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Texans-Broncos CapsuleBy The Associated PressHOUSTON (4-2) at DENVER (4-2)Monday, 8:30 p.m., ESPNOPENING LINE - Broncos by 6SERIES RECORD - Broncos lead 3-2LAST MEETING - Broncos beat Texans 37-13 on Dec. 22, 2013LAST WEEK - Texans beat Colts 26-23 in overtime; Broncos lost 21-13 at ChargersAP PRO32 RANKING - Texans...

AP Sports WriterErratic Steelers defense hoping to disrupt Gronk, PatriotsBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) When the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Sean Davis in the second round last spring, defensive coordinator Keith Butler reveled in the possibilities.Here was a 6-foot-1, 202-pound guy who could play both safety and cornerback depending on...

Raiders-Jaguars CapsuleBy The Associated PressOAKLAND (4-2) at JACKSONVILLE (2-3)Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBSOPENING LINE - Jaguars by 2RECORD VS. SPREAD - Oakland 3-3, Jacksonville 2-2-1SERIES RECORD - Jaguars lead 4-3LAST MEETING - Raiders beat Jaguars 19-9, Sept. 15, 2013LAST WEEK - Raiders lost to Chiefs 26-10; Jaguars beat Bears...

AP Sports WriterSeattle run game lagging behind Seahawks' standardBy TIM BOOTHRENTON, Wash. (AP) The standard in Seattle has been that the Seahawks are going to be among the better teams in the NFL at running the football.Except this year. And it's not as simple as Marshawn Lynch no...

AP Sports WriterNFL reopen Brown investigation, Brown not going to LondonBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) The NFL is going to re-open its investigation of New York Giants placekicker Josh Brown and the team has pulled him from its next game after police released journal entries and emails...

HOUSTON (AP) His eyes on Las Vegas, Raiders owner Mark Davis says he hasn't shut the door on anything. Oakland, though, might have shut the door on itself as home for his team. ''Oakland was in the driver's seat if they could've put together anything,'' Davis said Wednesday at the...

NEW YORK (AP) Bon Jovi's upcoming album is entitled, ''This House is Not For Sale,'' and apparently neither are the Tennessee Titans.Earlier this week, CBS Sports reported that Bon Jovi and Peyton Manning were ''monitoring the Tennessee Titans ownership situation,'' leading to speculation they were looking to purchase the...

MIAMI (AP) Richie Incognito says Jonathan Martin reached out to him several times in the aftermath of the bullying scandal that sabotaged the Miami Dolphins' 2013 season, but Incognito has no interest in talking. The two were teammates in the Dolphins' offensive line and at the center of the scandal. Incognito...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed says he knew he had suffered a concussion during a recent game and didn't tell anyone. Reed missed the Redskins' most recent game against the Philadelphia Eagles. He was limited in practice Wednesday and was wearing a yellow noncontact jersey. Coach Jay...

BAGSHOT, England (AP) Rams coach Jeff Fisher has often stressed the importance of a quick emotional turnaround. Dwell on the result of a game for a day, then move on. And while the Los Angeles Rams had to endure a seven-hour flight after a 31-28 loss to the Detroit Lions on...

AP Sports WriterBrowns' Pryor blasts Titans player for bragging about hitBy TOM WITHERSBEREA, Ohio (AP) One violent hit on Jordan Poyer was bad enough.Browns wide receiver Terrelle Pryor wasn't going to let his teammate take another vicious shot without striking back.Pryor blasted Tennessee running back Antonio Andrews for...

AP Sports WriterColts' Dwayne Allen answers critics with patriotic appealBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indianapolis Colts tight end Dwayne Allen has dropped to his knee at the end of the national anthem since his rookie season in 2012. So when he offered his customary pregame prayer Sunday night, he...