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AP Sports WriterWith Barkley out with ankle injury, Gallman gets his shotBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) When the New York Giants opened their locker room this week, Wayne Gallman was in as much demand rookie quarterback Daniel Jones.It might seem unusual for a running back who has...

Panthers' Newton says he needs 'time away from game' to healCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said he plans on taking ''time away from the game'' because of a mid-foot sprain that has bothered him since the third preseason game.Newton says in a 15-minute video blog released...

AP Sports WriterSaints' special teams emphasis evident in recent winBy BRETT MARTELMETAIRIE, La. (AP) Between Thomas Morstead placing punts just short of opponents' goal lines and diminutive returner Deonte Harris deftly darting away from tacklers, the New Orleans Saints like the way their special teams have influenced the...

Panthers' Newton says he needs 'time away from game' to healCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Panthers quarterback Cam Newton says he plans on taking ''time away from the game'' because of a mid-foot sprain that has bothered him since the third preseason game.Newton says in a 15-minute blog released Friday...

AP Pro Football WriterEagles turn to run game for big victoryBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Desperate for a win on the road in a short week with an injury-depleted roster, the Philadelphia Eagles turned to power football.A successful run game saved Philadelphia's September.The Eagles (2-2) had 176 yards rushing...

Falcons RB Ito Smith appears set to play against TitansFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Atlanta Falcons backup running back Ito Smith appears set to play against the Tennessee Titans after returning from a concussion.Smith was a full participant in Friday's practice after being held out on Wednesday and being...

Jaguars list Ramsey as questionable after birth of 2nd childJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Disgruntled Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Denver following the birth of his second child.Ramsey, who has requested a trade, left the team Wednesday night to be with his...

AP Pro Football WriterForget 'any given Sunday': There are givens in NFL this yearBy BARRY WILNERYou can take that ''any given Sunday'' bromide and toss it out with some of Case Keenum's interceptions. So far in 2019, there is a Grand Canyon of separation between the contenders and everybody...

AP Pro Football WriterForget "any given Sunday," there are givens in 2019 NFLBy BARRY WILNERYou can take that ''any given Sunday'' bromide and toss it out with some of Case Keenum's interceptions. So far in 2019, there is a Grand Canyon of separation between the contenders and everybody else.Sure,...

AP Pro Football WriterMinshewmania's next stop is in the Rocky MountainsBy ARNIE STAPLETONDENVER (AP) He's the real-life Uncle Rico lookalike from Napoleon Dynamite, the ''Mississippi Mustache,'' the rookie whose legend is growing faster than any of the more celebrated quarterbacks taking their lumps on the field or biding...

AP Pro Football WriterCowboys may have found Elliott's sidekick in speedy PollardBy SCHUYLER DIXONFRISCO, Texas (AP) Now that the schedule is getting more difficult and Ezekiel Elliott is pretty much up to speed after missing the entire preseason in a holdout, the Dallas Cowboys have to decide how...

AP Sports WriterSteelers, Bengals focused on bad starts, not bad bloodBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) The familiar faces that fueled the hostility between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals are gone.Vontaze Burfict is in Oakland. Adam ''Pacman'' Jones is retired. George Iloka is looking for work. Antonio Brown is...