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Broncos' Sean Payton on sideline exchange with Bo Nix: 'There's still a little bit of Ferris Bueller in this player'

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DENVER — Sparks were flying on the Broncos’ sideline on Sunday. But this time, Sean Payton wasn’t the one doing the yelling.

In the third quarter of Denver’s 34-18 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, rookie quarterback Bo Nix was seen arguing with the Broncos head coach after his potential touchdown pass slipped through the hands of wide ...Read more

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Chip Scoggins: Vikings are undefeated but say they still haven't played their 'best ball'

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LONDON – Football coaches love to preach the importance of playing complementary football. The Minnesota Vikings played complimentary football on Sunday.

It went something like this …

Thank you, Brian Flores.

Thank you, Andrew Van Ginkel.

Thank you, Stephon Gilmore.

And thank you to every player on the defensive side of the ball.

“We...Read more

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Omar Kelly: Win masks the fact Chris Grier built a faulty roster for Dolphins

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If Ja’Lynn Polk had smaller feet the Miami Dolphins’ 2024 season would be circling the drain right now.

The Dolphins got lucky against a bad New England team, a rebuilding Patriots (1-4) team starting a passer (Jacoby Brissett) whose picture accompanies the word mediocre in a sports dictionary.

If Polk’s right heel didn’t touch the ...Read more

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Rams' rally falls short again as Packers bring home a win at SoFi

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LOS ANGELES — It’s going to be a long week for the Rams.

And the way things continue to play out, it could be a very long season.

The Rams’ 24-19 defeat to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday before 72,842 at SoFi Stadium — many of them Packers fans — dropped their record to 1-4 heading into their off week.

Coach Sean McVay and the ...Read more

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Three things we learned in Seahawks' 29-20 loss to Giants

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SEATTLE — Here are three instant impressions from the Seahawks' 29-20 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday at Lumen Field.

The poor defensive effort against Detroit was no fluke

Seattle struggled mightily on defense in a 42-29 loss to Detroit on Monday, but the Lions have an excellent offense and the Seahawks were missing a lot of key ...Read more

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Andrew Callahan: Coaching, again, is killing the Patriots

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots’ talent pool is a parking lot puddle under a Cape summer sun, shrinking with each passing day, shallow and unwanted.

Injuries or no injuries, the talent stinks. The team stinks. No NFL general manager would swap rosters with the Patriots before four martinis. Maybe five.

That talent, more than ...Read more

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49ers collapse in 24-23 loss to Cardinals in record heat

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Another fourth-quarter collapse led to another San Francisco 49ers’ loss against an NFC West rival on Sunday.

Two weeks after faltering on the road to the Los Angeles Rams, the 49ers blew a 10-point lead and exited with a 24-23 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, who went ahead on a 35-yard field goal with 1 1/2 minutes to ...Read more

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Raiders blown out by Broncos, make late QB change

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DENVER — The Las Vegas Raiders lost 34-18 to the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday to fall to 2-3 on the season.

Quarterback Gardner Minshew was benched in the third quarter with the team struggling to move the ball. The Raiders jumped out to a 10-0 lead after their first two drives, but Minshew threw an interception that...Read more

Isaiah Simmons' final-minute field goal block seals Giants upset of Seahawks without Malik Nabers

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SEATTLE – Brian Daboll’s temper was boiling at times on the sideline Sunday as his New York Giants strained to close out a strong performance, with the looming specter of a collapse inching closer to reality as the Seahawks charged back.

But then Isaiah Simmons finished it off.

Simmons, a hybrid linebacker who did not play a defensive snap...Read more

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Dolphins escape with 15-10 win over Patriots

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If you like low-scoring affairs and running the ball then this game was for you.

The Miami Dolphins beat the New England Patriots 15-10 in a game that felt straight out of the 1930s. Both teams rushed for more than 150 yards as the Dolphins finished with 193 while the Patriots had 151.

