NFL leading WR Nico Collins to miss at least 4 games after Texans place him on IRVideo
HOUSTON — Nico Collins, the NFL’s leading receiver, will miss at least four games after the Houston Texans placed him on injured reserve with a hamstring injury Wednesday. Collins left Houston’s 23-20 victory over the Bills on Sunday after scoring on a 67-yard reception late in the first quarter. Coach...
Patriots name top pick Drake Maye starter at QB
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Jacoby Brissett won only one game as the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback. Now we’ll find out if he was any better as a mentor for first-round draft pick Drake Maye. The Patriots are going with Maye as the starter for Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans,...
Analysis: Imperfect Chiefs head into bye week with perfect recordVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have plenty of issues to address during their bye week. Those issues are a lot more pleasant to handle when you’re 5-0. Despite continued turnover problems, penalties at inopportune times and their inability to consistently turn red-zone trips into touchdowns — to...
Vikings RB Aaron Jones week-to-week with hip injury, avoids long-term absenceVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings are treating running back Aaron Jones’ right hip injury as a week-to-week condition, coach Kevin O’Connell said Tuesday. Jones was hurt in the first quarter of the game Sunday in London against the New York Jets and did not return. The Vikings (5-0), who are...
Raiders DT Christian Wilkins heading to IR after foot surgery, will miss Steelers gameVideo
HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Christian Wilkins is heading to injured reserve after undergoing surgery for a broken foot and will be out indefinitely, according to multiple reports. Wilkins was hurt in Sunday’s 34-18 loss at Denver. He suffered a Jones fracture — a break of the...
Patriots will go with first-round draft pick Drake Maye and bench QB Jacoby Brissett, report saysVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are planning to give first-round draft pick Drake Maye his first pro start in the hopes of ending a four-game losing streak under veteran journeyman quarterback Jacoby Brissett, NFL Network reported Tuesday. A source later confirmed the move to the Associated Press. Maye...
Jets fire coach Robert Saleh after a 2-3 start to the season, AP source says
The New York Jets have fired coach Robert Saleh after the team’s 2-3 start in his fourth season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Saleh was 20-36 as coach of the Jets, who are trying to snap the NFL’s longest active playoff drought at 13 seasons....
Patrick Mahomes, JuJu Smith-Schuster light up Saints in Chiefs win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for 331 yards, including 130 to JuJu Smith-Schuster on seven catches, and the Chiefs overcame more red-zone woes Monday to beat the New Orleans Saints, 26-13, on a big night for Kansas City’s professional sports teams. Just as the Chiefs were moving to...
Pierce not ready to name Raiders’ starting QB as questions swirlVideo
HENDERSON, Nev. — If Raiders coach Antonio Pierce changes quarterbacks, he likely will have to stick with Aidan O’Connell for the rest of the season. Otherwise, what’s the point? Pierce made clear when he took over as Las Vegas’ interim coach midway through last season that O’Connell was the starter...
The Ravens’ offense is rolling with Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry leading the wayVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry have become one of the most formidable duos in the NFL, and that’s a primary reason the Baltimore Ravens are back where they expect to be: atop the AFC North. Jackson, a two-time MVP, is throwing the ball more efficiently than...
Browns search for answers and mull changes as season sinks lower after pitiful performanceVideo
CLEVELAND — Deshaun Watson paused several times while searching for answers that were as elusive as a third-down completion. After the latest embarrassment, a 34-13 loss Sunday at Washington, Cleveland’s beleaguered and battered quarterback, who has yet to throw for 200 yards in a game this season while being sacked...
Patriots captain Jabrill Peppers arrested on assault, strangulation, drug charges
BRAINTREE, Mass. — Patriots captain Jabrill Peppers was arrested over the weekend on assault, strangulation and other charges following a disturbance at a home, police said Monday. Peppers, 29, was scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Quincy District Court on the charges, which also include assault and battery with a...
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers dealing with a low ankle sprain, but Robert Saleh says he should be fine to play
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has a sprained lower left ankle but should be able to play against Buffalo next Monday night, coach Robert Saleh said. Saleh confirmed the injury Monday morning after Rodgers said following the Jets’ 23-27 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London on Sunday that...
