The Tennessee Titans are off to the second-best start in franchise history, with only a 10-0 run in 2008 better.

With a fresh start and little to lose, the Atlanta Falcons played like it from start to finish.

Mike Vrabel counts Romeo Crennel among his mentors, having been coached by him two decades ago and having worked alongside him just a few years back with the Houston Texans.

Less than four years removed from their infamous overtime loss after blowing a 25-point lead at Super Bowl LI, the Atlanta Falcons hit the reset button by firing their head coach and general manager after another poor start.

From New England to Indianapolis to Atlanta, the focus Friday was not on football when it came to NFL news.

The NFL plans to take a cautious approach that may force players and coaches to miss games without testing positive for COVID-19.

The Tennessee Titans keep proving adversity simply makes them tighter and stronger with a toughness that helps them win.

The Tennessee Titans have no positive tests, and they will host the Buffalo Bills as rescheduled for Tuesday night, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

I can't believe I'm writing these words, but it's time for the Atlanta Falcons to strongly consider tanking the rest of this 2020 football season.

The poor performance of Atlanta's defense under the leadership of Raheem Morris won't matter if Morris finds a way to win as the Falcons' interim coach.

The NFL's ranks of undefeated teams should thin by one Tuesday night when the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans finally meet in a rescheduled game.

Dan Quinn, who guided the Atlanta Falcons to only the second Super Bowl appearance in franchise history but infamously squandered a 28-3 lead to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, was fired Sunday night in his sixth season as the team's coach.

The Falcons dropped to 0-5 for the first time since 1997.

The NFL has postponed the Denver-New England game indefinitely due to another positive coronavirus test with the Patriots.

The Tennessee Titans have heard some of the calls for the NFL to punish them harshly for the team's role in the league's first COVID-19 outbreak, and they have some words of caution after firsthand experience.

With Teddy Bridgewater showing promise as a long-term replacement for Cam Newton at quarterback and Mike Davis flourishing as a short-term substitute for Christian McCaffrey at running back, the Carolina Panthers are emerging as a surprise in the NFC South.

The NFL has been forced to shuffle its schedule for the second straight week as the Tennessee Titans' COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow and the New England Patriots deal with their own challenges related to the coronavirus.

Commissioner Roger Goodell warned all 32 teams Monday that following the league's coronavirus protocol is mandatory and that violations forcing changes in the schedule could lead to forfeiting games.

The Tennessee Titans have had their second straight day without positive coronavirus tests, allowing them to potentially reopen their facility Wednesday after the NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

Another player and another staff member for the Tennessee Titans have tested positive for the coronavirus.

No manual exists on how to handle what the former NFL linebacker is dealing with during a pandemic, including the challenge of not letting an unexpected off week become a bigger setback.

The positive test results keep coming for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL's first outbreak of COVID-19.

The next challenge for the winless Atlanta Falcons is imposing enough that it might not afford them an opportunity for another fourth-quarter collapse.