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Bo Nix’s late TD pass helps finish off win over Chiefs as Broncos move closer to division title

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bo Nix ran for a score before throwing a go-ahead touchdown pass to R.J. Harvey with 1:45 left in the game, and the Denver Broncos held on in the closing seconds for a 20-13 victory over the banged-up Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night. Nix finished...
Vikings eliminate Lions from playoff contention by forcing 6 turnovers, racking up 5 sacks

MINNEAPOLIS — Jordan Addison took a jet sweep handoff 65 yards for the game-sealing touchdown with 3 minutes, 43 seconds left after the Minnesota Vikings forced six turnovers and eliminated the Detroit Lions from contention for the playoffs with a 23-10 victory Thursday. Harrison Smith, the 14th-year veteran safety, had...
Raves’ Lamar Jackson doubtful, Packers’ Jordan Love questionable for matchup Saturday

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Lamar Jackson is listed as doubtful for Baltimore’s game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night as he continues to deal with a back injury that knocked him out of the game against the New England Patriots last weekend. The two-time MVP quarterback hasn’t practiced...
Steelers CB Jalen Ramsey doesn’t practice because of illness; OLB T.J. Watt remains limited

T.J. Watt remained a limited practice participant Thursday for the second day in a row as he works his way back from a partially collapsed lung. Since resuming practice Wednesday after missing two games following a dry needling treatment that punctured his lung, Watt has worked strictly on a limited...
Dak Prescott throws for 307 yards and 2 TDs to lead Cowboys past skidding Commanders

LANDOVER, Md. — Dak Prescott threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns, and the Dallas Cowboys blew most of an 18-point lead before squeezing past the Washington Commanders, 30-23, on Thursday. Dallas (7-8-1) scored touchdowns on its first three possessions to go up 21-3. Although the Commanders (4-12) cut the...
As Myles Garrett chases history, Steelers’ Dylan Cook bracing for lockdown performances

Dylan Cook will be in an unenviable position Sunday when he makes his anticipated third NFL start for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Lining up across from Cook at left tackle will be Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett, who is having an historic season as a pass rusher. Garrett will enter the...
Jaguars CB Jourdan Lewis to have season-ending foot surgery, AP source says

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jourdan Lewis will have season-ending foot surgery, a person familiar with the injury told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because neither the player nor the team has confirmed Lewis’ status. Lewis injured his foot in a 34-20...
With rash of injuries at CB, Steelers add veteran Tre Flowers to 53-man roster

Tre Flowers received quite the Christmas gift Thursday when he was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 53-man roster. With the Steelers dealing with injuries throughout the secondary, they added Flowers for depth heading into their game Sunday at the Cleveland Browns. Flowers, 30, was a fifth-round pick of the Seattle...
This Christmas, David Overstreet II is ‘where he needed to be’ to honor father’s legacy

FRISCO, Texas — David Overstreet II has faint memories of his father, but he was told stories about the type of man he was. The Cowboys’ cornerbacks coach was just 13 months old when David Overstreet I died in 1984 in a car crash in Winona, Texas. His father was...
Minnesota looks to stretch bowl winning streak to 9 when it faces New Mexico in Rate Bowl

PHOENIX — Opting out has become the in thing to do. Every year, players regularly choose not to play in bowl games, some wary of injuries affecting their pro prospects, others leaving for another school, or sitting out after a coaching change. Entire teams even opt out. Minnesota still finds...
Penn State has 4 opt-outs for Pinstripe Bowl; other veterans will be limited

Perhaps surprisingly, Penn State hasn’t had all that many “opt-outs” in the lead-up to Saturday’s Pinstripe Bowl tilt with Clemson. Defensive tackle Zane Durant, safety Zakee Wheatley, offensive lineman Vega Ioane and running back Nick Singleton are the lone veterans who have declared for the NFL Draft and decided not...
Mikaela Shiffrin is perfect in slalom. She’s got big post-Christmas plans with Olympics approaching

Mikaela Shiffrin has plenty to celebrate this Christmas. The American skiing standout is off to a perfect start in slalom during the Olympic season — with four wins in four World Cup races. And she’s regaining her form in other disciplines, too, following the two biggest crashes of her career....
John Robertson, two-time European Cup winner with Nottingham Forest, dies at 72

NOTTINGHAM, England — John Robertson, a former Scotland winger who won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest and scored the only goal in the 1980 final, has died. He was 72. The Premier League club said in a statement Thursday that it was “heartbroken to announce the passing of...
College Football Playoff ratings drop 7% as NFL competition impacts viewership

Last weekend’s first round of the College Football Playoff averaged 9.9 million viewers on ABC, ESPN, TNT, TBS and truTV, according to ESPN and Nielson. That is a 7% drop from last year. A big reason for the drop was that the final game, James Madison versus Oregon, was on...
Hawaii stuns Cal in Hawaii Bowl on backup QB’s last-minute TD pass

HONOLULU — Backup quarterback Luke Weaver threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Nick Cenacle with 10 seconds left, and Hawaii rallied for a 35-31 comeback victory over California in a thrilling Hawaii Bowl on Wednesday night. Weaver entered the game after Micah Alejado took a hard hit on the previous...
‘They try to get in your head’: Steelers players grow accustomed to opposing fans’ taunts

A credo of the Seattle Seahawks’ fan base is they are known as “The 12th Man.” It’s meant as a rallying cry to implore those on hand at Lumen Field for Seahawks home games to be loud at the appropriate times when the situation calls for it. As far as...

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