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Falcons can't let history bog them down when they return from bye week

Nov. 21, 2024 02:02 AM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons can't let history bog them down after their off week. They're still holding first place in the dreadful NFC South. They're still in prime position to earn their first playoff berth since 2017. That said, this remains...

QB Love says Packers' playoff loss to 49ers provides more motivation as they prepare to meet again

Nov. 20, 2024 22:54 PM EST

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love doesn’t hide the fact that the playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers lingered with him throughout the offseason. Love can gain some measure of revenge Sunday when these two teams face off for the first time since...

Nearly 12 years after Super Bowl loss, Jim Harbaugh gets another chance to face older brother John

Nov. 20, 2024 22:08 PM EST

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh thought there would be many more chances to face his older brother after John Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 47. It ended up taking nearly 12 years for it to happen. “Walking off the...

QB Caleb Williams, Bears look to build on positives after tough loss

Nov. 20, 2024 20:03 PM EST

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Finding a way to build upon positives from a tough loss against Green Bay is the next step for Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. Those positives would no doubt be much easier to see without the blocked field goal to end a 20-19 defeat, but Williams...

Tommy DeVito begins prepping to start as Giants QB on Sunday against the Bucs

Nov. 20, 2024 19:51 PM EST

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Daniel Jones was taking snaps as the New York Giants began preparations for Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But this time, something was a little different. The 27-year-old Jones would catch a football sent underhanded to...

Browns QB Winston is ready for first taste of 'blood, sweat, tears' in rivalry game vs. Steelers

Nov. 20, 2024 19:03 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — Even as a kid growing up in Alabama, Jameis Winston appreciated the Steelers-Browns rivalry with its tradition rooted in neighborly nastiness. For Winson, all it took was for him to hear NFL Films narrator John Facenda — nicknamed “the voice of God” — to...

49ers are expecting to get George Kittle back this week, but aren't sure about Nick Bosa

Nov. 20, 2024 17:57 PM EST

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are expecting to get star tight end George Kittle back this week for a key game against Green Bay but are uncertain whether top pass rusher Nick Bosa will be able to play. The 49ers (5-5) finished last week's 20-17 loss to the...

Kendrick Bourne looking to erase bad memories from Pats' most recent trip to Miami

Nov. 20, 2024 16:53 PM EST

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kendrick Bourne doesn’t have the best memories from the previous time the Patriots visited the Miami Dolphins. It was Week 8 last season, and New England was trailing when the receiver caught a short pass from quarterback Mac Jones on the first play of...

Trump feuded with NFL players in his first term. Now, some are busting out his dance moves

Nov. 20, 2024 16:02 PM EST

If the latest dance sweeping the sports world is any indication, Donald Trump and the NFL might get along much better in his second term in the White House than they did the first time around. Several NFL players have taken a cue from the college ranks and even soccer pitches and...

First-place Steelers visit rival Browns on Thursday night with teams at opposite ends of AFC North

Nov. 20, 2024 15:08 PM EST

Pittsburgh (8-2) at Cleveland (2-8) Thursday, 8 p.m. EST, Amazon Prime. BetMGM NFL Odds: Steelers by 3 1/2. Against the spread: Steelers 8-2; Browns 3-7. Series record: Steelers lead 79-62-1. Last meeting: Browns beat...