Chiefs alone in first place in AFC after some weekend help
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs took care of their business with a thrilling come-from-behind overtime victory over the Los Angeles Chargers last Thursday, avenging an earlier loss to their AFC West rival and taking a two-game lead in the division. Then the Chiefs sat back and watched...
Browns’ Mayfield still out, Mullens starting QB
CLEVELAND — Baker Mayfield ran out of time. The Browns quarterback didn’t test negative for covid-19 on Monday and will watch Cleveland’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders from home as his teammates try to keep their postseason hopes strong. With both Mayfield and his backup, Case Keenum, out, third-stringer...
Saints frustrate Tom Brady again, beat Super Bowl champ Buccaneers
TAMPA, Fla. — Nobody hounds Tom Brady like the New Orleans Saints. Cameron Jordan and the New Orleans defense gave Brady fits again, shutting down Tampa Bay’s high-powered offense Sunday night as the Saints put the Buccaneers’ division-title celebration plans on hold with a 9-0 victory over the reigning Super...
Ravens slipping further with each 2-point failure
BALTIMORE — In the past three weeks, the Baltimore Ravens have gone for three big 2-point conversions. If they’d converted any of them, they might be in a much safer spot right now in the playoff chase. Instead, coach John Harbaugh and his team were left to lament another missed...
Bengals get important victory on road vs. Broncos
DENVER — Khalid Kareem snatched the ball from backup quarterback Drew Lock on second-and-goal early in the fourth quarter, and the Cincinnati Bengals stayed in the thick of the logjammed AFC playoff race with a 15-10 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday. The Bengals (8-6) won despite star rookie...
Packers clinch division after Ravens’ 2-point try failsVideo
BALTIMORE — Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes — tying Brett Favre on Green Bay’s career list — and the Packers became the first team this season to clinch a division title, wrapping up the NFC North with a 31-30 win over Baltimore. The Ravens missed another big 2-point conversion...
NFL Week 15 roundup: Cardinals lose chance to clinch, fall to LionsVideo
DETROIT — Kyler Murray had a shaky performance and that helped the Detroit Lions stun the Arizona Cardinals 30-12 on Sunday. The Cardinals (10-4) started the day tied for the NFL’s best record and were undefeated on the road. While the Lions (2-11-1) were mired at the bottom of the...
NFL reduces testing for asymptomatic vaccinated playersVideo
NEW YORK — Only unvaccinated players and those experiencing possible symptoms of covid-19 will be tested, starting Sunday, under the NFL’s revised protocols. Also, higher risk players have until 2 p.m. Monday to send written notice if they choose to opt out, according to a memo sent to clubs Saturday...
Titans activate OLB Bud Dupree before playing the SteelersVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans will have outside linebacker Bud Dupree available Sunday when they play his old team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Titans (9-4) activated Dupree off injured reserve Saturday. They also elevated wide receiver Cody Hollister and offensive lineman Daniel Munyer from the practice squad for the...
Spokesman: Jaguars owner waited after game before deciding to fire Urban MeyerVideo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are trying to set the record straight about owner Shad Khan’s firing of embattled coach Urban Meyer. A spokesman for Khan told the Associated Press on Friday night that the decision to move on from Meyer was made after Jacksonville’s 20-0 loss at Tennessee...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson listed as questionable against PackersVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens listed Lamar Jackson as questionable for Sunday’s game against Green Bay because of his sprained ankle. Jackson missed practice Wednesday and Thursday, and the team listed him as having sat out Friday as well. The listing Friday was an estimate since the Ravens...
Browns-Raiders game pushed by NFL to Monday amid covid cases
CLEVELAND — The Browns got a welcomed reprieve on Friday after days of positive covid-19 tests. The NFL moved Cleveland’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders to Monday as the Browns grappled with a virus outbreak that sidelined coach Kevin Stefanski, quarterback Baker Mayfield and more than a dozen regulars....
Travis Kelce’s OT touchdown gives Chiefs win over ChargersVideo
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Travis Kelce scored on a 34-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes in overtime and the Kansas City Chiefs rallied for a 34-28 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night. Kelce caught a tying 7-yard touchdown pass with 1:16 left in the fourth quarter, then ended the...
