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49ers' Dre Greenlaw suspended one game for head-butting Seahawks' Ernest Jones

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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw has been suspended for one game after head-butting a Seahawks player who was not wearing a helmet during Sunday's win in Seattle.

Greenlaw head-butted Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV on the Seattle sideline during the second quarter. The scuffle began after Greenlaw bumped Sam Darnold as the ...Read more

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Josh Allen is the 'futuristic Big Ben' Rams must find a way to stop

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LOS ANGELES — The shootout at SoFi Stadium.

That's perhaps the best way to describe the last time the Los Angeles Rams played host to the Buffalo Bills.

It was Week 14 in 2024, and Bills quarterback Josh Allen was on his way to winning the NFL most valuable player award. Though it came in a losing effort, his performance against the Rams ...Read more

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Mike Evans delivered an all-time diss of Trevon Diggs. Or did he? 'I honestly didn't know it was him.'

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LOS ANGELES — San Francisco 49ers receiver Mike Evans may have earned a spot in the trash-talking hall of fame on Sunday without even trying.

Or so he says.

Late in the second quarter of the 49ers' 32-29 victory in Seattle, Fox Sports cameras showed Evans and Seahawks cornerback Trevon Diggs jawing after a play. In one of the season's most ...Read more

'Total disbelief': Co-owner Magic Johnson issues rare rebuke over Commanders' overtime clock mismanagement

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LOS ANGELES — Magic Johnson is relentlessly positive, a quality that has served him well as a player, a businessman and even while living with HIV since 1991.

The Lakers great generally keeps his social media comments upbeat. Yet, a last-second mental lapse Sunday by one of the five professional sports franchises Johnson co-owns prompted him ...Read more

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John Romano: Have you heard the one about the rookie QB walking into a Buccaneers huddle?

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TAMPA, Fla. — It is not yet a relationship. We’re barely at the hand-holding stage.

And yet there is something sweet, something special about this young man we’re seeing.

For instance, when he picked up the first of Tampa’s first downs in Thursday night’s 24-16 win at Dallas. It’s not just that he scrambled on third down and gained...Read more

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Omar Kelly: Let's hope these early Dolphins losses don't leave a scar

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MIAMI — Everyone has guilty pleasures.

I have recently developed this unhealthy obsession with watching doctors, estheticians and dermatologists remove blackheads from people’s faces.

Any time one of those videos appears on my social media pages I’m frozen, staring at the screen until I see how much puss, oil and dead skin gets removed ...Read more

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Ravens rally behind Tyler Huntley, dominate OT to beat Falcons

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ATLANTA — Ravens longtime backup quarterback Tyler Huntley said last week that starting for the first time this season, replacing the injured Lamar Jackson on Sunday night, would be like riding a bike.

It turned out to be a thrilling ride.

With Baltimore trailing 23-15 and just over two minutes remaining Sunday night against the Falcons, ...Read more

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Chris Perkins: Dolphins know their identity, now they must turn it into wins

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley knows who and what he has in his locker room. The same goes for his players. This isn’t a team with an identity crisis.

Ask anyone. Veteran edge rusher Josh Uche. Promising left tackle Patrick Paul. Upstart safety Dante Trader Jr. They know who they are. They simply need to find a way ...Read more

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Lions overcome quiet start to pummel Cardinals

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GLENDALE, Ariz. — After the first quarter of Sunday's game at State Farm Stadium, it looked like the Detroit Lions were going to have some tough conversations on both sides of the ball going into the bye week.

But the dam broke at the end of the first quarter.

The Lions scored 31 consecutive points and forced five straight three-and-outs for...Read more

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Justin Herbert's fourth-quarter meltdown dooms winless Chargers in loss to Broncos

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Chargers finally made a play they could hang in the Louvre — a spectacular 42-yard touchdown run — but in the end Sunday only wound up with another L.

It was their fifth loss in a row this season, another turnover-plagued nightmare, that resulted in a 23-17 defeat to the Denver Broncos.

