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Getty Images Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said after Sunday’s 38-7 loss to the Steelers that he pulled quarterback Baker Mayfield because he “just did not want to see him get hit one more time.” Mayfield came into the game with a questionable tag because of sore ribs that were the result...

Getty Images The NFL, as it should, likes to point out positive aspects of a season in progress, especially when it comes to the scoring of points and other things that make the game exciting. Here’s something the NFL won’t be issuing a press release about. Nearly a third of the league stinks...

Getty Images The Colts lost to the Browns in Week Five and they fell behind the Bengals 21-0 seconds into the second quarter of Sunday’s game, which may have led some to feel like the team was unraveling after a 3-1 start to the year. None of those people were in Colts uniforms, however...

Getty Images The Bengals led 21-0 with only four seconds gone in the second quarter. They now are clinging to a 24-21 halftime lead over the Colts as the momentum has changed sidelines. Philip Rivers, who went 4-for-5 for 33 yards in the first quarter, was 14-of-21 for 234 yards and two...

Getty Images Joe Burrow surely will get many more chances in the fourth quarter for a comeback. This one, though, didn’t go his way. Burrow got the Bengals to the Indianapolis 35 with 46 seconds remaining and in need of a touchdown to go ahead of the Colts. But his pass intended for Tyler Boyd...

Getty Images Baker Mayfield started Sunday’s game for the Browns, but the quarterback didn’t finish it. Mayfield dealt with sore ribs during the week and head coach Kevin Stefanski pulled him late in the third quarter with the Browns down 31-7 to the Steelers. Stefanski said the move was made...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Broncos at Patriots Broncos: RB Melvin Gordon, TE Noah Fant, WR...

Getty Images The Colts are the league’s No. 1 defense. At least statistically. They have not stopped the Bengals yet. Cincinnati has scoring drives of 43 and 78 yards and leads the Colts 14-0. The Bengals had scored only 13 points in the first quarter in their first five games combined. The...

USA TODAY Sports NFL officials protect quarterbacks. And quarterbacks know it. And quarterbacks take advantage of it. Consider this exchange from Sunday’s Bengals-Ravens game, courtesy of the Week Five edition of Mic’d Up. Cincinnati defensive lineman Carlos Dunlap hits Ravens quarterback...

Getty Images The Colts added a couple of players to the 53-man roster before Sunday’s game against the Bengals. Defensive tackle Sheldon Day is set to play for the first time this season after being activated from injured reserve. He signed with the Colts as a free agent in March and joins...

Getty Images The virus continues to spread, the cases continue to spike . . . and the NFL continues to expand the number of venues into which fans are welcome. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy points out on Twitter that nine of 14 games to be played this weekend will have fans present. Fans will...

Getty Images There was no Thursday night game this week, so Week Six of the 2020 NFL season kicks off on Sunday afternoon. There will be 12 games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The four teams playing on Monday...

Getty Images The Colts are the latest team to close their facility after receiving word of positive COVID-19 tests. The team issued a statement on Friday morning announcing that they will be working remotely as they work to confirm that those tests are true positives. “This morning, we were...

Getty Images The Colts closed their facility today after four members of the team initially tested positive for COVID-19, but their game against the Bengals on Sunday is still on. “The four positive samples were re-tested and have been confirmed negative,” the team said in a statement. “The...

Getty Images T.Y. Hilton had seven catches for 138 yards in a 28-27 victory over the Giants on Dec. 23, 2018. That was his last 100-yard game. Hilton has gone 16 games without a 100-yard game. His six catches for 69 yards last week stands as the most yards he has gained in five games this...

Getty Images Philip Rivers has had tough losses before where he didn’t perform up to his own expectations. He’s had to pick himself up off the mat and regroup and find a way to lead his team forward after a dud showing. The most recent dud came on Sunday in a 32-23 loss to the Cleveland...

Getty Images A couple of video clips of Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green made the rounds after last Sunday’s 27-3 loss to the Ravens. One showed Green giving little effort to tackle Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters after Peters intercepted a pass that was thrown over Green’s head and the other...

Getty Images The Bengals will be without defensive end Sam Hubbard for at least the next three weeks. The team announced that Hubbard has been placed on injured reserve Thursday. Hubbard injured his elbow in last Sunday’s 27-3 loss to the Ravens. No corresponding move was announced, so the...

Getty Images Trailing the Ravens 27-0 on Sunday, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor sent his field goal team on the field with 37 seconds left to avoid a shutout and lose 27-3. Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale was not amused. Asked today for his reaction to that field goal...

Getty Images It looks like the Colts will have left tackle Anthony Castonzo back in the lineup for Sunday’s home game against the Bengals. Castonzo missed last Sunday’s loss to the Browns with a rib injury, but was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice. The Colts listed Castonzo as a...