By John Solomon
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Against the backdrop of an unthinkable tragedy, the Kansas City Chiefs gave themselves a reason to be proud Sunday — and perhaps the impetus to let the healing begin.
The NFL said the 76-yard punt return by Denver's Trindon Holliday against Carolina on Sunday should have been ruled a touchback, not a touchdown.
DeAngelo Williams was not pleased when he learned that the Carolina Panthers were deemed the Washington Redskins' "homecoming" opponent.

The NFL on Monday said officials erred in not taking Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams' touchdown off the board because of an inadvertent whistle.

The Washington Redskins ruined DeAngelo Williams' Sunday morning, so the Carolina Panthers running back was determined to ruin their afternoon.

It wasn't supposed to be like this. In the third year of Mike Shanahan's tenure, he thought he had assembled a strong supporting cast around a budding star quarterback. Instead, after the Redskins' 21-13 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, the postgame conversation — with seven games remaining, mind you — centered on evaluating for next season.

A quarter-by-quarter recap of the Redskins' 23-13 loss against the Panthers.

Kevin Kolb took advantage of mistakes the Patriots made. Stephen Gostkowski failed when the Cardinals gave him one last chance.
One day after the Jacksonville Jaguars took a strong stance on Maurice Jones-Drew's contract situation, the star running back made his feelings equally clear.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have no plans to renegotiate running back Maurice Jones-Drew's current contract.
The Oakland Raiders acquired running back Mike Goodson from the Carolina Panthers on Friday in exchange for offensive tackle Bruce Campbell, a trade both teams hope will improve their depth.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ The Oakland Raiders acquired running back Mike Goodson from the Carolina Panthers on Friday in exchange for offensive tackle Bruce Campbell, a trade both teams hope will improve their depth.
The Oakland Raiders agreed to a one-year deal with unrestricted free agent Philip Wheeler on Friday to fill their void at starting outside linebacker.
The Carolina Panthers have added more depth to their already deep stable of running backs.

The Green Bay Packers' perfect season came to a crashing halt against the struggling Kansas City Chiefs, who had just fired their coach and were starting a new quarterback.
"I don't know if they had a dance or anything," he said.
"You don't say you're going to have a `homecoming' in the National Football League," Williams said. "You do it in college. It's one of those teams that's just terrible. You don't book, like, a good team for homecoming."