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Sam Darnold’s season as a backup with the 49ers helped him reach the Super Bowl
By Josh Dubow SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Darnold’s NFL career had hit rock bottom when he arrived in San Francisco in 2023 after failing at...
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How the Super Bowl halftime show evolved from pageantry to pop culture’s biggest stage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Once upon a time, the Super Bowl halftime show belonged to marching bands and pageantry. But these days, it belongs to global pop...
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Sam Darnold and Drake Maye took different roads to Santa Clara: How each QB made it to Super Bowl LX
Super Bowl LX nearly gave us a showdown of this season’s top two Most Valuable Player candidates. Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks had something to say about that....
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Bill Belichick’s snub demands a Hall of Fame reckoning
The failure to elect Belichick on the first ballot exposes a voting system that hides accountability and risks turning football’s highest honor into a farce....
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Legendary former Patriots coach Bill Belichick falls short of Pro Football Hall of Fame on first ballot
Belichick fell short of the votes required to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer By Will Backus Legendary former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick will not...
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A ‘snow game’ in open-air stadiums isn’t perfect. That’s why it’s so perfect for the NFL
By Jay Busbee, Senior Writer There are two kinds of football fans in this world: Those who watched Sunday’s AFC championship and loved the dramatic,...
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Patriots punch ticket to 12th Super Bowl with gritty 10-7 win over Broncos in snowy Denver
DENVER (AP) — Drake Maye handled the sloppy, snowy conditions better than the home team and he scored New England’s only touchdown on a 6-yard keeper, propelling...
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NFL playoffs: AFC, NFC Championship game previews
By Joe Smith, Touchdown Wire This weekend, four teams will walk into the Conference Championship Round of the NFL Playoffs. At the end, two teams...
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2026 NFL playoff schedule and bracket: Dates, times, TV for every round from divisional to Super Bowl
By John Breech The 2025 NFL season is officially down to its final four teams. The divisional round ended on Sunday with the Los Angeles...
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Maye throws 3 TD passes, Stroud has 4 INTs as Patriots top Texans 28-16 to advance to AFC title game
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Mike Vrabel returned to New England on a mission to have the franchise playing again in meaningful games in January —...
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2026 NFL playoffs power rankings: Seahawks top eight remaining teams still vying for a Super Bowl title
Who stands above the rest as the NFL enters the divisional round? By Tyler Sullivan 14 teams entered the postseason, and with a snap of...
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NFL playoff weekend sets a record with 12 fourth-quarter lead changes
By Josh Dubow The NFL has never experienced a playoff weekend quite like this. The first four games of the 2025 postseason featured a combined 12 lead...
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Maye throws late TD pass and Patriots’ defense roughs up Herbert, Chargers in 16-3 playoff win
By Kyle Hightower FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Drake Maye threw a touchdown pass to Hunter Henry in the fourth quarter, and New England’s defense roughed up Justin...
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CBS Sports 2026 NFL playoff bracket picks: Expert predictions for who will win Super Bowl LX
The 2026 NFL playoffs are here, and this season has been one of the most fascinating seasons we’ve seen in quite some time. Not only are Patrick Mahomes, Joe...
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Final week of the NFL’s regular season arrives with No. 1 seeds still undecided in AFC and NFC
The NFL’s regular season has reached its final weekend with plenty undecided in terms of the playoff picture, including the No. 1 seed in both the AFC and NFC....
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Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore accused of throwing girlfriend to the ground
By MARK SCOLFORO New England Patriots defensive lineman Christian J. Barmore is facing a domestic assault and battery charge after his girlfriend told police he...
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Patriots star receiver Stefon Diggs faces strangulation charge, denies allegations
BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with a dispute with his former private...
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NFL Week 17 playoff picture: Packers earn berth after Vikings eliminate Lions; Broncos chasing AFC’s top seed
Week 17 is going to have a massive impact on the playoff picture in both the AFC and the NFC. Entering the Christmas Day tripleheader,...
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2025 NFL playoff picture: What Texans-Chiefs means for AFC seeding, wild-card chaos and teams on the bubble
Which clubs are still alive, and which ones are falling in the official standings? By Cody Benjamin The 2025 NFL season has officially reached its home stretch....
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The Patriots’ closeness off the field has helped them build the best record in the NFL
By Kyle Highwater FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — If there’s an unsung reason the New England Patriots have entered their bye week with the NFL’s best record following...
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Drake Maye officially vaults to NFL MVP frontrunner after Patriots stunning 10th consecutive win
By Cecil Merkerson III Drake Maye did not just beat the Giants on Monday night. He made a statement in NFL MVP Race. The Patriots quarterback delivered...
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2025 NFL playoff picture: Who’s in, who’s out and who’s in the hunt after Colts and Rams go down in Week 13
Which clubs are still alive, and which ones are falling in the official standings? By Cody Benjamin The 2025 NFL season has officially reached its home stretch....
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NFL Playoff Projection: Colts at Chiefs will go a long way in shaping AFC bracket
By Frank Schwab, Senior writer Before the season, it wouldn’t have been outlandish to believe that a Week 12 game between the Indianapolis Colts and Kansas...
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Six biggest surprises of the 2025 NFL season so far: Baker Mayfield leads MVP race; Ravens in free fall
By Judy Battista, Senior National Columnist We’re one-third of the way through the NFL regular season, and what might have in the early weeks seemed...
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NFL stars under pressure: Which players have the most to prove this season?
The pressure is on several big-name NFL players as they enter a season that will go a long way toward determining their playing futures —...
