LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Raiders have released starting linebacker Germaine Pratt.

The veteran linebacker, who signed with the Raiders during the offseason, played in four games with the club. He did not make the trip to Indianapolis on Sunday, a 40-6 loss that dropped the Raiders to 1-4.

Pratt, who had 25 tackles, including 10 solo, signed...Read more

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – The New England Patriots’ greatest win in years turned when they put their fate in the shaky hands of their 23-year-old quarterback at a time he looked less like himself than he had all season.

It was halftime. Drake Maye was 9 of 16.

In his first career primetime start, Maye played like the ghosts who famously spooked...Read more

PITTSBURGH — It happens all the time in college. Positions coaches will play tug-of-war over players. Maybe it’s a receiver who also is a talented defensive back. Or tight end who can become an elite edge rusher (T.J. Watt, anyone?)

It rarely happens in the NFL with established players, but oversized tight end Darnell Washington is ...Read more

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – A return to relevance.

That’s what a 23-20 win over the Buffalo Bills, on the road in a hostile environment at Highmark Stadium in primetime on national television on “Sunday Night Football” represented for the New England Patriots.

For the first time in years, the Patriots matter. They’re 3-2 and just beat the ...Read more

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — We talk about people or things passing the eye test as if seeing is supposed to be synonymous with believing. In the case Sunday of Cowboys 37, Jets 22 at MetLife Stadium, where a sizable Dallas crowd showed up and most of the New York fan base left early, it’s a lot easier to ride with the Cowboys’ offense in this ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The Buccaneers may not be the best team in the NFL, but they are the most entertaining.

On a day when the defense struggled to come up with plays, when the offense was missing four starters, when they blew three different leads, the Bucs scored twice in the final 68 seconds to beat the Seahawks 38-35 at Seattle’s Lumen Field. ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are defending Super Bowl champions, they’re the winningest team in the NFL since 2022, they’re 4-1, and they have the best assemblage of talent and coaches in franchise history.

But all that seems to matter these days is how one player, A.J. Brown, feels about his quarterback, Jalen Hurts, his coordinator, Kevin ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The quarterback fought frustration. The tight end remained in witness protection. The cornerback got cooked.

The penalties, each more ridiculous than the last, mounted. The Broncos were on the verge of getting skunked.

Then something remarkable happened. They finished.

They met the moment. At last.

Trailing by 14 points ...Read more

BALTIMORE — By the time the Ravens’ 44-10 loss to Houston was over Sunday, M&T Bank Stadium was half filled.

There hasn’t been this much despair in Baltimore since the Indianapolis Colts left the city nearly 40 years ago, or when Ravens quarterback Elvis Grbac cried at the end of the 2001 season, and then tried to blame it on sweat ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Chargers triumphantly dispatched the AFC West.

The NFC East? That’s a different story.

The Washington Commanders barged into SoFi Stadium on Sunday and handed the Chargers their second consecutive defeat — a 27-10 spirit crusher — coming on the heels of an upset of coach Jim Harbaugh’s team by the winless New York ...Read more

CINCINNATI — The Detroit Lions rolled into Cincinnati at Paycor Stadium on Sunday, hoping to feast on a Bengals offense that's without star quarterback Joe Burrow.

Much to their delight, backup quarterback Jake Browning was hosting an all-you-can-eat buffet.

The Lions intercepted Browning three times, which directly resulted in 14 points and...Read more

NEW ORLEANS — The New York Giants fumbled away a game, the optimistic vibes of their quarterback change and their season on Sunday.

Again. And again. And again.

Wide receiver Darius Slayton, quarterback Jaxson Dart and running back Cam Skattebo lost fumbles on three consecutive Giants offensive drives between the second and fourth quarters. ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers scored 27 of the final 34 points in a 27-24 comeback win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium.

After gifting Miami a 17-point lead in the first half — largely due to a pair of turnovers by quarterback Bryce Young — Carolina came storming back with an onslaught of scoring ...Read more

NEW YORK — Fox Sports analyst and former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez has been accuse of drunkenly attacking a 69-year-old delivery driver before being stabbed by him in self-defense, Indianapolis police said in court documents released Sunday.

Sanchez, 38, was hospitalized early Saturday after the incident in downtown Indianapolis. He was ...Read more

LONDON — Coach Kevin O’Connell likes to talk about “being at your best when your best is required,” and that’s what O’Connell, the play-caller, and Carson Wentz, his quarterback, did to save a 21-17 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

A “Skol” chant broke out from a purple-populated crowd with ...Read more

INDIANAPOLIS — Quarterback Geno Smith threw two interceptions, and the Las Vegas Raiders were blown out 40-6 by the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday.

Smith has nine picks through five games, the most in the NFL. The Colts (4-1) turned both interceptions into touchdowns. Indianapolis also blocked a punt in the first quarter ...Read more

Initial thoughts from the Denver Broncos’ 21-17 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 5 at Lincoln Financial Field:

— Bo Nix gets his statement victory: Want to be the Super Bowl champs? You’ve got to beat the champs. And Bo Nix, Sean Payton and company just did it on the road. The Broncos have a signature win, one that’s going to ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Six weeks after being cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kyle Trask remains jobless, and Anthony Richardson has fallen down the depth chart in Indianapolis.

Fair to say, it has not been a good season for former University of Florida quarterbacks in the NFL.

And, when you think about it, that’s perfectly on brand. In case you ...Read more

Former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez was arrested by the Indianapolis Metro Police Department late Saturday afternoon while he was hospitalized after reportedly having been stabbed hours earlier in Indianapolis.

Sanchez faces misdemeanor charges of battery, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication, police said.

The violence ...Read more