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The Houston Texans won their second overtime game inside a week as they spoilt Detroit's Thanksgiving Day party with an incredible 34-31 victory at Ford Field.

Receiver Julio Jones was limited in his return to practice Thursday for the Atlanta Falcons.

Broncos cornerback Tracy Porter practiced fully Thursday and will travel to Kansas City with the team for Sunday's game.

Ailing two-time Super Bowl winner Ben Roethlisberger had a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday after his wife Ashley gave birth to their first child the previous evening.

Houston linebacker Brooks Reed has left the team's game against the Detroit Lions with a groin injury and will not return.

DETROIT (AP) The left cleat of Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh connected with Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub in his groin area in their Thanksgiving game.

The left cleat of Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh connected with Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub in his groin area in their Thanksgiving game.

An apologetic Buffalo Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin acknowledges he was wrong and will not dispute a $75 fine for failing to follow a crew member's orders during a flight to Buffalo.

Trying to win its first Thanksgiving Day game in nine years, Detroit is off to a fast start vs. the 9-1 Texans. The Lions scored on their opening drive, taking a 7-0 lead on Mikel Leshoure's TD.

Detroit Lions offensive tackle Jeff Backus is inactive against the Houston Texans, ending his 186-game starting streak.

There's a tasty Turkey Day triple header of NFL action on Thanksgiving Day, and all of it will be live on Sky Sports with three huge games of NFL action.

The Houston Texans have put themselves in a position to be the NFL's first team to seal a spot in the playoffs and to move a step closer toward earning home-field advantage in the AFC.

BEREA, Ohio (AP) Browns safety T.J. Ward opened the letter from the NFL and quickly scanned it for one important detail: the price of his punishment.

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Buffalo Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin was fined $75 for interfering with a flight crew, according to a report by WIVB.com in Buffalo.

Cowboys WR Dez Bryant is making strides, both personally and professionally

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert's season was ended by injury on Wednesday, just two days after he lost the starting role to Chad Henne.

Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon hopes to be cleared to play after practicing on Wednesday for the first time in three weeks.

The lasting image from the Bears' trip to San Francisco was 49ers defensive end Aldon Smith running amok.

Chicago Bears starting left guard Chilo Rachal has left the team for personal reasons and has been placed on the reserve/left squad list, the team announced.

A former Baylor basketball player has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for trying to extort $1 million from Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III.

Now that Greg Jennings is back to practice, playing in a game might not be too far behind.