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Payton’s work won’t be enough to help his Broncos knock off Chiefs

The Associated Press Turning the Denver Broncos into a winner has been a tougher task than Sean Payton could’ve imagined when he ended his brief retirement and returned to coaching. Even though Russell Wilson has improved from a woeful first season in Denver, the Broncos (1-4) keep finding ways to lose. The schedule doesn’t get any easier. The Broncos visit the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs (4-1) tonight and will face them again in Week 8. Peyton Manning was Denver’s quarterback the most recent time the Broncos beat Kansas City in 2015. There’s no reason to think ...

Canada, Pickett under intense microscope

Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Kenny Pickett can talk about the noise — no matter where it comes from — and the need to drown it out. The reality for the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and offensive coordinator Matt Canada is that every week is going to be a ...

Steelers’ Pickett-to-Pickens in final moments wins it

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin spent a portion of the week showing the Pittsburgh Steelers clips of their longtime rivalry with the Baltimore Ravens. It was filled with big hits, iconic plays and career-defining performances. For the better part of three ...

Accuracy a big part of Jackson’s QB game

The Associated Press BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson lofted the pass toward the back right corner of the end zone, and for an instant it seemed like an ill-advised throw into coverage. Except Jackson put the ball just above the two Cleveland defenders, where only tight end Mark Andrews could — and did — catch it. “It was incredible. I felt like it was slo-mo when it was in the air — just the placement of it, the height of it, the spiral,” Andrews said. “It was an incredible ball.” Through four games this season in Baltimore’s new offense, what stands out most about ...

Ravens at Steelers

Records: Baltimore (3-1); Pittsburgh (2-2) Kickoff: Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS Opening line: Ravens by 4, according to FanDuel SportsBook Against the spread: Ravens 3-1; Pittsburgh 2-2 Series record: Steelers lead 33-25 Last meeting: Steelers beat Ravens 16-13 in Baltimore on Jan. 1, 2023 Last week: Ravens beat Browns 28-3; Steelers lost to Texans 30-6 Ravens offense: OVERALL (13), RUSH (4), PASS (26), SCORING (12) Ravens defense: OVERALL (3), RUSH (7), PASS (3), SCORING (3) Steelers offense: OVERALL (29), RUSH (29), PASS (25), SCORING (25) Steelers defense: OVERALL (30), ...

Ravens QB shines except when it’s Steelers

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Lamar Jackson can dazzle with his legs one play and drop dimes with his right arm the next. Except, it seems, when he faces the Pittsburgh Steelers. For all the electricity the Baltimore Ravens quarterback provides on a seemingly weekly basis, things tend to get sideways when he’s on one side of the line of scrimmage and T.J. Watt and Minkah Fitzpatrick are on the other. And Jackson knows it. “The atmosphere is different,” he said. “It’s more intense, more aggressive.” More difficult, too. Jackson is 2-3 as a ...