TAMPA, Fla. — Eventually, the scoreboard gets everybody in the NFL.

You can hide behind inexperience for a while, you can point at injuries for a spell, you can claim the salary cap, the schedule or the phases of the moon were at fault for a variety of stumbles. But as the losses and heartbreaks begin to accumulate, all those rational ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Houston Texans defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 20-10 Sunday night at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

With the loss, the Chiefs dropped to 6-7 this season.

Here are some immediate observations from the Chiefs’ Week 14 defeat:

Turning point: The 4th-down blunder

The Chiefs never held a lead Sunday night, but ...Read more

Here are some quick takeaways after Denver Broncos’ 24-17 win over Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium:

— Hearty Harvey: Raiders Week is now Raiders Weak. But the Broncos had things to prove, and hardly Harvey becoming hearty Harvey ranked tops on the list. And just like that, the Broncos look better positioned to face their final month ...Read more

GLENDALE, Ariz. — There was no time for players and fans to send Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay get-well-soon cards.

A day after deciding not to travel with the team for fear of spreading stomach-flu symptoms, McVay arrived here Sunday morning.

McVay fist-bumped players during warmups, his trademark gelled hair spike in full effect. And ...Read more

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The game was on the line. The Chicago Bears faced fourth-and-inches from the Green Bay Packers 14-yard line inside the final minute. Trailing by seven points, they needed a first down or the game was over.

Caleb Williams faked a handoff and rolled out to his left. Tight end Cole Kmet had a man beat in the end zone and ...Read more

Talk about domination.

The Miami Dolphins drubbed the New York Jets 34-10 to extend their win streak to four in large part due to a defense that might have had its best performance of the season.

Consider this: not only did the Dolphins defense not allow a touchdown — the Jets’ sole trip to the end zone came courtesy of Isaiah Washington�...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — You could blame the rain. You could blame the injuries.

Or you could say the Tampa Bay Buccaneers just had one of the worst collapses in franchise history.

Given the chance to increase their lead in the NFC South against the last-place Saints, the Bucs bungled the game in almost every way imaginable and came away a 24-20 loser ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — After scoring six points in their previous two games and getting shut out for the first time in 18 years in Seattle last week, the Vikings returned to U.S. Bank Stadium in dire need of a win that would end their four-game losing streak, give Minnesota their first home victory in nearly three months and restore some confidence in ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Now that the truth is known, it falls to Jalen No. 1 to compensate for the absence of Jalen No. 2.

Now that the drop-off in Jalen Carter’s play in 2025 compared with 2024 has been explained by his deteriorating shoulders, the responsibility for a late-season surge falls more squarely on the shoulders of embattled quarterback ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Who's No. 1?

Not the Los Angeles Rams. Not for now anyway.

Before last Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers, the Rams held the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

After their defeat, the Rams (9-3) are No. 2 heading into Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals (3-9) at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

The Chicago Bears (9-...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens are two teams trying really hard to keep their heads above water.

They are both 6-6 and will meet Sunday, and the winner will be in first place in the AFC North — and mostly because the other two teams in the division are horrific.

I can't help but wonder if the best thing for the ...Read more

It’s December, so that means football weather is upon us.

A quick disclaimer to fellow San Diegans: weather is the thing that happens usually while we sleep or like a half dozen other times throughout the year. May Gray, June Gloom and Fogust don’t really qualify.

In other, more unfortunate places people live, where they actually ...Read more

CHICAGO — Al Harris had a profound impact on the Chicago Bears long before being hired as defensive backs coach/passing game coordinator.

A two-time Pro Bowl cornerback for the Green Bay Packers, Harris is the assistant who was tasked with piecing things together while Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon missed much of the season. He’s the guy ...Read more

MIAMI — Nobody inside team’s facility wants to say it out loud. Few even want to address it. They pretend it’s not happening and make excuses for it. But the numbers tell the story of a massive regression.

Tua Tagaovailoa is having the worst season of his NFL career heading into Sunday’s road game against the New York Jets.

Yes, we’...Read more

Super Bowl champion and NFL All-Pro Richard Sherman laid into Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens after the team’s 44-30 loss to the Detroit Lions on Thursday Night Football.

Sherman said the Georgia product looked uninterested and was not giving the requisite effort demanded of a star player.

“The big story here is George Pickens....Read more

BALTIMORE — A day after being absent from one practice for a fourth straight week, Lamar Jackson returned to the field Friday in Owings Mills.

The Ravens quarterback confirmed that he got his foot stepped on during Wednesday’s session, leading to his absence the following day, though he declined to name which player was the guilty party. He...Read more

The 2026 quarterback class was supposed to be deeper than this.

There was a possibility Texas’ Arch Manning would join the fray if things went well enough in his first year as a starter. That’s not happening.

Penn State’s Drew Allar, Miami’s Carson Beck, Clemson’s Cade Klubnik and LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier were all considered ...Read more