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Seahawks shut down Chiefs, get back on track with 20-3 win

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SEATTLE — So much for the demise of the Seattle Seahawks.

After two losses in five days led to some hard talks among the Seahawks and a lot of talk from the outside that their hopes of winning another Super Bowl might already be over, they responded with their best effort of the season to beat the previously unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs, 20-3....Read more

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Troy Renck: Broncos' Bo Nix runs away from his slump. The Chiefs better be on notice.

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DENVER — After Bo Nix admitted Wednesday that his ankle was slowing his return to form, he wasn’t about to put his foot in his mouth.

Nix has been slumping all season. Not badly enough to get benched— a reflection of his backups more than anything else — but enough that he became unrecognizable. He hasn’t been himself since his right ...Read more

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Defense helps Lions edge Packers in NFC North showdown

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DETROIT — Just when it looked like the Detroit Lions would make easy work of the Green Bay Packers, they fumbled to end the second quarter, fumbled to start the third and allowed Green Bay to take the lead as Ford Field went silent.

And in a critical fourth-down spot, the offense failed tremendously, handing what appeared to be a sure-fire ...Read more

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Rams showcase their potential and revive their season in victory over Raiders

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LAS VEGAS — What happened in Vegas cannot stay in Vegas.

Not if the Los Angeles Rams want to make a run to the playoffs.

Matthew Stafford must continue to flash his 2025 MVP form. Star receiver Puka Nacua and Rams tight ends must keep carrying a Davante Adams-less receiving corps. Kyren Williams and Blake Corum must build on an impressive ...Read more

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Marcus Hayes: NFL 'furious' at Eagles' mismanagement of the Jalen Hurts blood-clot condition

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PHILADELPHIA — The Jalen Hurts blood-clot saga is not going away.

Just before the latest international game began in Paris on Sunday morning, the most controversial international game in NFL history remained in the headlines. The NFL and the NFL Players Association announced, “the NFL and NFL Players Association are working together to ...Read more

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Giants defense, Cam Skattebo answer challenge with 27-21 OT win over Texans

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HOUSTON — John Harbaugh’s New York Giants responded to the coaching staff’s tough love in J.J. McCarthy’s first start with an impressive 27-21 upset win over the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium on Sunday.

Coordinator Dennard Wilson’s defense delivered a physical and aggressive performance, led by new middle linebacker Micah McFadden...Read more

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Ravens collapse again, allow 35 straight points in 35-13 loss to Bengals

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BALTIMORE — It would be a tease if it all wasn’t so familiar.

The Baltimore Ravens entered Sunday’s critical AFC North showdown against the Cincinnati Bengals having blown 16 double-digit leads since 2018, most in NFL history.

Make that 17.

After jumping out to a 13-0 first-half lead at M&T Bank Stadium with backup quarterback Tyler ...Read more

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Vikings defense leads Minnesota to 16-10 victory over Colts

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings had claimed their first lead of the day over the Indianapolis Colts with their first home touchdown in 42 days.

They’d stretched their lead to six as Will Reichard rebounded from his first missed field goal in more than a year. And as they sent five pass rushers after Daniel Jones, 37-year-old safety ...Read more

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49ers' offensive mistakes lead to 29-20 loss to Falcons

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ATLANTA – The San Francisco 49ers were bound to stay undefeated Sunday with a fourth-quarter comeback.

Then Atlanta Falcons rookie linebacker Kendal Daniels got in the way.

Daniels intercepted Brock Purdy’s third-and-9 pass with 2 1/2 minutes remaining, sealing a 29-20 defeat for the 49ers.

The 49ers (6-1) now enter the bye surely fuming ...Read more

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Dolphins QB Malik Willis, offense come alive to beat Jets for first win in 2026

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They say bye weeks allow teams to rest and recalibrate in order to finish the rest of the season.

It looks like quarterback Malik Willis and the Miami Dolphins used that time wisely.

The offense came out on fire as the Dolphins beat the New York Jets, 28-25.

