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The Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Redskins will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at FedExField. Minnesota Vikings vs. Washington Redskins When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 13, 2016 Where: FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland TV: 1 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Redskins -3. O/U: 42 PREDICTION: Redskins 23, Vikings...

The Detroit Lions desperately need to figure out how to draft better players and they're leaning on Brad Holmes to lead the way, drawing on his expertise with the Los Angeles Rams. Holmes and the Lions agreed to terms Thursday on a deal Thursday that makes him their general manager....

AP Sports WriterSteelers' margin for error vanishes during 0-3 startBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Mason Rudolph's career as an NFL starting quarterback is six quarters old.Yet he knows how it goes. When things don't go well, the first order of business is placing the blame squarely on your shoulders.So...

AP Sports WriterRyan happy to have record extension signed before campBy CHARLES ODUMFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Matt Ryan pulled out his secret weapons to seal the five-year contract extension that made him the NFL's highest-paid player.Ryan brought his infant twin boys, Marshall and John, to Atlanta Falcons owner...

FANTASY PLAYS: Starts and sits for a make or break weekBy BRANDON C. WILLIAMSAfter five weeks, fantasy owners of Dalvin Cook and Devonta Freeman are lamenting those draft picks, while those who gambled on Austin Ekeler and Tyler Boyd feel as if their fantasy IQs went up sharply.Week 6...

AP Pro Football WriterEagles WR DeSean Jackson apologizes for anti-Semitic postBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has apologized after backlash for sharing anti-Semitic posts on social media over the weekend.Jackson initially posted a screenshot of a quote widely attributed to Adolf Hitler, saying in...

AP Sports WriterTomlin: Brown "foolish" to livestream postgame locker roomBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The father in Mike Tomlin regrets the language he used to describe the New England Patriots during the postgame speech Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown's opted to livestream on social media after a taut...

Thielen active for Vikings for playoff game vs. 49ersSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Minnesota Vikings receiver Adam Thielen is active for the playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday despite being listed as questionable with an ankle injury.Thielen got hurt this week in practice but is healthy...

Falcons’ Freeman returns to practice, Julio Jones held outFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman has returned to practice for the first time since suffering a sprained foot.Wide receiver Julio Jones, who suffered a shoulder injury in Atlanta's loss to Tampa Bay last week, did...

Associated PressSeahawks place tight end Ed Dickson back on injured reserveBy CURTIS CRABTREERENTON, Wash. (AP) The Seattle Seahawks placed tight end Ed Dickson back on injured reserve Friday, just two days after activating him.Coach Pete Carroll said Dickson wasn't ready to contribute physically and it became clear when...

AP Pro Football WriterMara disappointed in Beckham, but WR not now on trade blockBy BARRY WILNERORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Odell Beckham Jr. isn't on the trade market. He isn't untouchable, either.New York Giants owner John Mara on Sunday expressed his disappointment in the controversial star receiver.Speaking at the NFL...

AP Sports WriterChiefs rookie QB Mahomes already turning heads in campBy DAVE SKRETTAST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) Patrick Mahomes III trotted onto the practice field with just under 2 minutes on the clock and 75 yards to the end zone, the rookie thrust into a challenging spot on the...