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AP Sports WriterTwo straight wins have Cardinals hopeful for futureBy DAVID BRANDTTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The Cardinals have suddenly turned into a pretty good football team during the final few weeks of the regular season.It's a surge that's come about a month too late for Arizona to be a...

Associated PressDespite loss, Bills in good shape going into playoffsBy JERRY SULLIVANORCHARD PARK, NY. (AP) The Bills lost again to the Patriots on Saturday, 24-17. They have never beaten Tom Brady in Foxborough in a game that mattered to the Pats. New England wrapped up its 11th consecutive...

AP Sports WriterRavens win 11th straight, clinch top seed in AFC playoffsBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The road to the Super Bowl in the AFC goes through Baltimore, where its MVP candidate will be waiting.Lamar Jackson threw three touchdown passes - two to tight end Mark Andrews late in...

AP Pro Football WriterSaints chasing NFC's top seed rally to beat Titans 38-28By TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Drew Brees threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns and Alvin Kamara ran for two TDs as the New Orleans Saints kept their chase of the NFC's No. 1 seed...

AP Sports WriterFalcons score 2 early touchdowns, beat woeful Jaguars 24-12By PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Devonta Freeman scored two touchdowns for the Atlanta Falcons before Jacksonville took a snap, and that was enough to beat the woeful Jaguars 24-12 Sunday in a match-up between teams long since eliminated from...

AP Sports WriterHines' long returns help send Colts past Carolina 38-6By MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Nyheim Hines pulled off a rare feat Sunday for the Indianapolis Colts.He scored on two punt returns, set up another touchdown with a 40-yard return four plays into the game and provided the jolt...

The Latest: Ertz returns for Eagles after injury to ribsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 16 in the NFL (all times EST):5:45 p.m.Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz returned to the lineup after he suffered a rib injury earlier in the game.Ertz, the Eagles leading receiver with 84...

The Latest: Eagles' Darby leaves game with hip flexor injuryBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 16 in the NFL (all times EST):5:30 p.m.Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Ronald Darby was questionable to return against the Cowboys after suffering a hip flexor. Darby left the game in the second quarter.Eagles tight...

AP Sports WriterDolphins survive late collapse and beat Bengals in OT, 38-35By STEVEN WINEMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) A laugher became a thriller for the Miami Dolphins, and they needed overtime to beat the Cincinnati Bengals.Miami gave up 16 points in the final 29 seconds of regulation but regrouped,...

AP Sports WriterDolphins survive late collapse and beat Bengals in OT, 38-35By STEVEN WINEMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) A laugher became a thriller for the Miami Dolphins, and they needed overtime to beat the Cincinnati Bengals.Miami gave up 16 points in the final 29 seconds of regulation but regrouped,...

AP Sports WriterNFL at 100: Helmets go high tech in quest for player safetyBy TIM BOOTHLong gone are the days of the leather shell and single-bar face mask.Today's football helmets are technological marvels, using cutting edge materials and design elements to make the headgear the safest it's been in...

The Latest: Bengals force OT with 16 points in 29 secondsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 16 in the NFL (all times EST):4:45 p.m.The Cincinnati Bengals have scored 16 points in the final 29 seconds to force overtime at Miami.The Bengals trailed 35-12 before Andy Dalton threw a...