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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos began their search for Vic Fangio's replacement in the Midwest, meeting with Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn ahead of their trip to Green Bay.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The New York Jets and Detroit Lions will get an up-close look at some of college football's top players at the Senior Bowl.
The coaching staffs of both teams were assigned by NFL Football Operations on Tuesday to lead the all-star squads for the game in Mobile, Alabama, on Feb.
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Dan Campbell leaned into a lectern and gripped it with both hands, looking and sounding slightly somber.
Leading the Detroit Lions and winning just three games will do that to you.
DETROIT (AP) — Aaron Rodgers got off the field unscathed, giving Green Bay a win of sorts in a game it lost on the scoreboard.
Rodgers threw two touchdown passes in the first half and sat out the second half with nothing at stake as the Detroit Lions beat the top-seeded Packers 37-30 Sunday.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona still has a shot at the NFC West title, the No. 2 seed in the playoff bracket and home-field advantage in the first two rounds of the postseason.
How much the Cardinals are willing to risk for those benefits remains to be seen.
GREEN BAY (13-3) at DETROIT (2-13-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox
OPENING LINE: Packers by 3 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
DETROIT (AP) — Verdell Blackmon showed up for a recent NFL game and left no doubt who she was cheering for that afternoon.
Blackmon's hair, makeup, nails and dress were bright hues of blue, and Detroit Lions Women of the Pride was printed on her black shirt.
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The bookends to the Seattle Seahawks' season may have provided the clearest examples of what their offense was expected to look like.
Everything in between turned out to be a jumbled mess with a lot of what-ifs and reasons why Seattle (6-10) will finish with its worst record since 2009.
The Philadelphia Eagles have placed defensive tackle Fletcher Cox and tight end Dallas Goedert along with 10 others on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday ahead of Saturday's regular-season finale against Dallas.
DETROIT (AP) — It has been a long season for the Detroit Lions, and there is still more adversity ahead.
At 2-13-1, things obviously haven’t gone well, but first-year coach Dan Campbell has been dealing with a roster decimated by injuries and COVID-19.
SCOREBOARD
Monday, Jan. 3
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 8:15 p.m. EST. The AFC North looked like one of the better divisions in football earlier in the year, but has descended into mediocrity with Pittsburgh (7-7-1), Cleveland (7-8) and Baltimore (8-8) hovering around .500.
SEATTLE (AP) — Amon-Ra St. Brown kept track of all the wide receivers who were taken in the NFL draft last spring before he was finally selected with the 112th pick by the Detroit Lions.
SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wilson was the last off the field, waving his arms and stopping to sign a few autographs for the Seahawks fans who lingered in the rain.
Heading into an offseason with expected changes that may include the franchise quarterback, Wilson provided at least one bright spot in Seattle's home finale of an otherwise disappointing season.
Something we've come to expect is Kansas City closing in on AFC home-field advantage for the playoffs and the only bye. A win and the Titans losing to the Dolphins does the trick.
As for the Cincinnati Bengals clinching anything but a high draft choice?
SEATTLE (AP) — Now that the chances of the postseason are gone, the debate has switched toward the future of the Seattle Seahawks.
Was this season a one-year aberration? Or was it several years of minor — and major — missteps finally catching up with the franchise and a more significant change is needed?
DETROIT (2-12-1) at SEATTLE (5-10)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, Fox
OPENING LINE: Seahawks by 7, according to FanDuel SportsBook.
Every year, players in every NFL city fail to meet expectations. Sometimes it’s due to injuries and other times it’s simply poor performance.
DETROIT (AP) — Dan Campbell has already shown himself to be an aggressive coach.
Next season, he’s hoping to be able to channel that attitude into more than moments of desperation.
This year, though, he’s just trying to keep an outgunned offense on the field.
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons remain a long shot for the playoffs. They also remain below .500 at 7-8, but already the Falcons have a win.
They’ve won the right to be called relevant as December comes to a close.
SCOREBOARD
Monday, Dec. 27
Miami at New Orleans, 8:15 p.m. EST. Ian Book is set to become the fourth starting quarterback for the Saints this season in this matchup of teams that have battled through adversity to reach the fringes of playoff contention in their respective conferences.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns, Byron Pringle caught two of the TD passes, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-10 on Sunday to clinch their sixth consecutive AFC West title.
