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Americans finding dozens of ways to mark 12-12-12
A Michigan sixth-grader will put aside her nerves and get her ears pierced on her 12th birthday. Two law-enforcement officials will exchange wedding ...
Texans need win over Colts to clinch AFC South
Houston's blowout loss at New England exposed a variety of flaws, leaving the Texans with plenty to work on before they host Indianapolis on Sunday ...
Patriots back on top of AP Pro32 power rankings
See ya, Houston. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have taken over the top spot in the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings. Hours after routing the ...
Brady throws 4 TDs, Patriots top Texans 42-14
Just another game for the New England Patriots. Just a wire-to-wire domination of the team with the NFL's best record. So when their 42-14 Monday ...
Brady throws 4 TD passes, Pats lead Texans 28-7
Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes as the New England Patriots turned their much-hyped game against the Houston Texans into a mismatch, leading ...
Texans 1st, Falcons, Pats tied for 2nd in AP Pro32
An NFL version of No. 1 vs. No. 2 is set for Monday night when the Houston Texans visit the New England Patriots. The Texans remained first in the AP ...
Super Bowl favorites? All guesses are under review
Unless you're part of the Manning family and hoping for a hometown reunion with Eli, Peyton and their teams in New Orleans, there's little reason now ...
Broncos, Patriots and Falcons win divisions
If NFL executives really adore parity, they must be wincing at the early division clinchings by the Broncos, Patriots and Falcons. Not to mention the ...
Broncos, Patriots, Falcons win divisions
On the first weekend of December, four teams made the NFL playoffs. With four weeks to go in the regular-season, New England owns the AFC East title, ...
Pats clinch AFC East title by beating Miami 23-16
Two yards from a touchdown on third down, Tom Brady took the snap and fell to the turf curled around the ball, happy to settle for a field goal.
Turn off lights, turn on water, NFL games go on
You can turn off the lights, turn on the water, or fire up the snow plow. No matter what, the NFL show goes on. Of course, disruptions may be cause ...
Texans still top AP Pro32 rankings; others gaining
The New England Patriots are moving up in the AP Pro32 power rankings, thanks to another second-half-of-the-season winning streak. While the Houston ...
NFL playoffs taking shape, and still a month to go
Start the playoffs now. Well, just about. More than a month from the end of the NFL season, and nearly every division race is decided. Atlanta and ...
Ugly loss 'hard to fathom' for Jets coach Rex Ryan
It was an embarrassing moment that has already been replayed thousands of times, and in many ways symbolized this increasingly awful season for the ...
Patriots roll past Jets 49-19 with big 2nd quarter
Tom Brady couldn't believe what happened. Neither could Bill Belichick, nor the rest of the New England Patriots, for that matter. They were up 7-0 ...
Brady, high-scoring Patriots embarrass Jets 49-19
It took only 52 seconds for the New England Patriots to turn this into a laugher. That's how long it took to score three touchdowns in the second ...
No Gronk vs. Jets, but Pats still go as Brady goes
There were no sighs of relief, no jumps for joy when the New York Jets found out they wouldn't have to worry about Rob Gronkowski this week. Sure, the ...
Texans still atop AP Pro32 rankings; 49ers to 2nd
Just win, Houston. The Texans did exactly that Sunday, rallying for a 43-37 overtime victory over the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars to retain the top ...
Steelers sign WR Plaxico Burress
Plaxico Burress is back where he once belonged. The Pittsburgh Steelers brought back the veteran wide receiver on Tuesday to provide depth at a ...
AP Source: Pats TE Gronkowski has forearm surgery
No more end-zone spikes for a while from Rob Gronkowski. A person familiar with the process said Monday the New England Patriots tight end expects to ...
Pats rout Colts 59-24 but Gronkowski injures arm
The New England Patriots defense came alive just in time. It may have to make an even bigger contribution with Rob Gronkowski likely out for a while ...
Brady outplays Luck, Patriots rout Colts 59-24
Alfonzo Dennard watched himself on the video board as he raced 87 yards with an interception for a touchdown. He wanted to see if the star rookie who ...
Photo gallery: Patriots crush Colts 59-24
Here's a look of photos from Sunday's games which included Tom Brady tossing three touchdowns as the New England Patriots tied their single-game ...