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Aiming for top seed, Lions play 49ers on road before closing regular season at home against Vikings
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions watched Washington beat Philadelphia following a bounce-back win at Chicago that helped them keep pace with Minnesota in the race for the NFC North title and the top seeding in the conference. “I had it on my phone,” Jared Goff said...
Raiders GM Tom Telesco's job: Get the QB position fixed
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — After the Raiders ended their 10-game losing streak Sunday with a 19-14 victory over the Jaguars, Las Vegas coach Antonio Pierce was asked about the part of the fan base that was disappointed in ceding NFL draft position. Pierce was direct and brief in his...
Seahawks' only path to playoffs is to win NFC West, with help from Rams
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks may face insurmountable obstacles on their narrow path to the playoffs. Their only hope of reaching the postseason is to win the NFC West, and they're a game behind the Los Angeles Rams after Sunday's 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. That...
Struggling Bears can find optimism in thriving connection of rookies Williams and Odunze
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The future is murky at best for the Chicago Bears because of their need to hire a coach in the offseason, but one thing the Bears can be optimistic about is their rookie passing combination of Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze. The two have heated up over the...
Mistake-filled defeat to Dolphins sums up a lost season for the 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — On the day the San Francisco 49ers were officially eliminated from playoff contention, they delivered a performance that summed up their disappointing season. The offense failed to reach 20 points for the seventh time this season, a missed field goal...
Packers' secondary missing 3 starters against Spencer Rattler and the Saints
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — New Orleans Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler was set to face a Green Bay Packers secondary missing three starters in the rookie fifth-round pick's fourth career start Monday night. Rattler started in place of Derek Carr, who missed a second straight game...
Six years after Kyler Murray was the No. 1 pick, he's still trying to turn Cardinals into a winner
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyler Murray was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft. He was charged with turning around a franchise that has been a perennial also-ran for most of the past century and hasn't won an NFL championship since 1947. Six years later — even though Murray...
Nothing's guaranteed, but Bucs need to win out to give themselves best shot to make the playoffs
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay's surest path to the NFL playoffs is a division championship. The Buccaneers will need help to repeat in the NFC South, but only if they first and foremost give themselves a chance. That means winning their remaining games at home against...
Rams don't dominate, but they're rolling toward the playoffs with superb complementary football
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams keep doing just enough to win, and a team that appeared to be rebuilding this season has climbed all the way to the brink of another playoff berth. The Rams improved to 9-6 and took control of the NFC West on Sunday with their fourth straight...
The Darnold-Jefferson connection is thriving for the surging Vikings
Sam Darnold sensed the backside pressure as soon as he dropped back with Minnesota trailing by four points late in the fourth quarter in Seattle, so he moved into a safe space in the pocket and did precisely what the Vikings would prefer him to do with the game on the line. He threw...