ATLANTA (AP) — It was the kind of ending that Tim Boyle dreamed up many times in his quest to be a starting quarterback in the NFL.
Boyle’s Detroit Lions recovered a fumble at the Atlanta 37-yard line with 2:18 remaining and down four points.
ATLANTA (AP) — A last-minute interception by Foye Oluokun showed again the Atlanta Falcons are learning to win close games.
Matt Ryan threw a tie-breaking, 12-yard touchdown pass to Hayden Hurst early in the fourth quarter and the Falcons held on late to beat the Detroit Lions 20-16 on Sunday to preserve their slim playoff hopes.
INDIANAPOLIS (8-6) at ARIZONA (10-4)
Saturday, 8:15 p.m. EST, NFL Network
BETTING LINE: Cardinals by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook.
ATLANTA (AP) — Arthur Smith is running out of time to collect his first true home win in his debut season with the Atlanta Falcons.
Smith's best opportunity could come Sunday against Detroit, when Lions first-year coach Dan Campbell will try again for his first road win.
DETROIT (2-11-1) at ATLANTA (6-8)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox
BETTING LINE: Falcons by 6, according to FanDuel SportsBook.
Several asymptomatic, vaccinated NFL players tested positive for COVID-19 on the first day of “targeted” testing, a person familiar with the results told The Associated Press on Monday.
Overall, 47 players were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the most in a single day since the pandemic began.
DETROIT (AP) — This season has never been easy for Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell.
After all, his team lost its first nine games, and only two wins in the past three weeks have pulled its record to 2-11-1.
Several of the Arizona Cardinals like to talk about how teams evolve over the long NFL season.
The Cardinals are definitely evolving. The problem is it's not happening in the correct direction.
The Pac-12 is tapping into former football stars such as Brock Huard, Toby Gerhart and Lincoln Kennedy as it explores ways to boosts the conference’s fortunes on the field and off.
The conference announced Monday the formation of the Pac-12 Football Alumni Council.
SCOREBOARD
Monday, Dec. 20
Las Vegas at Cleveland, 5 p.m. EST. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, but was pushed to Monday night as a result of a spike in COVID-19 cases. The Browns (7-6) had 24 players, including quarterback Baker Mayfield and 11 other starters on the COVID-19 list after the virus swept through the team in recent days and threatened to derail Cleveland’s playoff hopes.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes — tying Brett Favre on Green Bay’s career list — and the Packers became the first team this season to clinch a division title, wrapping up the NFC North with a 31-30 win over Baltimore.
DETROIT (AP) — A week ago, the Detroit Lions looked as if they had finished their season early.
After avoiding a winless season by beating the Minnesota Vikings on Dec. 5, the Lions went to Denver and were taken apart in a 38-10 loss.
DETROIT (AP) — Kyler Murray had nowhere to run and his passes often missed the mark.
Murray's shaky performance helped the Detroit Lions stun the Arizona Cardinals 30-12 on Sunday.
If your team is not in the NFL playoff race heading into the final four weeks of the schedule, well, that team must be pretty bad.
Except for the Lions, Texans, Jaguars, Bears and the two New York teams (Rotten Big Apple, indeed), everyone else remains in the conversation for the postseason.
ARIZONA (10-3) at DETROIT (1-11-1)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox
BETTING LINE: Cardinals by 12 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook.
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A.J. Green signed with Arizona during the offseason partly because he was OK with being a No. 2 receiver.
Now the Cardinals hope that — at least for the next month — the veteran is OK with being something closer to a No.
Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson has had season-ending thumb surgery, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The person spoke Thursday night on condition of anonymity because the team had not made an announcement regarding Hockenson.
CINCINNATI (7-6) at DENVER (7-6)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, CBS
LINE: Broncos by 2½, according to FanDuel SportsBook.
The Arizona Cardinals seem set up for success this week.
The NFC-North leading Cardinals are on the road, where they're 7-0 this season, and they're playing the lowly Detroit Lions.
The start-or-sit dilemma is part of managing a fantasy football team.
Having the foresight to start the wide receiver who goes for 100 yards and a touchdown in a matchup while sitting a receiver against a shutdown cornerback is one of the keys to victory.