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Chargers' Bosa, Allen among 6 starters ruled out vs. ChiefsCOSTA MESA, Calif (AP) The Los Angeles Chargers will be without six starters, including both of their Pro Bowl selections, for Sunday's season finale at Kansas City.Wide receiver Keenan Allen has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Allen, who...

AP Sports WriterNew York Giants finalize deal to make Joe Judge head coachBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New England Patriots special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach Joe Judge has been hired as the New York Giants head coach.The Giants and representatives for Judge reached a contract...

CINCINNATI -- Andy Dalton looked over the spread-out Ravens defense and decided there was enough room for a quarterback sneak. With a push from his linemen, he surged into end zone for a last-minute win. Surged the Bengals back into first place, too. Dalton made up for his two fourth-quarter turnovers by...

Ex-NFL player Carruth apologizes for role in shooting deathBy The Associated PressFormer NFL player Rae Carruth has apologized for his role in the shooting death of Cherica Adams in 2001 and the permanent disability suffered by his then-unborn son, Chancellor Adams, as a result.Carruth is serving 18 to 24...

AP Pro Football WriterAllen, Bills overcome 16-point deficit, stun Jets 17-16By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills had more turnovers than points while scuffling through much of the first three quarters against the New York Jets.None of those early struggles mattered in...

NEW YORK (AP) Losses are piling, tempers are flaring and players are being benched. Throw in all the penalties, mistakes and questionable play calling, and the New York Jets have the troubling look and feel of a dysfunctional bunch. Todd Bowles' team is 3-6, matching its loss total from last season,...

Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens were turning the Super Bowl into a rout when, without even a flicker of warning, the power went off. When the game resumed 34 minutes later, the San Francisco 49ers were the ones playing lights out. Instead of a blowout, the blackout turned the big...

AP Pro Football WriterFrom LeBeau to Pees, Titans learning new defensive schemeBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) All-Pro safety Kevin Byard believes it doesn't get much better for he and his Titans teammates: First learning from defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau and now Dean Pees.''Just having two legends as...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos bad on quick change, allowing TDs on 4 turnoversBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The Denver Broncos are 2-0 for the fifth consecutive season, but there's one big area of concern: they've had four turnovers in their own territory that led to four touchdowns.Philip Rivers...

AP Sports WriterIdle Steelers LB James Harrison 'just doing what I'm asked'By WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) James Harrison spent last weekend standing on the sideline waiting for a call that never came.The NFL's oldest defensive player didn't take the field for a single snap during Pittsburgh's 26-9 win over...

AP Sports WriterLuke Kuechly returns to Boston College for another honorBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly left Boston College as the school's most decorated player. But it wasn't until he came back to campus after his rookie pro season that he picked up the honor...

Associated PressReceivers fill in well for Packers in battered backfieldBy TODD McMAHONGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Get used to seeing wide receivers in the backfield for the Green Bay Packers, at least while they wait for their injured running backs to return.The Packers already used the look at times...