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| Vikings Team Report: Something to build on |
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11/22/2002 |
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| ity of the quarterback to get him the ball, and despite Tice's plan to get Moss the ball at least eight times per game, this season has been a forgettable one for the Vikings' All-Pro receiver. The Vikings have struggled all year in the passing game, averaging just 223.8 yards per game. Moss has only caught 62 passes for 764 yards and four touchdowns. While those numbers are very good, they are much less that what Moss was expecting this season. COMING UP: The Vikings will host the Atlanta Falcons in Week 13. |
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| Falcons soar in season sweep of Saints |
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11/17/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Michael Vick tossed a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead the Atlanta Falcons to a 24-17 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Vick completed 11-of-23 passes for 160 yards and was intercepted once. He also gained 55 yards on the ground, as the Falcons completed the sweep of the two-game season series against the Saints. "That's a great win for our football team," said Atlanta coach Dan Reeves. "To beat a great football team twice in one year is hard to do, |
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| Isaac Bruce among NFC Players of the Week |
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11/13/2002 |
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| is Hewitt blocked one against the Seattle Seahawks. Other nominees for Offensive Player of the Week were New York Giants running back Tiki Barber, quarterback Kerry Collins and wide receiver Ron Dixon, Minnesota Vikings running back Michael Bennett, Atlanta Falcons running back Warrick Dunn, wide receiver Shawn Jefferson and quarterback Michael Vick, St. Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger and wide receiver Torry Holt, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre and receiver Donald Driver and New Orleans Saints w |
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| Steelers Team Report: No Bettis? No problem |
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11/08/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Two teams riding four-game win streaks collide this week in Pittsburgh, where the first-place Steelers will try to keep Michael Vick and the Atlanta Falcons under wraps. Pittsburgh owes its current win streak to a pair of players who started the season on the bench, QB Tommy Maddox and RB Amos Zereoue. Maddox has been one of the top feel-good stories of the NFL after his long-awaited return to the field. He has breathed new life into an offense that never seemed to click with Kordell Stewar |
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| Falcons Team Report: Hard test in the Steel City |
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11/08/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Two teams riding four-game win streaks collide this week in Pittsburgh, where the first-place Steelers will try to keep Michael Vick and the Atlanta Falcons under wraps. While both teams have identical records, it's Atlanta which has more urgency coming into this week's game. The Steelers have grabbed the top spot in the weak AFC North, but the Falcons find themselves in third place in the much more competitive NFC South. For Atlanta to win at the hostile Heinz Field on Sunday, Vick will ne |
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| Giants' Shockey misses practice |
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11/07/2002 |
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| ota. "It's sore," said Giants head coach Jim Fassel. "He was running routes in 90 percent of yesterday's practice, then he tweaked it. Then today he stepped wrong on it again and it was sore. He didn't hurt it. It's just sore." Shockey, 22 , first injured his toe in the October 6 game against the Dallas Cowboys and missed most of that contest. He sat out the October 13 game against the Atlanta Falcons, but has played the last two weeks. Shockey has caught 24 passes for 302 yards and one touchdown this season. |
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| Brad Johnson among NFC Players of the Week |
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11/06/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Brad Johnson, Atlanta Falcons defensive end Patrick Kerney and kicker Jason Hanson of the Detroit Lions were named NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for the ninth week of the NFL season. Johnson completed 24-of-31 passes for 313 yards and five touchdowns without an interception in Tampa Bay's 38-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings. The 11-year veteran led the Buccaneers to scores on six of its 10 possessions and his fi |
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| Vick practices; probable despite sprained thumb |
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10/30/2002 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick practiced Wednesday and is listed as probable for Sunday's game against Baltimore despite a sprained left thumb. "Mike looked good," said Falcons head coach Dan Reeves after practice. The 22-year-old Vick injured his thumb and shoulder during last Sunday's game against New Orleans. Reeves said on Monday that Vick's thumb was sore, but that the quarterback was able to grip the football. Vick has already missed one game this season b |
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| Seahawks sign QB Jeff George |
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10/29/2002 |
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| or 168 yards, with no touchdowns and three interceptions. The 12-year-veteran began his career with the Indianapolis Colts after being selected with the first overall pick in the 1990 draft. Following four years in Indianapolis, he was traded to the Atlanta Falcons for first- and third- round picks in the 1994 draft and a first-round selection in the 1996 draft. George was let go by Atlanta on October 22, 1996 after playing just three games that season. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders on February 15, 1997 |
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| Vick expected to play despite sprained thumb |
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10/28/2002 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is expected to play in Sunday's game against Baltimore despite a sprained left thumb. "It's got a good grip," Falcons head coach Dan Reeves said of Vick's injury. "The thumb is swollen. It's a little bit sore, but he can grip the football, and his shoulder is fine. So, I think he'll be okay. We'll have to wait and see on Wednesday, but I think he is going to be fine." The 22-year-old Vick also had his left shoulder wrapped in ice f |
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