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PHILADELPHIA — Even with Carson Wentz back, the Philadelphia Eagles are far from complete. Three of the team’s top skill position players weren’t on the field for Sunday’s 20-16 win over Indianapolis but could be […]

TAMPA, Fla. — Ben Roethlisberger threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 30-27 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night. Capping a tumultuous week in which […]

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have been here before. Often in fact. A jarring early-season misstep filled with mental breakdowns and missed opportunity is kind of their thing. So too, it seems, is finding new […]

Carson Wentz is back. Wentz received medical clearance to return to action and will start Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. The anticipated news came one day after the Eagles’ 27-21 loss to the Tampa Bay […]

TAMPA, Fla. — Courtesy of DeSean Jackson, Ryan Fitzpatrick rocked a pair of sunglasses and a partially zipped warmup jacket revealing a couple of gold chains and a large pendant resting on his chest. “It’s […]

PITTSBURGH — Tyreek Hill turned to face the cameras when the hottest quarterback in the NFL looked up, saw a potential traffic jam and urged his Kansas City Chiefs teammate to conduct his business elsewhere. […]

If there’s ever going to be a changing of the guard in the AFC, then Sunday’s visit to Jacksonville by the Patriots would seem a perfect time. Except when you look at the numbers that […]

PITTSBURGH — A talented and mobile young quarterback tasked with taking over a playoff team from a veteran. Yeah, Pittsburgh Steelers star Ben Roethlisberger may know a little something about that. Still, the two-time Super […]

TAMPA, Fla. — Gerald McCoy is puzzled when he hears people question the ability of fellow NFL players, particularly backup quarterbacks such as Nick Foles and Ryan Fitzpatrick. “It’s the NFL,” Tampa Bay’s six-time Pro […]

No team wants to distance itself from last season — or even the previous year — more than the Cleveland Browns. They get a chance to prove all of those offseason maneuvers paid off when […]

CLEVELAND — One week in and the Browns are still undefeated. Now that’s progress. Cleveland ended its 17-game losing streak on Sunday with a 21-21 tie against the Pittsburgh Steelers, who prevented the Browns from […]

CLEVELAND — For the Browns, winning the season opener over Pittsburgh could bring closure. The end of a 17-game losing streak. The first opening-week victory since 2004. More relief from the haunting memories of an […]