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The Steelers overlooked and dismissed the Jaguars all week, which is strange considering Jacksonville beat them 30-9 three months ago. When the Jaguars ran off the field Sunday after their 45-42 victory, they did it yelling for Mike Mitchell. The safety told Sports Illustrated the Steelers would play

And then there were six. With the conclusion of Saturday’s Divisional Round games, we know two teams — the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles — will be advancing to their respective conference championship games. The Eagles started the NFL action Saturday by shutting down the Atlanta Falcons

The New England Patriots might be up 35-7, but damn it, they’re going to play the game until the end. That includes challenging any questionable play. After Eric Decker made this catch with 4:15 to go in the game, Belichick and the Patriots decided to challenge it, despite their 28-point lead. The

The Titans continue their playoff run with a trip to Foxborough to take on the reigning Super Bowl champions, the New England Patriots. What a time for Tennessee Titans’ rookie Corey Davis to catch his first career touchdown pass.  And he only needed one hand to do it.  On a second-and-6 from the

Steve Smith, Sr. sits down with New England Patriots wide receive Brandin Cooks before the Divivisional Round playoff game against the Titans.

If you’re a Patriots fan, you’re hearing too many folks out there making jokes that this is the second bye for New England. The Tennessee Titans head to Foxborough, aiming to defy a double-digit spread and a consensus of sportsbook owners who think they peaked with their comeback win over Kansas

It has to be agonizing, in a way, to sit in a hotel room waiting. A knock or a phone call. Which will it be? There are 15 modern era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. That number dwindles to 10 and then the five inductees during final voting.  The Hall of Fame asks the 15 to be available in

The Titans are back in the AFC divisional round for the first time since 2008, while the Pats have not missed the second round since 2009.

Rob Gronkowski says coach Bill Belichick makes it easy for the New England Patriots to ignore distractions such as the one created by last week’s ESPN report. ”Throughout my years here I’ve seen a lot of negative, a lot of positive,” Gronkowski said Tuesday as the Patriots

Personally, I’m not buying it, any more than I’m buying a pair of solar-powered sneakers. I’m not buying this latest crisis in New England and, clearly, neither is anybody else, the supposedly strife-ridden Patriots still favored by nearly two touchdowns Saturday night. That’s when the

NFL Network’s Maurice Jones-Drew explains why he thinks the New England Patriots could be in trouble when Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans roll into town this weekend.

The band is going to be breaking up, but not in the way that some envisioned. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Patriots are bracing for defensive coordinator Matt Patricia to leave, most likely to become the next coach of the Detroit Lions. Patricia, who has a degree in aeronautical

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – While the opponent will not be known until this weekend’s wildcard games are played, the date and time of the New England Patriots next home game was confirmed by the league Sunday night. The Patriots will host an NFL-record eighth consecutive divisional playoff game at Gillette

Ben Roethlisberger?says he does not hold bitterness toward James Harrison for signing with the New England Patriots. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, standing in a quiet locker room Wednesday morning, instead praised Harrison for his franchise-record 80.5 sacks in a black-and-gold uniform. &

The simple approach to Week 17 is that there are two types of NFL teams: Those that have something to play for and those that don’t. I prefer to look at it as three types, though: Those that have something to play for, those that have nothing to play for and no reason to push it, and those that have

The “NFL GameDay Prime” crew discusses if bad blood will carry over to Sunday’s Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots matchup in Week 16.

Jeremy Fowler ESPN Staff Writer Close ESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduate Follow on Twitter PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are putting up their best defense as they move on from their questionable offense at the end of Sunday’s loss

For the second time in three weeks the Patriots will be facing a team they saw recently. Two weeks ago, New England took on the Miami Dolphins twice in a three-week span. On Christmas Eve, the Patriots will battle Buffalo for the second time in four weeks. Bill Belichick explained how the quick turnaround

The Patriots was asked about the catch rule that negated a Steelers touchdown on Sunday.

What was hyped as the NFL’s game of the year lived up to the billing Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh as the Patriots (11-3) pulled off a comeback and then held on for a crazy, 27-24 win over the Steelers (11-3) to move into the top spot in the AFC playoff picture with two weeks to play. It was far

The Patriots final injury report before their showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers includes 10 players listed as questionable and defensive lineman Alan Branch ruled out.

NFL WEEK 15 GREG COTE’S NFL PICKS OF THE WEEK DOLPHINS THIS WEEK DOLPHINS (6-7) at BILLS (7-6) LINE: BUF by 3 1/2. COTE’S PICK: BUF 20-17. TV: 1 p.m., CBS. The Dolphins Bandwagon, formerly bereft of passengers, has begun to populate a bit since Monday night. It is hardly a jam-packed, rollicking

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Tom Brady was hoping to pull to .500 career record in Miami on Monday night. But yet again he and the Patriots (10-3) struggled at Hard Rock Stadium on the way to a stunning 27-20 loss to the Dolphins (6-7) that snapped a New England eight-game winning streak and kept the visitors from clinching the

A funny thing happened on the way to the Week 15 showdown between the two top teams in the AFC. The Patriots, who will travel to Pittsburgh next Sunday, stubbed their toe against division rival Miami, who dominated New England in a 27-20 victory that wasn’t that close. The loss dropped Tom Brady&

Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase speaks to the media after the Miami Dolphins defeat the New England Patriots 27-20 at Hard Rock Stadium on Mon., Dec. 11, 2017.

Jay Cutler outgunned Tom Brady as the Miami Dolphins upset the New England Patriots 27-20 to delay the Super Bowl champions’ bid to clinch their divisional title on Monday. Cutler, who was tempted out of an early retirement at the start of the season after quitting the sport, threw for 263 yards

Jay Cutler, Kenyan Drake and Xavien Howard combined to hand the New England Patriots their first loss since Oct. 1. Drake compiled 193 total yards from scrimmage, Cutler tossed three touchdowns and Howard intercepted Tom Brady twice as the Miami Dolphins earned a 27-20 victory on Monday night. The win

Fighting for their playoff lives, the Dolphins picked a great time to play their best game of the year. Not only did the Dolphins stay alive in the playoff picture with a 27-20 victory over the Patriots, they prevented New England from clinching the AFC East for the ninth straight season. The Dolphins

Tom Brady has thrown an interception in three consecutive games after throwing only two picks in the first 10 games. Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard, who didn’t have an interception in his first 18 games, made his third interception in two weeks. Brady went 0-for-2 with the interception on the Patriots