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Mahomes throws 3 TDs as Chiefs clinch AFC's top seed by breezing past the skidding Steelers 29-10

Dec. 25, 2024 17:58 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andy Reid donned a Santa Claus suit in a giddy Kansas City Chiefs locker room on Christmas Day, then handed his team a present it increasingly looks like it deserves: home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. How Reid managed to slide into the costume so...

Chiefs defensive end Chris Jones, Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. inactive for Christmas clash

Dec. 25, 2024 11:57 AM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will try to lock up the top seed in the AFC without star defensive end Chris Jones. The Chiefs (14-1) made Jones inactive for their Christmas Day meeting with Pittsburgh (10-5). Jones, a five-time Pro Bowler, is dealing with a calf injury he...

Chargers defense, coordinator Jesse Minter find their confidence after 6 poor quarters

Dec. 24, 2024 19:48 PM EST

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — After following up their worst performance of the season against Tampa Bay by allowing an easy opening touchdown drive to Denver, even Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter found himself questioning the top unit in the NFL in points allowed. ...

NFL on Netflix: Christmas Day games are a 1st for streaming giant

Dec. 24, 2024 17:51 PM EST

Netflix will have one of its biggest days Wednesday since the site launched in 1998 when it airs two NFL games for the first time. “NFL Christmas Gameday on Netflix” begins with a two-hour pregame show at 11 a.m., before Pittsburgh hosts Kansas City. Baltimore faces Houston in...

Players have mixed feelings about being on the road on Christmas as NFL adds more holiday games

Dec. 24, 2024 17:42 PM EST

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Asked if there was any special meaning to playing on Christmas for a second straight season, Lamar Jackson paused for several seconds before answering. That said it all. “I mean, it is,” he finally replied, trying to be diplomatic....

Chiefs try to secure home-field advantage in the AFC when they visit Pittsburgh on Christmas

Dec. 24, 2024 14:49 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin wasn't in the mood to get into a semantic argument. Yes, the Kansas City Chiefs have played a ton of close games this season. Yet the idea that two-time defending Super Bowl champions are somehow more gettable than they've been? That's a...

Preconstruction work to begin in January to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge

Dec. 24, 2024 09:57 AM EST

BALTIMORE (AP) — Preconstruction work to collect data to design a new Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is scheduled to begin in January, according to Maryland officials. The Baltimore Sun reports that work is scheduled to include topographic and underwater surveys, as well as...

Tank Dell out for season with dislocated knee, torn ACL. Texans claim Diontae Johnson off waivers

Dec. 23, 2024 22:51 PM EST

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans receiver Tank Dell will miss the remainder of the season after dislocating a knee and tearing an ACL in a loss to Kansas City on Saturday. Coach DeMeco Ryans revealed the details of the injury Monday before announcing that Dell would have...

Adnan Syed's lawyers seek to reduce his prison sentence

Dec. 23, 2024 17:23 PM EST

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Attorneys for Adnan Syed, whose complex legal case was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial," are seeking to have his prison sentence reduced as he awaits further court decisions. Syed was released from prison in 2022 and has remained free ever since, though his court...

The aching Steelers still control their destiny in the AFC North. Their grasp, however, is slipping

Dec. 22, 2024 13:55 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Technically, the standings still show the Pittsburgh Steelers atop the AFC North. It just doesn't exactly feel that way at the moment. While the Steelers still have everything in front of them even after a 34-17 loss in Baltimore on Saturday in...