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AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Pats' fans lining up to return Brady's latest giftBy JIM LITKERemember, Patriots fans: It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you.So while most NFL fans see the upside in their quarterback being named a second-team All-Pro, New Englanders see the invisible hand of...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) With Tom Brady under center, the Patriots have always had one of the NFL's best passing games. But New England is starting its playoff run with unprecedented efficiency. The Patriots set an NFL record this season by throwing just two interceptions . The previous record for fewest...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) Dan Quinn got a shot at being a head coach because of his work molding one of the league's best defenses. Now, heading into the playoffs for the first time with a team of his own, he'll be relying heavily on the NFL's highest-scoring offense. The incongruity...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A year ago, in the days after the Chiefs were eliminated from the postseason by the New England Patriots, general manager John Dorsey was faced with a series of decisions that would shape whether Kansas City would be a contender the following season. He hardly made...

Dolphins' Ryan Tannehill practices on limited basisDAVIE, Fla. (AP) Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill practiced on a limited basis Friday and might be available next week if his team advances to the second round of the playoffs.Tannehill worked with the scout team in his first practice since being...

AP Sports WriterRoll Tide: Giants' Collins and Packers' Clinton-Dix shineBy GENARO C. ARMASGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Crimson Tide-tinted friendship of Landon Collins and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix will be tested on Sunday at Lambeau Field.Two of the game's top young safeties have known each other since college. Collins...

Packers' Rollins out, Randall questionableGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Packers say Quinten Rollins will not play in their NFC wild-card game on Sunday against the New York Giants after the cornerback was evaluated this week for a concussion.However Green Bay's battered secondary might get Damarious Randall back from...

AP Sports WriterPick 6? Not even. A look at 2 who picked off Brady this yearBy JIMMY GOLENFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Let's look at the really bad throws Tom Brady made this year.It shouldn't take that long.The four-time Super Bowl champion was intercepted only twice in 2016. With his...

AP Sports WriterJerry Jones expects suspended Gregory to return to CowboysBy SCHUYLER DIXONFRISCO, Texas (AP) Dallas owner and general manager Jerry Jones expects defensive end Randy Gregory to play for the Cowboys again despite a suspension that will last at least a year.A day after the NFL announced...

AP Pro Football WriterElway begins interviews for Kubiak's successorBy ARNIE STAPLETONENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Broncos general manager John Elway began his third coaching search in six seasons with a visit to Kansas City on Friday to interview Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub.Elway will also travel to Atlanta this...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Dallas defensive end Randy Gregory was suspended for at least a year Thursday for another violation of the NFL's substance-abuse policy. It's the third time this season Gregory has been suspended. The first was a four-game ban, followed by 10 games on top of that. The latest...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) There's a lot more to the playoff history between the Giants and Packers than a scarlet-faced Tom Coughlin standing on a frigid sideline in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Jan. 20, 2008, in New York's numbing overtime win in the NFC Championship game. The win in temperatures...