PITTSBURGH — Just when it looked as if the Steelers were down for the count, they got up off the mat and came out swinging.

With a cornerback playing free safety, a strong safety who had been in town for all of three days and a secondary down to seven healthy bodies, the Steelers stifled the highest-scoring team in the NFL, the one that sat ...Read more

DETROIT — Before Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings had lost five straight games to the Detroit Lions, matching their longest losing streak to Detroit in franchise history. They hadn’t beaten the Lions at Ford Field since the 2020 season, and they entered Sunday as 8 1/2-point underdogs.

It set the stage for the biggest upset victory of Kevin O�...Read more

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The San Francisco 49ers looked headed for a stress-free win even before the fourth quarter began Sunday.

Music blared on the MetLife Stadium speakers during a television timeout, and 49ers tight end George Kittle encouraged fans behind the end zone to dance with him.

The crowd obliged, and the 49ers would eventually ...Read more

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots were playing with fire in Sunday’s 24-23 win over the Atlanta Falcons.

It initially looked like it was going to be a third straight blowout for the Patriots in Week 9, but they not only let the Falcons hang around but challenge late in the fourth quarter.

It was also one of quarterback Drake ...Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Los Angeles Chargers won the battle but lost a warrior.

They held off the Tennessee Titans 27-20, but saw their outstanding left tackle Joe Alt go down with the same injured ankle that sidelined him earlier this season.

It was a troubling and ominous blow Sunday to a franchise that’s in a constant state of ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — As Eric DeCosta stepped through the double doors leading to the visitors’ locker room at Hard Rock Stadium late Thursday evening, rap lyrics bounced off the walls and a rare wide smile stretched across his face.

The Ravens’ general manager flashed a grin toward his wife, Lacie, as the two embraced, clasped hands and ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Ravens’ Jaire Alexander experiment is officially over.

Baltimore traded the two-time Pro Bowl cornerback and a 2027 seventh-round draft pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick, the Ravens announced Saturday.

The move comes just before Tuesday’s trade deadline and ends the 28-year-old ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Chip Kelly needs to be much better at his job.

The offense he coordinates for the Raiders needs to produce far more than it has.

So much for obvious takes.

It hasn’t gone as planned. Far from it. This isn’t what the Raiders expected when they made Kelly the NFL’s highest-paid assistant coach with a deal that averages $6 ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — In early June, Ally Love started receiving messages from Philadelphia-area Peloton riders.

“You’re a coach now,” one said.

“If the Eagles win this year, Ally gets a ring,” said another.

The Peloton instructor wasn’t sure what they meant, until a member forwarded her an interview of Eagles defensive tackle Jordan ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Colts have been one of the hottest teams in football.

They have won four consecutive games and are 7-1 overall, and there is a very good argument to be made that they are the best team in the NFL.

Daniel Jones has gone from castoff, scrap heap, retread quarterback guy to the best story in football. He was basically thrown ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — How much has Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross learned about being a better NFL owner?

Not how much does he think he’s learned. How much has he really?

We’re about to find out. Because only the Dolphins could turn the overdue firing of general manager Chris Grier into a Friday of questions and controversy, one where ...Read more

NEW YORK — Imagine giving up 276 rushing yards and gloating about having an NFL job.

That’s what Giants defensive line coach Andre Patterson did Friday. He made Carl Banks’ criticism of Dexter Lawrence about himself and, in the process, demonstrated that this organization is focused on all of the wrong things.

“I have a great deal of ...Read more

With the Miami Dolphins moving on from general manager Chris Grier and retaining coach Mike McDaniel after their embarrassing 28-6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night, up next on the docket are the roster decisions that loom ahead of the NFL trade deadline at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Dolphins starting edge defenders Jaelan Phillips and ...Read more

For the Miami Dolphins, amid a dismal 2-7 start, general manager Chris Grier is the one to go — not coach Mike McDaniel.

Grier and the Dolphins mutually agreed to part ways Friday morning, the Dolphins announced.

McDaniel will remain coach of the Dolphins for “at least” the remainder of the season, the Sun Sentinel confirmed.

“This ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Ravens have been fined $100,000 by the NFL for violating the league’s injury report policy with quarterback Lamar Jackson, the league announced Friday.

Baltimore, however, will not face the loss of draft picks with the violation determined to be the result of negligence and not an attempt to gain a competitive advantage, ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before every game, Chiefs defensive lineman Mike Danna immerses himself in a visualization regimen to get into what he calls “a comfortable state of mind.”

“No negative things. No self-doubting,” he told me a couple years ago. “I’m picturing myself making plays, picturing myself making moves.”

Plays like a ...Read more

CHICAGO — “MVP” chants reigned down on New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye on Sunday in Foxborough, Mass. The second-year quarterback later claimed not to hear them.

Maye threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns in a win over the Cleveland Browns. He has the Patriots sitting at 6-2 atop the AFC East Division, ahead of even the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Brandon Graham isn’t the only member of his household who decided to follow his heart while transitioning to the next phase of his life.

Carlyne, his wife of more than 10 years, is doing the same. Unlike Brandon, who came out of retirement to return to the Eagles last week, she isn’t strapping on the pads and returning to ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Lamar Jackson played for the first time in 33 days Thursday night at Hard Rock Stadium in what was also his first game back in South Florida in four years. Performing just 30 minutes south of where he grew up, it didn’t take long before he looked like his old self, either.

As the final seconds of the opening quarter of...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Puka Nacua sounded as if there was no doubt.

The Rams star receiver, who sat out the last game because of an ankle injury, said Thursday that he was "feeling great" and planned to play on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints at SoFi Stadium.

"That's the plan," he said after practice. "I'm feeling fantastic. Feel ready to go." ...Read more