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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 WriterLions entering their biggest rebuild since drafting StaffordBy LARRY LAGEDETROIT (AP) The previous time the Detroit Lions went into an offseason with a rebuilding project this large, they were coming off a winless season and drafted quarterback Matthew Stafford with the No. 1 overall pick...

AP Sports WriterWatt healthy and with Houston Texans for first day of campBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) J.J. Watt was thrilled to come off the physically unable to perform list on Thursday in time to join the Houston Texans for their first practice of training camp.Quarterback Deshaun Watson didn't...

AP Sports WriterCannonball? Browns coach ready for jump into Lake ErieBy TOM WITHERSBAY VILLAGE, Ohio (AP) Hue Jackson's ready to take his dip for the Browns' sunken season.Cleveland's coach will jump into Lake Erie on Friday, fulfilling the promise he made last year as the Browns were stumbling...

AP Sports WriterHarbaugh views Ravens victory over Steelers as "a big deal"By DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Some early season NFL victories are more meaningful than others, especially one within your own division, on the road against your biggest rival.So, after Ravens coach John Harbaugh insisted Monday that...

AP Pro Football WriterJets' revamped offensive line bonds with jokes, playbooksBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The big guys up front on the New York Jets' offensive line got close while being far apart.Group texts. Silly memes. Funny jokes. Serious Zoom conversations.They all helped keep the lines...

AP Sports WriterNo Tua, but Dolphins will rely heavily on rookies in openerBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) At least four Miami Dolphins rookies are expected to see significant action in Sunday's opener, and none is named Tua Tagovailoa.Miami's top draft pick and potential franchise quarterback will begin his...

AP Sports WriterSeahawks' Jackson 'knocked out'; scrimmage halted earlyBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Branden Jackson was ''knocked out'' and taken off the field on a backboard as a precaution after being injured during the team's scrimmage on Saturday.Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Jackson had movement...

AP Sports WriterLions bolster offensive line, agreeing to deal with TJ LangBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Lions have agreed to a deal with guard T.J. Lang, another significant move to bolster their offensive line in a busy offseason.Agent Mike McCartney acknowledged the three-year agreement Sunday on Twitter....

AP Sports WriterJags give 2-year extensions to Marrone, Coughlin, CaldwellBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Jacksonville's success last season gave owner Shad Khan hope for the future and increased faith in the team's leadership.Khan gave two-year extensions to coach Doug Marrone, executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin...

AP Pro Football WriterFalcons don't belong in such elite company? Guess again.By BARRY WILNERIf you're wondering what the Falcons are doing in the NFL's version of the Final Four with the Patriots, Steelers and Packers, you aren't alone.While recent history has belonged pretty much to New England and Pittsburgh...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The Jacksonville Jaguars will be without defensive tackle Roy Miller for the rest of the season because of a torn right Achilles tendon. The Jaguars (2-4) made the announcement Tuesday, two days after Miller left the game against Oakland and did not return. A disruptive run-stopper whose 10...