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AP Sports WriterChargers' WR Allen productive despite lack of touchdownsBy JOE REEDYCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Keenan Allen is having another productive season for the Los Angeles Chargers with the exception of one area - touchdowns.The wide receiver has the second-most receptions (41) and yards (506) through seven games...

AP Pro Football WriterJets rookie QB Darnold aims for improvement in next 8 gamesBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Flashes of brilliance. Spurts of inconsistency. Steady progress.The first eight games of Sam Darnold's NFL career have been marked by the ups and downs typical of a rookie...

AP Sports WriterLions moving on without Tate after trade to EaglesBy NOAH TRISTERALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions had a lot of possible factors to weigh before trading Golden Tate.The Lions are in last place, but only a game out of first. Tate is on pace for...

AP Sports WriterBears may place Kyle Long on injured reserveBy ANDREW SELIGMANLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Chicago Bears right guard Kyle Long has a tendon injury in his right foot, and the team is deciding whether to put him on injured reserve.Coach Matt Nagy said Wednesday the three-time Pro...

AP Sports WriterBills QB Peterman seeks to put turnover-prone past behindBy JOHN WAWROWORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Just because he's not active on social media doesn't mean Nathan Peterman is oblivious to the punchlines made at the Buffalo Bills' turnover-prone quarterback's expense.''Yeah, I know,'' Peterman said with a laugh...

AP Sports WriterThomas will return to Denver with Houston on SundayBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Demaryius Thomas is playing for a team other than the Denver Broncos for the first time in his career after his trade to the Houston Texans.The receiver won't have long to miss Denver though,...

AP Sports WriterPack GM: Performance 1st, but all factors weighed in dealsBy GENARO C. ARMASGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) ??? In dealing Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Ty Montgomery, the Green Bay Packers traded away two players who spoke in varying degrees in recent weeks about their respective futures with the...

Associated PressSteelers looking to get aggressive at BaltimoreBy WES CROSBYPITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers were bullied the last time they faced the Baltimore Ravens. In a rivalry mostly defined by physicality, that might be the worst that could be said about either side following a game.When the Steelers...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers doomed by another close lossBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Allowing a rookie quarterback to lead two fourth-quarter touchdown drives and then botching a snap to cost a team a chance to get into range for a game-tying field goal might seem a bit...

AP Sports WriterFitzpatrick in, Winston out as Buccaneers' starting QBBy FRED GOODALLTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Jameis Winston's inability to cut down on turnovers has cost him his starting job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Without speculating on what the move means for the young quarterback's future with the team, coach...

AP Sports WriterBrowns fire coach Jackson, owner cites 'internal discord'By TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) Hue Jackson's failed, flawed tenure with the Cleveland Browns is finally over.The team fired its embattled coach on Monday, ending a run of futility nearly unmatched in NFL history. Jackson, who went 3-36-1 in...

AP Pro Football Writer49ers doomed by another close lossBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Allowing a rookie quarterback to lead two fourth-quarter touchdown drives and then botching a snap to cost a team a chance to get into range for a game-tying field goal might seem a bit...