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The Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts all were granted ticket-sale deadline extensions from the NFL on Thursday. The Packers joined that list after they came up about 3,000 tickets short of selling out 80,750-seat Lambeau Field for Sunday's NFC wild-card playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers. A...

DENVER (AP) Players wearing calico cleats during NFL games this weekend won't have to worry about the league's fashion police flagging them for fines over their choice of footwear.More than 500 players will lace up customized cleats reflecting their charitable causes during Week 13 as part of the league's...

CINCINNATI (AP) The Bengals finally gave up on kicker Mike Nugent, who had missed more attempts than anyone in the NFL this season, and acquired former Steelers kicker Randy Bullock off waivers Tuesday ahead of their rivalry rematch. Nugent was 23 of 29 on field-goal attempts and missed five of...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Aaron Rodgers backed up his confidence-boosting ''run-the-table'' statement with a remarkable six-game run of quarterback play that helped get the Green Bay Packers in the playoffs. In the locker room, or on sideline conversations in practice, Rodgers' attitude didn't change. He remained steady, and believed in...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) One car rear-ends another on a Saturday night. People argue. It escalates. Ten or so gunshots later, one driver is dead and the other waits nervously to give his side of the story to police. Conflicts settled by gunfire are tragically common in New Orleans but there was...

Giants-Packers PreviewEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants will head to Lambeau Field to face the Green Bay Packers in a Sunday night game that will reunite teacher and student on the same field.The teacher would be Packers head coach Mike McCarthy and the student, Ben McAdoo, McCarthy's...

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Sunday when the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals meet at Paul Brown Stadium. Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 23, 2016 Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Oddsmakers currently have the Bengals listed as 10½-point favorites versus the...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The New York Jets have placed safety Marcus Gilchrist and right tackle Breno Giacomini on season-ending injured reserve with injuries.The team also announced Tuesday that it has promoted safety Ronald Martin and offensive lineman Craig Watts from the practice squad. Gilchrist tore the patellar tendon in...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Dez Bryant and the Dallas Cowboys are on the verge of the team's longest winning streak in any form - better than the carry-over run in 1968-69 after already topping the playoff-included surge from the proud franchise's first Super Bowl-winning season in 1971. There's something else a...

Setting an optimal lineup for Week 10 is once again a true challenge, with many key players unavailable on byes and fantasy teams jostling for postseason berths. A few of the hurdles you'll face this week: SEATTLE WITH A HEALTHY WILSON Russell Wilson looked healthier on Monday night against Buffalo, which meant...

The Latest on Week 10 of the NFL season (all times eastern): 4:40 p.m. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has tied Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas for 11th on the touchdown pass list. Roethlisberger's 2-yard strike to Le'Veon Bell in the first quarter against Dallas on Sunday gave Roethlisberger 290 touchdown passes...

The Latest on Week 10 of the NFL season (all times eastern): 1:50 p.m. A difficult catch that was initially ruled incomplete has given Denver a 7-0 lead over the New Orleans Saints. Receiver Jordan Taylor made a leaping 14-yard catch near the sideline, but was immediately hit by Saints safety Jairus...