Texans defensive tackle out for season

The Buffalo Bills have bounced back from a loss at Houston by pushing around the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 26-7 win.

Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers are hurting in more ways than one after a 26-7 loss to Buffalo.

Cold air is sweeping across the Great Lakes region, bringing lake-effect snow from Michigan's Upper Peninsula to Western New York.

Texans rookie safety Jaylen Reed had a team-high dozen tackles against the Buffalo Bills

Texans safety Calen Bullock created turnovers, with two interceptions and a forced fumble.

Texans backup Davis Mills wins again, now the football goes back to C.J. Stroud against the Colts.

Dominant defenses still can carry teams in the NFL.

Houston’s dominant defense sacked Josh Allen eight times and Calen Bullock forced three turnovers, with his second interception sealing the Texans’ 23-19 win over the Buffalo Bills.

Texans elevating two defensive backs

Texans' top-ranked defense faces tough test: containing Bills multidimensional star quarterback Josh Allen

Texans wide receiver Nico Collins has 16 catches for 228 yards and one touchdown in past two games, catching passes from Davis Mills

Josh Allen has become the first NFL player to have two games with three touchdowns passing and three rushing.

Bills receiver Keon Coleman is in the doghouse again.

Josh Allen had a touchdown pass and two TD runs to outduel Patrick Mahomes and the Buffalo Bills defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 28-21 in a rematch of last season’s AFC championship game.

Bijan Robinson matched a career high with 170 rushing yards and the Atlanta Falcons denied Josh Allen’s comeback attempt to beat the Buffalo Bills 24-14.

For all his production during his college days at Georgia, Buffalo Bills running back James Cook was reminded of never scoring a touchdown in three SEC championship game appearances at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills beat themselves by committing three turnovers in a 23-20 loss to AFC East rival New England Patriots.

Drake Maye led the Patriots on a 37-yard drive to set up rookie Andy Borregales’ 52-yard field goal with 15 seconds left, and New England beat the Buffalo Bills 23-20, leaving the NFL without an undefeated team five weeks into the season.

Justin Fields will start at quarterback for the New York Jets against the Miami Dolphins.

New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields remains in concussion protocol but is progressing toward a possible return for the game against Miami on Monday night.

Better performance.

Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes and Terrel Bernard intercepted Tua Tagovailoa with three minutes left to secure the Buffalo Bills’ 31-21 win over the Miami Dolphins.

New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner was off the injury report and should play Sunday against the Buffalo Bills after a groin issue limited him for one practice.

Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott has ruled out defensive tackle Ed Oliver from playing at the New York Jets this weekend.

Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson didn’t need to play a snap in the preseason.

Quarterback Lamar Jackson regrets losing his cool by shoving a Bills fan during a touchdown celebration.

Josh Allen led Buffalo to three scores in the final four minutes, the last a 32-yard field goal by Matt Prater as time expired, and the Bills rallied from 15 points down to stun the Baltimore Ravens 41-40 in a season-opening thriller.

Caleb Williams took advantage of his first preseason playing time.

Bills running back James Cook has ended his contract standoff by signing a four-year deal, Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane said.

Buffalo Bills running back James Cook resumed practicing, ending — temporarily, at least — his “hold-in” as part of a contract standoff that began on Aug. 3.

The Buffalo Bills and James Cook are in a contract standoff, with the running back skipping his third consecutive training camp practice.

Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane told The Associated Press that he isn’t sure how long the contract standoff with James Cook will last after the running back declined to participate in practice for a second straight day.

Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott put aside his concerns over the team’s growing injury list, which now includes starting receiver Khalil Shakir, by saying he has no choice but to move forward in returning to training camp.

Von Miller is joining the Washington Commanders.

Buffalo Bills first-round draft pick Maxwell Hairston faces a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault in 2021.

Buffalo Bills running back James Cook put aside his contract concerns — and avoided the potential of being fined — by attending the start of the team’s three-day mandatory series of practices.

Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall has died after a long hospitalization for an undisclosed illness.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and actor Hailee Steinfeld have tied the knot.

Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen was voluntary practice sessions this week, showing no jitters ahead of his wedding to actor and singer Hailee Steinfeld.

The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to a two-year contract extension with star running back Derrick Henry.

Klein Cain graduate has busy schedule in advance of NFL draft

Texans host UCLA pass rusher for visit

The Buffalo Bills reached an agreement to sign cornerback Christian Benford to a four-year, $76 million contract extension in their latest offseason move to secure a young core player to a long-term deal, a person familiar with discussions confirmed to The Associated Press.

Mason Rudolph is back to where he once belonged.

With Josh Allen's personal and financial life set, the NFL MVP is focusing his attention on unfinished business: leading the Buffalo Bills to a Super Bowl title.

Safety Damar Hamlin is returning to Buffalo, and the Bills also continued restocking their their defensive front by agreeing to sign tackle Larry Ogunjobi.

The Buffalo Bills have turned to Joey Bosa to fill their pass-rush needs.

NFL MVP Josh Allen was rewarded with a contract extension worth $330 million, with an NFL record $250 million of it guaranteed, which makes him among the league’s highest-paid players.

The Buffalo Bills made the long-anticipated salary cap-saving decision to release edge rusher Von Miller, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.

The Buffalo Bills on Friday reached an agreement to sign starting middle linebacker Terrel Bernard to a four-year contract extension worth up to $50 million, with $25.2 million of it guaranteed, in locking up their defensive leader through the 2029 season.

The Kansas City Chiefs are trading two-time All-Pro guard Joe Thuney to the Chicago Bears for a fourth-round pick in the 2026 draft.

