ATLANTA — Falcons wide receiver Drake London, who has a right knee injury, was doubtful and then declared out for Sunday’s game against the Jets.

London is the Falcons’ leading receiver, with 60 catches for 810 yards and six touchdowns. He suffered a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the Falcons’ overtime loss...Read more

In the NFL, there are good wins, there are bad losses, and then there is whatever the San Francisco 49ers produced on Monday night against the Carolina Panthers.

The scoreboard said 20-9. The standings say 8-4. The playoff picture says the Niners are the seventh seed in the NFC, still in control of their playoff destiny.

But the film? The film...Read more

Despite Cam Ward and the Titans looking much better in their last two games after a bye in Week 10, they remain in the driver’s seat for the No. 1 overall pick in next April’s NFL draft.

Only four franchises have picked first in back-to-back drafts since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976-77 and 1986-87) and ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Panthers’ offensive linemen will have football on their minds and unique cleats on their feet Sunday when they host the Los Angeles Rams at Bank of America Stadium.

The NFL’s “My Cause, My Cleats” campaign is underway, and Carolina will get its turn to shine a spotlight on several notable causes during the Week ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson vs. Joe Burrow under the lights at M&T Bank Stadium on Thanksgiving night. It had all the pageantry and drama of a heavyweight fight.

Instead, it turned out to be another bumbling affair for a Ravens offense that can’t seem to find a rhythm or get out of its own way this season.

Jackson fumbled twice, threw a ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — A banged-up Eagles team got some good injury news Thursday.

DeVonta Smith, who missed team workouts on Tuesday and Wednesday with chest and shoulder injuries, plus an illness that was noted on Wednesday, was listed as a full participant in Thursday’s walk-through. Smith does not have a game designation heading into the team�...Read more

DETROIT — They haven’t ceded the throne just yet.

But even with reinforcements on the way, the Lions are looking a bit besieged.

Their NFC North title defense took a crippling blow with a 31-24 loss to Green Bay before a Thanksgiving crowd of 66,662 at Ford Field. And what’s painfully clear now, after the Packers completed a season sweep...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — If the Chiefs had a margin for error left this season, they’ll come home without it.

The Cowboys beat the Chiefs, 31-28, on Thanksgiving Day, a game that will send them reeling into the final stretch.

The Chiefs lost the game, lost two more starting offensive linemen, lost their fourth-down courage and lost ground in a ...Read more

CHICAGO — Help is on the way for the Chicago Bears secondary.

The Bears activated two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson and nickel corner Kyler Gordon to the 53-man roster Thursday, clearing the way for them to play Friday against the Philadelphia Eagles in a battle of 8-3 NFC teams at Lincoln Financial Field.

Johnson has been ...Read more

NEW YORK — Russell Wilson and Ciara are using their power couple platform to make the best possible difference this Thanksgiving season.

The Giants quarterback and his Grammy-winning wife announced this week that their Why Not You Foundation is making a $3 million gift to Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital in New York City.

The money ...Read more

Here are my fantasy football best bets for Week 13's Thanksgiving Day and Friday matchups:

GREEN BAY AT DETROIT

Obvious starters: Josh Jacobs (GB), Jahmyr Gibbs (DET), Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET).

Who to start: Jordan Love (GB) deserves streaming consideration against a defense allowing the eighth-most fantasy points to quarterbacks, including ...Read more

Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups and makes his predictions for Week 13 of the NFL season.

All lines and over/under numbers are according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

Last week, Farmer posted a 10-4 (.714) record. Through the first 12 weeks of the season, he is 119-59 (.669).

Using point spreads with the scores Farmer ...Read more

DETROIT — Dan Campbell has righted a lot of wrongs in Detroit Lions history.

But outside of last year's high-wire act that led to a victory over the Bears, his team still hasn't figured out how to win consistently on Thanksgiving Day.

Despite missing four starters after All-Pro receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown left with an injury, the Lions' ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — When Byron Young’s father died earlier this year, he asked his mother for his dad’s key chain.

It’s not your normal key chain. It’s made from the end of a snapped belt, the key ring looping into one of the belt’s holes. There’s a date carved into the brown leather on one side. It’s faint now, but Young said he ...Read more

CHICAGO — For as long as the Chicago Bears have been piecing things together on the offensive line, this season’s transformation from one of the worst units in the NFL to one of the best has happened with remarkable quickness and little fanfare.

Directing the unit behind the scenes is 65-year-old Dan Roushar, who was about a month into ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers did not shed much light into the decision that kept him from playing against Chicago, nor the chances of him returning in time to face Buffalo on Sunday afternoon at Acrisure Stadium.

But Rodgers had plenty to say about why the Steelers find themselves on the outside looking in at the AFC ...Read more

It’s hard not to be thankful for the three games the NFL has bestowed upon us this Thanksgiving.

All three have playoff implications. All three have high game totals, and mostly tight spreads. Plus, there’s the return of Joe Burrow if you can outlast the tryptophan, and stay awake for the nightcap.

The most common way the field will ...Read more

Weird week, a lot of it fabulous. Our 13-1 straight-up was our best of the season. And we continued our hot hand on outright upset picks, going 3 for 3 last week with bull’s-eyes on Browns winning in Vegas (”Aawwk!”), Cowboys beating Philly, and Falcons’ win in N’awlins. Also had ‘dog Texans with the points over Bills, our only ...Read more