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Here come the big boys
Here come the big boys. The NFL's wild-card weekend is over, with nary an upset. Moving on are division winners Green Bay, Houston and Baltimore, ...
Houston beats Bengals 19-13 in wild-card playoff
J.J. Watt swatted away passes, Arian Foster ran away from tacklers and the Houston Texans did just enough to knock Cincinnati out of the playoffs for ...
Chiefs, GM Pioli part ways after 4 seasons in KC
Scott Pioli is out as general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs, who have been negotiating the past two days with Andy Reid to become their next coach
Broncos top team in final AP Pro32 power rankings
The Broncos' rise to the top of the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings began in the last six weeks of the regular season. That's when Peyton Manning and the ...
Regular season winners don't always make champions
The Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, who tied for the league's best record at 13-3, are well aware of one of the NFL's biggest truisms: more often ...
Brady's 2 TD passes lead Pats over Dolphins 28-0
The Patriots are rolling again, right into a playoff bye. Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes, the defense had a season-high seven sacks and New ...
Denver rolls, keeps top spot in AP Pro32 rankings
Peyton Manning and his Broncos are closing in on the playoffs as the top team in the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings. Denver strengthened its grip on the ...
AP photographers captured the year in sports
From London to Los Angeles, Miami to Medinah and just about everywhere else imaginable, Associated Press photographers captured countless images from ...
Niners-Seahawks a late-season classic
Under normal circumstances, Seattle's CenturyLink Field rocks from the noise of the 12th Man. Imagine how far across Puget Sound the crowd's cheers ...
ON FOOTBALL: Predicting the NFL is a fool's game
So you think you know the NFL? Perhaps you can predict the future, tame the weather and forecast winning lottery numbers, too. Those claiming to know ...
49ers withstand comeback, top Patriots 41-34
LaMichael James awaited the kickoff, determined to regain the momentum for the 49ers after they quickly lost all of a 28-point lead. "We need a ...
49ers clinch playoff berth, 41-34 over Patriots
Jim Harbaugh might have learned more about his San Francisco 49ers during 20 minutes of sleepwalking than at any other time in his two years as their ...
Moments of silence around NFL for shooting victims
The New England Patriots silenced their "End Zone Militia" on Sunday night, taking the muskets away from the Revolutionary War re-enactors who fire ...
49ers lead Patriots 31-17 early in 4th quarter
Colin Kaepernick threw three touchdown passes and the San Francisco 49ers led the turnover-prone New England Patriots 31-17 early in the fourth ...
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.