Ravens’ Lamar Jackson misses practice again with ankle injuryVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson missed another practice for the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday because of his sprained ankle. Jackson also missed practice Wednesday because of the ankle injury that knocked him out of last weekend’s loss at Cleveland. The Ravens have remained hopeful Jackson can play Sunday against...
Browns backup QB Case Keenum tests positive for covid-19Video
CLEVELAND — Case Keenum’s expected start for the Browns took an unexpected turn. Cleveland’s veteran backup quarterback tested positive Thursday for covid-19, possibly leaving the Browns without their top two quarterbacks for Saturday’s vital game against the Las Vegas Raiders, a person familiar with the situation tells the Associated Press....
NFL updates protocols in response to covid-19 cases
The NFL has updated its protocols in reaction to an increase in covid-19 cases around the league, and it is pushing booster shots as the most effective protection against the coronavirus. As part of its protocol changes, the NFL is requiring masks regardless of vaccination status and remote or outdoor...
Urban Meyer fired by Jaguars after 13 games
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Urban Meyer’s tumultuous NFL tenure ended after just 13 games — and two victories — when the Jacksonville Jaguars fired him early Thursday because of an accumulation of missteps. Owner Shad Khan made the move hours after former Jaguars player Josh Lambo told a Florida newspaper Meyer...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson misses practice with injured ankleVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson missed practice because of his injured ankle, and the Baltimore Ravens are bringing in another quarterback just in case. Jets coach Robert Saleh announced that Josh Johnson was heading to Baltimore from New York’s practice squad. Ravens coach John Harbaugh discussed the acquisition before...
NFL plans changes to covid-19 protocolsVideo
IRVING, Texas — The NFL is planning “significant changes” to its covid-19 protocols amid the worst three-day stretch for the league during the pandemic, a person familiar with the plans told the Associated Press on Wednesday night. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because details haven’t been finalized,...
Browns QB Mayfield, coach Stefanski test positive for covid-19
CLEVELAND — The Browns’ covid-19 outbreak has widened and worsened. Quarterback Baker Mayfield and coach Kevin Stefanski tested positive for covid-19 on Wednesday and will likely miss Saturday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders as Cleveland deals with a widespread outbreak during its playoff pursuit. Stefanski’s positive test was first...
Saquon Barkley supports Joe Judge, wants to stay with GiantsVideo
Saquon Barkley wants to be there when the New York Giants get back on a winning track. The 24-year-old Penn State product has seen plenty of losses since the Giants drafted him No. 2 overall in 2018, but the running back doesn’t want to go anywhere else despite speculation about...
WR Odell Beckham among 7 Rams put on covid-19 reserve listVideo
LOS ANGELES — Receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and six of his Los Angeles Rams teammates went on the reserve/covid-19 list Tuesday amid the latest expansion of their virus outbreak. Defensive backs Terrell Burgess and Juju Hughes, tight end Brycen Hopkins, tackle Alaric Jackson, injured nose tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day and practice...
Chiefs place DT Chris Jones in covid-19 protocolVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Chris Jones of the Kansas City Chiefs was placed in the covid-19 protocol on Tuesday, one day after wide receiver Josh Gordon tested positive and two days before a crucial game against the Chargers. Chiefs coach Andy Reid wasn’t sure whether...
Browns placed in enhanced protocols; Jarvis Landry among those put on covid list
CLEVELAND — For the second straight season, the Cleveland Browns are dealing with a major covid-19 outbreak during their playoff push. Cleveland’s postseason hopes were rocked Tuesday when the team placed eight players, including top wide receiver Jarvis Landry, tight end Austin Hooper and starting offensive linemen Wyatt Teller and...
Autopsy: Severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6
ROCK HILL, S.C. — An autopsy revealed unusually severe brain disease in the frontal lobe of the former NFL player accused of fatally shooting six people in Rock Hill, S.C., before killing himself in April, authorities announced Tuesday. The 20 years Phillip Adams spent playing football “definitely … gave rise”...
