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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) throws a pass over Kansas City Chiefs outside linebacker Ben Niemann (56) during the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

Polian's book a behind-the-scenes look at building teams

By The Associated Press Feb. 06, 2022 07:03 PM EST

AFC wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14), of the Buffalo Bills, and NFC cornerback Trevon Diggs (7), of the Dallas Cowboys, leap during an incomplete pass during the second half of the Pro Bowl NFL football game at Allegiant Stadium, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Herbert, Crosby send AFC to 41-35 win in Pro Bowl's return

By Greg Beacham Feb. 06, 2022 06:00 PM EST

FILE - Los Angeles Rams defensive back Eric Weddle (20) congratulates teammates during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Inglewood, Calif., Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Weddle played 12 NFL seasons, then retired after the 2019 season. Thanks to a call from the Los Angeles Rams, the two-time All Pro safety finally will play in the game that eluded him in stints with the Chargers and Baltimore. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Returner among several feeling very lucky this Super Bowl

By Teresa M. Walker Feb. 06, 2022 01:55 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 05, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 6 1943 — Montreal’s Ray Getliffe scores five goals to lead the Canadiens to an 8-3 triumph over the Boston Bruins. 1958 — Ted...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Feb. 04, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 5 1913 — The New York State Athletic Commission bans boxing matches between fighters of different races. 1919 — Charges against...

FILE - Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson watches from the sideline during the first half of the team's NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Jan. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia. The Jacksonville Jaguars are hiring Pederson as their coach, ending a wild and winding search that ended up where it started more than a month ago. A formal announcement is planned for Friday, Feb. 4, according to a person familiar with the search. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because a contract has not been signed. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Jaguars hire Super Bowl-winning coach Doug Pederson

By Mark Long Feb. 03, 2022 10:45 PM EST

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow celebrates with fans after the AFC championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. The Bengals won 27-24 in overtime. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Analysis: No Tom Brady, NFL in good hands with young QBs

By Rob Maaddi Feb. 03, 2022 04:57 PM EST

Ana Nunez, former coordinator of business development and client service and account executive for the National Football League's Washington Football Team, wipes her eye as she testifies before the House Oversight Committee during a roundtable "Examining the Washington Football Team's Toxic Workplace Culture" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2022. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

Goodell pressured by Congress to release Washington report

By Ben Nuckols Feb. 03, 2022 12:25 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2022 10:57 AM EST
Body Feb. 4 1861 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, N.Y...

FILE - Los Angeles Rams running back Wendell Tyler (26) is thrown for 4-yard loss by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Jack Lambert as Steelers L.C. Greenwood (68), Gary Dunn (67) and "Mean" Joe Greene (75) converge on the play in the first quarter of Super Bowl XIV, Jan. 20, 1980, in Pasadena, Calif. The Steelers beat the Rams 31-19. (AP Photo)

Steelers show NFL dynasty can thrive with 4th title in 1980

By Teresa M. Walker Feb. 03, 2022 10:33 AM EST

FILE - New England Patriots' Tom Brady reacts during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game between the Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. Scott Spina Jr., a New Jersey man who posed as a former Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Brady's family, has pleaded guilty to fraud Tuesday, Feb 1, 2022, in Santa Ana, Calif., federal court. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

New Jersey man pleads guilty in Brady Super Bowl ring scam

Feb. 02, 2022 07:01 PM EST

FILE - Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, center, reacts to a call during an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in New Orleans. Fired Miami Dolphins Coach Brian Flores sued the NFL and three of its teams Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 saying racist hiring practices by the league have left it racially segregated and managed like a plantation.(AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)

Column: If racism wasn't enough, there's always NFL game fix

By Tim Dahlberg Feb. 02, 2022 04:58 PM EST

Old school dismissed: Brady, "Big Ben" and the end of an era

By Will Graves Feb. 02, 2022 12:27 PM EST

By The Associated Press Feb. 02, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 3 1944 — Syd Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scores six goals in a 12-6 victory over the New York Rangers. Howe is the first player to score six...