BALTIMORE -- In a battle of division leaders and Most Valuable Player candidates, quarterback Lamar Jackson passed for four touchdowns and the Ravens defense contained Deshaun Watson and an explosive Houston Texans offense, extending control of the AFC North with a comprehensive 41-7 win Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium.

In three-plus quarters, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- There's little doubt it was a "trap game," and the Vikings fell right into it.

And then they dug themselves out.

Coming off an emotional prime time victory in Dallas, and heading into a bye week, the Vikings were a big favorite to dispatch the struggling Denver Broncos on Sunday before a record crowd of 66,883 at U.S. Bank ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- So, maybe it is a new season.

For the second game in a row, the Falcons looked like a top-notch football operation after going 1-7 over the first half of the season.

While shaking off the rust on their turnover chain, the Falcons used four interceptions, a fierce pass rush and a dazzling punt return for a touchdown to defeat...Read more

Browns defensive linemen Myles Garrett and Larry Ogunjobi and Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey should know the results of their appeals by Wednesday.

Garrett, Ogunjobi and Pouncey were suspended by the NFL for fighting late in the Browns' 21-7 win over the Steelers on "Thursday Night Football."

ESPN reported Sunday former NFL ...Read more

MIAMI -- It was back to the beginning for the Miami Dolphins on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.

After reeling off two straight wins and playing well for more than a month straight, the Dolphins reverted back to early-season form against a division rival in Miami Gardens. Their offense was mostly nonexistent. Their defense was almost entirely ...Read more

Matthew Stafford's back injury is worse than the Detroit Lions have let on.

While Lions coach Matt Patricia called Stafford "day to day" and "week to week" with an injury that will keep him out for the second straight game Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, ESPN reported that doctors have told Stafford he's dealing with "a six-week injury."

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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Just 20 minutes before the Colin Kaepernick workout was to start, it was moved from the Falcons' facilities in Flowery Branch to Charles Drew High School in Riverdale by player's representatives.

Kaepernick's representatives had issues with the NFL-arranged workout, the media availability and the conditional insurance ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Trey Burton's disappointing 2019 season probably ended Saturday when the Bears put the veteran tight end on injured reserve.

Burton has been limited by a groin problem all season, and he suffered a calf injury Sunday against the Lions. He has only 84 receiving yards and no touchdowns, which has amounted to a huge void in the NFL's ...Read more

SEATTLE -- The headline was undeniably eye-catching -- "Bezos interested in Seahawks? Maybe. NFL interested in Bezos? Definitely."

That the story saying that Amazon owner Jeff Bezos "has expressed an interest in buying the Seahawks" was published in a newspaper he owns -- The Washington Post -- seemed to give it just that much more validity, as...Read more

Some 52 weeks ago, NFL personnel stood inside Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, studying the aftermath and playing-surface wreckage from a pop star's concert. The damage was unsalvageable, the field unsuitable for football, and they determined they'd need to move the game back to Los Angeles. Too much work. Too much destruction. And too little time...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- If Myles Garrett had walked down the street, grabbed a five-pound brick -- about the same weight as an NFL helmet -- and bashed someone over the head, the police would have arrested him.

But the laws that apply to normal life don't always translate to sports.

It remains unclear if the Cleveland Browns defensive end will be ...Read more

There have been a lot of what some fans might consider downright criminal things on the field at FirstEnergy Stadium in recent years.

Take the perfectly awful 0-16 season, for example.

But the melee that ensued Thursday night between Browns defender Myles Garrett and Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph that ended with fists and a helmet flying ...Read more

It looks like Antonio Brown will get every opportunity to finish his semester at Central Michigan University.

After a reported eight-hour meeting Thursday with NFL officials, Brown is not expected to play again this year, according to ESPN. He reportedly denied allegations of sexual assault and misconduct levied earlier this year against him.

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