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AP Pro Football WriterBroncos' defenders eager for Phillips' return with RamsBy ARNIE STAPLETONDENVER (AP) Wade Phillips returns to Denver this weekend and several...

AP Sports WriterMadness, not sadness: Browns turn home field into advantageBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Empty seats. Anemic football. Bad vibes.Home field hasn't meant...

Associated PressBears defensive end Akiem Hicks relieved to avoid suspensionBy GENE CHAMBERLAINLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Defensive end Akiem Hicks takes pride in being...

Kaepernick, Chappelle getting Harvard black culture awardsCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and comedian Dave Chappelle are among eight people being...

AP Pro Football WriterJets' Maye laughs off jokes over falling short of TD on INTBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Marcus Maye...

AP Sports WriterChargers might have 6th kicker of Lynn's tenure in ClevelandBy GREG BEACHAMCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Chargers have used...

FANTASY PLAYS: Starts and sits for a make or break weekBy BRANDON C. WILLIAMSAfter five weeks, fantasy owners of Dalvin Cook and Devonta Freeman...

AP Sports WriterChiefs sign ex-Browns LB Nate Orchard to help ailing defenseBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Nate Orchard has gone from a...

AP Sports WriterTough for Ravens' Flacco to win when pass-count reaches 49By DAVID GINSBURGOWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) In the pass-happy NFL, there seems...

AP Sports WriterHistory or horror story? Bengals revisit a one-sided rivalryBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Six straight losses, starting with a pregame scuffle and...

AP Sports WriterCareer in limbo, Steelers LB Shazier helping in other waysBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) At least one portion of Ryan Shazier's daily...

AP Pro Football WriterWith 'innate' accuracy, Cousins delivering for VikingsBy DAVE CAMPBELLEAGAN, Minn. (AP) As Kirk Cousins backpedaled in the pocket with Minnesota...