The Lineup came within .12 points of cashing last week, which isn’t bad when you consider everything that went wrong.

The feast-or-famine roller coaster Josh Allen (14.64 DraftKings points) is on took another dip. Allen failed to score at least 15 points for the third time in the last four weeks. He’s surpassed 30 in his other two games ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — George Pickens can boast he is always open all he wants. He can bounce his helmet off the sideline turf like a tennis ball as many times as he desires. He can avoid celebrating touchdowns by other teammates if he so chooses.

There is no penalty for petulant behavior.

But there are times when behavior crosses the line into poor ...Read more

LONDON — Standing on the sideline at the 5-yard line with his back to the field, Nathan Chapman could boomerang kick a football over his head and — get this — through the uprights at the Green Bay Packers practice fields.

John Bonamego, the Packers special teams coordinator at the time, swears it happened.

He witnessed it. With amazement...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Broncos are one of the NFL’s biggest surprises this season.

Denver (3-2, 4-1 ATS) is already halfway toward surpassing its season win total of 5 1/2 after winning and covering its past three games.

Professional sports bettors Jeff Whitelaw and Cris Zeniuk made the Broncos their best bet last week in the Review-Journal and ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Seahawks are not talented enough to win this way.

Which doesn't mean Mike Macdonald's team isn't talented enough to win. But if three losses in 11 days offer any take-aways, it's that a roster lacking superstars while stockpiling injuries can't overcome a mountain of mistakes.

The Seahawks — who fell 36-24 to the San ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Russell Wilson is slated to be a backup Sunday in Las Vegas, and it'll be unfamiliar territory for him. Jaylen Warren is likely to be a backup, too, but that's a step in the right direction for him.

Wilson and Warren were full participants Friday in the Steelers' final practice of the week, which puts both on track to be in ...Read more

The NFL’s leading rusher in 2023 remains out indefinitely, with Christian McCaffery nursing Achilles tendinitis in both legs.

As for the NFL’s leading rusher in 2024, Jordan Mason has a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder, so it’s not a serious injury but 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan stopped short of saying he would be ready to play ...Read more

NEW YORK — It’s very rare for a coach who was demoted to stay on the same staff.

But that is the case for Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. On Wednesday, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich stripped him of play-calling duties and made passing game coordinator Todd Downing the new play-caller.

Downing told reporters that’s a ...Read more

NEW YORK — Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers will miss a second straight game with a concussion.

Nabers, 21, did not practice for a second straight week and remains out for Sunday night’s game between the Giants (2-3) and Cincinnati Bengals (1-4) at MetLife Stadium, head coach Brian Daboll said Friday morning.

“He won’t make it,” ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Man, if George Pickens blocked for his teammates the way Mike Tomlin has blocked for Pickens this week, we'd be calling him Hines Ward Jr.

He'd be busting people's jaws.

But before I forget, kudos to Tomlin for this much: Of the 20.3 million people who watched Steelers-Cowboys, he was somehow the only one who didn't notice that ...Read more

BALTIMORE — After Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson fumbled the snap in the fourth quarter Sunday against the Bengals, he stiff-armed defensive end Sam Hubbard while rolling to his right and at the same time directed tight end Isaiah Likely. Jackson threw back across his body and completed a 6-yard touchdown pass for one of the greatest plays ...Read more

SEATTLE — After already blowing 10-point, fourth-quarter leads in embarrassing losses to the Los Angeles Rams and the Arizona Cardinals, the 49ers found themselves Thursday night with a luxurious, 20-point cushion against their other NFC West rival, the Seattle Seahawks.

No drama? No chance.

Even though a George Kittle touchdown catch put ...Read more

NEW YORK — Another layer in the Haason Reddick holdout found its way into the news on Thursday night.

Reddick’s agent at Creative Artists Agency have parted ways with the edge rusher amid a contract holdout from the Jets dating back to the spring, according to ESPN.

In March, the Jets acquired Reddick in a trade with the Eagles, hoping he ...Read more

Here’s a look back at Week 5’s action and fantasy advice for the week ahead:

WEEK 5 RECAP

Falcons 36, Buccaneers 30 (OT): Kirk Cousins won’t throw for 500 yards and four touchdowns every week, but he’s a proven commodity in fantasy. Cousins has finished as the overall QB11 or higher in six of the last nine seasons, and was the overall...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson has dressed for 190 NFL games and has started 188 of them.

On Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas, Wilson could be dressing for just the third time in his career as a backup.

Wilson was selected in the third round of the 2012 draft by Seattle and started every game as a rookie. He proceeded to start...Read more

NEW YORK — Two days after being named Jets interim coach, Jeff Ulbrich made his first significant decision.

Offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett is being stripped of his play-calling duties, and passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Todd Downing will take on that role moving forward.

“I did not make this decision easily by any...Read more

Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 10-4 (.714); season 45-33 (.577). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 8-6 (.571); season 40-37-1 (.520). Times Pacific. Off: ...Read more

Cannot use the word hot yet, but we’re definitely warming up after a rough start to our season of picks. Went 8-5-1 against the spread last week (Jaguars -3 was the push), including Dolphins’ win, Dallas’ upset at Pittsburgh and Giants-with-points in Seattle. Downside? Thinking Vegas would be an upset winner in Denver. Some upset picks you...Read more