Joe Burrow has a big day, but Bengals fall to 1-4
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow had a career day, and the Cincinnati Bengals led by 10 points three times in the second half. That still wasn’t enough. The defense couldn’t stop Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens’ offense in a stunning 41-38 overtime loss. “We’re 1-4, so obviously something has to...
Texans’ Dylan Horton returns after late-stage cancer diagnosis
HOUSTON — Houston’s Dylan Horton took a few seconds to soak everything in after running out of the tunnel Sunday before his first game since recovering from late-stage cancer. “I was kind of taking in the moment, understanding that there’s been a long journey to get here, but it’s also...
Raiders see 8-game win streak vs. Broncos end in 34-18 loss amid penalties, turnovers and dramaVideo
DENVER — The reeling Raiders are dealing with drama, dysfunction and now an ugly defeat against a Denver Broncos team they had owned since moving to Las Vegas in 2020. This one started out so well, too, before turning so ugly. Gardner Minshew threw a momentum-turning pick-6 in the second...
Packers’ Xavier McKinney is 1st since merger to achieve feat
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Only one person would have been comfortable enough to predict Xavier McKinney would have an interception in his first five games with the Green Bay Packers. It’s no surprise that person is McKinney himself. “Nah, I wouldn’t have thought you (were) crazy at all,” McKinney said after...
Suspended Packers WR Romeo Doubs expected back this week
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Green Bay wide receiver Romeo Doubs is expected to be back with the team this week after he was suspended for what the Packers described as conduct detrimental to the team. Coach Matt LaFleur said after Green Bay’s 24-19 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday...
Justin Tucker’s field goal lifts Ravens over Bengals in OT
CINCINNATI — Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow traded touchdown throws all afternoon. It took a big run and a chip-shot kick in overtime to settle a wild game between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals. After Derrick Henry rumbled for 51 yards to put the Ravens at the Bengals 6,...
Jayden Daniels, Commanders drop Browns to 1-4
LANDOVER, Md. — Jayden Daniels shook off throwing an early interception at the goal line like it was his 50th NFL game, not his fifth. “Stay the course,” he said. “Don’t get too high, get too low. Everything’s going to work out.” It worked out well enough to give Daniels...
NFL Week 5: Game-winning field goal from 59 yards lifts Texans over BillsVideo
HOUSTON — C.J. Stroud threw for 331 yards and a touchdown and Ka′imi Fairbairn’s tiebreaking 59-yard field goal as time expired lifted the Houston Texans to a 23-20 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. The Texans (4-1) led 20-3 after a field goal early in third quarter before the...
Jets’ Rodgers leaves London ‘banged up’ with a sprained ankle and a tough loss to Vikings
LONDON — London has not been good to Aaron Rodgers. The New York Jets quarterback has lost both times he has played there and heads home “banged up” again after throwing three interceptions in a 23-17 defeat against the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. That’s back-to-back losses...
Aaron Rodgers denies Robert Saleh rift, responds to Davante Adams rumors
WARE, England — Aaron Rodgers talked some football but mostly relationships — those with coach Robert Saleh and former teammate Davante Adams, in particular — after the New York Jets landed in London on Friday. The four-time NFL MVP even tossed in some local lingo, saying “knackered” and “gobsmacked” during...
On Football: It’s early enough for NFL coaches on the hot seat to cool criticism with a few winsVideo
Doug Pederson won a Super Bowl with a backup quarterback and turned a perennial loser into a playoff winner in his first season. Now, he’s the most likely NFL coach to get fired, according to oddsmakers. Mike McCarthy also has a Super Bowl ring and has won 12 games each...
Giants rookie WR Malik Nabers to miss game at Seattle with concussionVideo
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — NFL leading receiver Malik Nabers is out this week against Seattle, Giants coach Brian Daboll said Friday. Nabers, who has 35 catches in his rookie season to top the league, remains in concussion protocol and won’t play when the Giants (1-3) face the Seahawks (3-1) on...
