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PITTSBURGH — There were no helmets hurled as weapons, no suspensions and no penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct on Sunday when the Steelers and Browns played, just a pedestrian matchup of perplexing teams hanging on to playoff hopes. Two weeks after one of the uglier on-field fights in recent years, there were no snafus as the […] More
CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton returned from his three-week exile on Sunday and got a long-awaited win for the coach who benched him, throwing a touchdown pass in a 22-6 victory over the Jets that ended the longest losing streak in Cincinnati Bengals history. “He had a chip on his shoulder all week,” running back Joe […] More
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Green Bay Packers had everything they needed to bounce back from a dismal West Coach performance: Lambeau Field weather on the road, a struggling young opponent and, of course, Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers threw four touchdown passes in the snow and the Packers (9-3) rebounded from an embarrassing 29-point loss to […] More
The N.F.L. suspended Josh Shaw, an injured defensive back on the Arizona Cardinals, through at least the end of next season for betting on football games this year, the first such penalty in more than two decades. The league said its investigators found no indication that Shaw used inside information or compromised any game, and […] More
There are quite a few interesting games this week, but nothing can compare to the fireworks expected when Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens offense face off against Nick Bosa and the San Francisco 49ers’ defense. That game should get Sunday started off with a bang, and the action can continue unabated all day and […] More
ARLINGTON, Texas — John Brown became the first Buffalo receiver to throw a touchdown pass and the Bills went on to beat the Dallas Cowboys, 26-15, on Thursday. Bills quarterback Josh Allen ran for a touchdown and threw a touchdown pass to Cole Beasley, who had 110 yards receiving in his first game against his […] More
CAMP ZAMA, Japan — A deafening silence hung over the athletic office on this United States Army post where roughly 40 teenagers were lying on the floor, nearly on top of one another. They were members of the Zama Middle High School football team, and they were clearing their thoughts and slowing their breathing in […] More
You expect to see certain things every Thanksgiving: roast turkey, mashed potatoes, Jerry Jones receiving a lot of attention during a Cowboys game and the Lions struggling against whichever team the N.F.L. put them against. For the last few years, the league has provided a night game as well, assuming you’re not sleeping off dinner. […] More
