Football (NFL)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — C.J. Stroud hasn’t forgotten the first time he faced off against Bryce Young on the football field as an eighth grader on a rainy afternoon in Fontana, California.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings are coming off the type of victory that could change the course of their season. It’s the type of win the Green Bay Packers could desperately use right now.

CHICAGO (2-5) at LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (2-4) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EDT, NBC BETTING LINE: Chargers by 8 1/2, according to FanDuel SportsBook . AGAINST THE SPREAD: Bears 2-4-1; Chargers 2-4. SERIES RECORD: Bears lead 7-6.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — It took less than a season for Doug Pederson to turn chaos into cohesion in Jacksonville.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alvin Kamara and Jonathan Taylor seem like football twins. Both possess breakaway speed and are capable receivers. Both started this season watching their teammates do the heavy lifting.

The best team in the NFC already added an All-Pro to the secondary. More moves are coming around the NFL. Teams looking to bolster their rosters for the second half have until Tuesday’s trade deadline at 4 p.m. EDT.

MINNESOTA (3-4) at GREEN BAY (2-4) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, Fox OPENING LINE: Vikings by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook .

HOUSTON (3-3) at CAROLINA (0-6) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, FOX FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE : Texans by 3 AGAINST THE SPREAD: Houston 4-2; Carolina 0-5-1 SERIES RECORD: Panthers lead 4-2 LAST MEETING: Panthers beat Texans 24-9 on Sept. 23, 2021, at Houston.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — JACKSONVILLE (5-2) at PITTSBURGH (4-2) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS OPENING LINE: Jaguars by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook . AGAINST THE SPREAD: Jaguars 5-2; Steelers 4-2. SERIES RECORD: Jaguars lead 14-13.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes’ comeback from a foot issue that sidelined him for nearly a year lasted only four plays before he got knocked out for multiple weeks again.