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AP Sports WriterGiants' playoff hopes slimmer after two straight lossesBy TOM CANAVANWith two weeks left in the regular season and their playoff hopes dimmed by a two-game losing streak, it's time to take the pressure off the New York Giants.Success in Joe Judge's first season is not dependent on...

Associated PressVikings' offense can't make up for depleted defenseBy BRIAN HALLEAGAN, Minn. (AP) Running back Dalvin Cook and coach Mike Zimmer each bristled at questions regarding key offensive plays that went awry for the Vikings in Sunday's 33-27 loss to Chicago.Cook was stopped on a third-and-1 run late...

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...

AP Sports WriterHOF linebacker, pass rush great Kevin Greene dies at 58By STEVE REEDHall of Fame linebacker Kevin Greene, considered one of the fiercest pass rushers in NFL history, has died. He was 58.Greene died Monday, the family confirmed, as did the Pro Football Hall of Fame.No cause of...

AP Sports WriterAnd the winner in Brady-Belichick divorce is: the QBBy JIMMY GOLENIt's time to declare a winner in the divorce between Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, the coach and quarterback who combined to lead the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl championships before splitting up this year.And...

AP Sports WriterHaskins finds groove too late, Washington win streak endsBy STEPHEN WHYNOLANDOVER, Md. (AP) Dwayne Haskins threw two interceptions, and Washington fell into a deep hole against Seattle before something changed.''I got mad,'' Haskins said.It just took too long for Haskins turn that anger into a victory....

The Latest: Brees' comeback off to rocky start vs ChiefsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 15 in the NFL (all times EST):---5:15 p.m.Drew Brees' comeback from rib fractures and a punctured lung that sidelined him four games is off to a shaky start.The New Orleans Saints' record-setting quarterback...

Wisconsin quarterback Jack Coan enters transfer portalMADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin quarterback Jack Coan has entered the transfer portal after an injury-riddled season in which he didn't play.Coan made 18 starts from 2018-19 and helped the Badgers reach the Rose Bowl in 2019, but he injured his right foot...

Wisconsin quarterback Jack Coan enters transfer portalMADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin quarterback Jack Coan has entered the transfer portal after an injury-riddled season in which he didn't play.Coan made 18 starts from 2018-19 and helped the Badgers reach the Rose Bowl in 2019, but he injured his right foot...

The Latest: Okwara gets Detroit's first safety since 2016By The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 15 in the NFL (all times EST):---2:35 p.m.Romeo Okwara snapped a 75-game drought for the Detroit Lions along with getting them some points.Okwara sacked Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill in the end zone with 3:31...