Quarterback Gardner Minshew, defense shine as Jaguars clobber Titans
Minshew Mania is gaining momentum. Gardner Minshew threw two touchdown passes and should have had a third, Calais Campbell spearheaded another defensive gem and the Jacksonville Jaguars handled the Tennessee Titans ...
Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger done for season with elbow injury
Ben Roethlisberger likes to point out that he's played through the end of every contract he's ever signed. It's tangible proof of the longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback's commitment both to ...
When Drew Brees went to the sideline holding his injured throwing hand, this NFC championship game rematch — and maybe this season's Super Bowl race — dramatically changed in an ...
When Cam Newton left the shotgun and began creeping toward the line of scrimmage, Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Vernon Hargreaves knew exactly what was coming. The Bucs sniffed out a fourth-and-1 play from the 2-yard line with Hargreaves shoving Christian McCaffrey out of bounds with ...
Guard Sam Davis, four-time Super Bowl champ with Steelers, dies at 75
Sam Davis, the guard who helped the Pittsburgh Steelers win four Super Bowls in the 1970s, has died. He was 75. Davis was found dead Tuesday at New Life Personal Care in McKeesport southeast of Pittsburgh. Davis, who suffered from dementia and was legally blind, ...
New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of rape by a former trainer. Britney Taylor says Brown sexually assaulted her on three occasions, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Southern District of Florida. Brown has denied the allegations. Darren Heitner, a ...
Browns receiver Odell Beckham Jr. plans to keep wearing lavish watch on the field
Watch it: Odell Beckham Jr.'s taking a stand against the NFL on his lavish wrist wear. Beckham said Tuesday that he intends to keep wearing the expensive watch he had on during Sunday's season opener against the Tennessee Titans. The showy wide receiver believes the ...
Saints beat Texans on Wil Lutz's 58-yard field goal on final play
Drew Brees and Wil Lutz supplied the accuracy and poise New Orleans needed to overcome another officiating gaffe and its defense's late collapse. Lutz made a 58-yard field goal as time expired, and the Saints beat the Houston Texans 30-28 on Monday night in a ...
Patrick Mahomes was every bit as good as he was during his MVP campaign. Sammy Watkins was better than ever. Mahomes and Watkins —along with new teammate LeSean McCoy" helped the Kansas City Chiefs open the season much like they finished last year: as legitimate ...
Joe Burrow was nearly perfect in the second half against Texas. He had to be. With Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger matching him nearly blow for blow, Burrow and No. 6 LSU's new, wide-open offense could afford to make no mistakes. They didn't, and Burrow delivered all ...
Antonio Brown catches on with Patriots after being released by Raiders
Randy Moss. Josh Gordon. And now Antonio Brown. A dozen years after Bill Belichick took a chance on Moss when the talented but troubled diva had worn out his welcome in Oakland, the Patriots picked up Brown on Saturday, hours after he was released by ...
Aaron Rodgers doesn't have to lay waste to a defense to enjoy Packers football. He sure had a good time seeing what his guys on the other side of the ball did Thursday night to the archrival Bears. "Yeah, it was fun to watch," Rodgers said ...
