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To paraphrase the late George Allen, the future is now for the Tennessee Titans. By moving on from Ryan Tannehill and naming rookie Will Levis their starting quarterback, beginning with Sunday’s trip to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee (3-5) is acknowledging what became clear during its last two games. Levis gives the Titans their best chance to win while, at the same time, allowing them to start his developmental clock. There will be games when

The Pittsburgh Steelers intend to focus on scoring more points than their opponent — not necessarily gaining more yards — when they host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon. Pittsburgh (5-3) has been outgained, based on total yards, in every game this season. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Steelers are the 34th team in NFL history to be outgained in each of their first eight games, and they are the first team

No. 24 North Carolina has one of the most accomplished quarterbacks in the country. Duke appears in a different situation entering the annual Atlantic Coast Conference date with its neighbor. The teams meet in the Tar Heels’ home finale Saturday night when the Blue Devils try to get back to their winning ways in Chapel Hill, N.C. The winner of the game will stay in the mix for a spot in the ACC championship game.

As it comes off a 23-win campaign, Indiana will feature several new faces when it opens its season against Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday evening in Bloomington, Ind. The Hoosiers will welcome newcomers Kel’el Ware, Mackenzie Mgbako and Gabe Cupps. Ware is a sophomore transfer from Oregon who was a McDonald’s All-American in 2022, and Mgbako is a true freshman who earned McDonald’s All-American status last season. Indiana coach Mike Woodson hopes the influx of

Sunday’s matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and host Houston Texans is a tale of two teams with the same 3-4 record but vastly different postseason prospects. Despite losing three in a row, Tampa Bay resides in the NFC South, where front-running Atlanta is only a half-game ahead at 4-4 and has made a quarterback change. The Texans are 2 1/2 games behind streaking Jacksonville in the AFC South. The Buccaneers’ position might have influenced

The Las Vegas Raiders didn’t wait until the end of the season to cast blame. They did it in Week 9. Coach Josh McDaniels and general manager David Ziegler were dismissed Tuesday night. Antonio Pierce will serve as interim coach when the Raiders host the New York Giants on Sunday. Las Vegas (3-5) lost 26-14 to the Detroit Lions on Monday and only gained 157 yards of total offense. The second consecutive poor performance —

The Chicago Bears won’t be getting Justin Fields back this week. Montez Sweat is arriving, and running backs coach David Walker is moving on. It has been a tough week and turbulent first two months of the season for the Bears (2-6) as they prepare to visit the New Orleans Saints Sunday. “We really feel we’re turning the corner,” head coach Matt Eberflus said, noting that both wins have come in the last four games.

As the 4-3 Cleveland Browns prepare to host the 1-7 Arizona Cardinals Sunday, both coaching staffs are preparing, not knowing who the other team’s starting quarterback will be. Cleveland’s Deshaun Watson was limited in practice Wednesday, and he has missed three full games while leaving a game against the Colts late in the first quarter because of a rotator cuff injury. The Browns are 2-2 in those four games, and he was credited with the

After losing their team leader to injury, the Minnesota Vikings will turn to a rookie quarterback when they visit the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon. Minnesota (4-4) faces its first game since Kirk Cousins went down late in last week’s game against the Green Bay Packers. Cousins quickly was diagnosed with a torn right Achilles tendon, ending his season. Jaren Hall, a rookie fifth-round pick out of BYU, stepped in for Cousins and completed 3