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AP Pro Football WriterInjuries to Watt, Beckham emphasize fragility in NFLBy BARRY WILNERFor all the non-football headlines the NFL has drawn - the latest centering on the vice president rather than the president - what happens on the field defines the pro game.On Sunday, while eight road teams walked...

The Latest: Packer's Crosby misses 2 PATs in game 1st timeBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 5 of the NFL (all times Eastern):4:55 p.m.Green Bay kicker Mason Crosby missed his first two extra points against the Dallas Cowboys - the first time in his career he has missed...

AP Pro Football WriterCardinals' defense breaks down, gets picked apart by WentzBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Carson Wentz turned third downs into a passing clinic against the Arizona Cardinals.Six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson, 2015 Pro Bowl safety Tyrann Mathieu and the rest of Arizona's secondary had a tough...

AP Sports WriterVP Pence leaves NFL game after players protest during anthemBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Vice President Mike Pence left the 49ers-Colts game after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem Sunday.The former Indiana governor flew in so he could watch Peyton...

AP Sports WriterVP Pence leaves NFL game after players protest during anthemBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Vice President Mike Pence left the 49ers-Colts game after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem Sunday.The former Indiana governor flew in so he could watch Peyton...

NFL star Julian Edelman to read from his new children's bookNEWTON, Mass. (AP) NFL star Julian Edelman is getting a different kind of reception these days - as a children's book author.The New England Patriots wide receiver is out for the season with an injury and is scheduled...

The Latest: Beckham Jr. is among 4 Giants receivers injuredBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 5 of the NFL (all times Eastern):4:50 p.m.The New York Giants lost four receivers to injury against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, including superstar Odell Beckham Jr.Beckham hurt his left ankle when...

AP Pro Football WriterWentz tosses 4 touchdown passes, Eagles beat Cardinals 34-7By ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) Carson Wentz looked like the vintage Carson Palmer.Wentz threw a career-best four touchdown passes to help the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Arizona Cardinals 34-7 on Sunday.The quarterbacks and teams seem headed in opposite...

AP Sports WriterBills' depleted offense can't take advantage of chancesBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Three turnovers and a long punt return gave the Bills all they needed to keep their surge going. Their depleted offense simply wasn't up to it.Buffalo wasted chances and gave up a fourth-quarter lead Sunday,...

AP Sports WriterWas there a whistle? Titans allow uncontested TD in lossBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) The Tennessee Titans said they heard the whistle and stopped playing.Reshad Jones kept going.Jones scored on a 38-yard fumble return as players on both teams stood and watched, and the bizarre...

The Latest: Packer's Crosby misses 2 PATs in game 1st timeBy The Associated PressThe Latest on Week 5 of the NFL (all times Eastern):4:55 p.m.Green Bay kicker Mason Crosby missed his first two extra points against the Dallas Cowboys - the first time in his career he has missed...

Colts unveil Manning statue outside Lucas Oil StadiumINDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts have unveiled a statue of Peyton Manning on a plaza outside Lucas Oil Stadium in a ceremony attended by hundreds of fans and featuring remarks from Hall of Famers coach Tony Dungy and executive Bill Polian,...