NFL, Sports
December 29, 2025
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Jauan Jennings with 2:15 left, and the San Francisco 49ers forced an incomplete pass on the final play from the 2 to beat the C...
Steelers getting thinner as Cleveland game approaches
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 27, 2025
Top two receivers are out as DK Metcalf is suspended and Calvin Austin is ruled out. Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Calvin Austin III is out, and starting guard Isaac Seumalo is questionable to play in ...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 27, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Aaron Rodgers doesn’t plan on changing his sleep schedule Saturday night, even though his Pittsburgh Steelers could wrap up a division title without playing. If the Green Bay Packers ...
Ravens likely without Jackson in must-win
NFL, Sports
December 27, 2025
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — This is what it’s come down to for the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore will miss the playoffs for just the second time in the last eight years unless it wins its final two games on ...
Jaguars derive motivation from Pro Bowl voting snubs
NFL, Sports
December 27, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have new motivation for their postseason run: Pro Bowl snubs. The Jaguars (11-4), who have won six in a row and seven of eight to clinch a playoff sp...
Rodgers wouldn’t mind some ‘payback’ from Packers in game against Ravens
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
December 26, 2025
Green Bay could help the Steelers wrap up the AFC North by beating Baltimore. Forty-eight years ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers took the unprecedented step of rewarding another NFL team for helping them ...
Heinz History Center to honor Franco Harris
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By ALEXIS PAPALIA TribLive 
December 26, 2025
The center will rename its Sports Museum in honor of the Steelers’ legendary running back. On Dec. 23, 1972 — 53 years ago — Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris made National Football Leagu...
As Garrett chases history, Cook bracing for lockdown performances
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
December 26, 2025
The left tackle will be lined up across from the Browns star on Sunday as he makes his third NFL start. Dylan Cook will be in an unenviable position Sunday when he makes his anticipated third NFL star...
Turnovers sink Lions, send Packers to playoffs
NFL, Sports
December 26, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions formally gifted the division rival Green Bay Packers a spot in the playoffs, with six turnovers that sealed their fate in a loss to the Minnesota Vi...
Washington falls short against rival Cowboys
NFL, Sports
December 26, 2025
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Washington Commanders have reached the point in the season when assessing talent for next year is almost as important as winning now. Toward that end, the Commanders just migh...
Pro Picks: Bills will edge Eagles and 49ers will beat the Bears
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
December 26, 2025
Eleven teams are in the NFL playoffs. Six more are battling for the final three spots. The playoff picture will become more clear in Week 17. The slate kicked off with a tripleheader on Christmas Day....
Kelce’s possible final home game a bittersweet showdown
NFL, Sports
AROUND THE NFL
December 24, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Travis Kelce has played 96 regular-season home games for the Kansas City Chiefs. The next one might be the last. The 36-year-old Kelce, who was chosen for the Pro Bowl for the ...
Tomlin says he supports suspended Metcalf
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
December 24, 2025
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin doesn’t condone the actions that led to wide receiver DK Metcalf’s twogame suspension by the NFL following an in-game altercation with a fan, bu...
Shedeur Sanders focused on the present, not next season
NFL, Sports
December 24, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — Plenty of people have opinions on where Shedeur Sanders factors at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns heading into next season. The person at the center of the debate though isn’t s...
What Detroit is saying about the Steelers’ win
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By TAWNYA PANIZZI TribLive 
December 23, 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers eked out a win Sunday against the Detroit Lions in a wild fashion that capped a chaotic game in the Motor City. The Steelers held the lead most of the game, but when it looked ...
Another coin toss flub, only this one didn’t hurt
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
December 23, 2025
DETROIT — Twenty-seven years after the most infamous coin-toss incident in NFL history, in the same city and against the same team, the Pittsburgh Steelers once again were involved in a miscommunicati...
Steelers closer to securing AFC North title
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JOE RUTTER TribLive 
December 23, 2025
DETROIT — Thanks to a controversial and favorable conclusion Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers will take a 9-6 record and three-game winning streak into Christmas. Their 29-24 victory against the Detroi...
NFL, Sports
December 23, 2025
Jackson forced out with back injury BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson’s injury-plagued season has thrust Baltimore’s star quarterback to the sideline again. And there’s no guarantee the two-time NFL MVP ...
On Football: Jaguars can’t be overlooked anymore
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
December 23, 2025
Maybe the Jacksonville Jaguars and coach Liam Coen will get the credit they deserve now. Trevor Lawrence and the Jags went to Denver and scored 34 points against one of the NFL’s best defenses, extend...