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Getty Images Sometimes good decisions don’t work out. That was the case for Indianapolis in Week Four. The Colts scored with 1:10 remaining Sunday to close within seven points of the Raiders. That was as close as they got. With three timeouts remaining, Indianapolis chose to forgo the onside...

Getty Images Khalil Mack wasn’t expecting to ever be traded by the Raiders, but sometimes, well, poop happens. The Bears outside linebacker avoided the colorful (and that color is brown) metaphors Tuesday when discussing his former team, but he made it clear that being traded to Chicago before...

NFL investigators have not interviewed Antonio Brown as part of the investigation into alleged sexual assault and rape, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. Brown is a free agent, so, as Fowler points out, it’s unclear whether he will cooperate. However, no team seems willing to sign Brown until the...

Getty Images There’s still no word on why Bears linebacker Roquan Smith didn’t play on Sunday, but whatever the reason, it’s not keeping him away from the team altogether. Smith was at the Bears’ facility today and even briefly appeared in the locker room while media were present before the...

Getty Images When the NFL schedule was released in April, one of the games that caught the eye was the Week Five matchup between the Bears and Raiders. For some, that might have been because it is one of this year’s London games. For most, however, it was the chance to see Bears linebacker...

Getty Images The NFL has had enough with Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict. Burfict, who has previously been suspended repeatedly for illegal hits and was ejected for a helmet-to-helmet blow yesterday, has been suspended for the rest of the season, the league announced this morning. “There...

Getty Images Last year, the league office decided not to suspend linebacker Vontaze Burfict after a pair of illegal hits in a game against the Steelers because a successful appeal by Burfict would have sent a message to all players that the league was overreaching. This year, the league isn’t...

Getty Images All things considered, the news could have been a lot worse for the Bears. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, quarterback Mitchell Trubisky should be back “sooner rather than later” after his left shoulder injury Sunday. The initial MRI results showed a dislocated left shoulder...

Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict is appealing his 12-game suspension, as expected, agent Lamont Smith told Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. Burfict’s suspension likely is reduced on appeal, as Mike Florio wrote earlier today. Burfict had a five-game suspension reduced to three games on appeal two...

Getty Images Colts tight end Jack Doyle showed up Monday without any symptoms of the illegal hit he took from Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict. Doyle won’t miss any time, but Burfict will. The NFL suspended Burfict for the rest of the season. Colts coach Frank Reich called the...

Getty Images Chase Daniel‘s old by NFL standards, which means his age starts with a 3. In fact, he turns 33 next week. But after taking over for the injured Mitchell Trubisky, the Bears’ for-the-time-being starter said he’s energized. “I’m about to turn 33,” Daniel told Peter King of NBC’s...

Getty Images On Sunday night, we pointed out that Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict could be suspended for his illegal hit on Colts tight end Jack Doyle even though Burfict was ejected. Reportedly, Burfict will be suspended for the hit. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL, the league office...

Getty Images There wasn’t much flashy about the way the Raiders closed out the Colts yesterday. And that might be the best sign for their season. Running for 188 yards as a team was good, but rookie Josh Jacobs showing he could be the guy grinding out first downs and killing the clock was...

Getty Images The Bears deactivated linebacker Roquan Smith for Sunday’s game against the Vikings and it’s unclear whether he will return to action in Week Five. Personal matters were cited as the reason why Smith did not play and head coach Matt Nagy did not elaborate on Smith’s situation...

Getty Images Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict is looking at another suspension for illegal on-field hits and it will reportedly be a lengthy one. Chris Mortenson of ESPN reports that Burfict is facing a season-long ban in response to Sunday’s conduct. Burfict was ejected from the Raiders’...

Getty Images The Raiders are rolling along offensively, but they just lost their defensive leader. Middle linebacker Vontaze Burfict was just ejected, after lowering his helmet to hit Colts tight end Jack Doyle in the head. The play was penalized on the field, and with time to look at it in...

Getty Images Nobody is going to be mad at Adam Vinatieri for his latest miss, but the Colts have plenty of other stuff to be frustrated with.. The Colts kicker missed a 57-yard field goal just before halftime, and the Raiders are up 21-10 at the break. That field goal would have tied a career...

Getty Images The Colts were able to handle the retirement of Andrew Luck. But the absence of T.Y. Hilton and Darius Leonard was more than they could bear. Without their top offensive weapon and leading tackler, the Colts lacked any spark on either side of the ball, losing 31-24 to the...

Getty Images Beating the Colts on the road will make a long flight to London easier to bear for the Raiders. That doesn’t mean they won’t be sore when they land. Via Scott Bair of NBCSportsBayArea.com, Raiders quarterback Derek Carr got what were referred to as “precautionary” X-rays after...

Getty Images Ejected from Sunday’s win over the Colts, Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict could, in theory, be suspended on Monday. It’s standard practice for the league office to review for potential discipline on Monday illegal hits from Sunday. And even though Burfict was sent to the...