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Goff has 465 yards, 5 TDs, propels Rams past Vikings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jared Goff hit Cooper Kupp in stride with a 70-yard touchdown pass that was just as gloriously wide-open as Rams coach Sean McVay had predicted when…
Read MoreBills safety ‘Hydes’ his emotions preparing to face Packers
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills safety Micah Hyde did his best Wednesday to mask whatever bitterness he once had toward the Green Bay Packers in preparing to face his…
Read MoreFocus on roughing the passer giving NFL a black eye
The NFL is getting roughed up over its amplified enforcement of roughing-the-passer penalties that has generated head-scratching calls — and a season-ending injury to a defender trying to comply with…
Read MoreCousins, McVay back together when Vikings visit LA Rams
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kirk Cousins was an eager young quarterback and Sean McVay was a precocious offensive coordinator when they got together in Washington. After they collaborated on two…
Read MoreRams backup cornerbacks set to step up against Vikings
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Sam Shields expects to be tested if the Los Angeles Rams do not have their two starting cornerbacks available against Minnesota on Thursday night. “That’s…
Read MoreVikings DE Griffen remains out with mental health trouble
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Last week, the Minnesota Vikings were concerned enough about Everson Griffen’s state of mind that they barred the three-time Pro Bowl defensive end from practice until…
Read MoreHumbled Vikings seek to move forward from annual dud
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With a boost from an illegal block penalty by the Buffalo Bills during a punt, the Minnesota Vikings finally crossed midfield with 9:36 left in the third…
Read MoreICYMI in NFL Week 3: When is a sack legal? Hard to know now
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Sure does seem as if “When is a sack just a sack?” is quickly becoming the NFL’s new “Did that player lower his helmet too much?”…
Read MorePackers lose DL Wilkerson for season after surgery
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson underwent surgery on his left ankle after the Green Bay Packers’ loss at Washington on Sunday and will be lost for…
Read MoreClay Matthews on latest roughing call: NFL is ‘getting soft’
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews does not understand why he was flagged — yet again — for roughing the passer, this time while sacking Washington’s Alex Smith…
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