Photo highlights from the sixth week of the NFL season.
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Cleveland Browns running back Dylan Sampson (22) is upended by Pittsburgh Steelers safety Juan Thornhill, right, on a kick off return after a field goal in the first half of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy (1) scores past Detroit Lions cornerback Amik Robertson (21) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A Cincinnati Bengals fan cheers in the second half of an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Fans walk up a ramp leading to a seating area inside Arrowhead Stadium before an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) celebrates after sacking Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Carolina Panthers kicker Ryan Fitzgerald (10) is lifted by teammates after Fitzgerald kicked a game-winning field goal against the Dallas Cowboys in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Tez Johnson catches a touchdown pass against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Carolina Panthers' Xavier Legette, left, and Tetairoa McMillan (4) celebrates after McMillan caught a touchdown pass in the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
Mary Schroeder, of Morgan, Wis, cooks before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Davante Adams (17) attempts to make catch in the end zone as Baltimore Ravens safety Malaki Starks (24) covers during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel reacts during the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Tylan Wallace (16) and Los Angeles Rams safety Jaylen McCollough (2) exchange words following a play during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle (5) runs the ball for a touchdown in the second half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte, left, catches a pass for a touchdown against New Orleans Saints cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
New York Jets fans cheer during the first half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in London. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A New England Patriots fan reacts from the stands during the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill runs onto the field before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens (3) leaps over Carolina Panthers safety Nick Scott (21) after catching a pass in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
Miami Dolphins running back De'Von Achane, left, breaks free from Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. (3) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (10) passes the ball in the first half of an NFL football game between the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in London. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Indianapolis Colts' Daniel Jones runs for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp, right, catches a pass for a touchdown as Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jourdan Lewis defends during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 12 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens (3) celebrates his touchdown catch in the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)
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Cleveland Browns running back Dylan Sampson (22) is upended by Pittsburgh Steelers safety Juan Thornhill, right, on a kick off return after a field goal in the first half of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy (1) scores past Detroit Lions cornerback Amik Robertson (21) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A Cincinnati Bengals fan cheers in the second half of an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Fans walk up a ramp leading to a seating area inside Arrowhead Stadium before an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) celebrates after sacking Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Carolina Panthers kicker Ryan Fitzgerald (10) is lifted by teammates after Fitzgerald kicked a game-winning field goal against the Dallas Cowboys in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Tez Johnson catches a touchdown pass against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Carolina Panthers' Xavier Legette, left, and Tetairoa McMillan (4) celebrates after McMillan caught a touchdown pass in the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
Mary Schroeder, of Morgan, Wis, cooks before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Davante Adams (17) attempts to make catch in the end zone as Baltimore Ravens safety Malaki Starks (24) covers during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel reacts during the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Tylan Wallace (16) and Los Angeles Rams safety Jaylen McCollough (2) exchange words following a play during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle (5) runs the ball for a touchdown in the second half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte, left, catches a pass for a touchdown against New Orleans Saints cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
New York Jets fans cheer during the first half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in London. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A New England Patriots fan reacts from the stands during the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill runs onto the field before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens (3) leaps over Carolina Panthers safety Nick Scott (21) after catching a pass in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
Miami Dolphins running back De'Von Achane, left, breaks free from Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James Jr. (3) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (10) passes the ball in the first half of an NFL football game between the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in London. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Indianapolis Colts' Daniel Jones runs for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp, right, catches a pass for a touchdown as Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jourdan Lewis defends during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 12 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens (3) celebrates his touchdown catch in the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — At least 23 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in suspected suicide bombings Monday night that targeted Maiduguri city in northeastern Nigeria, police said Tuesday. It was one of the deadliest attacks in the conflict-battered city in recent history.
Residents and emergency services earlier told The Associated Press that three explosions were reported in crowded places in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, including in a major market and at the entrance of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
“Regrettably, a total of 23 persons lost their lives, while 108 others sustained varying degrees of injuries,” Borno police spokesperson Nahum Kenneth Daso said in a statement that blamed the attacks on suspected suicide bombers.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but suspicion quickly fell on the Boko Haram jihadi group, which in 2009 launched an insurgency in northeastern Nigeria to enforce their radical interpretation of Shariah.
Boko Haram has since become stronger, with thousands of fighters and different factions, including the Islamic State West Africa Province, which is backed by the Islamic State group.
Maiduguri city has been at the heart of the deadly violence but has in recent years experienced relative peace even as the countryside is often battered by extremists.
The attack took place less than 24 hours after the Nigerian military repelled attacks by militants on the outskirts of Maiduguri, in what some residents say could have been planned as a distraction.
By Tuesday morning, there was heavy security deployment in the affected locations and along major roads in the city, but many public places remained closed amid heightened fear.
“Investigations are ongoing to further ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incidents and to bring perpetrators to justice,” the Borno police command said.
The first explosion was recorded at about 7:30 p.m. at the entrance of the teaching hospital, while the second and third followed few minutes later at the popular Monday Market and nearby Post Office business hub, both located about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) from the hospital.
Witnesses recounted the chaos that followed at the scenes and at hospitals as security forces and the emergency services quickly intervened.
“This attack has been one of the deadliest in Maiduguri in years,” said Mohammed Hassan, a member of a volunteer group assisting security forces in fighting extremists. “We’re in dire need of blood,” he said of the situation hours after the attack.
The extremists have intensified their attacks against Nigerian military bases in recent weeks, killing several senior officers and soldiers, and stripping the bases of stocks of weaponry and ammunition.
The multiple attacks could be seen as a major victory for the jihadis in a city seen as impregnable despite the jihadis often targeting troops and villages on the outskirts of the city.
Past attacks in the city have been limited to one-off incidents that occur once in a long while, including a suicide attack that killed five at a mosque on Christmas Eve last year.
“Maiduguri being attacked is like an insult for the security forces ... and for the (jihadi) groups, it is symbolic because it shows nowhere is out of their reach,” said Malik Samuel, a Nigerian security researcher with Good Governance Africa.
A security person patrols at the scene of Monday's bomb blast at a market in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola )
A soldier inspects the aftermath of Monday's bomb blast at a market in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola )
Police officers are seen at the scene of a bomb blast at a market in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola )
An ambulance is seen at the hospital following a bomb blast in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo )