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Byline: Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY On Nov. 5, the NFL world will have its own decision day - albeit with much lower stakes than the U.S. presidential election. Hours before [...]

Byline: Reuters Derek Carr threw three touchdown passes, the New Orleans defense forced three turnovers and the host Saints routed the Carolina Panthers 47-10 Sunday. The Saints scored on their [...]

Byline: Safid Deen, , MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Tyreek Hill is off to the best start of his NFL career. So good, it's record-setting. And that's for a player whose [...]

Byline: Mike Freeman, Columnist, USA TODAY To say that Carolina Panthers coach Steve Wilks inherited a mess would be an understatement. Wilks was given the helm of a sinking ship, [...]

Byline: Nate Davis, USA TODAY The 32 things we learned from Week 12 of the 2022 NFL season: 1. With two-thirds of the regular season complete, the AFC and NFC [...]

Byline: Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY Patriots 26, Colts 3 A dominant Patriots defense registered nine sacks on Colts quarterback Sam Ehlinger in a stout performance. Although the Patriots offense had [...]

Byline: Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY Falcons 37, Panthers 34 The Falcons outlasted the Panthers in a true NFC South slugfest to take the solo lead in the division at 4-4. [...]

Byline: Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY Bengals 35, Falcons 17 Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow threw for 481 yards and three touchdowns against a depleted Falcons secondary. The Bengals had four first-half [...]

Byline: Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY We're already one month into the 2022 NFL season, so storylines and team identities are starting to crystallize. For one, it's clear a couple of [...]

Byline: Mike Jones, Columnist, USA TODAY CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Baker Mayfield Experience was in full effect Sunday as the former face of the Cleveland Browns sought vindication in the [...]

Byline: Mike Jones, USA TODAY CHARLOTTE, N.C. - There will be no revenge for Baker Mayfield. Not now anyway. Despite a fourth-quarter rally that saw the former Cleveland Browns franchise [...]

Byline: Mike Jones, Columnist, USA TODAY Cam Newton crossed the goal line to cap a 24-yard touchdown run, turned and sprinted back to midfield, slammed the football on the Panthers [...]

Byline: Jori Epstein, USA TODAY ARLINGTON, Texas - The Panthers will want to forget the third quarter. The Cowboys boasted Trevon Diggs' two interceptions, Dak Prescott's 35-yard touchdown to Amari [...]

Byline: Coty Davis, Texans Wire | USA TODAY Network HOUSTON - Rookie quarterback Davis Mills will make his first NFL start for the 1-1 Texans on Thursday against the undefeated [...]

Byline: Anthony Rizzuti, Panthers Wire | USA TODAY Network Panthers head coach Matt Rhule was visibly hyped up over his team's dominant 27-6 win over the Saints in his postgame [...]

Byline: The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS - Drew Brees passed for 287 yards and two touchdowns without two top receivers and rushed for another score to lead the host Saints [...]

Byline: Martin Frank, The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal, USA TODAY Network PHILADELPHIA - The Eagles suffered their second loss this season after blowing a big second-half lead. This time they [...]

Byline: Dan Wolken, Columnist, USA TODAY ATLANTA - In any given week this season, there is likely to be an inversely proportional relationship for the Falcons between how much success [...]

Byline: Nancy Armour, Columnist, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS - There are a lot of ways to win games. And Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints used every last one [...]

Byline: Nancy Armour, Columnist, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS - Drew Brees put on a performance for the ages. And the aging. A week shy of his 39th birthday and back [...]

Byline: Jarrett Bell, Columnist, USA TODAY CHARLOTTE - The Minnesota Vikings will have to wait at least another week before they can clinch the NFC North, and things remain just [...]

Byline: Mike Jones, USA TODAY NEW ORLEANS - A week after having their eight-game win streak snapped, the New Orleans Saints returned home and recaptured their impressive form. Hosting the [...]

Byline: Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Offensive coordinator Mike Shula hustled to the elevator that would lower him to the field level, where he would rejoin the [...]

Byline: Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY CHARLOTTE - Cam Newton strolled to the middle of the huddle, the right side of his silver pants stained with streaks of grass. He was [...]

Byline: Nancy Armour, narmour@usatoday.com, USA TODAY Sports The New England Patriots barely resemble the team some thought might go 16-0. Were they ever that good in the first place? A [...]

Byline: Lorenzo Reyes, @LorenzoGReyes, USA TODAY Sports Slow starts, an inept rushing game, a one-dimensional offense and an abysmal third-down conversion rate -- all those defects have put the Washington [...]

Byline: Steve Gardner, @SteveAGardner, USA TODAY Sports After a disappointing performance last Monday in which Julio Jones caught one pass for 16yards, fantasy owners might have begun to have doubts [...]

