J.J. McCarthy is set to return to his starting role this week for the Minnesota Vikings.His coach is trying to simplify things as much as possible for the struggling quarterback.Minnesota (4-8) will find out whether its "less is more" approach can succ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers were fast out of the gates before their success rate plummeted, while the Baltimore Ravens had a chilly start before heating up.The two bitter rivals are in the same spot -- a 6-6 record, tied atop the AFC North -- entering Sund...

First place in the AFC South is the imaginary trophy on the line Sunday when the Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts square off for one of their two meetings in the next 21 days.There is nothing invisible about the mounting pressure on Indianap...

Raheem Morris and Mike Macdonald were hired by their respective franchises within a week of each other in the head coaching cycle in January 2024.Since then, the Falcons and Seattle Seahawks have taken vastly different paths to Sunday's meeting in Atla...

Draft talk is top of mind for the Tennessee Titans as they touch down in Cleveland with a 1-17 record in their past 18 games and with an active seven-game losing streak.Even at 3-9, the Cleveland Browns enter the Sunday visit from the Titans mathematic...

In recent weeks, the Brooklyn Nets began making incremental progress by displaying more competitiveness in losses.For the first time this season, their progress has led to a winning streak, and the Nets will attempt to earn a third straight victory on ...