7:36 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts didn’t have their starting quarterback and best receiver on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. But there’s no excuse for the Colts, who lost 16-12 to the previously one-win Dolphins. That’s especially the case when you believe you’re a playoff team. A victory would have moved the Colts
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Jets safety Jamal Adams, who took umbrage with the perception that his recent feud with management created a distraction, silenced his critics Sunday with the best game of his career — including an act of thievery that resulted in a touchdown. Adams finished with a team-high nine tackles and
6:54 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley‘s struggles reached new depths Sunday when he had a career-low one rushing yard on 13 carries in a 34-27 loss to the New York Jets. He also failed to effectively block Jets safety Jamal Adams on a pair of sack/fumbles in
6:40 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians benched former first-round draft pick Vernon Hargreaves in the third quarter of the Bucs’ 30-27 win over the Arizona Cardinals Sunday because he didn’t believe Hargreaves showed enough effort at the beginning of the third quarter, when the defense surrendered a 55-yard catch
6:13 PM ET PITTSBURGH — For the second week in a row, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick made his way to the end zone. This time, Fitzpatrick made the heads-up play to scoop up a loose ball from Jared Goff as the Los Angeles Rams quarterback was drilled by Javon Hargrave. Hargrave sacked Goff before
6:14 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For the first time in his 7½-year NFL career, Kansas City Chiefs tackle Mitchell Schwartz watched from the sideline on Sunday during a game when his team’s offense was on the field. “It was weird,” said Schwartz, who injured his knee in the second quarter of the Chiefs’ 35-32
5:55 PM ET CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway was a late healthy scratch Sunday for reasons coach Freddie Kitchens declined to disclose. But Callaway’s scratch allowed his replacement in the lineup, Rashard Higgins, to come through with the game-winning touchdown grab, which lifted Cleveland to a 19-16 victory over Buffalo on Sunday.
4:56 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers surrendered a 21-13 lead to the Seattle Seahawks last week — their fifth blown lead of the season — and having their secondary called out by coach Bruce Arians for a “disappointing” year, cornerback Jamel Dean made a touchdown-saving interception late in the fourth
4:43 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Apparently it can get worse for the New York Giants. They didn’t just lose another game on Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium. They lost to the crosstown rival New York Jets, 34-27. That never goes over well with the suits at the top of the organization. The bad
4:45 PM ET CLEVELAND — Turned out, the third time on goal-to-go was the charm for the Cleveland Browns. Potentially the season-saver, too. After failing to punch the ball into the end zone from Buffalo‘s 1-yard line on two earlier possessions, Cleveland toppled the Bills in the final two minutes with Baker Mayfield’s touchdown pass