Tom Brady: 7-8 is not what we want, but we’re in a championship game next week

The Buccaneers’ win on Sunday night wasn’t pretty, but Tom Brady tried to put a positive spin on it afterward. Brady noted that the Bucs are now just one win away from winning the NFC South: If the Bucs win next week’s game against the Panthers, they win their division. “7-8 is not where we [more]

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Steve Wilks: Offensive line showed true character after being embarrassed last week

The Panthers were looking for more from their running game after last Sunday’s loss to the Steelers and they got it against the Lions on Saturday. D'Onta Foreman ran 21 times for 165 yards, Chuba Hubbard ran 12 times for 125 yards and the Panthers posted a franchise record with 320 rushing yards overall. Quarterback [more]

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Jeff Wilson, Bradley Chubb, Terron Armstead all active for Dolphins-Packers

The Dolphins will have one of their key offensive players back for Sunday’s matchup against the Packers for the first time since Week 14. Running back Jeff Wilson is active for the Dolphins for the Christmas Day game after missing last week with a hip injury. He was a limited participant in practice this week. [more]

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Chiefs teammates marvel at “just unbelievable” Patrick Mahomes TD run

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has compiled quite a highlight reel over the years, but he showed he still has a few tricks up his sleeve in Saturday’s 24-10 win over the Seahawks. On a third-and-goal from the three-yard-line in the fourth quarter, Mahomes couldn’t find anyone to pass to and ran around the right side [more]

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Cardinals put Byron Murphy on IR

Cornerback Byron Murphy may have played his final game with the Cardinals. Murphy went on injured reserve Saturday because of the back injury that had already led the team to rule him out of Sunday night’s game against the Buccaneers. Murphy started the first nine games of the season for Arizona, but has not played [more]

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Josh Jacobs unloads after disappointing loss in Pittsburgh

With two games left in the final regular season of his rookie contract, running back Josh Jacobs may be ready to move on from the Raiders. He seemed exasperated and exhausted after Saturday night’s loss to the Steelers, featuring a sluggish offense that mustered only 10 points before Pittsburgh took the lead late. “Yeah, man, [more]

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Mike Tomlin pays tribute to Franco Harris after Steelers beat Raiders

The Steelers and the NFL already planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception on Saturday night, but last night’s game took on special meaning when Steelers legend Franco Harris died just days before. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said afterward that the game had special significance. Tomlin, who was wearing a Harris No. [more]

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