The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers' Week 1 matchup is more than just a divisional game: it could have ramifications ...

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Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson returns to familiar territory in Week 1. Johnson leads the Bears into North Carolina for ...

Week 1 of the NFL began with a 13-10 Seattle Seahawks win over the New England Patriots and continued on Thursday night with the NFL's first-ever regular season game played in Australia — a 27-7 ...

Sam Darnold played just five snaps. A.J. Brown will be sidelined for a while. De’Zhaun Stribling was carted off the field.

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