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    Steelers can clinch playoff berth this week

    Getty Images In the final weeks of the regular season, the NFL issues weekly updates on playoff scenarios to keep people apprised of who can get into the postseason and how they can do it. The first of those updates came on Tuesday. The Steelers are 10-0 and they could book one of the seven...
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    Raheem Morris: We’ll take Julio Jones to a game-time decision

    Getty Images Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones was limited to 22 offensive snaps in Sunday’s 24-9 loss to the Saints because of a hamstring injury and head coach Raheem Morris doesn’t expect to know if Jones can play in Week 12 until the weekend. Morris said after the game that Jones would...
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    Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson headline Hall of Fame semifinalists for 2021

    Getty Images Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson, Jared Allen and Calvin Johnson headline the list of 25 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021. Manning, Woodson, Allen and Johnson are in their first year of eligibility. The list also includes four players – Eric Allen...
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    Raiders claim Takk McKinley, sign Vic Beasley to practice squad

    Getty Images Defensive end Takk McKinley‘s tour of the NFL will continue in Las Vegas. McKinley was claimed off of waivers by the Bengals when the Falcons cut him two weeks ago, but failed a physical and went back on the waiver wire. The 49ers claimed him and failed him on another physical...
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    Richie Incognito had season-ending foot surgery

    Getty Images Raiders guard Richie Incognito will not be returning from injured reserve this season. Incognito was injured in the second game of the season and Raiders head coach Jon Gruden announced on Monday that he recently had season-ending surgery. “I hate to admit that, but we’ve tried...
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    Jon Gruden: Derek Carr was “almost flawless”

    Getty Images Raiders quarterback Derek Carr threw an interception on his last pass in Sunday night’s loss to the Chiefs, but before that he had an excellent game. Carr completed 23 of 31 passes for 275 yards, with three touchdowns and no sacks and only that one interception, and afterward...
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    Andy Reid was confident to the end: “I’ve got Pat Mahomes”

    Getty Images The Chiefs trailed by three in the final minute on Sunday night against the Raiders, but head coach Andy Reid was not worried. Reid said after the game that as long as Patrick Mahomes is his quarterback, he feels good about his chances of marching down the field for a game-winning...
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    Raiders take 7-0 lead on Josh Jacobs touchdown

    Getty Images The Raiders gave the Chiefs their only loss this season, 40-32 in Week 5. They opened Sunday Night Football with a six-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. Josh Jacobs, who had 23 carries for 77 yards and two touchdowns in the first meeting with the Chiefs, scored on a 2-yard touchdown...
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    Raiders hold 17-14 halftime lead after Patrick Mahomes throws late INT

    Getty Images Sunday Night Football started off as a video game. The Raiders scored a touchdown. The Chiefs scored a touchdown. The Raiders scored another touchdown. The Chiefs scored another touchdown. Since then, with 11:16 remaining in the second half until halftime, the Raiders kicked a...
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    Sunday Night Football: Patrick Mahomes rallies Chiefs for a 35-31 win over Raiders

    Getty Images The Chiefs might be taking a victory lap around Allegiant Stadium after pulling out a 35-31 win over the Raiders in Sunday Night Football. The Raiders drew the ire of the Chiefs for having their buses circle Arrowhead Stadium as they departed for the airport following a 40-32...
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    Raiders put Lamarcus Joyner back on COVID-19 list

    Getty Images It looked like the Raiders were set to have defensive back Lamarcus Joyner in the lineup against the Chiefs on Sunday night, but that won’t be the case. Joyner was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday and there were multiple reports on Sunday morning that there were...
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    Clark Hunt: You do the victory lap in Tampa

    Getty Images Much has been made this week as to the victory lap taken by the Raiders around Arrowhead Stadium after beating the Chiefs six weeks ago. Kansas City coach Andy Reid seemed to be miffed by the move, Las Vegas coach Jon Gruden got a little pissy when asked about it, and ultimately it...
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    Patrick Mahomes gets plenty of input in play design

    Getty Images The Chiefs have one of the most potent weapons that the NFL ever has seen. And they have found a way to use quarterback Patrick Mahomes creatively. The creativity comes not only from the coaching staff but also from Mahomes himself. Mahomes recently explained to Liam McHugh the...
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    Sunday’s games all set to go after COVID-19 testing

    Getty Images The NFL has seen a spike in positive COVID-19 tests along with the rest of the country recently, but there are none that will interfere with playing Sunday’s slate of games. According to multiple reports, the latest round of testing brought back no positives that will impact any...
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    Raiders activate seven of 10 players on COVID-19 list but add Theo Riddick

    Getty Images The Raiders Defense faces a “daunting task” this week, going against Kansas City after a week with most of their starting defense missing practice. But at least they will have most of their starting defenders on the field. The team activated seven of the 10 players from their...
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    Chiefs rule out Sammy Watkins, place Taco Charlton, Mitchell Schwartz on IR

    Getty Images The Chiefs have downgraded receiver Sammy Watkins to out for Sunday’s game against the Raiders. Watkins will miss his fifth consecutive game. Watkins had a full practice Wednesday in an attempt to return from the hamstring injury that has kept him out since the first meeting with...
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    NFL Week 11 injury report roundup: Several teams dealing with QB questions

    Getty Images Week 11 of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Seahawks and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...
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    Tyreek Hill could be back on punt returns Sunday

    Getty Images Tyreek Hill returned four punts for touchdowns in his first three NFL seasons, but he’s only handled three punts since the start of the 2019 season because the team has prioritized his work as a wide receiver. Hill could be back in his former role against the Raiders this Sunday...
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    Raiders defense facing “a daunting task” this week

    Getty Images The Raiders’ preparation for Sunday night’s game against the Chiefs has been complicated by COVID-19. Nine defensive players from the active roster are out of practice this week because they are on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Most of them went on the list as close contacts of...
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    Eric Fisher, Mitchell Schwartz return for Chiefs

    Getty Images The Chiefs have gotten back a couple of players who will help keep quarterback Patrick Mahomes off his back. Starting left tackle Eric Fisher and starting right tackle Mitchell Schwartz have been activated from the COVID-19 reserve list. The move makes both available for Friday’s...
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