Sunday was put up or shut up time for the Miami Dolphins.

At 6-7 and on the road versus the playoff-bound Houston Texans, the Dolphins had all the opportunity in the world to make a statement.

Instead, Tua Tagovailoa turned the ball over four times and the Texans beat the Dolphins 20-12. With the loss, the hopes of the Dolphins’ postseason ...Read more

After not experiencing a victory in over a month, Gang Green finally got back in the winner’s circle.

Sauce Gardner‘s late interception at the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 13-yard-line helped the Jets defeat the Jaguars 32-25.

It was the Jets (4-10) first victory since Halloween when they defeated the Houston Texans.

Following his first 300-...Read more

NEW YORK — Daniel Jones. Tommy DeVito. Drew Lock. And now, Tim Boyle.

DeVito suffered a concussion in Sunday’s second quarter against the Ravens, giving way to the veteran Boyle for the second half.

Boyle, 30, became the fourth Giants quarterback to play for the team this season. And he took a snap for his sixth team in his seven-year ...Read more

CLEVELAND — The Kansas City Chiefs finally found a way to win a game by more than one possession.

Forcing six turnovers, on this day, was the formula.

Kansas City’s defense dominated on a windy afternoon at Huntington Bank Field, putting together its best effort of the season in a 21-7 road victory over the Cleveland Browns.

After the ...Read more

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — On to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

That’s who the Ravens will play Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium, where any hopes of an AFC North title will hang in the balance in a game that will likely define Baltimore’s season. Sunday’s contest against a woefully bad and injury-ravaged New York Giants team sure wasn’t going to. ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Sam Darnold sits back in the pocket, surveying the field and buying time as Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison maneuver through their routes. If they are deep down the field, even better. Ready, aim, fire.

“Just don’t miss,” Darnold said. “That’s the biggest thing.”

He doesn’t miss often, which has given the ...Read more

CHICAGO — When the Chicago Bears walk into U.S. Bank Stadium for Monday night’s game against the Minnesota Vikings, they will be 64 days removed from their last victory. The team’s seven-game losing streak has taken a toll. Yet for rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, there’s still a sizable challenge ahead to finish the season strong.

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PHILADELPHIA — For the third straight year, A.J. Brown, the city’s second-biggest diva, told his truth. As usual, that truth is, Jalen Hurts needs to throw him the ball.

Don’t blame Brown. He’s one of the four best receivers in the league and one of the three best receivers in Eagles history, and he’s getting just 6.6 targets a game, ...Read more

NEW YORK — Bill Belichick surprised many when he became the North Carolina Tar Heels coach on Thursday afternoon.

But before that, Belichick surprisingly contacted his former rival about their vacancy.

Belichick, 72, who famously was the Jets coach for a day before surprisingly resigning in 2000, called the team “to gauge interest” ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — In 2021, the Rams signed Odell Beckham Jr. as a midseason addition, and the star receiver helped them win Super Bowl LVI.

Could the Rams do it again?

On Friday, the Miami Dolphins released Beckham. If the 32-year-old, three-time Pro Bowl player clears waivers Monday, he will be a free agent.

Because of their shared history —...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Sorry to dig up the dead horse, but the NFL’s competition committee can’t ignore the Eagles much longer. Their unfair advantage has grown to insurmountable proportions. I realize that I’m not going to win many friends by saying this, but justice and fair play shouldn’t be parochial things. The Eagles have made such a ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The stadium in Cleveland resides fewer than 20 miles from where Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt attended high school, along the edge of Lake Erie in Willoughby, Ohio.

So naturally, in his first chance to play an NFL game there back in 2018, he “couldn’t wait to touch the ball,” he recalled.

You don’t say.

On his ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Dolphins announced Friday morning that they’ve waived wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., a move that ends his brief career with the team after just nine games.

Beckham, the once-spectacular player who was most famous for the one-handed touchdown catch he made while with the New York Giants, would end his time with ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A day after De’Vondre Campbell Sr. refused to play and walked off the job, coach Kyle Shanahan made it clear Friday that Campbell won’t be returning to the team.

“We’re working through the semantics of exactly how to deal with it,” Shanahan said on a media conference call. “You heard from me last night and ...Read more

NEW YORK — Following the abrupt cancellation of Mariah Carey’s sold-out Pittsburgh concert, Netflix has announced that the pop diva will kick off its Christmas Day football broadcast.

The streaming platform on Thursday revealed that Carey is set to perform her holiday hit, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” in a pretaped performance ...Read more

SEATTLE — On Dec. 8, 2023, four men posed for photos at the Marriott Marquis in New York, sharing a stage with college football's most coveted stiff-arm. Each of the four finalists touched a tip of the Heisman Trophy, wearing similar smiles and dissimilar sweatsuits, a day before the award's winner would be crowned.

On Dec. 8, 2024, wide ...Read more