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AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Dec. 15, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 16 1918 — Jack Dempsey knocks out Carl Morris in 14 seconds in a heavyweight bout in New Orleans. 1930 — Golfer...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Dec. 11, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 12 1937 — Rookie Sammy Baugh throws second-half touchdown passes of 55, 78 and 33 yards to overcome a 14-7 Chicago lead and give the...

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By The Associated Press Dec. 10, 2020 04:27 PM EST
Dec. 13 1942 — The Washington Redskins win the NFL Championship with a 14-6 victory over the Chicago Bears. 1958 —...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Dec. 03, 2020 05:14 PM EST
Dec. 10 1939 — The Green Bay Packers register the first shutout in an NFL championship game by beating the New York Giants 27-0. ...

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By The Associated Press Nov. 22, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 23 1947 — Sammy Baugh throws six touchdown passes as the Washington Redskins beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 45-21. ...

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By The Associated Press Nov. 19, 2020 12:48 PM EST
Nov. 22 1875 — Harvard beats Yale 4-0 in the schools’ first football meeting. With 15 players on each side, the game is a mix of rugby and...

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By The Associated Press Oct. 30, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Oct. 31 1948 — Sammy Baugh of Washington passes for 446 yards and four touchdowns and Dan Sandifer has four interceptions including two for...

FILE - In this May 2, 2014, file photo, Bobby Mitchell is introduced before the inaugural Pro Football Hall of Fame Fan Fest at the International Exposition Center in Cleveland. The Washington Redskins will retire the jersey of Mitchell and rename the lower level of FedEx Field for him, replacing former owner George Preston Marshall. The team, which is being pressured to change its name during the ongoing national reckoning over racism, said Saturday, June 20, 2020, that the No. 49 will become on the second in the franchise's 88-year history to be retired. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)
Redskins retire Mitchell's jersey, rename stadium level

By Barry Wilner Jun. 20, 2020 12:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 1983, file photo, Washington Redskins' Darrell Green (28) reacts during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Raiders in Washington. The Redskins have drafted nine Pro Football Hall of Famers and made plenty of big-time mistakes throughout franchise history. Cornerback Green became a building block for two Super Bowl-winning teams after being taken with the last pick in the first round in 1983. (AP Photo/Pete Wright, File)
Redskins draft history has Hall of Famers, big-time busts

By Stephen Whyno Apr. 21, 2020 02:19 PM EDT

Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown (11) is tackled by Houston Texans cornerback Gareon Conley (22) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Stopping Titans' big play potential a top focus for Patriots

By Kyle Hightower Jan. 01, 2020 08:16 PM EST

Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill (17) scores a touchdown on a 1-yard run against the Houston Texans in the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/James Kenney)
Tannehill's playoff debut comes against the Patriots' Brady

By Teresa M. Walker Dec. 31, 2019 07:25 PM EST

File-This Aug. 15, 1970, file photo shows Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas (19) getting off a pass as left tackle Bob Vogel (72) keeps Kansas City's Aaron Brown away in the exhibition game at Kansas City. Members of a special panel of 26 selected all of them for the position as part of the NFL's celebration of its 100th season. All won league titles except Marino. All are in the Hall of Fame except Brady and Manning, who are not yet eligible. On Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, quarterback was the final position revealed for the All-Time Team. (AP Photo/William Straeter, File)
Brady, Favre, Montana, Manning among All-Time Team QBs

By Barry Wilner Dec. 27, 2019 09:00 PM EST

Houston Texans running back Carlos Hyde (23) celebrates with wide receiver Kenny Stills (12) and center Nick Martin (66) after his 1-yard touchdown run against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first half of an NFL football game Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
Titans need win against Texans on Sunday for playoff berth

By Kristie Rieken Dec. 26, 2019 03:22 PM EST

Brady, Brees, Rodgers in 22 QB finalists for All-Time Team

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2019 07:40 PM EST
Three active quarterbacks — Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers — and 18 Pro Football Hall of Famers are among 22 finalists at quarterback for the NFL's...

FILE - In this April 4, 2012, file photo, Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw smiles in Nashville, Tenn. From a sackmaster defensive tackle to a do-everything running back, the list of the NFL’s greatest characters, numbers 31-100, is impressive. (AP Photo/Joe Howell, File)
NFL reveals top characters, numbers 31-100

By Barry Wilner Oct. 11, 2019 10:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this 1946 file photo, Green Bay Packers' Don Hutson makes a catch. When he retired after the 1945 season, Green Bay receiver Don Hutson had a record 488 catches. The next most at that time was 190. The “Alabama Antelope” had 99 career touchdown grabs, a record that stood for more than four decades. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
NFL reaches West Coast, is fairly stable despite war in '40s

By Schuyler Dixon Oct. 04, 2019 10:30 AM EDT

FILE - This is a Sept. 22, 1938, file photo showing Pittsburgh Pirates football player Byron "Whizzer" White, posed at the De Witt Clinton High School field in the Bronx, N.Y. White might be best known as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, but he also made a mark on the gridiron. He led the NFL in rushing as a rookie in 1938 with the Pirates. (AP Photo)
League's 1st championship game, draft highlight NFL in 1930s

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Sep. 27, 2019 08:58 AM EDT

Beverly Graham warmly greets former Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown in front of the bronze statue of Beverly's husband, former Browns quarterback great Otto Graham, after the Browns' unveiling ceremony, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. Graham's remarkable decade of dominance with the Browns has been immortalized. The team unveiled a bronze statue on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, outside FirstEnergy Stadium of the late Hall of Fame quarterback, who led Cleveland to 10 championship games in 10 seasons. (John Kuntz/cleveland.com via AP)
Browns unveil statue of Hall of Fame QB Otto Graham

By Tom Withers Sep. 07, 2019 04:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 1980, file photo, a New Orleans Saints fan wears a bag on his head during a football game against Philadelphia, in New Orleans. “Aints” _ Refers to the struggles of the woeful New Orleans Saints in the 1980 season when they were the first team to finish 1-15 in a season. (AP Photo)
What's in a nickname? NFL has had great ones in its history

By Simmi Buttar Jun. 14, 2019 02:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2018, file photo, New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (87) jukes to get by Atlanta Falcons strong safety Damontae Kazee (27) during the second half of an NFL football game in Atlanta. Juke: When any player make a deceptive move to fake out an opponent on the field. Often, but not always, applies to running backs and wide receivers. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
NFL language: from Hail Mary to Pick-6 on Any Given Sunday

By Simmi Buttar And Barry Wilner May. 10, 2019 02:29 PM EDT