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Purdy leads surging 49ers past Commanders 37-20
By Josh Dubow, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2022
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – Brock Purdy threw two more long touchdown passes to George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Washington Commanders 37-20 on Saturday for their eighth straight win. Purdy kept up his impressive play since taking over for the injured Jimmy Garoppolo early in Week 13, looking far better than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Browns, Deshaun Watson eliminated from playoff chase
By Tom Withers, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2022
CLEVELAND (AP) – On a freezing day for football, the Browns’ most jarring chill came at the end. Unable to deliver the big play in the clutch, quarterback Deshaun Watson’s second home game ended with him being sacked, perhaps a fitting conclusion for a Cleveland season grounded from the start. Watson threw three incompletions in ... Read More »
1 responseLate, critical mistake costs Patriots for 2nd straight week
By Brendan Mcgair, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2022
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – For the second straight week, the fate of the New England Patriots was sealed on a late-game mistake. Entering a crucial three-game stretch with little margin for error, the Patriots saw their playoff hopes pushed further in the wrong direction when Rhamondre Stevenson fumbled the ball at the worst possible moment, ... Read More »
1 responseSingletary, Cook lead way as Bills blitz Bears
By Andrew Seligman, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2022
CHICAGO (AP) – Devin Singletary and James Cook ran for long touchdowns in the third quarter, and the Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC East title by beating the Bears 35-13 on Saturday in one of the coldest games played in Chicago. Josh Allen ran for a TD and threw for another in the game’s closing ... Read More »
1 responseVikings edge Giants 27-24 on Joseph’s 61-yard FG
By Dave Campbell, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2022
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Justin Jefferson got the ball just far enough across midfield for Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell to summon Greg Joseph for a kick he’d never before made in a game from that distance. The Vikings found those extra edges in the crucial moments yet again. Joseph’s franchise-record 61-yard field goal as time ... Read More »
1 responseCook rushes for career-high 99 yards for surging Bills
By Jay Cohen, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2022
CHICAGO (AP) – James Cook has come a long way since training camp. All the way to helping the Buffalo Bills roll to a big road win on a frigid Saturday in December. Cook rushed for a career-high 99 yards and scored his third NFL touchdown during Buffalo’s 35-13 victory over the Chicago Bears. Cook ... Read More »
1 responseTexans snap 9-game skid by beating Titans 19-14
By Teresa M. Walker, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Houston Texans have been fighting, scrapping and clawing, only to come up short too many times this season. Not this time – not even after having to wait an extra hour to kick off. Davis Mills threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks with 2:52 left, and the Texans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Falcons eliminated from playoffs in a familiar fashion
By David Ginsburg, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2022
BALTIMORE (AP) – In a season filled with narrow losses, the Atlanta Falcons saw their slim playoff hopes end by virtue of a chilling defeat that featured a familiar slow start and ended with coach Arthur Smith again talking about the team’s need to show progress. In between the opening kickoff and final whistle of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Singletary, Cook lead way as Bills beat Bears for AFC East
By Andrew Seligman, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2022
CHICAGO (AP) – Devin Singletary and James Cook ran for long touchdowns in the third quarter, and the Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC East title by beating the Bears 35-13 on Saturday in one of the coldest games played in Chicago. Josh Allen ran for a TD and threw for another in the game’s closing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs dump Seahawks 24-10, stay tied for AFC’s best record
By Dave Skretta, The Associated Press on December 24th, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Patrick Mahomes threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, Kansas City shut down Geno Smith and Seattle’s slumping offense and the Chiefs rolled to a 24-10 victory over the Seahawks on Saturday. Travis Kelce had six catches for 113 yards, and Kadarius Toney and Jerick McKinnon had touchdown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Gonna be a lot of fun’: Blue Jays’ newest addition Varsho excited for opportunity
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on December 24th, 2022
TORONTO – Though he was first shocked when he got the news, Daulton Varsho is viewing his recent trade to the Toronto Blue Jays as potentially being one of the best things that could happen to him. The former Arizona Diamondback was sent to Toronto in exchange for outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and catcher Gabriel ... Read More »
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