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CHICAGO -- Jordan Howard scored on a 19-yard touchdown run in overtime to lift the Chicago Bears to a 23-17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bears running back Tarik Cohen appeared to end the game with a 73-yard touchdown run earlier in OT, but officials determined he stepped out of bounds on the 37-yard line. Chicago…
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Initial reports were that the entire Pittsburgh Steelers football team would forego the pregame national anthem for their game in Chicago after comments from President Donald Trump set a firestorm across the NFL. Well, that turned out to not be entirely true, as one member of the Steelers did come out of the locker room for…
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PITTSBURGH STEELERS (2-0) AT CHICAGO BEARS (0-2) KICKOFF: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Soldier Field. TV: CBS, Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Jamie Erdahl (field reporter). SERIES HISTORY: 27th regular-season meeting. Bears lead series, 17-8-1. The Bears have won the past two meetings, including a 40-23 win at Heinz Field in 2013. The Bears are 11-1 in games…
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The Pittsburgh Steelers will aim for their first 3-0 start since 2010 when they head west to face the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon at Soldier Field. But Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is warning against complacency as his team gears up for the winless Bears (0-2). "We'll get prepared with an edge," Tomlin said this week.…
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Tom Brady and the New England Patriots set out on their latest quest for immortality on Thursday as the National Football League season kicks off with the Super Bowl champions once again the team to beat. Brady, who clinched a record fifth Super Bowl with February's miraculous comeback against Atlanta, would become the oldest quarterback in…
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The National Football League on Tuesday called off this weekend's clash between the Miami Dolphins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as another major hurricane barreled towards the United States. The NFL said in a statement the approach of Hurricane Irma had forced the game at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday to be axed on safety…
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Hurricane Irma, which grew to a Category 5 storm on Tuesday, might force the NFL to postpone opening week for the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Dolphins are scheduled to host the Buccaneers on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium. Workers at the stadium were reportedly informed Tuesday that a decision on when to play…
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Funny thing about the NFC East: The previous season's division winner can be considered an unlikely champion the next year. The last time an NFC East team won consecutive division titles was 2003-04 when the Philadelphia Eagles were on a run of four consecutive division championships. In the 12 seasons since, every team in the division…
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The Miami Dolphins changed kickers on Sunday, claiming Cody Parkey off waivers and waiving Andrew Franks. The Browns waived the 25-year-old Parkey on Saturday as they trimmed their roster to 53 players. He lost his job to rookie Zane Gonzalez, a seventh-round pick. Parkey joined the Browns in Week 3 last season after Patrick Murray injured…
Here is the 2017 NFL schedule, with games grouped by start times and listed alphabetically by home team. All times ET. Sunday night games in Weeks 5-15 subject to change; Sunday night game for Week 17 TBD. WEEK 1 Thursday, September 7, 2017 Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots, 8:30 p.m., NBC Sunday, September 10,…
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Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger informed the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday that he will be back for a 14th season. Days after the Steelers lost to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game in January, Roethlisberger hinted he might have played his last game. Big Ben, as expected, officially put to rest any speculation about his…
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The Washington Redskins officially signed head coach Jay Gruden to a multi-year contract extension on Monday. Gruden, who turned 50 on Saturday, had two years left on the five-year contract signed in January 2014. Full terms of the deal were not announced, but the reported two-year extension will take him through the 2020 season. Gruden has…
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INDIANAPOLIS — If the last 20 years have taught us anything, it's that the Cowboys are likely to disappoint in 2017. It's not to be negative before a team has entered free agency or even drafted a single player. It's just important to remember that consecutive big years have been rare in Dallas. Since 1996, the…
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The message was in everything John Fox chose not to say about wide receiver Alshon Jeffery. Fox, entering his third season as head coach of the Chicago Bears, did not rule out re-signing Jeffery but also refused to back away from reports that he wouldn't return next season. Jeffery played in 2016 under the…
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INDIANAPOLIS - Blake Bortles needs to get better and to do that, the Jacksonville Jaguars must improve around him. "I see Blake Bortles as our quarterback," first-year Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said at the Indiana Convention Center on Wednesday. New team president Tom Coughlin said the improvement starts with bolstering pass protection. Bortles was sacked 34…
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The NFL salary cap will be $167 million per team for the 2017 season, an increase of $12 million over last year. The upcoming season will be the fourth consecutive year the cap has risen at least $10 million, and since 2012 it has been increased by about $47 million. The first cap in 1994 was…
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski says there is "no doubt" he will be ready for the start of the 2017 season despite undergoing the third back surgery of his career. "Yes, for sure," Gronkowski told Cari Champion on ESPN when asked if he expects to play in Week 1. "No doubt." Gronkowski, who underwent…
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The Dallas Cowboys can officially set their plans for the week-long Hall of Fame party honoring owner Jerry Jones. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Thursday that the Cowboys will play the Arizona Cardinals in the annual Hall of Fame Game, set for Aug. 3 at the new Tom Benson Stadium. The game will be…
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Veteran wide receiver Victor Cruz, who was released by the New York Giants last week as a salary-cap casualty, made a visit with the Carolina Panthers over the weekend. According to Bill Voth of Black and Blue Review, the 30-year-old Cruz met with the Panthers and general manager Dave Gettleman, who used to work for the…
As they wade through free agency and prepare to evaluate draft prospects at the Indianapolis Scouting Combine (March 1-6), the New England Patriots must decide which players to keep as they seek to repeat as Super Bowl champions. The Sports Xchange and NFLDraftScout.com evaluated the Patriots' roster and created a shopping list to use in free…
