Football Page 544 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
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....
The Texans are proof that serendipity is the NFL’s most valuable asset
Think about the Houston Texans’ path to this moment. After gutting out a win over the Indianapolis Colts, 23-19, on Saturday, DeMeco Ryans and CJ Stroud locked up a playoff spot in their rookie campaigns. The team that opted out of hiring Josh McCown because it didn’t want to get sued also let the C...
QB Malachi Nelson, '23 No. 1 recruit, transfers from USC to Boise St.
Boise State landed the No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2023, as quarterback Malachi Nelson announced on Saturday night that he is leaving Southern California after one season....
LSU star receiver Malik Nabers to enter NFL draft
Malik Nabers, the FBS leader in receiving yards with 1,569 as a junior for LSU, said Saturday he is forgoing his senior season and heading for the NFL draft....
Super Bowl hero Jack Squirek dies at 64
Former NFL linebacker Jack Squirek, who won a Super Bowl with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1984, has died. He was 64....
Texans clinch playoff berth by holding off Colts
C.J. Stroud threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns Saturday night and the Houston Texans stopped the Indianapolis Colts on a late drive to secure a 23-19 win in Indianapolis and a spot in the AFC playoffs next weekend....
QB Bryce Underwood, top player in 2025 class, chooses LSU
Coveted five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2025 class, verbally committed to LSU on Saturday....
Steelers clip Ravens, keep playoff hopes alive
Mason Rudolph connected with Diontae Johnson for a go-ahead 71-yard touchdown and the Pittsburgh Steelers took one step closer to a playoff berth by beating the host Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in their regular-season finale on Saturday night....