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Sloppy Steelers' playoff hopes take another hit with loss to Patriots
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers had an opportunity to create some separation in the race for an AFC wild-card spot. Instead, they came crashing back to the pack and saw their playoff hopes take a serious hit with consecutive home losses to two-win teams in five days. The...
Bailey Zappe throws for 3 TDs, Patriots damage Steelers' playoff hopes with 21-18 win
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The wins used to come so easy and so often for David Andrews early in his career with the New England Patriots, the veteran center barely noticed them. That hasn't been the case in 2023. Not with the franchise enduring its worst season in nearly a quarter century...
Vikings and Raiders meet with both hoping to stay on a path to the playoffs
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The paths Minnesota and Las Vegas took to get to this point in the NFL season have not been an easy one. Both teams have had upheaval — backup quarterbacks now starting for each club, a coaching change for the Raiders — and this game will be quite telling where...
QB Joe Flacco set for second start as Browns meet Jaguars with AFC playoff ramifications
CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Flacco has gone from the couch to contention. Signed three weeks ago by Cleveland as emergency protection when quarterback Deshaun Watson was lost with a season-ending shoulder injury, Flacco has a chance to get the Browns into the playoffs — a scenario not...
Cowboys have done their part since losing to Eagles. Now it's back to high stakes in the rematch
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys have done everything they were supposed to by winning four lower-stakes games since losing to Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles. The rematch Sunday night is for first place in the NFC East, which carries the...
Saints becoming increasingly desperate entering their rematch with the struggling Panthers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers are preparing for their second matchup this season under circumstances that have changed substantially since the last time they met. Saints quarterback Derek Carr was relatively healthy for their Week 2 clash in...
Backup QBs Browning and Minshew in spotlight as Bengals host Colts in key AFC matchup
CINCINNATI (AP) — When quarterback Joe Burrow was lost for the season because of a wrist injury amid a three-game skid, the Bengals playoff hopes seemed to be fading fast. But Jake Browning had something to say about that. The backup quarterback, in just his second...
Broncos' Wilson, Chargers' Herbert look to get their offenses back on track in AFC West showdown
Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson and Chargers counterpart Justin Herbert both have the same goal on Sunday when Denver visits Los Angeles. Get their offenses back on track. Denver's five-game winning streak was snapped last Sunday at Houston. Coach Sean Payton was...
Nacua and Flowers set for matchup of top rookie receivers when the Rams visit Ravens
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — John Harbaugh insists he saw Puka Nacua's incredible rookie season coming. “I liked him. He was one of my highest-rated guys. You can ask anybody here. ... He was way up on my board," the Baltimore coach said with a smile this week. "He’s playing...
Javonte Williams' relatively quick recovery from knee injury has helped shape Broncos' offense
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Joe Lombardi expected exactly the tough yards and gritty offensive identity that running back Javonte Williams has provided the Denver Broncos this season — only he envisioned it happening in 2024. The Broncos offensive coordinator arrived in Denver this...
