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The fans at MetLife Stadium will be treated to a game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New York Giants when they take their seats on Sunday. Atlanta at N.Y. Giants When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 20, 2015 Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey TV: 1 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Giants...

Jets' Lee fined $45K, Bengals' Burfict docked $12K for kickBy The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) Jets linebacker Darron Lee was fined $36,464 by the NFL on Friday for a roughing the passer penalty and another $9,115 for a facemask call in New York's loss at Miami last Sunday.Lee,...

AP Pro Football WriterBart Starr, QB who led Packers to greatness, dies at 85By ARNIE STAPLETONBart Starr was an ordinary quarterback until teaming with Vince Lombardi and serving as the catalyst for the powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams that ruled the 1960s and ushered in the NFL as America's...

AP Pro Football WriterTitans kicker OK kicking extra points instead of field goalsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans have found a way to fix the NFL's worst field goal unit: Ignore the kicker and just score touchdowns.The Titans went a measly 8 of 18 on...

Associated PressMcVay might hold QB Goff out of Rams' third preseason gameBy DAN GREENSPANTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley hopes there will be a time when the NFL does away with preseason games entirely, saying that ''everyone's dream is not to play in...

The Latest: Raiders hold pregame ceremony for fire victimsBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the NFL's sixth Sunday of the regular season (all times Eastern):4:32 p.m.The Oakland Raiders held a moment of silence and kept the torch that honors late owner Al Davis unlit as part of a pregame...

Bryant out again for Cowboys; Chancellor sits for SeahawksBy The Associated PressStar receiver Dez Bryant will miss his third straight game for the Dallas Cowboys. Bryant, who has a knee injury, was limited in practice this week.But the Cowboys declared him inactive for their game Sunday at Green Bay.The...

AP Sports WriterPandemic has Dolphins' Tagovailoa-Wilson tandem on holdBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Miami Dolphins newcomer Tua Tagovailoa is starting to connect with his receivers.And for now, veteran wideout Albert Wilson said, long-distance hookups with the rookie quarterback will have to do.The night Tagovailoa was drafted last month, he...

AP Sports WriterFrustrated Watt unleashes postgame tirade about effortBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Frustration boiled over for star J.J. Watt after the Houston Texans dropped their fourth straight game on Sunday.Samaje Perine ran for two touchdowns, including a 3-yard score late, to give the Cincinnati Bengals their first road...

AP Sports WriterJets punter Edwards fixed bad habits after shaky rookie yearBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) The moment the ball left his right hand, Lachlan Edwards cringed a little and then hoped it would at least reach his teammate.After all, the New York Jets punter is...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Browns restructure DE Olivier Vernon's contractBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Olivier Vernon's status with the Browns has more certainty. So does his paycheck.The defensive end, whose future in Cleveland seemed in doubt for months, has renegotiated his contract for next season, a person familiar with...

AP Sports WriterChargers' offense looking to maintain consistency at OaklandBy JOE REEDYCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) Melvin Gordon and Philip Rivers didn't have much time to savor the Los Angeles Chargers' best offensive performance of the season.They quickly had to look ahead to Thursday night's game at Oakland and...