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Baltimore Ravens warm up during an NFL football training camp practice in an empty stadium, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Baltimore, Md.(AP Photo/Gail Burton)
Empty seats make for some strange sights, sounds in NFL

By Arnie Stapleton Sep. 18, 2020 02:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, file photo, Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky throws a pass in the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit. The Bears hope to win back-to-back games to start a season for the first time in seven years and deny the Giants their first victory under new coach Joe Judge when New York visits Soldier Field on Sunday (AP Photo/Jose Juarez, File)
Bears look to build on opener, Giants seek 1st win for Judge

By Andrew Seligman Sep. 17, 2020 05:37 PM EDT

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams breaks a tackle by Minnesota Vikings defensive back Holton Hill (24) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Packers wary of Lions after uncomfortable sweep last season

By Steve Megargee Sep. 17, 2020 01:23 PM EDT

Packers open home schedule looking to continue Lions' slide

By The Associated Press Sep. 17, 2020 09:55 AM EDT
DETROIT (0-1) at GREEN BAY (1-0) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox OPENING LINE - Packers by 6 ½ RECORD VS....

Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson (33) breaks up a pass intended for Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones (11) in the end zone in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. Chicago won 27-23. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Fourth-quarter woes costly for Lions again in loss to Bears

By Larry Lage Sep. 14, 2020 08:54 PM EDT

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (10) hands off to running back David Montgomery (32) in the second half of an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Bears know they have work to do after rallying in opener

By Andrew Seligman Sep. 14, 2020 04:55 PM EDT

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Brady's 1st game with Bucs ends in 34-23 loss at New Orleans

By The Associated Press Sep. 13, 2020 08:13 PM EDT

Chicago Bears wide receiver Anthony Miller catches a 27-yard touchdown pass as Detroit Lions cornerback Tony McRae (34) defends in the second half of an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. Chicago won 27-23. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Dull 'Dagger': Another collapse costs Lions their opener

By Noah Trister Sep. 13, 2020 06:28 PM EDT

Chicago Bears' Bobby Massie (70) and Charles Leno Jr. (72) kneel during social justice video before an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Trubisky throws 3 TDs in 4th to help Bears beat Lions 27-23

By Larry Lage Sep. 13, 2020 06:03 PM EDT

Detroit Lions players stand arm in arm during a social justice video before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions 9/13/2020

Sep. 13, 2020 12:52 PM EDT

Bears and Lions aiming to bounce back from disappointment

By The Associated Press Sep. 10, 2020 01:19 PM EDT
CHICAGO (8-8) at DETROIT LIONS (3-12-1) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox OPENING LINE — Pick-em SERIES RECORD...

Muhlbach makes cut for Lions again

Sep. 05, 2020 07:37 PM EDT
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Long snapper Don Muhlbach appears set for a 17th season with the Detroit Lions after making it through Saturday's roster cuts. ...

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Oregon State quarterback Jake Luton throws a pass at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. The Jacksonville Jaguars are going with another college journeyman and sixth-round draft pick as their backup quarterback. General manager Dave Caldwell and coach Doug Marrone kept rookie Jake Luton to play behind Gardner Minshew as they finalized their 53-man roster Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. They cut veteran Mike Glennon and waived Josh Dobbs. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Teams sending QBs packing in final cuts despite pandemic

By The Associated Press Sep. 05, 2020 05:20 PM EDT

FILE - Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Minneapolis. The heat is on — and the games haven't even kicked off yet. That's life in the NFL for some coaches who enter the regular season knowing they need to guide their squads through what will be a most unusual regular season and at least keep them in playoff contention into December. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)
Gase, Marrone, Quinn among NFL coaches sitting on hot seats

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Sep. 03, 2020 02:04 AM EDT

FILE - Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack runs a drill during an NFL football camp practice in Lake Forest, Ill., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. NFL teams can always use more pass rushers, as evidenced by the NFC North where all four teams have spent big to acquire them over the last three years. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool, File)
What's the rush? QB pressure has been priority in NFC North

By Dave Campbell Sep. 02, 2020 10:17 AM EDT

Detroit Lions defensive end Trey Flowers addresses the media with his teammates outside the Lions NFL football camp practice facility, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Allen Park, Mich. The players were reacting to the recent shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., on Sunday. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Lions skip practice after discussing shooting of Jacob Blake

By Larry Lage Aug. 25, 2020 03:03 PM EDT

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) calls out a play during an NFL training camp football practice Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool)
Column: NFL virus scare a reminder that nothing is certain

By Tim Dahlberg Aug. 23, 2020 06:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2019, file photo, NFL Chief Medical Officer Dr. Allen Sills gestures while speaking during a health and safety tour at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game in Atlanta. Sills says the league is establishing a new two-step protocol for player and coaches who have no known history of the COVID infection and receive a positive test. He said any individual in that circumstance and who is also asymptomatic will then be given two confirmatory tests on the day following the positive test result. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
NFL medical boss: New COVID-19 protocols to verify positives

By Tom Canavan Aug. 07, 2020 06:49 PM EDT

Lions say Stafford's test was a false positive

Aug. 04, 2020 05:49 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions removed Matthew Stafford from the COVID-IR list, saying he received a false positive test result — and drawing the ire of the...

FILE - In this July 12, 2020, file photo, Miami Marlins' Jonathan Villar, left, Jesus Aguilar, center, and Jon Berti wait to bat during a baseball scrimmage at Marlins Park in Miami. Marlins CEO Derek Jeter blamed the team's coronavirus outbreak on a collective false sense of security that made players lax about social distancing and wearing masks. Infected were 21 members of the team's traveling party, including at least 18 players. None is seriously ill, Jeter said Monday, and he expects all to return this season. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
The Latest: AP Source: divisions to decide NCAA fall champs

By The Associated Press Aug. 04, 2020 12:27 PM EDT