Patriots miss out on bye, face tough road to repeat

The New England Patriots have never won a Super Bowl when having to play a wild-card game. But that's what they'll have to do this season to defend their title. New England let the No. 2 seed in the AFC and a first-round bye slip away with a shocking 27-24 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

The Patriots won their first eight games but went 4-4 in the second half of the season to fall behind the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC. The Patriots will be playing on wild-card weekend for the first time since 2009.

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Updated: 4 hours ago

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Notre Dame’s game at Wake Forest on Saturday has been postponed after positive COVID-19 tests landed 13 Fighting Irish players in isolation and another 10 in quarantine.

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Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 at 11:18 PM EDT

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Austin Riley’s two-run double capped a wild first inning and the deep Atlanta bullpen took it from there, pushing the Braves a step closer to a third straight NL East with a 5-4 win over the second-place Miami Marlins.

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Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 at 11:17 PM EDT

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AP source: NFL fines 3 coaches, clubs for unmasked coaches

Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 at 11:16 PM EDT

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LHP Cole Hamels done for year after just 1 start for Braves

Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 at 11:15 PM EDT

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Hamels reported shortly before the start of a four-game series against the Miami Marlins that he just didn’t feel like he could get anything on the ball. He was scheduled to make his second start Tuesday after struggling throughout the year to overcome shoulder and triceps issues.