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Singer Taylor Swift celebrates after a touchdown by Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce during a playoff game against the Bills in Orchard Park, New York, on Jan. 21.
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Feb 5, 2024
Sportsbooks cashing in on Taylor Swift craze as Super Bowl approaches
Novelty bets around major sporting events are nothing new, but a number of sports betting companies decided to have some fun with the Swift-Kelce craze
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Ravens during the AFC title game in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday.
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Jan 29, 2024
Defending champion Chiefs stun Ravens to reach Super Bowl
The Chiefs reached the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five years.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson scores against the Texans during the fourth quarter of their playoff game in Baltimore, Maryland, on Jan. 20.
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Jan 26, 2024
Ravens' Lamar Jackson ready for 'heavyweight fight' in AFC title game
The AFC championship showdown will determine which team advances to next month's Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy (right), had interviewed for several top jobs, but wasn’t hired.
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Jan 23, 2024
NFL’s diversity push challenged by teams recycling older coaches
There are seven openings — and maybe more coming — among the league’s 32 franchises, compared to just five in 2023.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had two touchdown catches against the Bills during Kansas City's 27-24 playoff win in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday.
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Jan 22, 2024
Chiefs hold off Bills to reach sixth straight AFC title game
The Chiefs are headed to the AFC championship game for the sixth straight year.
Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones dives for a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys in a 2024 NFC wild card game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 14.
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Jan 19, 2024
The rise of the NFL’s 2-point conversion
The NFL playoffs have already delivered high-stakes moments around a simple decision: After a touchdown, should your team kick for 1 point, or go for 2?
Patrick Mahomes will try to win a playoff game on the road for the first time in his career when the Chiefs meet the Bills in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday.
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Jan 18, 2024
Patrick Mahomes braces for raucous environment in first road playoff game
Mahomes has played 12 playoff games at home during his career, but has never had to board a plane prior to the Super Bowl.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen runs the ball in the second half against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 2024 AFC wild-card game in Orchard Park, New York, on Monday.
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Jan 16, 2024
Bills torch Steelers in wild-card game
In freezing conditions at Buffalo's Highmark Stadium, the Bills advanced to a home playoff showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs next weekend.
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks dives into the end zone to score a touchdown against the Chicago Bears in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Sunday. A win over Chicago earned Green Bay the final NFL playoff spot.
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Jan 8, 2024
NFL playoff picture takes shape as Packers and Steelers join the mix
The final day of the 18-week regular season began with 11 teams vying for the final four of 14 playoff spots available.
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is chased out of the pocket by Buffalo Bills defensive end Kingsley Jonathan during a game in Buffalo in October.
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Jan 5, 2024
Five NFL playoff berths at stake in season's last weekend
The Texans visit Indianapolis with the winner clinching a playoff spot and the loser eliminated while Buffalo visits Miami to decide an AFC East division winner.
Roger Goodell, commissioner of the National Football League, at a meeting in Atlanta on Tuesday.
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Dec 14, 2023
NFL expands overseas games and books Brazil contest in 2024
NFL team owners voted Wednesday to stage a 2024 regular-season game in Brazil and approved an increase in the number of international contests from four to eight starting in 2025.
Super Bowl LVIII will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, on Feb. 11, 2024. 
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Oct 20, 2023
Las Vegas rapidly moving from sports pariah to sports capital
"We are the sports capital of the world right now," said former mayor Oscar Goodman
NFL players have called for all stadiums to shift to natural grass fields in order to reduce the number of injuries sustained on artificial turf.
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Oct 18, 2023
Reports: NFL wants to team with FIFA to tackle turf issues
FIFA will use a hybrid grass for the World Cup, frustrating NFL players who believe their league can do more to move away from artificial surfaces.
The NFL has used flag football to grow its global fan base.
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Oct 18, 2023
NFL wants to clear a path to Olympics for players
Some NFL players have already expressed interest in competing for the U.S. team.
Singer Taylor Swift (right) watches the game with Donna Kelce, Travis’ mother, on Sunday.
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Sep 28, 2023
Travis Kelce's celebrity hits new level after brush with Taylor Swift
A spokesperson for Fanatics, the NFL’s official retailer, said that sales of Kelce’s jersey had spiked by 400% as of Monday.
Veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers' (right) injury came just four plays into his Jets debut at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Monday.
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Sep 13, 2023
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers to miss rest of season with torn Achilles
Rodgers fell awkwardly during the team's fourth play from scrimmage and eventually had to be helped off the field by two members of the medical staff.
Michael Oher (left) has accused Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy of cheating him out of earnings from "The Blind Side," a film based on his life story.
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Aug 17, 2023
'Blind Side' couple responds to Michael Oher's lawsuit
Oher, whose life story was the subject of the film "The Blind Side" accused the pair of tricking him into signing away control of his financial affairs.
Michael Oher (right) was drafted in 2009 by the Baltimore Ravens, with whom he won the Super Bowl in 2013.
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Aug 16, 2023
Former NFL 'Blind Side' star sues over 'adoption'
Former Raven Michael Oher is also seeking to receive a share of profits he claims not to have been paid in addition to financial and compensatory damages.
Bills safety Damar Hamlin warms up prior to a preseason game against the Colts in Orchard Park, New York, on Saturday.
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Aug 13, 2023
Bills' Damar Hamlin plays in first game since January cardiac arrest
Hamlin collapsed during a Jan. 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals moments after making a tackle and was resuscitated on the field.
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Apr 28, 2023
Panthers choose Alabama QB Bryce Young with No. 1 pick of NFL draft
The Texans took quarterback C.J. Stroud second and traded up nine spots to take outside linebacker Will Anderson Jr. with the third pick.

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