“We got a chance to really see where we were at,” Willis said of the bye. “We ...Read more

Buccaneers run all over Panthers in NFC South opener

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Never mind the lousy start to the season. The NFC South may still run through Tampa Bay. And we do mean run.

It also turns out Baker Mayfield didn’t need a healthy right thumb to turn and hand the football off.

The Buccsneers took advantage of one of the NFL’s worst rushing defenses Sunday and used three first-half ...Read more

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Surging Steelers smother Saints in Paris to earn third straight win

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PARIS — The Pittsburgh Steelers came a long way to stretch their winning streak to three games, find out the oldest player in the league can still move and unveil the one-two running back punch that they have envisioned since training camp.

For the second year in a row, they won in a foreign country. They defeated the New Orleans Saints, 16-...Read more

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Josh Simmons told to leave Chiefs meeting by Andy Reid, report says

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An ESPN report claims there was a dust-up between injured left tackle Josh Simmons and coach Andy Reid on Wednesday at the Kansas City Chiefs facility.

Simmons, who has yet to play this season because of a back injury, had returned to practice this past week. The altercation started because Simmons had his feet up in the ...Read more

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Tanner McKee is known as a positive presence. The Eagles will need their new QB1 to keep spirits high in trying times.

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PHILADELPHIA — Little did Walt Whitman know that when he wrote the line, “I contain multitudes,” in his poem “Song of Myself” in 1855, he would help explain the dichotomy that exists within a 26-year-old Eagles quarterback over 170 years later.

Tavita Pritchard said he quickly learned of the “multitudes” within Tanner McKee as his...Read more

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Troy Renck: Broncos can fix offseason mistake by trading for Colts' Jonathan Taylor

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DENVER — The Broncos failed to go all in for Travis Etienne. And look where that got them.

Six weeks into the season, the run game stinks and J.K. Dobbins has been hurt. He has not technically missed time — save for part of the second half against Jacksonville with a hamstring issue and the first quarter at San Francisco when R.J. Harvey ...Read more

Mike Vorel: Seahawks offense under Brian Fleury invites comparison with Ryan Grubb

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RENTON, Wash. — No one’s pounding the panic button.

But prove-it time is approaching for Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Brian Fleury.

Because after six weeks, the reigning Super Bowl-champion Seahawks are 3-3, with a widening gap between the NFC West-leading San Francisco 49ers (6-0) and everyone else. Seattle is sputtering despite...Read more

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Eagles will be without DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks, while Saquon Barkley is questionable vs. Cowboys

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PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles will be without their two top receivers for Monday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys.

DeVonta Smith (hamstring) and Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) were ruled out on the final injury report released Saturday afternoon. Smith is set to miss his third game of the season because of his lingering hamstring issue, while ...Read more

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Ravens QB Lamar Jackson ruled out for Sunday's game vs. Bengals

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BALTIMORE — After days of speculation and drama over whether Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson would play this week, the decision matched the past two games.

Jackson, who hasn’t played since suffering a high left ankle sprain in the Ravens’ Oct. 4 win over the Tennessee Titans, was ruled out on Saturday for Sunday’s pivotal AFC...Read more

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Noah Hiles: My journey to find an NFL bar in Paris

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PARIS — There are Steelers bars all across Europe, from Spain to Serbia and a few countries in between.

But as I planned to travel from Pittsburgh to Paris, I discovered that somehow none were located in France.

How this could be? Paris is one of Europe’s biggest cities. Surely, there had to be a black-and-gold bar somewhere around here. ...Read more

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Vahe Gregorian: Patrick Mahomes learned this from Travis Kelce, and it's still vital to Chiefs

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The profound connection between Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce is so uncanny as to prompt paranormal explanations.

Like, say, a mind meld, telepathy or ESP.

That supernatural sensation has been almost tangible at times: from the “Do it, Kels” episode in the 13-second game against Buffalo in 2022 to the preposterous ...Read more