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Soon after walking into the Pittsburgh Steelers’ locker room after an abbreviated and earlier-than-usual practice Thursday, Mason Rudolph joked with teammates about their plans for Thanksgiving dinner. In the midst of a trying two-week stretch on and off the field, Rudolph chose to emphasize what he

The Cowboys aren’t getting off to a slow start today. They opened the game with a nine-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. It was their second opening drive touchdown of the season. Jason Witten caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Dez Bryant. It was Witten’s first score since Week Two, and tied him

The Vikings may get receiver Adam Thielen back on Monday night. They may not have running back Dalvin Cook. Cook popped up on the team’s first injury report in advance of Monday’s game at Seattle with a chest injury. He was limited in practice. If Cook can’t play, or if he can’t take

The NFL apparently underestimated Americans’ eagerness to volunteer. As part of its centennial season celebration, the league sought 100 million minutes of volunteerism from its fans through Huddle for 100.

David Blough found himself down 7-0 when he took his first snap as an NFL quarterback. The Lions weren’t down for long, though. Blough threw an incompletion on his first attempt, but hit Kenny Golladay deep on third down of the team’s opening possession after Golladay beat Prince Amukamara badly

Offsetting penalties on the opening kickoff meant that the Lions had to kick the ball to Cordarrelle Patterson a second time to start the Thanksgiving Day game against the Bears. That worked out very well for Chicago. Patterson caught the ball seven yards deep in the end zone, opted to return it and

Plenty of injured players who are described as game-time decisions aren’t really game-time decisions, often for strategic reasons. Falcons receiver Julio Jones is a true game-time decision, supposedly. Reiterating what he said earlier this week, Falcons coach Dan Quinn told Jay Glazer of FOX Sports