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Charles starring for Chiefs after tragedy
Jamaal Charles took the handoff on the first play of the game, skipped to his right and found a crease. He slipped through the hole, made a subtle ...
Giants, Cowboys, Redskins win in tight NFC East
Winning was required to keep pace in the NFC East playoff race. Losing was all that was needed in the AFC North. The defending Super Bowl champion New ...
Peterson gets Vikings out quick in win over Bears
The Metrodome roof held up just fine during Minnesota's latest heavy snowstorm. It's the Chicago Bears who seem to be collapsing under the weight of ...
Peterson, defense lead Vikings over Bears 21-14
Everyone in the stadium knows Adrian Peterson is going to get the ball when the Minnesota Vikings are on offense. No one seems to know how to stop him ...
Te'o and Manziel hit Manhattan with Heisman hopes
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o was looking forward to a break after a five-city-in-five-days tour, during which he has become the most decorated ...
Rubio knows big expectations await his return
Wait 'till Ricky comes back. It seems like that's been the hopeful mantra for the Minnesota Timberwolves all season long. Guards getting torched by ...
Vikings lead NFL with 5 players from Notre Dame
Notre Dame is one of the few college football teams that truly can boast a national following. Why, there's even an alumni chapter in the Minnesota ...
Manziel could make history by winning Heisman
Johnny Manziel certainly has the statistics worthy of a Heisman Trophy winner. He plays in the powerful Southeastern Conference. He has a signature ...
Peyton will pick apart Raiders
Leave it to the Oakland Raiders to ruin the renewal of a great rivalry. The Raiders have done so this year by being, well, awful. They've dropped five ...
Read option is back in NFL and better than ever
Tim Tebow has been out with two broken ribs and maybe a bruised ego. The read-option lives, however, in Washington, Carolina and San Francisco, where ...
Packers atop division after 23-14 win over Vikes
The Green Bay Packers are back atop the NFC North, and they have a very unlikely source to thank. Minutes after the Packers wrapped up their 23-14 ...
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 ...
2 Burnett INTs key Green Bay's 23-14 win
If any more Green Bay receivers go down, the Packers could always use Morgan Burnett. With Minnesota rolling behind Adrian Peterson, the Green Bay ...
Cutler sharp as Bears beat Vikings, 28-10
Even a lopsided win was painful for the Chicago Bears. They got Jay Cutler back after missing a game with a concussion, only to lose three more stars ...
Division races taking shape
As the NFL heads into December, nearly every division race has an outright favorite. Some — Denver, Atlanta, New England, Houston and Baltimore — are ...
Vikings looking to put the squeeze on Bears QBs
The lasting image from the Bears' trip to San Francisco was 49ers defensive end Aldon Smith running amok. And now Chicago's battered offensive line ...
With Cutler sidelined, Bears fall short again
Jay Cutler was back home, nursing his concussion and watching as the Chicago Bears got pounded by the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night.
NFL Rdp: No unbeatens, lots of drama - and a tie
There are no more unbeaten teams in the NFL. There are two teams with a tie, though. New Orleans knocked off the last of the perfect teams when it ...
Halfway through season, NFC is dominant
Halfway through the season, something's missing — mostly — on a list of the league's elite teams. The AFC. It's difficult to make a case for including ...
Luck, Martin latest rookies to impress
In what is turning into a memorable year for rookies, Andrew Luck and Doug Martin took the excellence to a record level. Luck broke the NFL's ...
Road race: Martin, Bucs trample Vikings 36-17
After losing a bunch of close games, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally enjoyed a lopsided victory. At Minnesota, no less, where the Vikings watched ...
Martin, Buccaneers race past Vikings, 36-17
Traveling to Minnesota to play on a Thursday night was supposed to be tough for Tampa Bay. Rookie Doug Martin ran around the field as if he didn't ...
Vikes can establish credibility vs Bucs
Considering the short list of surprisingly impressive teams in the NFL this season, the Minnesota Vikings haven't gotten much love. That could change ...
RG3' 76-yard run leads Redskins over Vikings 38-26
One week after his first NFL concussion, Robert Griffin III ran more, ran smarter, ran bigger. And won. He left the Minnesota Vikings in his wake, ...
RG3 runs for 138 yards; Redskins top Vikings 38-26
Robert Griffin III's concussion was on everyone's mind as he dropped back on a third-and-6, with the Washington Redskins trying to put the game away.