All-Pro Matthew Stafford rallied the Rams to a victory at Carolina last week to set up a divisional round matchup at Chicago on Sunday.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin called it a disappointing end to his team's season after Pittsburgh lost 30-6 to the Houston Texans in an AFC wild-card playoff game on Monday night.

Houston’s stingy defense knocked Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers out of the NFL playoffs, sending the Texans to the divisional round to complete wild-card weekend.

Matthew Stafford beat out Drake Maye while Myles Garrett, Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba were unanimous choices for the 2025 Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team.

The NFL’s wild-card weekend features a rematch of the 2022 NFC championship game, two division rivals facing off and a team with a losing record playing a home game.

Dominant defenses still can carry teams in the NFL.

Little went right for Josh Allen in a frustrating game Thursday night against the Houston Texans.

Houston’s dominant defense sacked Josh Allen eight times and Calen Bullock forced three turnovers, with his second interception sealing the Texans’ 23-19 win over the Buffalo Bills.

Backup Davis Mills threw two touchdown passes in the final quarter and scrambled 14 yards for the go-ahead score with 31 seconds left and the Houston Texans rallied from a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit for a 36-29 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba had his NFL-leading fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Houston Texans 27-19.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes does not believe NFL officials are calling games to help his team win.

Quarterback C.

A New Zealand man playing his first-ever competitive Scrabble game in Spanish, a language he doesn’t speak, has won the board game’s Spanish-language world title.

Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. left the game against the New York Jets with an injured left ankle.

Lamar Jackson was a near-unanimous choice for his second AP NFL Most Valuable Player award announced at NFL Honors on Thursday night.

The Texans got two of the best players in the NFL draft in the first three picks.

Alabama's Bryce Young, Ohio State's C.

Bryce Young wrapped up in a blanket, fighting off the cold on a crisp morning in downtown Kansas City, where 24 hours later he is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.

Will Anderson Jr. might be the best defensive player in this year's NFL draft.

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and linebacker Will Anderson Jr. are heading to the NFL, where both could contend for the top draft spot.

Bryce Young passed for 321 yards and five touchdowns, and No. 5 Alabama responded to an early two-score deficit with 35 straight points to defeat No. 11 Kansas State 45-20 in the Sugar Bowl.

Alabama has mostly breezed through the first month of the season, with one big scare and three games that were frightfully but predictably easy.

Bryce Young passed for three touchdowns and rushed for a fourth, Will Anderson Jr. scored on an interception return and No. 2 Alabama rolled to a 63-7 victory over Louisiana-Monroe.

Alabama is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 for the second straight season.

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young has been voted The Associated Press college football player of the year.

Alabama once again collected a Southeastern Conference title and two big league-wide individual awards.

Last year's game with Mississippi held scant resemblance to the traditional Alabama win.