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Giants blow 11-point lead to Eagles in final five minutes
Holding an 11-point lead with less than five minutes to play, the New York Giants were on the verge of a second straight win and getting back in the NFC East race. They blew it, which is probably what one would expect from a team that opened the season by losing five straight games under new coach Joe Judge....
Carson Wentz rallies Eagles to 22-21 win over Giants
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hurried, harassed and hit repeatedly, Carson Wentz completed the comeback this time. Wentz threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Boston Scott with 40 seconds remaining and the Philadelphia Eagles overcame an 11-point deficit in the final seven minutes to beat the New York Giants 22-21 on...
Perfection on display when Steelers visit Titans, both 5-0
Maybe all the delays involving the Titans and the jumbled NFL schedule led to the kind of showcase game we all need. Pittsburgh (5-0) at Tennessee (5-0). Yes, the COVID-19 outbreak in Nashville provided some understandably nervous and upsetting times. And it could be a harbinger for a league attempting to play a...
Saints face 'frenemy' in Panthers QB Bridgewater
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The time has come for Teddy Bridgewater to return to the place where he rehabilitated his NFL career and try to beat the team that helped him do it. Bridgewater made two starts in the Superdome last year during his 5-0 run as a fill-in starter for then-injured Saints quarterback Drew...
Wilson says Seattle could give Antonio Brown chance to grow
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Russell Wilson leads the NFL in touchdown passes, is leading the top scoring offense in the league and still wants more. So if Antonio Brown becomes available once his current NFL suspension ends, Wilson is all for the Seattle Seahawks bringing him in. “I think that...
49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo ready for return to New England
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo’s early NFL education came going up against Bill Belichick’s complicated defense each day in practice with the New England Patriots. That work helped Garoppolo develop from a raw prospect coming out of Eastern Illinois into an accomplished...
Bears, Rams hunting respect Monday despite strong starts
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Chicago Bears don't get much respect for a 5-1 team. They can only win ugly, or so the conventional wisdom goes, and their luck is supposedly going to end when they meet an elite opponent. The Los Angeles Rams (4-2) looked like an elite opponent until last week, when an...
Ex-49er Dana Stubblefield sentenced to 15 years to life
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Thursday for raping a developmentally disabled woman who prosecutors said he lured to his home with the promise of a babysitting job. The sentence was issued by a judge in San Jose after denying...
Foles, Bears still adjusting as offense struggles to click
Nick Foles figured it would take time. The Chicago Bears made a quarterback switch in Week 3, hoping the Super Bowl 52 MVP could give their struggling offense the lift Mitchell Trubisky could not. The production hasn't been much better with Foles. But the team continues to win. Chicago heads into a Monday night...
Giants, Eagles get veteran receivers back for game
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles each have a veteran wide receiver returning from injury for their game Thursday night. Sterling Shepard is back for the Giants after being placed on injured reserve because of turf toe following Week 2. DeSean Jackson is back for the Eagles...
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