The Los Angeles Times' NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines the matchups. Lines according to Pregame.com (O/U = over/under). Last week's record 11-5 (.688); season 153-86-1 (.640). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record vs. the spread last week would have been 9-6-1(.600); season 127-106-7 (.545). Times Eastern:

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BALTIMORE -- Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Friday that he has not heard anything from the league regarding Darren Sanders, the team's vice president of security, wearing a Bluetooth earpiece during last Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns.

"All I know is what Darren told me," Harbaugh said. "He forgot to take it out and he had it on ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles tight end Zach Ertz has been ruled out of the team's Week 17 matchup against the New York Giants.

Ertz hasn't practiced this week after suffering a fractured rib and a back injury against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. He finished the game, but left for the locker room during the second quarter of the team's 17-9 win at ...Read more

Marshawn Lynch wasn't the only former NFL superstar to get an unlikely late-season look.

Antonio Brown, whose topsy-turvy 2019 began in Napa at Raiders training camp, on Friday worked out for the New Orleans Saints. The free-agent wide receiver posted a picture of a tryout waiver with the message "back to business" on his Instagram account, ...Read more

RENTON, Wash. -- The high point of Jadeveon Clowney's four months with the Seahawks occurred the last time Seattle played the 49ers, a spectacular performance that earned him NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors and seemed to herald a turnaround for the Seahawks defense.

The low point has been almost everything that has happened since.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Richard Sherman didn't dare apologize Thursday for his feistiness back on the Seattle Seahawks when facing the 49ers. In fact, he more than double downed on his bitterness toward then-coach Jim Harbaugh.

Now in his second season since defecting to the 49ers, Sherman was asked to reflect on that 49ers-Seahawks rivalry, and...Read more

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The only thing certain about the Raiders this year has been uncertainty.

That hasn't going changed going in to Week 17, where the status of several key players was up in the air Thursday as the Raiders (7-8) prepare to finish the regular season against the Denver Broncos (6-9) with the possibility of a playoff berth still ...Read more

BEREA, Ohio -- Baker Mayfield is on the verge of snapping a ridiculous Browns streak.

When Mayfield faces the Cincinnati Bengals in Sunday's finale, he'll become the first Browns quarterback to start all 16 games in a season since Tim Couch in 2001.

There were times this year it appeared as if Mayfield might not be available to play in every ...Read more

BALTIMORE -- A Ravens security official seen wearing a Bluetooth earpiece on the sideline during Sunday's 31-15 win over the Cleveland Browns is raising questions about whether the team violated the NFL's policy on communication.

Darren Sanders, the team's vice president of security, was shown on the CBS broadcast wearing the earpiece while ...Read more

BALTIMORE -- Ravens running back Mark Ingram II said he is "pretty sure" he will play in the team's divisional round playoff game in two weeks after suffering what coach John Harbaugh categorized as a "mild-to-moderate" calf strain.

Ingram suffered the non-contact injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 31-15 win over the Cleveland Browns. He ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Make no mistake, Xavier Williams didn't want to miss time. After sustaining a high ankle sprain in the fifth game against the Indianapolis Colts, Williams spent the next two months on injured reserve, his future for this season uncertain.

But while he was healing, Williams avoided the wear and tear of the weekly grind. And ...Read more

Raiders rookie running back Josh Jacobs underwent a minor surgical procedure on his left leg on Christmas night, but the team still hopes he'll be able to play in Denver on Sunday.

Jacobs delivered the surprising news in his Instagram story Wednesday night, including a video of him being wheeled out of surgery.

"This was random. I didn't plan ...Read more

Congratulations to the Cincinnati Bengals for being best at being the worst.

The Bengals officially wrapped up the top overall pick in April's NFL draft with an epic overtime loss at Miami. The pick will likely be a quarterback, but for now I will continue gifting them Ohio State sack artist Chase Young, the best player in this draft class.

I'...Read more