The Patriots wide receiver was penalized for unnecessary roughness after drilling Chiefs defensive back Jamell Fleming on a punt return in the second quarter. MORE: NFL scoreboard | Rob Gronkowski makes history Fortunately for the Patriots, Amendola’s dirty hit didn’t do much damage. After the ball was marked down at the four-yard line, the flag only pushed New England back to the two. Tom Brady later scored on a one-yard sneak to finish off a 98-yard drive and help give the Pats a 14-3 lead....

The mini-brawl came after a 7-yard run by the Indianapolis’ Jonathan Taylor. Pittman came downfield late with his helmet loose and tried to block Dugger. The Patriots defensive back took exception to Pittman’s block, for some reason, and threw an open hand into the face of the Colts wide receiver. Pittman was then shoved to the ground from behind by New England linebacker Kyle Van Noy. COLTS VS. PATRIOTS: Highlights, updates from Saturday night game...

MORE: Aaron Rodgers hates being mic’d | NFL’s concussion settlement case So what makes Slater so critical? He’s one of the best special teams players the game has ever seen, and he has made his career out of covering kickoffs and punts. His small frame left him unfit as an actual wideout, but he found a purpose in this league as a gunner. But his position, and his career, are possibly on the outs with the NFL’s ever-changing landscape in the kickoff game....

It was hardly cause for celebration, however. MORE: Week 14 images | LeGarrette Blount goes down with hip injury | It looks bad for the Bengals The Patriots lost four more starters to injury during the 27-6 win, most notably leading rusher LaGarrette Blount. Safety Devin McCourty, pass rusher Dominique Easley and linebacker Jonathan Freeny also were injured. Only Easley returned to the game. The injury to Blount, the Patriots’ workhorse running back, was most concerning after he left the game in the second quarter with an undisclosed hip ailment after rushing for 53 yards on 10 carries, the latest setback for an offense already hampered by sidelined skill players....

The Patriots expect the league to investigate and take action against Jets owner Woody Johnson for his role in tampering on Monday, according to Pro Football Talk. MORE: 10 best potential Jets replacements for Rex Ryan During Johnson’s news conference to announce the firing of Rex Ryan and John Idzik, the Patriots claim Johnson engaged in tampering regarding former Jet and current Patriots Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis. “Darrelle is a great player, and if I thought I could have gotten Darrelle for that, I probably would’ve taken him,” Johnson told the New York media during the news conference....

Something like this was bound to happen. Patriots coach Bill Belichick and his staff needed to find a scapegoat, and DeGuglielmo was rendered an obvious target for his management of an offensive line unit that was ravaged by injuries this week. MORE: AFC championship game in photos | Brady vs. Manning: One of the NFL’s greatest rivalries Brady was sacked four times of the 23 hits in Sunday’s 20-18 loss, but the four-time Super Bowl champion made no excuses after the game....

Pittsburgh’s franchise quarterback, drafted 11 years ago, was eager to face Brady for the ninth time — in this season’s Thursday night regular-season opener that pits the defending champion Patriots against the six-time Super Bowl champion Steelers. Roethlisberger won’t get that opportunity if Brady’s four-game suspension is upheld. MORE: Brady appeal delayed | Free Brady Blonde IPA is real “He’s a guy, I’ve said for a long time, he’s the best in the business, and he proved it again last year winning his fourth [Super Bowl],” Roethlisberger said, via ESPN....

Sure enough, both linebacker Jerod Mayo and running back Stevan Ridley are out for the season, according to multiple reports. MORE: Rob Gronkowski calls Patriots offensive line ‘sexy’ Mayo was taken off the field on a cart midway through the second quarter. Ridley was hurt late in the third. The injury to Mayo, a captain and the Patriots’ leading tackler, is the bigger hit. Among qualifing inside linebackers, Mayo had the NFL’s sixth-highest Pro Football Focus run stop percentage, and he had the fifth-best pass rush productivity rating....

Baltimore will try to get back on track offensively with reigning MVP Lamar Jackson having cooled off with offensive line and receiving corps limitations. New England has struggled defensively with mounting injuries on every level. Here’s everything to know about betting on Patriots vs. Ravens in Week 10, including updated odds, trends and our prediction for “Sunday Night Football.” Patriots vs. Ravens for “Sunday Night Football” Spread: Ravens by 7 Over/under: 43....

