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Jets activate Fatukasi from COVID list, place Langi on IRFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) New York Jets defensive lineman Folorunso Fatukasi was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday and linebacker Harvey Langi was placed on season-ending injured reserve.Fatukasi missed the Jets' 23-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams after...

AP Pro Football WriterMullens injury clears way for Beathard to start for 49ersBy JOSH DUBOWNick Mullens will miss the rest of the season with a serious elbow injury, moving third-stringer C.J. Beathard into a starting role for the final two games and sending the San Francisco 49ers on desperate...

AP Sports WriterBengals get shot of confidence in stunning win over SteelersBy MITCH STACYCINCINNATI (AP) Few saw what the Cincinnati Bengals were capable of Monday night, least of all the playoff-bound Pittsburgh Steelers.The Bengals got their third win of the season, this one on a primetime stage against...

AP Pro Football WriterNFL players take leading role on social justice frontBy BARRY WILNERMany NFL players have been leaders on the social justice front, and some of them are being considered for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year award. None of them is dedicated to the cause...

AP Sports WriterWhat now? Slumping Steelers searching for answersBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Mike Tomlin, to borrow a phrase, trusts the process. So does Ben Roethlisberger and everyone else on the Pittsburgh Steelers.Yet trusting the reeling AFC North leaders will get things turned around following a third straight loss...

AP Sports WriterHaskins apologizes after photos show mask-less partyingBy STEPHEN WHYNOWashington quarterback Dwayne Haskins publicly apologized Tuesday after photo evidence came to light of him partying with several people unmasked after playing Sunday.Haskins said on Twitter he spoke with coach Ron Rivera and took full responsibility for putting the...

RotoExpertsFANTASY PLAYS: Players to add include Hurts, PollardBy BRANDON C. WILLIAMSChampionship week has arrived in fantasy football. In a season that gave us Wednesday Night Football, a stream of injuries to high-end running backs and the fantasy struggles of Cam Newton and Carson Wentz, the accomplishment of getting to...

AP Sports WriterBrowns place versatile OL Hubbard on injured reserveBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Browns offensive lineman Chris Hubbard was placed on injured reserve Tuesday after sustaining a serious knee injury in Sunday night's win over the New York Giants.Hubbard is expected to undergo surgery at some point this...

AP Pro Football WriterDoug Pederson makes it clear he wants to stay in PhillyBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Doug Pederson led the Philadelphia Eagles to the franchise's only Super Bowl title with a backup quarterback just three years ago and followed up with consecutive playoff appearances.He's not planning to...

AP Sports WriterStreaking Ravens must win out and get help to earn wild cardBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) The Baltimore Ravens have won three straight and are playing well enough to sweep their final two games and finish with an admirable 11-5 record.Unfortunately, that still might not be good...

AP Sports WriterBills not content with first AFC East title in 25 yearsBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Defensive end Jerry Hughes was so caught up in the euphoria of the Bills clinching their first division title in 25 years, the team's longest-tenured player missed what was printed...

AP Sports WriterBrady, slow-starting Buccaneers on verge of playoff berthBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) For one half the Tampa Bay Buccaneers look like playoff pretenders, the next they resemble Super Bowl contenders.Bruce Arians is as baffled as anyone by his team's puzzling slow starts, inconsistency the coach says...