SANTA CLARA, Calif. — There was something to him being across the country and a whole level of the sport away from the San Francisco 49ers.

Jim Harbaugh was a great coach for San Francisco, and his end in the South Bay was hardly a “mutual” decision.

But even as the Niners floundered for years following Harbaugh’s exit, at least Niners...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus spoke with reporters Monday afternoon after reviewing the 20-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Soldier Field.

Eberflus now is tasked with helping his team move on from its fourth straight loss and prepare for another tough meeting with the Minnesota Vikings (8-2) in Week 12.

Here are ...Read more

CHICAGO — The latest end zone celebration sweeping the nation is the Trump dance, made popular by UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones after Saturday’s win over Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden.

Surely you know the Trump dance, originally performed by President-elect Donald Trump at a campaign rally, consisting of mild hip gyrations and ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — This wasn't exactly the changing of the guard when a younger Jack Nicklaus beat Arnold Palmer in his own backyard to win the 1962 U.S. Open at Oakmont.

Or Wayne Gretzky stepping aside for a younger Mario Lemieux.

But, in many regards, this was about Chris Boswell establishing himself as the best kicker in the NFL and taking ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The two passes Justin Herbert completed to rookie Ladd McConkey on the Chargers' final drive were noteworthy not because of their precision or degree of difficulty. What made them extraordinary were the events that preceded them.

Herbert had missed on each of his previous seven pass attempts. He'd lost a fumble. The Chargers had...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers sent a clear message to the rest of the AFC Sunday that they are indeed a legitimate contender for the conference title.

Given what it did to the Ravens' high-powered offense, the defense also sent a message that it's indeed in an elite category.

At times, the Steelers play an ugly brand of football, but there is ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Geno Smith touchdown run may go down as the Seahawks’ season signature moment if the team goes on to make the playoffs. And the 110 receiving yards from Jaxon Smith-Njigba bolster the case that he was one of the better picks from last year’s NFL draft.

Throw in an interception by defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins — which ...Read more

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The best football player in the world rocked left to right, his hands fastened on the pads across his chest.

The Chiefs trailed by one possession with two minutes left against the Bills here in New York, a spot so uncomfortably familiar to the home team that its quarterback later said, “I’ll tell you what — they ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — During a 34-27 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at SoFi Stadium, Chargers players soaked up loud chants of "Let's go Chargers!" Quarterback Justin Herbert was even serenaded with chants of "M-V-P!"

The crowd for Sunday's prime-time game wasn't just the Chargers' loudest home-field advantage of the season, offensive ...Read more

NEW YORK — With quarterback Daniel Jones benched, the Giants are preparing for a second helping of Tommy Cutlets.

The Giants (2-8) are moving forward with Tommy DeVito as their starter, with head coach Brian Daboll on Monday citing the “spark” the second-year quarterback provided last season among the factors that led to the decision.

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PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles had an early off week this season after a busy travel schedule during the first four weeks. So after they beat the Washington Commanders, 26-18, Thursday night, they had another chance to exhale for a few days and get away from the NovaCare Complex.

They're due back this week after a few days off to begin preparation...Read more

DENVER — The loss to the New Orleans Saints wasn’t a one-off for the Atlanta Falcons. They were terrible in that Week 10 game. They were even worse at Denver on Sunday. The Falcons are still leading the lowly NFC South. That’s about the only good thing that can be said about them as they head into a bye week with three ugly losses in their...Read more

CHICAGO — Are you sitting down? Seriously. You’ll never believe this, all this misery and misfortune that continues smothering the Chicago Bears.

With 4 minutes, 17 seconds to go Sunday at Soldier Field, the Bears had a 19-14 lead over the rival Green Bay Packers with their established and strong-minded defense on the field and ready for ...Read more

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A short week of preparation, a long cross-country flight and an early kickoff for West Coast body clocks presented the Los Angeles Rams with a challenge Sunday.

And coach Sean McVay’s team looked drowsy in the early stages against the New England Patriots.

But the Rams woke up in time to put away the Patriots, riding ...Read more

DENVER — The Atlanta Falcons were hoping to rebound from a porous showing against the New Orleans Saints.

But the Denver Broncos, led by rookie quarterback Bo Nix, had other plans.

The Broncos, behind four touchdown passes from Nix, throttled the Falcons 38-6 on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High.

Nix tossed touchdown passes to four ...Read more

DETROIT — A week after proving they can overcome a second-half deficit, the Detroit Lions — once again — proved they can play as massive favorites.

Detroit was favored by 13 1/2 points entering their Week 11 contest against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Ford Field, but a near-perfect performance on both sides of the football rendered that ...Read more