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Analysis: Conference championships are set with familiar faces and new arrivals
By Rob Maaddi Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are back in the AFC championship game for a sixth straight season and probably taking Taylor...
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Analysis: Building a Super Bowl champion starts with figuring how who gets all the power
By Rob Maaddi There’s no shortage of accomplished head coaches available to NFL teams in this hiring cycle. Bill Belichick won six Super Bowls in...
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Wife of 49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk becomes designing star thanks to Taylor Swift
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — For one night at least, San Francisco 49ers All-Pro fullback Kyle Juszczyk was not the biggest star in his family....
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Helmet manufacturer: Mahomes’ shattered lid in playoff game ‘did its job’
BY DAVE SKRETTA KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The manufacturer of the helmet that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shattered during their AFC wild-card game with Miami...
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Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit quits rugby to pursue dream of playing in NFL
GLOUCESTER, England (AP) — Wales international Louis Rees-Zammit, one of the world’s most exciting wingers, is quitting rugby to pursue his dream of playing in...
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Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes has helmet shattered during playoff game vs. Miami
BY DAVE SKRETTA KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes walked back to the huddle in the third quarter of the Kansas City Chiefs’ wild-card...
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With snow still falling, Bills call on fans to help dig out stadium for playoff game vs. Steelers
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Logan Eschrich came to Buffalo to witness the snowstorm, and he stayed for the shoveling on Sunday. Once the professional storm...
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Chiefs and Dolphins play fourth-coldest game in NFL history at minus-4 degrees
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins played the fourth-coldest game in NFL history on Saturday night, with bitter wind...
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NFL All-Pro: McCaffrey, Hill, Warner unanimous; 14 first-timers
Christian McCaffrey, Tyreek Hill and Fred Warner are unanimous choices for The Associated Press 2023 NFL All-Pro Team. The 49ers’ McCaffrey and Warner and the Dolphins’...
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NFL has offered more than 200 employees buyouts, AP sources say
By Rob Maaddi The NFL has offered more than 200 employees a buyout package just days before the start of the playoffs, two people familiar...
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Pete Carroll is out as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks after 14 seasons
BY TIM BOOTH RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Pete Carroll’s mantra was “always compete,” — it was the title of his book, after all. And he did...
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Bills fan killed outside of Dolphins’ stadium after last weekend’s game, police say
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Police in South Florida say a man fatally shot a 30-year-old Buffalo Bills fan during an altercation outside Hard Rock...
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Bill Belichick loses in possible finale as Patriots coach. Jets snap 15-game skid vs New England
BY KYLE HIGHTOWER FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick says he put everything he had into this season and still enjoys coaching. But following the end...
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Saints players defy their own coaches and score from kneel-down formation, angering the Falcons
BY BRETT MARTEL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Reserve quarterback Jameis Winston and New Orleans’ offense capped off a convincing victory with an aggressive play call that defied the...
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Analysis: Resting starters is an easy decision in the NFL
By Rob Maaddi Resting starters to prevent injuries ahead of the playoffs is an easier decision in the NFL. Football is too violent to worry...
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Fire at home of Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill started by child playing with cigarette lighter
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A fire at the $6.9 million home owned by Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was started by a child playing with a cigarette lighter...
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Analysis: Cowboys got all the breaks while Ravens and 49ers were big winners, locking up No. 1 seeds
By Rob Maaddi The Dallas Cowboys got another big victory without taking the field Sunday. The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers took care of...
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Panthers owner David Tepper tosses drink into visiting stands late in 26-0 loss to Jaguars
BY MARK LONG JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Panthers owner David Tepper threw the contents of a drink into the visiting crowd near the end of Carolina’s 26-0 loss at...
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Switching from one side of the offensive line to the other is among the NFL’s underrated tough tasks
BY ROB MAADDI TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Driving a car with the opposite foot or shaving with the other hand would be major challenges for...
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Broncos QB Russell Wilson says he was asked earlier in season to adjust contract or risk benching
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Russell Wilson said he was caught off guard by the timing of his benching since the Denver Broncos still have a...
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Flag football catching on and will be featured at the 2028 LA Games, maybe even with NFL players
BY PAT GRAHAM DENVER (AP) — Imagine Tyreek Hill catching passes again from Patrick Mahomes. Not in a Super Bowl, either, but with a gold...
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Bills player Von Miller calls domestic abuse allegations made against him ‘100% false’
BY JOHN WAWROW Buffalo Bills edge rusher Von Miller on Thursday disputed the allegations of him assaulting the mother of his children, who is pregnant,...
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Kareem Jackson returns ‘home’ to Houston, looking to put suspensions behind him
BY KRISTIE RIEKEN HOUSTON (AP) — Kareem Jackson is back with the Houston Texans, a place the veteran safety calls home. Jackson was claimed off...
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Eagles’ Jalen Hurts sets NFL record for rushing touchdowns by a QB in a season with 15
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts scored yet another touchdown on the “ tush push” that gave him the NFL record for most rushing scores by a quarterback...
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NFL denies Eagles security chief DiSandro’s appeal of fine, sideline ban, AP source says
By Rob Maaddi The NFL has denied Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro’s appeal of a $100,000 fine in addition to banning him from the sideline...