According to a report from ESPN, citing a Patriots team official, New England will pause to acknowledge Brady’s accomplishment, but won’t stop the game. MORE: NFL passing yards record: Tom Brady poised to make poetic QB history in Patriots reunion That’s a far cry from how the Saints handled the occasion of Drew Brees setting the league’s all-time passing record in 2018 in New Orleans: The home team stopped the game and brought Brees’ family onto the field as the Mercedes-Benz Superdome celebrated....

While the Wizards built up a big lead against the Hawks in Game 3, they found themselves in a tightly contested game down the stretch. But with the game knotted at 101-101 in the weaning seconds, Paul Pierce worked his magic. MORE: Must-see playoffs photos | Clippers kids practice | Dr. Magic Johnson Following a screen, Pierce found himself with the ball isolated at the top of the key. Even with three Hawks closing out on him, he created just enough space off of a step-back to launch a shot and kiss it off glass....

Evan Kail, known as the “Pawn Man” online, owns the St. Louis Park Gold and Silver shop in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. When a customer brought him a book of photographs from World War II on Monday, he didn’t rush to open it—war memorabilia is par for the course in his job, he told Newsweek. What Kail found inside the album shook him so deeply that he took to the internet for help on Wednesday....

These are the sentiments roiling the Republican caucus as the leadership tries to shape a “sense of the Senate” resolution that doesn’t embarrass President Bush yet gives political cover to nervous senators looking for a way out of unconditional support for an unpopular war. Counting the votes for an antiwar resolution and limiting the damage to his party falls to Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott, whose election to the second highest position in the Republican leadership was one of last year’s biggest political comebacks....

In this grim reality the normalization of relations between Israel and UAE definitely looks as a bright spot: finally someone in the region is talking peace, business and hi-tech (as well as drones and fighter jets), and not blood, death and revenge. Israel has been excluded from its very habitat for too long, and its citizens are yearning for better relations with the neighbors—especially when they live in fancy, glamorous cities tantalizingly forbidden until now....

So much for the clash of civilizations. Though Washington hawks and Muslim militants play up a rising extremism, the likely future for Muslim civilization is not so melodramatic. After the shock of September 11, the next decade will likely see a slow reformation, as moderate Muslims seize back the religion that, as American Muslim scholar Hamza Yusuf says, “was hijacked along with the planes” that toppled the World Trade Center....

December 7 has served as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day every year since 1994. Events to commemorate those who were lost are held each year at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Hawaii. On November 27th a warning was sent to Admiral Husband E. Kimmel that war may be on the horizon. He’d also received warnings on October 16 and November 24. Lieutenant General Walter C. Short gave orders to operate mobile radar, move fighter planes to Wheeler Field, and had an “alert against sabotage,” according to Britannica....

The Brazilian said he was asked to play in the NFL after he "did well" in a few tryouts. But he decided not to pursue a football career because he didn't want to take on extra responsibilities at the time. In an interview with ESPN Brasil two days before the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks meet in Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, the 73-year-old said that kicking "wasn't too hard for him....

“Are you saying in the next week there will be an agreement on the social safety net bill and you will also vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill?” asked CNN host Jake Tapper on State of the Union. “That’s the plan,” Pelosi said. “I think we’re pretty much there now. It’s just the language of it. 90 percent of the bill is agreed to and written.” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Joe Manchin and President Joe Biden will soon meet to finalize some of the particulars, she added....

On the opening play, he took the kickoff back for a touchdown. MORE: Madison police trade jabs with Faux Pelini | Gordon sets rushing record | Nebraska fan tries to jump cab Unfortunately for Georgia fans, the run was called back because of a hold on the return. Still, good to see the Heisman candidate is still in the order we left him a month ago.

Then it hit another. Mere minutes into the bus trip, the bus—wrapped in bright blue with Trump and Pence’s names and likenesses on the side—had a minor collision with a dump truck that rendered the bus immobile, forcing the vice president into a less flashy, unmarked black Chevy Suburban. Then, a couple of miles down the road, two motorcycles in the motorcade had a minor accident, again pausing what was supposed to be a grand procession through the winding hills of southwestern Pennsylvania....