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The Chiefs had to deal with a bunch of missing players due to COVID-19 protocols over the course of the last week and some of them remain out for Sunday’s game against the Steelers, but you’d be hard-pressed to know that they were dealing with any trouble at all. Kansas City scored the first four [more]

Things were going well for the Raiders for much of the first half. With just over two minutes left in the second quarter, the Raiders had a 7-3 lead and had a chance to expand it while holding the ball going into halftime. But then, disaster. First running back Josh Jacobs fumbled after quarterback Derek [more]

Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown returned from a three-game suspension for giving the team a fake COVID-19 vaccination card on Sunday and had 10 catches in a 32-6 rout of the Panthers. After the game, Brown took the podium to meet with the media and predictably was asked about the suspension. Brown initially said “next [more]

Can Leicester City bounce back from an injury- and illness-addled 6-3 loss to Manchester City when it faces a rested Liverpool at the King Power Stadium?

What did we learn about the Premier League during the annual Boxing Day fixtures? A whole lot.

The Saints did not have any more members of their active roster go on the COVID-19 reserve list on Sunday, but there are more members of the organization who will be unavailable for Monday night’s game against the Dolphins. Special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi is not expected to be with the team at the Superdome [more]

Sunday was the first day the NBA ramped up testing.

With his first catch on Sunday, Hunter Renfrow became the third Raider in franchise history to record at least 90 receptions in a season. With his second, he gave Las Vegas the lead early in the second quarter. Quarterback Derek Carr hit Renfrow in the back-left corner of the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown [more]

Before the Giants took the field against the Eagles on Sunday afternoon, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that the team plans to bring head coach Joe Judge back for a third season in 2022. The Giants were so fired up by the news that they allowed the Eagles to score 31 points in the second [more]

After Sunday’s 41-21 loss to the Bengals, Ravens coach John Harbaugh seemed to have a pointed question for Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor regarding the team’s decision to throw the ball deep after the two-minute warning. In Harbaugh’s post-game press conference, he didn’t complain about the 52-yard catch and run. “They call their plays, we call [more]

The Chiefs’ fast start didn’t end with Clyde Edwards-Helaire‘s touchdown run at the end of their first drive. Cornerback Charvarius Ward celebrated his return from the COVID-19 reserve list by picking off Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger‘s pass on the first play of the ensuing drive and the Chiefs were back in business near midfield. It’s [more]

The Seagulls soared into the top half of the table with a massive mid-table victory over the Bees.

Buccaneers outside linebacker Shaq Barrett injured a knee in the second quarter Sunday. He briefly returned in the third quarter before leaving for good. Bucs coach Bruce Arians said after the game the initial diagnosis is a sprained knee. “Looks like a minor MCL,” Arians said on the Buccaneers Radio Network’s postgame show, via joebucsfan.com. [more]

The Chiefs don’t have tight end Travis Kelce on Sunday, but they didn’t need him to open the game with a commanding touchdown drive. Kansas City ate up more than eight minutes on a 14-play, 73-yard drive that ended with Clyde Edwards-Helaire breaking a tackle and bouncing outside for a one-yard touchdown run. Elliott Fry, [more]

Teams with head-coaching vacancies as of 8:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, along with teams who have told their coaches they won’t be back, can begin interviewing assistant coaches from other teams, 12 days before the conclusion of the regular season. So which other coaches could learn in the next 40 hours or so that they’re [more]

The Eagles had a forgettable first half with three points, 149 yards, three dropped passes and a missed field goal. The second half was more to their liking. Philadelphia scored 31 points in the second half, crushing the Giants 34-10. The Eagles finished with 324 total yards and got touchdowns from running back Boston Scott, [more]

The Jets were missing head coach Robert Saleh and a slew of players due to COVID-19 protocols, but they still found their way to a win over the Jaguars on Sunday. It came right down to the wire. The Jaguars had a chance to win on fourth down from the Jets’ one-yard-line, but Trevor Lawrence [more]

The Chargers had a big opportunity to solidify their position in the AFC playoff race with a victory over the Texans. Los Angeles wasn’t able to get it done. Though both teams had several key players miss the game on the COVID-19 list, Houston was able to overcome the losses and  came away with a [more]