jones said on his radio show that the Woodland Hills and Penn State product...

Shedeur Sanders will back up fellow rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel when the Cleveland Browns visit the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, coach Kevin Stefanski announced Friday. Sanders, the son of Colorado coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, ascended to the No. 2 spot following this week’s trade of...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin Jr. is not expected to play in Sunday’s home game against the San Francisco 49ers because of a fibula injury, ESPN reported Friday. Godwin, 29, has six catches for 52 yards over the past two games after missing the first three weeks of...