ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Baltimore Ravens coach Jesse Minter said Friday that he was excited to have quarterback Lamar Jackson back. Two days later, his mood was decidedly different.

Jackson returned from a left ankle injury, and his first game in 28 days lasted just one play Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.

The two-time NFL Most Valuable ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Safe to say, most of us have never seen anything like Tampa Bay’s 16-0 win on Sunday.

At least when it comes to a contest not involving pee wee-sized football players.

On a rain-soaked afternoon, the Buccaneers took advantage of four interceptions and a stellar running game to throttle the Atlanta Falcons and move within a ...Read more

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions showed some serious poise to knock off the previously undefeated Minnesota Vikings at Ford Field on Sunday.

After losing several key players to injuries, the Lions scored a go-ahead touchdown on a 7-yard pass from quarterback Jared Goff to wide receiver Jameson Williams with 4:35 remaining to win their third ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers continued their decades-long home dominance of the Cleveland Browns and took over sole possession of first place in the AFC North with a 27-6 victory on Sunday at Acrisure Stadium.

It was the 23rd consecutive year the Browns have lost a regular season game in Pittsburgh. After beating the Steelers in ...Read more

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Las Vegas Raiders stopped their four-game losing streak Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium — even though they struggled to stop the New York Jets for much of their matchup.

The Raiders evened their record again with a 38-33 victory over the Jets, who totaled 439 yards from scrimmage and had a 276-97 edge at ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If you needed any more evidence that the Carolina Panthers think something is wrong with this team, Friday morning provided it.

At 10:14 a.m., the morning after a 27-19 loss to Green Bay on “Thursday Night Football,” the Carolina Panthers issued a stark press release.

The news was jarring: Defensive coordinator Ejiro ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — This is not the perfect spiral the Chargers were expecting. It's a downward one. Week after week, loss after loss.

They are 0-6 for the first time since 2000, back when Jim Harbaugh was one of their quarterbacks, not their head coach. So even though they're rested after a week off, they're also on edge heading into Sunday's game...Read more

SEATTLE — Even after the Seahawks traded for left guard Quenton Nelson, one question lingered — could they still make a run at Nelson’s former Colts teammate, running back Jonathan Taylor?

News that broke from ESPN on Saturday indicated it may be more of possibility than it appeared a few days ago.

ESPN reported that the Colts “are now...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The visiting team on Sunday looks good on paper, talented enough to perhaps make this matchup one of the most important games of the Steelers’ season.

Then again, we’re talking about the Cleveland Browns.

Maybe that line of thinking is a product of my environment. For the majority of my life, playing the Browns signified a ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Bills quarterback Josh Allen has rushed for nearly 3,500 yards after contact in his NFL career.

The Ravens should sit with that for a moment.

Before another encouraging assessment of practice, before declaring themselves ready to respond to consecutive defeats that featured double-digit collapses and demanded uncomfortable ...Read more

SEATTLE — For three quarters a week ago Thursday, Rome Odunze appeared on his way to giving more evidence to those tempted to tag him with the dreaded label of “first-round bust.

For the first 45 minutes as the Chicago Bears tried to hold off the New England Patriots, the former University of Washington receiver — who led the nation with ...Read more

CHICAGO — If you want to say the Chicago Bears have gone all-in on this season with their major swing to acquire All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, no problem.

In weighing the possibility of the blockbuster deal that was finalized Thursday night, general manager Ryan Poles pulled the trigger because he views it as a move that better ...Read more

BALTIMORE — For the first time in 28 days, Lamar Jackson will play a football game.

Ravens coach Jesse Minter said Friday that the two-time NFL Most Valuable Player will return to action Sunday against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. Jackson, who practiced fully for a third straight day Friday in Owings Mills, has missed the past three...Read more

Christian Watson didn't literally come back from the dead on "Thursday Night Football."

But what the Green Bay Packers receiver pulled off during his team's 27-19 win over the Carolina Panthers was nearly as dramatic.

"He resurrected himself," quarterback Jordan Love said during a postgame interview on Prime Video.

Injured while making a 53-...Read more

A federal appeals court affirmed a jury’s finding that the National Football League violated antitrust law with its Sunday Ticket game-broadcast package and ordered a new trial that could again expose the league to billions of dollars in damages.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded Friday that a judge erred ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At first glance, the Chiefs’ 20-3 loss at Seattle was humbling. But upon further review a few days later, well, maybe it was even worse.

At least considering the jarring context of the offensive stats:

Of Patrick Mahomes’ 153 NFL starts, including the playoffs, the Chiefs on Sunday tied for their fewest points (matched...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maybe it’s time for Ravens coach Jesse Minter to let his hair down.

By that I mean let his personality take over this team, because so far Minter, 43, has been pretty boring, about as ho-hum as another episode of “Gilligan’s Island.”

On Monday, Minter said the Ravens were working on trying to find and establish team ...Read more

GREEN BAY, Wis. — On a night when the Carolina Panthers’ offense needed life, all Bryce Young could do was run for his.

His offensive line was outclassed, out-toughed, out-played.

And yet, as the clock ticked late into the fourth quarter under the lights in Green Bay’s Lambeau Field, Young ran and ran and ran and nearly willed Carolina ...Read more