Texans sign defensive end to offseason deal

For the past 11 seasons, being named the AP first-team All-Pro quarterback was a prelude to winning the NFL’s MVP award.

The Associated Press has eight NFL awards, considered to be the league’s official awards.

There's no better way to spoil a play in the NFL these days than with strong pressure through the middle.

Baltimore Ravens fans are being urged to donate to a group supported by Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid.

The Buffalo Bills once again had their season ended by their biggest nemesis in the playoffs.

Patrick Mahomes accounted for three touchdowns and the Kansas City defense made big stops at key moments to help the Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills 32-29 on Sunday night and reach the Super Bowl for the third consecutive season.

Bills cornerback Christian Benford was taken from the field on a cart after a helmet-to-helmet hit with teammate Damar Hamlin while trying to make a tackle in the first quarter of the AFC title game against the Chiefs.

Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are going for a three-peat in a Super Bowl rematch.

Bills cornerback Christian Benford cleared the concussion protocol and was active for Sunday’s AFC championship game where he was expected to play a big role in helping to slow Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs’ passing game.

Taylor Swift is likely headed to her second straight Super Bowl.

Mark Andrews is “absolutely gutted by what happened” in last weekend’s divisional playoff loss at Buffalo.

Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow and Saquon Barkley are finalists for The Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards.

Familiar foes are facing off in the conference championship games in the NFL playoffs.

Josh Allen rushed for two touchdowns, Buffalo’s defense forced three turnovers and the Bills advanced to the AFC championship game with a 27-25 win over the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round.

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will take on Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game in their fourth playoff matchup in five years.

The road to the NFL’s final four features seven of the eight division winners.

The 67th annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday at the Crypto.

Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes, James Cook scored on a 5-yard run and finished with 120 yards rushing, and the Buffalo Bills leaned on a balanced offensive attack in a 31-7 win over the Denver Broncos in a wild-card playoff game.

Texans lost to Chiefs in regular season game during which wide receiver Tank Dell suffered a season-ending knee injury

The overlap of the NFL playoffs and coaching search season will have many of the league’s top assistants pulling double duty this month.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl to try for an unprecedented three-peat when they face the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 9 in New Orleans.

Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score and the Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC’s No. 2 seed with a 40-14 rout of the New York Jets.

The 49ers, Cowboys and Cardinals are out of the playoff race.

The chance to rub shoulders with quarterback Josh Allen and broaden the Buffalo Bills’ reach into Toronto wasn’t the only thing on the minds of former NBA stars Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady and soccer’s Jozy Altidore in purchasing a minority share of the franchise.

Patrick Mahomes is battling another ankle injury.

The banged-up Detroit Lions took some serious hits in their loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Josh Allen ran for two scores in the first quarter and threw two touchdown passes in the second half, leading the Buffalo Bills to a 48-42 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

A thunderous doink helped the Kansas City Chiefs gain some breathing room in the race for the No. 1 seed in the AFC after the Buffalo Bills fell short despite Josh Allen’s spectacular performance.

Josh Allen became the first player to have three touchdown passes and three rushing TDs in the same game.

The Los Angeles Rams overcame Josh Allen’s record six-touchdown performance to snap the Buffalo Bills’ seven-game winning streak with a 44-42 victory.

A small plane circled MetLife Stadium roughly 90 minutes before New York hosted the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, urging Giants co-owner John Mara to overhaul a team that has made the playoffs twice since winning the Super Bowl in February 2012.

North Carolina has interviewed former New England Patriots coach and six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick for its head coaching position.

Josh Allen and Jameis Winston delivered signature performances in prime time.

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey will not need surgery on his injured right knee but he will miss the rest of the regular season.

Josh Allen scored a receiving touchdown on a pass he threw in his latest do-everything performance, and the Buffalo Bills clinched their fifth straight AFC East title with a 35-10 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on a snowy Sunday night.

San Francisco running back Christian McCaffrey suffered a knee injury that coach Kyle Shanahan described as “potentially” season-ending in the 49ers’ 35-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and actor Hailee Steinfeld are engaged.

Black Friday is giving way to a white weekend in parts of New York state.

Traffic citations issued to Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill after a September altercation with police have been dismissed after the charging officers didn’t attend a court hearing.

Former NBA stars Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are part of a group being considered by the NFL to purchase a non-controlling minority stake in the Buffalo Bills.

Josh Allen ran for a 26-yard touchdown on fourth down with 2:17 left, sealing the Buffalo Bills’ 30-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs and handing the two-time defending Super Bowl champions their first loss of the season.

The projected cost of the Buffalo Bills' new stadium has ballooned to what team officials told The Associated Press is “north of $2_1 billion.”.

Bills quarterback Josh Allen shrugs off the hype being generated in advance of AFC East-leading Buffalo hosting Patrick Mahomes and the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Tyler Bass kicked a career-best 61-yard field goal with 5 seconds left, Josh Allen threw three second-half touchdown passes in a back-and-forth duel with Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa, and the Buffalo Bills continued their domination of the Dolphins with a 30-27 victory.

Microsoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 16% to $65.6 billion as the company sought to assure investors its huge spending on artificial intelligence is paying off.

Amari Cooper scored the go-ahead touchdown in his debut with Buffalo and Josh Allen overcame a sluggish first half to throw two touchdown passes in his 100th career start to help the Bills rally from a 10-point deficit and beat the Tennessee Titans 34-10.

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills overcame a Hail Mary touchdown throw by Aaron Rodgers as the first half ended to beat the New York Jets 23-20 and take control of the AFC East.