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Todd Bowles, the Cardinals' defensive coordinator, is receiving a lot of credit for creating an aggressive unit that has sparked Arizona to an 8-1 record.

Jason Pierre-Paul needs to disrupt San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick and chase down running backs heading to the opposite side of the formation.

Houston Texans running back Arian Foster has officially been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns with a groin injury.

The place-kicker Josh Brown has made each of his nine field-goal attempts and 24 of 24 extra-point attempts.

The New York Giants on Saturday placed running back Peyton Hillis on injured reserve due to a concussion suffered in Sunday's loss in Seattle.

The Oakland Raiders have signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes to a one-year contract extension through 2015, a league source told ESPN.

Professional sports leagues that back the prohibition of betting on their games often tiptoe around their own opposition, but not all leagues have voiced a willingness to go as far as N.B.A. Commissioner Adam Silver.

Ryan, the coach of the Jets, was fined $100,000 on Friday for using a profanity that was picked up on video Sunday after the Jets beat the visiting Steelers.

In reply to questions about his fourth-down decisions in a loss Thursday, Coach Doug Marrone offered very little in the way of a strategic rationale.