Chicago Sun-Times (Sunday)

Dolphins top Raiders with : 01 left

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Ryan Fitzpatric­k completed a 41- yard pass to Mack Hollins while being dragged down by the facemask, and the Dolphins moved one step closer to a playoff berth when Jason Sanders’ 44- yard field goal with one second remaining gave them a 26- 25 victory over the host Raiders on Saturday night.

The Raiders ( 7- 8) chose to run down the clock for a go- ahead field goal instead of trying for a touchdown, having Josh Jacobs go down on purpose at the 1- yard line and Derek Carr taking a knee to set up Daniel Carlson’s 22- yard field goal with 19 seconds left.

But the Dolphins ( 10- 5) had some lategame magic, with Fitzpatric­k launching the deep pass to Hollins while being dragged down by Arden Key. The penalty moved the ball to the Raiders’ 26, setting up Sanders’ winning kick.

COVID puts Browns in tough spot

The Browns will try to make the playoffs without four wide receivers, including Jarvis Landry, along with their starting middle linebacker and his likely replacemen­t, because of a positive COVID- 19 test and subsequent contact tracing. The team’s game against the Jets will be played as scheduled, an NFL spokesman said.

The stunning news for the Browns ( 10- 4) came as they were preparing to fly to the New York area — the flight was delayed more than four hours — and potentiall­y lock up their first postseason berth since 2002, the league’s longest drought.

Starting linebacker B. J. Goodson was the first to be placed on the COVID- 19 list after he tested positive. After the team completed contact tracing, Landry and Rashard Higgins, Donovan Peoples- Jones and KhaDarel Hodge were also placed on the list, knocking them out of the game.

Broncos put RB Lindsay on IR

Phillip Lindsay’s season and possibly his career in Denver is over after the Broncos put him on injured reserve with hip and knee injuries. He is only undrafted player in history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in consecutiv­e seasons to start a career.

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