Football (NFL)

The Los Angeles Chargers looked like a different team under interim coach Giff Smith, even though it was a familiar result.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Question the Buffalo Bills for nearly losing to the fading, in-transition Los Angeles Chargers. What can also be true is this being the type of slow-starting, turnover-filled outing the Bills would have lost two months ago.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins will get Tyreek Hill back Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys after the star receiver missed last week's game because of an ankle injury.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mason Rudolph didn't get ahead of himself. Nor should he. Call it the residue of six years spent mostly as an afterthought for an organization that said once upon a time it regarded him as a first-round pick.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — If a December matchup between the top two teams in the NFL didn't provide high enough stakes, the NFL MVP could be decided Monday night when the San Francisco 49ers host the Baltimore Ravens .

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers will get top cornerback Jaire Alexander and running back AJ Dillon back for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers but will be without two of their top wide receivers.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans will be starting Ryan Tannehill at quarterback with rookie Will Levis declared out for Sunday's game against Seattle.

INGLEWOOD, Calif.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Josh Allen continues to reach milestones in his sixth NFL season, but he's more concerned about getting the Buffalo Bills back into the playoffs.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mason Rudolph and embattled receiver George Pickens connected for two long touchdowns, and the Pittsburgh Steelers kept their fading playoff hopes alive, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 34-11 on Saturday.