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BALTIMORE — The last time the Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts met, it was a prime-time showcase for Lamar Jackson and Jonathan Taylor. Only one of those two stars is available this week when the teams face each other again. For a while, Jackson’s contract dispute with the Ravens was...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Andy Dalton will start for the Carolina Panthers at quarterback Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks after rookie Bryce Young was ruled out with a sprained ankle. Jake Luton will serve as Carolina’s backup quarterback. Panthers coach Frank Reich said Young is expected to miss one to two...

CINCINNATI — Quarterback Joe Burrow participated in practice Friday, a good sign for the Cincinnati Bengals that a lingering calf injury may not keep him out of the Monday night game against the Los Angeles Rams. Burrow walked to the practice field in full pads and afterward the team listed...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley says he suffered a high ankle sprain late in the fourth quarter in the comeback win over the Arizona Cardinals. Barkley did not practice this week, and he was listed as out for Thursday night’s game in California...

DALLAS — The Cowboys have lost Trevon Diggs for the season. The two-time Pro Bowl cornerback suffered an ACL tear during a 1-on-1 period at Thursday’s practice, a person familiar with the situation said. He was seen afterward on crutches. The team is proceeding with the expectation Diggs is out...

CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said he’s day-to-day and doesn’t know yet if a lingering calf injury will keep him out of Monday’s night’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. Burrow said he “tweaked” the calf injury late in Sunday’s loss to the Ravens. He wore a compression sleeve...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Geno Stone intercepted a pass around the goal line and returned it 36 yards before veering out of bounds — and it looked like he might’ve scored if he’d cut back to his right. “Gave him a little grief, but at the end of the day...

HENDERSON, Nev. — Almost lost in the Chandler Jones situation is the effect his absence has had on the Raiders defensive line. In trying to make up the difference at one of the defensive end positions, Las Vegas has used a tackle in Jerry Tillery, an undersized Malcolm Koonce and...

EAGAN, Minn. — The run-deficient Minnesota Vikings acquired running back Cam Akers in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday after the fourth-year player fell out of favor with the coaching staff and behind Kyren Williams on the depth chart. The Vikings sent a 2026 conditional sixth-round draft...

CLEVELAND — Deshaun Watson doesn’t look elite, composed or anything close to resembling a $230 million quarterback or franchise savior at the moment. Not even close. Two games into his first full season with the Browns, there remain major questions about whether Watson can be the same player who led...

DEDHAM, Mass. — Police are investigating the death of a New Hampshire man at a New England Patriots home game, after a witness said he saw a Miami Dolphins fan punching the man in the head. Police and personnel responded to the upper deck at Gillette Stadium shortly before 11...

Three-time All-Pros Julius Peppers and Antonio Gates headline the list of nine first-year eligible players picked among the 273 nominees for the 2024 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The other first-year eligibles are receivers Brandon Marshall and Jordy Nelson; running back Jamaal Charles; offensive linemen T.J. Lang,...

CLEVELAND — Nick Chubb’s gruesome left knee injury will require surgery, a devastating blow for the Cleveland Browns star running back who will have to go through another arduous rehabilitation to continue playing. Chubb sustained the season-ending injury in Monday night’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. A four-time Pro Bowler...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tony Jones Jr. ran for two touchdowns, rookie Blake Grupe kicked two field goals and the New Orleans Saints beat the Carolina Panthers, 20-17, on Monday night, improving to 2-0 for the first time since 2013. Jones replaced the injured Jamaal Williams late in the first half...

Josh Allen was back to himself after a terrible opener. Daniel Jones and Ryan Tannehill also rebounded from awful games to lead comeback wins. Patrick Mahomes and Geno Smith got back on the winning track. Sunday was filled with impressive bounce-back performances. The Bills, Giants and Titans avoided 0-2 starts....

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson certainly shook off the rust quickly. If last weekend’s game is any indication of his comfort level in Baltimore’s new offense, the Ravens could be on their way to quite a season. Jackson went 24 of 33 for 237 yards and two touchdowns and...

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley has a sprained right ankle and his status for Thursday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers is uncertain. ESPN, though, reported he is expected to miss three weeks. Giants coach Brian Daboll had said earlier in the day he did not know...