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AP Sports WriterBears on 6-game skid after blowing late lead against LionsBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Mitchell Trubisky made a critical mistake. Chicago's defense struggled once again. A blocked extra point was costly.The Bears did what bad teams do in their sixth consecutive loss - increasing the likelihood of...

AP Sports WriterFalcons watch near-perfect Koo miss costly FG in loss to KCBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The one thing the Atlanta Falcons could count on all season was Younghoe Koo.There had been games their offense let them down. Or their defense blew a lead. Yet their...

AP Sports WriterRams, Cardinals reach crucial finale with QBs in spotlightBy GREG BEACHAMINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) Sean McVay spent the final week of the regular season worrying about how to put together an offensive game plan for his slumping Los Angeles Rams without their leading passer, rusher and receiver...

The Latest: Rams QB Wolford injures neck, taken to hospitalBy The Associated PressThe Latest on wild-card Saturday in the NFL playoffs (all times EST):6:;30 p.m.Rams quarterback John Wolford has been transported to a hospital via ambulance for observation after injuring his neck in the NFC wild card opener at...

The PHILADELPHIA and the TAMPA BAY will both be gunning for a victory on 9/16/2018 at 1:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. PHILADELPHIA vs TAMPA BAY When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 16, 2018 Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU ML 275 PHILADELPHIA 3 (-110) 44 (-110) -150 130 276 TAMPA BAY TV: 1:00 PM LINE: 3 PREDICTION: TAMPA BAY , PHILADELPHIA Oddsmakers currently have the...

The SAN FRANCISCO and the GREEN BAY will both be gunning for a victory on 10/15/2018 at 8:15 PM when they meet in a game matchup. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS vs GREEN BAY PACKERS When: 8:15 PM ET, Monday, October 15, 2018 Where: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin ROT TEAM PS OU ML 277 SAN FRANCISCO -9.5 (-110) 46.5 (-110) 310 -440 278 GREEN BAY TV: 8:15 PM LINE: -9.5 PREDICTION: GREEN BAY...

The NEW ORLEANS and the TAMPA BAY will both be gunning for a victory on 12/9/2018 at 1:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS vs TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 9, 2018 Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU ML 113 NEW ORLEANS 9 (-110) 56 (-110) -400 300 114 TAMPA BAY TV: 1:00 PM LINE: 9 PREDICTION: TAMPA BAY...

The JACKSONVILLE and the HOUSTON will both be gunning for a victory on 9/15/2019 at 1:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. JACKSONVILLE vs HOUSTON When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 15, 2019 Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas ROT TEAM PS OU ML 273 JACKSONVILLE -9.5 (-110) 43.5 (-110) 270 -350 274 HOUSTON TV: 1 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Houston -9.5. O/U: 43.5 PREDICTION: Texans 27, Jaguars 20 Oddsmakers currently have the HOUSTON listed as...

AP Pro Football WriterBroncos' Jamaal Charles shares story of 'outcast' childhoodBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) For most of his NFL career, Jamaal Charles hid the challenges of his childhood when he was badgered over his reading disability before finding a lifeline in the Special Olympics.''I feel like I...

Arizona Cardinals GM Steve Keim apologizes after DUI arrestCHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim is apologizing for what he calls ''incredibly poor judgment and inexcusable actions'' that resulted in a Fourth of July DUI arrest in a Phoenix suburb.The Cardinals said Saturday the team was...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indianapolis Colts center Deyshawn Bond remembers camping out inside a cramped hotel room late last summer, reveling in the sound of silence. For the undrafted rookie who attended high school on Indy's east side before heading to Cincinnati, cutdown weekend seemed like the perfect antithesis of draft weekend. In...

AP Pro Football WriterColumn: NFL keeps open pipeline for game officialsBy BARRY WILNERNEW YORK (AP) One NFL fan is enraged by a penalty flag he sees fly on TV. He turns to the woman next to him and asks, ''Where do they get these guys?''Replay then proves the...