AFC North Day Before the Weekend Brews

Four days after the Kansas City Chiefs secured a playoff spot with their win over the Ravens, the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday became the second AFC team to clinch — with their win over the Chiefs. Because life is far from fair, the hypercompetitive AFC West will send one [...]

With his 34th birthday fast approaching and 163 NFL starts behind him, Joe Flacco has faced almost every dip, rise and curve professional football can throw at a man. For more than a decade, he's held the job thousands of athletes pursue and few ever attain — unquestioned leader of [...]

Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale did not want to talk about fourth-and-9. “I think that he made a great play,” Martindale said Thursday of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, whose game-saving, fourth-quarter, across-his-body completion to Tyreek Hill on Sunday spurred... [...]

With Ryan Switzer questionable with an ankle injury, the Steelers promoted receiver/punt returner Eli Rogers to the 53-man roster.  [...]