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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The San Francisco 49ers have fallen to a new level of failure and futility, a laughingstock of the league. Among the worst they've ever been when all that winning from just a few years back is still so fresh. Oh, and the Oakland Raiders are running through...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) From Aaron Rodgers to Eli Manning, Cam Newton to Marcus Mariota, Mike Zimmer has devised game plans that have made some of the league's best and most dynamic quarterbacks look like lifelong backups. Next up for the Minnesota Vikings' defensive mastermind: Andrew Luck . The Indianapolis Colts (6-7) come...

If Cliff Avril remains with the Detroit Lions for next season, it doesn't appear it will come at a hometown discount. The Lions used their franchise tender on the defensive end last offseason but couldn't agree to a long-term contract, setting up the defensive end to test the free-agent market...

Denver in the friendly confines laying the small number here.  Ravens will struggle on the road as home team will be fired up for the opener.  Underrated Denver D dominates today.   Score: 13-19  

The fans at Sports Authority Field at Mile High will be treated to a game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos when they take their seats on Sunday. Indianapolis at Denver When: 4:40 PM ET, Sunday, January 11, 2015 Where: Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado TV: 4:40 p.m....

Tony Romo passed the first test with his surgically repaired back, and Baltimore's defense and special teams made three more scoring drives from Joe Flacco an afterthought. Deonte Thompson returned a kickoff 108 yards for a score after Romo threw a touchdown pass in his preseason debut for Dallas, Flacco...

Dak Prescott was quite the revelation and consolation for Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who was outmaneuvered for first-rounder Paxton Lynch and third-rounder Connor Cook in the NFL draft last April. Jones chose Prescott with the 135th pick of the fourth round, and Tony Romo's training camp injury microwaved plans...

After an offseason of major retirements and free-agent defections, the 49ers defense is a mess. They are especially thin on their depleted defensive front seven, and will have no answer for the Vikings duo of RB Adrian Peterson and QB Teddy Bridgewater on Monday Night. Bridgewater was 4-1 ATS...

Denver Broncos head coach John Fox said he saw Matt Prater at the team's facility Saturday morning, but elected to send the ailing kicker home for a third consecutive day. Prater did not participate in the Broncos' practice Saturday because of a virus and did not practice with the team...

Luck out duels Mariota for a must win for the Colts.  Take the colts -3 on the road.

Nobody wants to see the outcome of an NFL game determined by a kicker. The ''real'' football players fight for 60 minutes, only to have the smallest guy on the field decide the winner. But it happens every week and often doesn't end well. Midway through this season, seven teams have...

The HOUSTON and the CINCINNATI will both be gunning for a victory on 9/14/2017 at 8:25 PM when they meet in a game matchup. HOUSTON vs CINCINNATI When: 8:25 PM ET, Thursday, September 14, 2017 Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio ROT TEAM PS OU ML 101 HOUSTON -6.5 (-110) 38.5 (-110) 130 -150 102 CINCINNATI TV: 8:25 p.m. ET, NFL Network. LINE: Bengals -6.5. O/U: 38.5 PREDICTION: Bengals 16, Texans 13 Oddsmakers currently have the CINCINNATI listed...