Byline: Tom Pelissero, @TomPelissero, USA TODAY Sports A week ago, the Minnesota Vikings defense stifled the Green Bay Packers, and all anyone seemed to talk about was what had gone [...]

Byline: A.J. Perez, @byajperez, USA TODAY Sports The Carolina Panthers will not be moving Sunday's home game against the Minnesota Vikings. The team was discussing the status of its Week [...]

Byline: Tom Pelissero, @tompelissero, USA TODAY Sports Count on three things from the Denver Broncos defense during Thursday's season-opening Super Bowl 50 rematch with the Carolina Panthers. The Broncos will [...]

Byline: Martin Rogers, mrogers@usatoday.com, USA TODAY Sports As darkness fell on Levi's Stadium and the Carolina Panthers' tilt at glory reached its most critical point, Cam Newton pulled the trademark [...]

Byline: Lindsay H. Jones, @bylindsayhjones, USA TODAY Sports Von Miller blew around Carolina Panthers right tackle Mike Remmers, and Cam Newton couldn't feel him coming. That Miller walloped Newton from [...]

Byline: Tom Pelissero, tpelissero@usatoday.com, USA TODAY Sports The Denver Broncos were willing to bet NFL MVP Cam Newton and the league's highest-scoring offense couldn't beat them throwing the football. So [...]

Byline: Lorenzo Reyes, @LorenzoReyes, USA TODAY Sports After it was all over, Carolina Panthers defensive end Ryan Delaire walked over to the stalls of Jerricho Cotchery and Ted Ginn Jr. [...]

Byline: Jarrett Bell, jbell@usatoday.com, USA TODAY Sports Saved by the defense. That's the gist of a Super Bowl 50 that allowed Peyton Manning to, most expect, ride off into the [...]

Byline: Nancy Armour, narmour@usatoday.com, USA TODAY Sports Never has such an ugly performance ended so beautifully. Three field goals, less than 200 yards of offense, one measly offensive touchdown. And [...]

USA TODAY Sports' Nate Davis provides quarter-by-quarter analysis of Super Bowl 50 FIRST QUARTER Broncos 10, Panthers 0 The Denver Broncos bolted from the gate and set the tone on [...]

Byline: Nancy Armour, narmour@usatoday.com, USA TODAY Sports Never has such an ugly performance ended so beautifully. Three field goals, five times sacked, one measly offensive touchdown. And Peyton Manning grinning [...]

Jarrett Bell For all the momentum the Carolina Panthers bring into the Super Bowl, there's still the matter of getting the best of the NFL's best defense and Peyton Manning. [...]

Byline: Lindsay H. Jones, @bylindsayhjones, USA TODAY Sports Sorry, Demaryius. Move over, Emmanuel. Peyton Manning might have a new favorite wide receiver, and it's a player you probably have never [...]

Byline: Michael, Middlehurst-Schwartz, @MikeMSchwartz In the week leading up to Super Bowl 50, USA TODAY Sports is highlighting five matchups that could help decide whether the Carolina Panthers or Denver [...]

Byline: Lorenzo Reyes, @LorenzoGReyes, USA TODAY Sports When more than 100 million people tune in to watch Super Bowl 50 on CBS between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos, [...]

Byline: Nina Mandell, @ninamandell, USA TODAY Sports Touchdown celebrations still leave a bad taste in Brian Urlacher's mouth. Even when he's watching them on television, meaning he's not a fan [...]

Byline: Jeff Gluck, @jeff_gluck, USA TODAY Sports Carolina Panthers safety Tre Boston was on the practice field Wednesday when it suddenly hit him: He and his teammates were getting ready [...]

Byline: Tom Pelissero, @TomPelissero, USA TODAY Sports The Carolina Panthers caused havoc with their diverse run game, cashed in downfield when the rush didn't get home and never let the [...]

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (13-4) AT DENVER BRONCOS (13-4) TV: Sunday, 3:05 p.m. ET, CBS (Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson) Line: Patriots by 3 1/2 Story lines: The Patriots seek [...]

Byline: Eric Prisbell, @EricPrisbell, USA TODAY Sports With his Seattle Seahawks trailing 31-0, quarterback Russell Wilson walked into the locker room at halftime and repeatedly told teammates, 'It's going to [...]

Byline: Chris Strauss, Special for USA TODAY Sports The Carolina Panthers were angry at themselves for allowing the New York Giants back in the game, but they saved most of [...]

Byline: Lorenzo Reyes, @LorenzoGReyes, USA TODAY Ted Ginn Sr. took the seat normally reserved for his son. A crowd of reporters started to gather, some with confused faces because of [...]

Byline: Jarrett Bell, jbell@usatoday.com, USA TODAY Sports You never really know exactly when something that is either completely absurd, ridiculously unpredictable or just flat-out weird is going to go down [...]