Patriots star Stefon Diggs is facing criminal charges in connection with an alleged assault and strangulation that the wide receiver “categorically denies,” according to the organization and multiple published reports.

“The New England Patriots are aware of the accusations that have been made regarding Stefon Diggs,” the organization ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Rams wanted to make the playoffs in the worst way.

Mission accomplished. They’re headed to the playoffs in the worst way imaginable.

Monday night’s 27-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons was an abomination — you could feel that vibe in the postgame locker room — but the Rams need to study it, even if it requires contraptions...Read more

SEATTLE — The turnovers, it seems, are going to keep happening. The sample size is large enough where we can draw that conclusion.

With 14 interceptions and six lost fumbles, Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold has given away the football more times than any other player in the NFL this season. It can be painful to watch — particularly when ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Poor decisions are beginning to plague the Steelers, and they're not limited to what DK Metcalf did in Detroit.

They occurred repeatedly in Sunday's horrid 13-6 loss in Cleveland, a defeat that deprived them the opportunity to win their first AFC North title in five years.

Metcalf's two-game suspension for accosting and striking...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Raiders coach Pete Carroll wanted to make one thing clear: Maxx Crosby is a warrior. That he wanted to play. That he was heartbroken it didn’t fall that way.

They tried to get by without Crosby, and it, well, didn’t work out. The Raiders continued their journey to the 2026 No. 1 draft pick Sunday by losing to the similarly ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Take a bow, Tyler Huntley.

The sixth-year veteran backup quarterback certainly earned it.

With the season in the balance, Huntley stepped into a must-win moment Saturday night and delivered. He played within the structure of the offense and trusted Baltimore’s necessary game plan of leaning on Derrick Henry during the team’s ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said quarterback Justin Herbert will not play in the team's regular-season finale Sunday against the Denver Broncos.

With the Chargers' 20-16 loss to the Houston Texans on Saturday putting them out of contention for the AFC West title, the move to rest Herbert is a logical one. Herbert is still ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The final drive was likely as familiar a feeling to the San Francisco 49ers as it was for the Chicago Bears — even though Sunday night was their first meeting this season.

The Niners had to have seen that script on tape: 2 minutes and 15 seconds to go, the Bears down 4 points, with 85 yards between them and yet another...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Chicago Bears right tackle Darnell Wright started to feel under the weather on Friday.

A bug had been going around the team headquarters in Lake Forest, Ill. A number of players showed up on the injury report with illnesses as the Bears prepared to play the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

The Bears did everything they ...Read more

Check the math.

The numbers don’t lie, even if NFL general managers occasionally do.

The 49ers are currently carrying more than $110 million in dead money on their books. That’s salary cap space allocated to players who are currently doing anything but playing for San Francisco this season.

In the NFL, $110 million in dead weight isn’t ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In recent years, Super Bowl week had produced speculation and rumors along these lines: “This may be Andy Reid’s final game.”

There’s no Super Bowl for the Chiefs this season as they prepare for their Week 18 finale at the Las Vegas Raiders. On Monday, Reid got ahead of any rumors about his future as the head coach ...Read more

The Ravens are still alive, and they have the city and organization from which they were spawned from 30 years ago to thank for it.

Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders called Baltimore backup quarterback and former Cleveland teammate Tyler Huntley on Sunday morning, perhaps seeking some sage advice as he prepared to take on the division ...Read more

We’ve reached another one of those crossroad moments in the Stephen Ross regime, where the beleaguered owner can follow one of two paths:

He can make enlightened decisions that can lift the Dolphins from this abyss.

Or he can make regrettable, short-sighted choices that prolong this quarter century of agony.

As Ross enjoys Sunday’s 20-17 ...Read more

SANTA CLARA – One play into Sunday night’s showdown and the No. 1 seed looked like a lost cause.

That’s not how this 49ers season goes, however. Overcoming adversity is just what they do.

Brock Purdy shook off an opening-snap pick-six that put them in a 7-0 hole, the 49ers blew four subsequent leads, and they ultimately rallied in the ...Read more

SANTA CLARA — Linebacker Fred Warner’s recovery is going so well that he acknowledged he’s aiming for a deep playoff comeback.

“I’ve got a chance, man. That’s the plan,” Warner said on NBC’s pregame show before the 49ers’ Sunday night showdown with the Chicago Bears. “We’re going to take this thing one day at a time. There...Read more

So it all comes down to this:

One game.

One playoff berth.

One final chance for the Carolina Panthers.

The Panthers (8-8) were whipped 27-10 Sunday by the Seattle Seahawks (13-3), who looked every bit the part of the NFC’s No. 1 playoff team during their commanding second-half performance at Bank of America Stadium.

That Panthers loss ...Read more

Sunday’s 34-10 Giants win over the tanking Las Vegas Raiders likely cost them the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

But the bigger news coming out of the Giants’ first win in 10 games was the revelation of who will be running New York’s draft in April.

Joe Schoen, the fourth-year GM with a 6-27 record since the start of 2024, ...Read more