In just his second game as a starter, Tyler Huntley looked...Read more

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Ravens win OT thriller over Bengals, 41-38, behind Lamar Jackson, Justin Tucker

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CINCINNATI — Kicker Justin Tucker made a 24-yard field goal late in overtime and the Baltimore Ravens beat the Bengals, 41-38, in a thriller for their third straight win.

It didn’t come without plenty of late drama.

Baltimore needed Tucker’s heroics in regulation, as the veteran nailed a 56-yard attempt with 1:35 left to tie the game at ...Read more

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Three keys to the Vikings' 23-17 win over the Jets in London

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Kicker Will Reichard

How about the rookie 23-year-old kicker? Reichard’s two 50-yard field goals — from 53 and 54 yards away — kept the New York Jets at bay in a low-scoring, defensive struggle of a game. Reichard, a sixth-round pick out of Alabama, has now made his first 26 kicks to begin his NFL career. The 53-yard field goal in the ...Read more

Aaron Rodgers' late interception ends Jets' comeback attempt against Vikings in London

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Just like last week against the Denver Broncos, the New York Jets had another chance to win the game late in the fourth quarter.

And just like last week, Gang Green’s comeback attempt fell short.

Cornerback Stephon Gilmore’s interception on the nine-yard line helped the Vikings (5-0) defeat the Jets (2-3), 23-17, at Tottenham Hotspur ...Read more

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De'Von Achane ruled out with a concussion. What does this mean for the Dolphins?

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The concussions have officially started to pile up for the Miami Dolphins.

After initially taking a hard hit towards the end of the first quarter, De’Von Achane was ruled out for the rest of the game against the New England with a concussion. Achane is the fourth Dolphins player to suffer a concussion in 2024.

Two of the Dolphins’ key ...Read more

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Bears ride a big first half to a convincing 36-10 victory against the Panthers

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CHICAGO — Quarterback Caleb Williams achieved a first on Sunday at Soldier Field — leading the Chicago Bears to a blowout victory.

The Bears jumped to a 20-point halftime lead and cruised to a 36-10 rout of the Carolina Panthers, improving to 3-2 as they head to London this week for the Oct. 13 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Bucs feel the need for speed on defense following loss to Falcons

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TAMPA BAY, Fla. — K.J. Britt is a platoon player, a job-sharer at inside linebacker with the strength to stop the run but not the speed to avoid being beaten in pass coverage.

But due to a shoulder injury that landed SirVocea Dennis on injured reserve this week, Britt was forced to play 81 snaps in Thursday night’s 36-30 overtime loss to ...Read more

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Chiefs are 4-0, but what's up with their defensive lapses on opening drives?

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For a 4-0 team, the Chiefs haven’t made a very good first impression on defense.

Opponents have scored on the opening possession of every game this season. Three touchdowns and a field goal have put the Chiefs in an early hole in each game they’ve played since winning the Super Bowl.

Defensive coordinator Steve ...Read more

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Ken Sugiura: On a masterful night, Kirk Cousins and the Falcons look like the real deal

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ATLANTA — Ever the dad, Kirk Cousins made sure to give his caveats. The Falcons can’t get complacent after their wild 36-30 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Thursday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

It was important, he said, for players to return Monday after the weekend off with the same urgency that they called upon to pull off ...Read more

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49ers vs. Cardinals: 5 keys to downing Arizona amid very hot day

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Cheers and euphoria filled the air inside the San Francisco 49ers’ cramped locker room inside FedEx Field on New Year’s Eve.

The Niners had just clinched the NFC playoffs’ No. 1 seed, at first doing their part in beating the Washington Commanders. Then they huddled around small televisions and phones, merrily ...Read more

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Mike Vorel: Why Seahawks should feed running back (and wrestler) Kenneth Walker III

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SEATTLE — The Seahawks have a wrestler at running back.

That became clear Monday, when Kenneth Walker III caught a pass in the flat and was lassoed by the Lions' Alex Anzalone. Walker landed on the legs of Detroit's 6-foot-3, 238-pound linebacker but managed not to touch the turf at Ford Field. To escape Anzalone, Walker backflipped over the ...Read more