Most painful for the ...Read more

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Brock Purdy leads 49ers past Seahawks in 32-29 win

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SEATTLE – An NFC West prize fight broke out Sunday, complete with touchdowns, turnovers, taunting, tie scores and tense trading of leads.

Once this Week 5 doozy ended, the San Francisco 49ers’ undefeated record ratched up to 5-0 via a 32-29 triumph over the defending Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks.

It took a midfield stand, of all ...Read more

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Raiders pummeled by Patriots, leading to Fernando Mendoza's NFL debut

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — So much for the 3-0 start for the Las Vegas Raiders, who are losers Sunday for the second straight week.

This time uncompetitively.

The Raiders were eviscerated 45-17 at Gillette Stadium by a New England Patriots team down star cornerback Christian Gonzalez — along with three other cornerbacks. Mistake-averse its first ...Read more

49ers LB Dre Greenlaw ejected after head-butt in Seahawks game

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Dre Greenlaw, the San Francisco 49ers’ emotional leader who often toes the line on physical play, went a bit too far on Sunday in Seattle and got himself ejected.

Greenlaw headbutted Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV, who was not wearing a helmet, on the Seattle sideline during a brief second-quarter scuffle. The pushing began after ...Read more

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Giants tie Commanders, 27-27, after Washington's Jayden Daniels lets clock run out in OT

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LANDOVER, Md. — Cam Skattebo fumbled away a New York Giants win on Sunday. Then Jayden Daniels handed them a 27-27 tie in a jaw-droppingly dysfunctional ending for the Washington Commanders.

The Giants’ running back seemingly had fumbled the ball and the game away at Washington’s 24-yard line while needing only a field goal to win in ...Read more

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Rookie David Bailey gets 3 sacks as Jets defeat Browns

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NEW YORK — The New York Jets kept giving the ball away.

Their defense refused to give the game away.

Behind a dominant pass rush led by rookie David Bailey, the Jets (2-3) snapped their three-game losing streak with a 17-12 victory over the Cleveland Browns (3-2) on a rainy Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium.

Braelon Allen delivered the ...Read more

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Unbeaten Vikings ride winning formula to victory over Saints

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NEW ORLEANS — The Minnesota Vikings, after a 23-13 victory over the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome, remain perfect to start the 2026 NFL season.

The Vikings won Sunday without Jordan Addison, who was deactivated after a brief pregame workout to determine whether his sore hamstring would affect his availability, and without T.J. ...Read more

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Big days from Aaron Rodgers and Jaylen Warren power Steelers past Colts

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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t exactly mop the floor with the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. And their defense didn’t exactly wash away what happened 10 days earlier in Cleveland.

But they dusted off a couple big plays from Jaylen Warren and did enough to clean their house — in Mike McCarthy’s words from earlier this week...Read more

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Drake Maye leads Patriots to blowout win over Raiders

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are officially back on track and should be considered one of the top threats in the AFC after thoroughly dominating the Las Vegas Raiders 45-17 at home on Sunday.

The Raiders entered Week 5 with a better record than the Patriots but were completely overmatched by last year’s AFC champions.

The 3...Read more

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Dolphins QB Malik Willis struggles in 31-24 loss to Bengals

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MIAMI — Miami Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis called the Week 4 loss a backward step.

Unfortunately, Sunday’s outing was an even further step in the wrong direction.

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Dolphins 31-24 in large part due to the offense’s inability to get the passing attack going.

After failing to reach 100 yards through the ...Read more

Bears commit 5 turnovers and QB Jordan Love leads Packers to a 31-7 rout

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — After all the magic the Chicago Bears found against the Green Bay Packers last season, Sunday’s first meeting of 2026 between the rivals turned out to be a disaster for coach Ben Johnson’s team.

The Packers clobbered the Bears 31-7 at Lambeau Field, with the visitors turning the ball over five times and failing to get ...Read more