Football (NFL)

Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets have drifted into the point of the season where the playoffs have become little more than a dream and wholesale changes appear a certainty.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It might be time to start taking the Buffalo Bills seriously, and there’s nothing coach Sean McDermott and quarterback Josh Allen can say to convince anyone otherwise. “Nah, it’s not statement.

CLEVELAND (AP) — As owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam postured and politicked the past few months to find funding to help them get a new, domed, multipurpose stadium built in Cleveland's suburbs, their football team collapsed. The Browns are a bust.

SEATTLE (AP) — Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith delivered in one of the season’s biggest moments and boosted Seattle to a much-needed victory over the rival San Francisco 49ers.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts receiver Josh Downs welcomed last week's announcement that Anthony Richardson would return as Indy's starting quarterback. Both showed why they were so excited to be teaming up again Sunday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jaguars coach Doug Pederson doesn’t believe in firing assistants during the season.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — A day later, Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus stood by his decision to let the clock wind down rather than run another play prior to a last-second field goal attempt against Green Bay.

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — With the Minnesota Vikings holding a 10-point lead at Tennessee midway through the fourth quarter, Titans quarterback Will Levis lined up in the shotgun formation for a crucial fourth-and-4 play from the Minnesota 43.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Despite the second-half heroics of quarterback Joe Burrow, the Cincinnati Bengals blew another close game they had a chance to win. It's a familiar storyline for the Bengals (4-7) in this most frustrating of seasons.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid made it perfectly clear what he thought about the end to his team's pursuit of perfection.