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The Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Lambeau Field. Atlanta at Green Bay When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, December 8, 2014 Where: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN. LINE: Packers -12.5. O/U: 55.5 PREDICTION:...

Union leader Domonique Foxworth says NFL players don't trust commissioner Roger Goodell because of the Saints bounty case, in particular. The NFLPA president added he wouldn't be able to persuade players to have faith in the league even if he wanted to. Speaking on a conference call Tuesday, days before union...

Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones, the top player on Mel Kiper's Big Board, will not work out at this week's NFL scouting combine and will instead focus on his pro day in Athens, Ga., in March, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Jones' decision means that the draft's...

CINCINNATI (AP) Three touchdown catches on three different routes. Tight end Tyler Eifert got a lot of attention with his latest impressive game.So did the rest of his team.Eifert caught three touchdown passes from Andy Dalton on Thursday night, leading the unbeaten Bengals to a 31-10 victory over...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) Former NFL star Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty Monday to New Jersey tax evasion charges after reaching a plea deal that could potentially spare him any jail time.Burress, 38, of Totowa, declined to comment on the plea he entered in state Superior Court, telling reporters to...

The Arizona Cardinals signed quarterback Carson Palmer to a three-year extension that keeps the two-time Pro Bowler under contract through 2017, the team announced Friday. Contract terms were not disclosed by the Cardinals, but sources confirmed to ESPN that the deal is worth $50 million in total. It is guaranteed...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) Cliff Avril has experienced both ends of the spectrum during his NFL career.The ultimate high of winning the Super Bowl in Seattle. And the ultimate low of a winless season in the initial stages of his career with Detroit.His past and present collide on Monday...

NEW YORK (AP) No losses, no changes among the NFL's five remaining unbeaten teams in the latest AP Pro32 power rankings, with the New England Patriots again leading the way.The Patriots collected nine first-place votes and 381 points for the third week in a row in balloting by...

PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger enjoyed a career day on the way to joining an exclusive fraternity. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback set team records in touchdown passes, passing yards and completions in leading his team to a wild 51-34 win Sunday at Heinz Field. Roethlisberger picked apart the Colts' secondary in outdueling...

Associated PressAfter raucous weekend, NFL will likely be back in MexicoBy CARLOS RODR??GUEZMEXICO CITY (AP) Mexican fans welcomed the NFL in raucous fashion, and it probably won't be the last time Azteca Stadium hosts American futbol.Next time, however, they'll try to ban laser pointers.Nearly 80,000 fans came to...

Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall will not play again this season after suffering two fractured ribs and a lung injury during the team's 41-28 loss Thursday night to the Dallas Cowboys. Marshall remained hospitalized Friday receiving treatment. "I went over to the hospital last night to see him," Bears coach Marc...

IRVING, Texas (AP) The Dallas Cowboys are running out of chances to stay in contention for the NFL playoffs without injured quarterback Tony Romo, and owner Jerry Jones is running out of optimism.''To be realistic, it's going to be a daunting task, even with Romo, to get our...