Football Page 493 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Jordan Love guides Green Bay to 17-9 win, playoff bid
Jordan Love threw two touchdown passes and the Packers jumped into the NFC playoffs with a 17-9 victory over the Chicago Bears in Green Bay on Sunday....

Rams WR Puka Nacua sets two rookie receiving records
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Pula Nacua set NFL rookie records on consecutive catches in the third quarter against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif....

Derrick Henry all but confirmed his future following Tennessee’s win over Jacksonville
Titans running back Derrick Henry arrived in Tennessee in 2016 as a second-round pick following an incredible career playing for Nick Saban at Alabama. Henry has topped the 1,000-yard mark in five of his eight seasons with the team and became the eighth player in NFL history to run for more than 2,0...

Eagles WR A.J. Brown out vs. Giants with right knee injury
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown exited Sunday's game against the New York Giants in the first quarter with a right knee injury following his only reception in the game....

Bill Belichick mum on future, to meet with Patriots' owner
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick remained noncommittal about retaining that title pending his annual face-to-face meeting with franchise owner Robert Kraft this week....

Lions: TE Sam LaPorta's knee injury 'not good news'
Detroit Lions rookie tight end Sam LaPorta avoided a season-ending left knee injury on Sunday, but his availability for the wild-card round of the playoffs next week is in peril....

South Dakota State beats Montana for second straight FCS title
South Dakota State's offense reawakened in the second half as the Jackrabbits defeated the Montana Grizzlies 23-3 to win their second consecutive FCS championship on Sunday in Frisco, Texas....

Coaches get heated after Saints pile on late TD, spank Falcons
Testy words were fired before cooler heads prevailed when losing coach Arthur Smith and Saints counterpart Dennis Allen met for the usual postgame salutations moments after New Orleans' 48-17 win over the Falcons went final on Sunday....

Jared Goff, Lions finish regular season on high note, down Vikings
Jared Goff passed for 320 yards and two touchdowns, including a 70-yard strike to Amon-Ra St. Brown, and the playoff-bound Detroit Lions defeated the visiting Minnesota Vikings 30-20 on Sunday....

Jets end 15-game skid against Bill Belichick, Patriots
Breece Hall rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown as the New York Jets completed their season with a 17-3 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass....

Derek Carr shines as Saints blast Falcons
Derek Carr threw a season-high four touchdown passes and the host New Orleans Saints defeated the Atlanta Falcons 48-17 to keep their Wild Card hopes alive on Sunday afternoon....

Titans finish strong, eliminate Jaguars from playoffs
Derrick Henry rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown in what might have been his last game for the Tennessee Titans as they quashed the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars' hopes of a second straight AFC South title with a 28-20 win Sunday in Nashville, Tenn....

Bengals roll past Browns; entire AFC North finishes above .500
Andrei Iosivas caught two touchdown passes and Joe Mixon ran for one and caught another as the Cincinnati Bengals ended their season with a 31-14 win over the visiting Cleveland Browns Sunday....

Buccaneers clinch NFC South with ugly win at Panthers
Chase McLaughlin kicked three field goals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinched the NFC South for the third season in a row by defeating the host Carolina Panthers 9-0 on Sunday afternoon at Charlotte, N.C....

Lions' Sam LaPorta sets TE rookie record for catches
Detroit Lions rookie tight end Sam LaPorta set an NFL record when he reeled in a touchdown reception in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the visiting Minnesota Vikings....

Reports: Eagles RB D'Andre Swift (illness) to miss finale vs. Giants
Philadelphia Eagles running back D'Andre Swift is expected to sit out Sunday's game against the host New York Giants due to an illness, multiple media outlets reported....

Despite a 13-win campaign, it’s still hard to trust the Ravens
After dominating Jacksonville, San Francisco, and Miami in consecutive weeks, the Baltimore Ravens looked like the dominant force everyone had been waiting for all season. Forget about the hiccup Saturday night against Pittsburgh (minus Lamar Jackson), Baltimore is viewed by many as the favorite to ...

Saints RB Alvin Kamara out vs. Desmond Ridder-led Falcons
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is inactive for Sunday's game against Desmond Ridder and the visiting Atlanta Falcons due to an ankle sprain....

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence active vs. Titans
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is active and expected to start Sunday's game against the host Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tenn....

Reports: Mike Vrabel, Titans to decide future in meeting this week
Meetings with team ownership and general manager Ran Carthon are scheduled this week to determine the fate of head coach Mike Vrabel with the Tennessee Titans....