Football (NFL)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers interim head coach Chris Tabor has spent three years coaching Eddy Pineiro in Chicago and now Carolina, and his confidence level in the 28-year-old kicker is unwavering.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Playing on a new team eager to reach the postseason, Baker Mayfield reversed his December fortunes at Lambeau Field.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys clinched a playoff berth — their third straight — before they even kicked off against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase is day to day with a sprained shoulder joint, coach Zac Taylor said Sunday.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito missed the final four offensive plays of the first half of Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints after taking a hit during a scramble that helped set up a 40-yard field goal by punter

SEATTLE (AP) — All it took was two straight losses and one game without finding the end zone for Jalen Hurts and his coaches to start feeling the heat of what’s going on in Philadelphia.

Matt Patricia is replacing Sean Desai as the defensive play-caller for the Philadelphia Eagles, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Houston Texans will be trying to stay on the AFC playoff bubble Sunday without their rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud, their top wide receiver and another top rookie. The Texans ruled out C.J.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Receivers Demario Douglas and DeVante Parker returned to the field for the New England Patriots on Sunday. Douglas missed the past two games while going through the concussion protocol.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are honoring the late Frank Wycheck , who threw the lateral in the “Music City Miracle,” by wearing his old No. 89 as a sticker on their helmets Sunday against the Houston Texans.