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The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns will see a quick turnaround this week, as the two AFC North rivals are set to face off Thursday night at Huntington Bank Field in Week 12.Pittsburgh is coming off a huge victory against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 11, keeping head coach Mike Tomlin’s team in first place in the division. The Steelers struggled offensively in the victory, but sensational efforts from the defense and kicker Chris Boswell propelled them to the top.The Browns’ disastrous season continued to deteriorate last week with a blowout loss at the hands of the New Orleans Saints.…
Each week of the NFL season, the Baltimore Sun will recap the best and worst of the league. Here are our winners and losers from week 11:Loser: RavensThe Ravens’ long-held belief is that every time they lose, they fight.“It’s been like that for the last year, I think, since the AFC championship game, we’ve been killing ourselves,” quarterback Lamar Jackson said after Sunday’s 18-16 loss at Pittsburgh. “The Chiefs game [in] THE [season] first game, we committed suicide. [The] Raiders [game]we committed suicide, and today, it’s the same thing. We can’t fight in these kinds of games. We need to…
LANDOVER, MARYLAND – NOVEMBER 10: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders celebrates against TJ Watt #90 of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the third quarter at Northwest Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)After the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Washington Commanders 28-27 last week, Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin was asked about comparing Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels to Ravens star Lamar Jackson.“Man, be real slow about comparing people to Lamar Jackson,” Tomlin said. “It’s a multi-time MVP. It’s Mr. Jackson. We’ll see Mr. Jackson in a few days.”Daniels completed 17 of 34 passes…
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — For the first time in about a calendar year, the Colts get the kicker they expected when they gave Matt Gay the biggest contract a kicker has ever landed in free agency.A weapon capable of relieving urges otherwise left unfulfilled.Gay was perfect in a critical 28-27 win over the Jets on Sunday, making field goals of 41, 47 and 56 yards in a game where every point counted between two teams desperately trying to hang on on the rushing edge to the AFC playoffs.“You have very few opportunities in the game,” Gay said. “You want to…
Monday night’s performance from the Texas offense wasn’t perfect, but it was a step forward from recent weeks.Joe Mixon had 109 yards and three touchdowns, including a fourth-quarter score that marked the unit’s first second-half touchdown since Week 6. Mixon had 79 of those yards before contact and CJ Stroud completed a season-high 75 percent of his passes while being pressured less often than usual.After the 34-10 victory was recorded, Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said he challenged the offensive line to “play fast, aggressively” and that he liked the way which they reacted to. Mixon and Stroud also complimented…
.Joe Mixon got away with one.No, really, he ran away with the victory at AT&T Stadium,THE Houston Texans improved to 7-4 after a 34-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on “Monday Night Football.” Mixon, who is on pace for another 1,000-yard season, rushed for 109 yards and scored three touchdowns, including the 2-yard score that sealed the game just before the two-minute warning.Although the Texans did not score in the third quarter, they ended their four-game drought without scoring a touchdown in the second half. Derek Barnett recovered a fumble for a 28-yard scoop-and-score early in the fourth quarter.Houston also…
In the second half of Sunday’s Broncos game, a rookie running back momentarily took the breath away from the entire Denver crowd. Audric Estimé caught a pass thrown by fellow rookie Bo Nix and collided with an Atlanta Falcons defender, but the play was called back due to a penalty. Running back Audric Estime of the Denver Broncos takes on Clark Phillips III of the Atlanta Falcons at Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday. Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Cornerback Clark Phillips III came in low to try to tackle Estimé, who had the ball in his left arm, and Estimé…
The whole world saw on national television Sunday night what the AFC has accomplished: the Los Angeles Chargers are becoming a true power in the NFL.Less than a year after going fifth in the draft and arguably the worst defense in football, the Chargers find themselves as one of the best teams in the league. The arrival of head coach Jim Harbaugh and a healthy Justin Herbert immediately turned around this team’s fortunes. At 7-3, the Chargers have already won more games than they did all season ago, have plenty of room to improve and are threatening to win playoff…
The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t lose this season until November 17th. And the loss put them back into a three-way race for the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs.The Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers each have just two losses, one behind Kansas City, and Buffalo clinched the head-to-head tiebreaker. Buffalo and Pittsburgh also have arguably easier paths than Kansas City the rest of the way.Kansas City has four games remaining against teams .500 or better (Steelers, Chargers, Texans, Broncos). The Bills have three (Lions, 49ers, Rams) as do the Steelers (Chiefs, Eagles, Ravens). According to TankathonThe Bills have the…
After starting the season on a blistering 7-2 pace, the Washington Commanders fell to 7-4 after back-to-back losses. Fans and media are speculating that this is primarily due to Jayden Daniels’ rib injury that hampered the rookie sensation suffered in Week 7 against the Carolina Panthers. Whether that’s true or not, Commanders head coach Dan Quinn says his QB’s injury is it’s no longer a problem.”Dan Quinn makes it very clear, ‘Jayden is not injured right now,’ but adds that Daniels has missed a lot of practice time, which has impacted the offense,” JP Finlay of NBC Sports during Quinn’s…