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Pro Picks: Chargers over Patriots is the best bet and Broncos and Vikings will pull off upsets

Dec. 25, 2024 19:53 PM EST

Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. For all previous Pro Picks, head here. ___ Playoff berths, draft positioning and more are up for grabs in Week 17. There’s going to be plenty of...

Beyoncé's performance highlighted Netflix's NFL debut on Christmas Day

Dec. 25, 2024 19:51 PM EST

Beyoncé provided more excitement than either game during Netflix’s NFL debut on Christmas Day. Riding into her halftime appearance on a white horse, the 32-time Grammy winner rocked her hometown Houston crowd with a nearly 13-minute performance on Wednesday. She...

Steelers are skidding into the New Year on a 3-game slide after lopsided loss to the Chiefs

Dec. 25, 2024 18:43 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Three times in 11 days, the Pittsburgh Steelers faced a team aiming for the Super Bowl, the kind of elite company the Steelers have spent most of the season trying to prove they belong in. And three times in 11 days, Pittsburgh found itself doing all of the little...

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...

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 head to Pittsburgh on Christmas hoping to lock up the top seed in the AFC

Dec. 24, 2024 15:03 PM EST

Kansas City (14-1) at Pittsburgh (10-5) Wednesday, 1 p.m., EST, Netflix. BetMGM NFL Odds: Chiefs by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Chiefs 7-8; Steelers 10-5 Series record: Steelers lead 25-14. Last meeting: Chiefs beat Steelers...

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...

Steelers WR George Pickens returns to practice, hopeful to play against Chiefs

Dec. 23, 2024 17:02 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens was a full participant in practice on Monday, opening the door for him to return from a three-game absence on Wednesday when Pittsburgh hosts the Kansas City Chiefs. Pickens hasn't played since tweaking his...