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Falcons fire coach Mike Smith after lopsided loss to Panthers caps 2nd straight losing season
ATLANTA – Mike Smith was fired as the Atlanta Falcons’ coach Monday, one day after the end of his second straight losing season and a 34-3 rout by the Carolina Panthers before booing fans at the Georgia Dome.
Steelers ride Antonio Brown to 27-17 victory over Bengals, AFC North title
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Ben Roethlisberger spoke quietly while teammates raucously pulled on AFC North champion T-shirts around him. The Pittsburgh quarterback has been here before.
Sunday’s Scoreboard
Sunday’s Games
Jim Harbaugh, 49ers agree to part ways after 4 years, including 3 NFC title games
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Jim Harbaugh gathered his players and told them he is leaving, and they joined their voices for one final, familiar chant: “Who’s got it better than us? No-body!”
San Francisco beats playoff-bound Cardinals 20-17 in coach Jim Harbaugh’s last game
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Jim Harbaugh got doused with a celebratory shower after his final game coaching the San Francisco 49ers, then said his goodbyes with handshakes and hugs all around.
Packers, limping quarterback Aaron Rodgers beat Lions 30-20 to win NFC North, first-round bye
GREEN BAY, Wis. – A heating pad wrapped around his sore left calf, Aaron Rodgers could only watch helplessly on television monitors in the locker room as the Detroit Lions surged closer to his Green Bay Packers.
Ravens use 17-point 4th quarter to beat Browns 20-10 and earn AFC playoff berth
BALTIMORE – The Baltimore Ravens took care of business and got the help they needed to snare a wild-card card berth in the AFC playoffs.
Cowboys’ new archivist tackling game footage, draft data from Dallas’ first decade
IRVING, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys for decades have kept memorabilia ranging from old player contracts to the team’s earliest video footage piled in storage buildings and stashed in filing cabinets — sometimes only vaguely remembered.
Michael Sam says coming out was right thing to do in TV documentary on Oprah Winfrey Network
ST. LOUIS – Michael Sam dismissed the thought that his sexuality has cost him a spot in the NFL.
Browns suspend wide receiver Josh Gordon for team violation, Johnny Manziel late for treatment
CLEVELAND – Josh Gordon will end his troubled season just as it began — suspended.
A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Dec. 15-21
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 15-21. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
Eschewing reruns, CBS has a strong week with scripted shows
NEW YORK, N.Y. – If you watched a scripted comedy or drama on television during the past week, there’s a very good chance you were watching CBS.
NFL’s troubles with domestic violence voted AP sports story of the year; Donald Sterling 2nd
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NFL’s troubles with domestic violence were selected the sports story of the year Tuesday in an annual vote conducted by The Associated Press.
Monday’s Scoreboard
Monday’s Games
Kirkpatrick’s late interception return helps Bengals beat Broncos 37-28 to reach playoffs
CINCINNATI – With everything on the line, the Bengals picked off Peyton Manning in the closing minutes — twice, no less — and ran themselves right back into the playoffs.