Patriots head to Kansas City for Sunday afternoon showdown

NEW ENGLAND (2-1) at KANSAS CITY (3-0) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS OPENING LINE - Chiefs by 7 RECORD VS. SPREAD — Patriots 2-1; Chiefs 1-1 SERIES RECORD — Chiefs lead series 19-16-3 LAST MEETING — Chiefs beat Patriots 23-16 on Dec. 8, 2019, at New England LAST WEEK — Patriots beat...

Panthers look to continue domination of Cardinals

ARIZONA (2-1) at CAROLINA (1-2) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox OPENING LINE - Cardinals by 3 1/2 RECORD VS. SPREAD - Cardinals 1-2; Panthers 1-2 SERIES RECORD - Panthers lead series 12-5 LAST MEETING - Panthers beat Cardinals 38-20 on Sept. 22, 2019, at Arizona LAST WEEK - Cardinals lost to Lions 26-13; Panthers beat...

NFL postpones Steelers-Titans until later in season

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NFL postponed Sunday's Pittsburgh Steelers game at Tennessee until later in the season after one additional Titans player and one personnel member tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement Thursday came one day afer the league said it hoped to play the game on Monday or...

NFL says Steelers-Titans game delayed until later in season

Column: Time for NFL players, coaches to mask up or go home

At first blush it doesn’t make a lot of sense to force NFL coaches to mask up on the sidelines when dozens of players with no similar virus protection are crashing into each other nearby. That’s what Jon Gruden and Sean Payton must have been thinking when they coached on national television with...

Embattled Cowboys for Trump leader banned from tribal land

ALAMOGORGO, N.M. (AP) — The embattled Cowboys for Trump leader who has drawn criticism for racist online videos has been banned from a Native American reservation in New Mexico. The Mescalero Apache Tribe announced Monday that Couy Griffin is no longer allowed on tribal land following a video disseminated...

Shaquem Griffin hoping to impress Seahawks yet again

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — All Shaquem Griffin needed was a handful to snaps to prove he deserved another week on the Seattle Seahawks' roster. While Seattle's defensive performance has been mostly an unexpected disappointment through three weeks, Griffin was a pleasant surprise last week against Dallas and...

Allen and Daboll overseeing Buffalo Bills' pass-happy attack

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills quarterback Josh Allen was an impressionable rookie in 2018 still trying to figure out what made Brian Daboll tick when Buffalo’s first-year offensive coordinator shared a story of how he quit chewing tobacco. It came down to Daboll winning a bet with members of a...

Saints receiver Thomas back at practice after 2 missed games

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints top receiver Michael Thomas returned to practice on Wednesday for the first time since injuring his ankle in New Orleans' season-opening victory over Tampa Bay on Sept. 13. While Saints coach Sean Payton has yet to say if Thomas is on schedule to play this Sunday at Detroit, the...

Injury woes have Chargers shuffling offensive line

Anthony Lynn has already done more shuffling to the Los Angeles Chargers offensive line over the first three weeks than most coaches do in a season. Unfortunately for Lynn, more changes might be in store as the Chargers prepare to face one of the league's more aggressive defenses. Right tackle Bryan Bulaga and...