NFL Roundup

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots did little to deflate the NFL's latest controversy. New England coach Bill Belichick and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said Thursday they have no explanation for how footballs used in the AFC championship game were underinflated by 2 pounds per square inch...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Gary Kubiak (KOO'-be-ak) is back with the team he spent most of his career with, as a player and coach.

UNDATED (AP) — The San Diego Chargers have lost leading receiver Keenan Allen to a broken right collarbone suffered in Sunday's loss to Denver. The team announced the injury on Tuesday, saying Allen also injured his right ankle against the Broncos...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton spent the night in a Charlotte area hospital after suffering fractures to his lower back in a two-car crash near the team's stadium yesterday. Spokesman Charlie Dayton said yesterday that Newton was in fair condition, had no other internal injuries and would not need surgery...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The NFL has decided to move the Bills' home game against the New York Jets to Monday night in Detroit after a severe winter storm pounded western New York. More than 5 feet of snow have fallen in the Buffalo area since Monday, and another 1 to 3 feet were projected to fall by Friday...

UNDATED (AP) — The 49ers' Patrick Willis is done for the rest of the season with a strained muscle in his left big toe that will require surgery. The seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker aggravated the injury in an Oct. 13 game against St. Louis...

CONROE, Texas (AP) —Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has avoided jail time with a plea agreement reached with prosecutors to resolve his child abuse case. Peterson was indicted in September on a felony charge of injury to a child for using a wooden switch to discipline his 4-year-old son earlier this year...

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have released defensive end Michael Sam from the practice squad, causing the NFL's first openly gay player to find a third team since being drafted by St. Louis this year. Sam spent seven weeks with the Cowboys after joining their practice squad Sept...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Rams got off to a strong start against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night, but it wasn't strong enough. The Niners stormed back from an early 14-0 deficit and beat the Rams 31-17 in St. Louis as Colin Kaepernick (KAP'-ur-nik) passed for 343 yards and three touchdowns...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have promoted offensive line coach Tony Sparano to interim coach to replace the fired Dennis Allen. Sparano takes over a winless team after four games. He had a 29-32 record as head coach in Miami from 2008-11...