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AP Sports WriterSteelers hoping pressure blueprint can slow down BradyBy KYLE HIGHTOWERFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Take it from Wade Phillips, slowing down Tom Brady is a goal often sought, but seldom achieved.''Good luck,'' the new defensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams said this week when asked about the...

NFL fines Sean Davis for helmet hit on Chris ConleyNEW YORK (AP) The NFL fined Steelers safety Sean Davis $24,309 of his helmet-to-helmet hit on the Chiefs' Chris Conley in the fourth quarter of Pittsburgh's 18-16 win at Kansas City last weekend.Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was docked...

AP Sports WriterFalcons' Shanahan will have another meeting with 49ersBy PAUL NEWBERRYFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Kyle Shanahan plans to talk again with the San Francisco 49ers about their head coaching vacancy, with all signs pointing to the Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator landing the job.Shanahan is the only apparent...

AP Pro Football Writer4 QBs left have unique talents - but they also have flawsBy HOWARD FENDRICHThere are some overlooked truths about the four superb quarterbacks left chasing a Super Bowl title:- Tom Brady's career AFC championship game stats hardly should scare an opposing defense, nor should his deep-throw...

AP Pro Football Writer4 QBs left have unique talents - but they also have flawsBy HOWARD FENDRICHThere are some overlooked truths about the four superb quarterbacks left chasing a Super Bowl title:- Tom Brady's career AFC championship game stats hardly should scare an opposing defense, nor should his deep-throw...

AP Sports WriterFalcons' Shanahan will have another meeting with 49ersBy PAUL NEWBERRYFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Kyle Shanahan plans to talk again with the San Francisco 49ers about their head coaching vacancy, with all signs pointing to the Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator landing the job.Shanahan is the only apparent...

AP Sports WriterRaiders GM McKenzie wants more after winning top exec awardBy JOSH DUBOWALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) General manager Reggie McKenzie got rewarded for orchestrating the rebuild of the Oakland Raiders that got them back into the postseason for the first time in 14 years.Next up for McKenzie after...

AP Sports WriterLeaky pass defenses to be tested when Packers meet FalconsBy GENARO C. ARMASGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Green Bay Packers' blueprint to slow down Atlanta in the NFC championship game focuses on turning the high-octane Falcons into a one-dimensional offense.It sounds simple enough. But this plan...

Associated PressBay Area investors still working to keep Raiders in OaklandBy PAUL ELIASSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Oakland civic leaders and deep-pocketed investors fighting to keep the Raiders from moving insist they are still in the game despite team owner Mark Davis formally applying to the NFL to relocate to...

AP Pro Football Writer4 QBs left have unique talents - but they also have flawsBy HOWARD FENDRICHThere are some overlooked truths about the four superb quarterbacks left chasing a Super Bowl title:- Tom Brady's career AFC championship game stats hardly should scare an opposing defense, nor should his deep-throw...

AP Pro Football Writer4 QBs left have unique talents - but they also have flawsBy HOWARD FENDRICHThere are some overlooked truths about the four superb quarterbacks left chasing a Super Bowl title:- Tom Brady's career AFC championship game stats hardly should scare an opposing defense, nor should his deep-throw...

Associated PressJulio Jones says sprained toe won't keep him out vs. PackersBy GEORGE HENRYFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Falcons All-Pro receiver Julio Jones missed his second day of practice Thursday with a sprained left toe.He said it's no big deal. Jones is confident he will be ready Sunday when...