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| Ravens RB McGahee carted off field |
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01/19/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Baltimore Ravens running back Willis McGahee was put on a stretcher and carted off the field after a violent collision with Pittsburgh safety Ryan Clark with 3:29 remaining in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 23-14 AFC Championship Game loss to the Steelers. McGahee caught a short pass over the middle and Clark came up to make a helmet-to-helmet hit. McGahee fumbled the ball away and Clark finally got to his feet and went to the Pittsburgh bench, but McGahee remained on the grou |
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| Jets set to hire Rex Ryan as head coach |
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01/19/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Jets are reportedly set to name Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan as their next head coach. Multiple reports circulated after the Ravens lost 23-14 at Pittsburgh in the AFC Championship Game that Ryan would replace Eric Mangini, who was fired following the season and later became head coach of the Cleveland Browns. The New York Daily News reported Ryan won't be introduced at a news conference by the Jets until Wednesday because of Tuesday's presidentia |
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| National Football League Playoff Game Capsules |
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01/19/2009 |
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| terceptions, and a three- touchdown, 152-yard effort from Larry Fitzgerald, the Cardinals are looking forward to February 1 and a date with AFC Champion Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14, in the AFC title game Sunday. Fitzgerald set the all- time single postseason record with 419 yards receiving, passing Jerry Rice. Donovan McNabb finished with 375 passing yards on 28-of-47 efficiency with three touchdowns, an interception an |
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| Cardinals advance to first Super Bowl, top Eagles for NFC title |
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01/19/2009 |
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| terceptions, and a three- touchdown, 152-yard effort from Larry Fitzgerald, the Cardinals are looking forward to February 1 and a date with AFC Champion Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14, in the AFC title game Sunday. "Every good player has a bunch of good or great players around him, there's no doubt about it," Warner said. "It's hard to get to the Super Bowl without having great players around you. I've been blessed my whol |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, January 18, 2009) |
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01/18/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The following is a list of inactive players for today's Conference Championship Games. BALTIMORE RAVENS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS, 6:30 P.M. (ET) Ravens - 3rd QB Todd Bouman, CB Samari Rolle, LB Antwan Barnes, WR Terrance Copper, RB Jalen Parmele, G David Hale, T Oniel Cousins, LB Robert McCune Steelers - 3rd QB Dennis Dixon, CB Fernando Bryant, S Anthony Smith, T Tony Hills, LB Bruce Davis, NT Scott Paxson, T Jason Capizzi, DE Orpheus Roye PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT ARIZONA CARDIN |
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| Familiarity Breeds Contempt in Steelers-Ravens Showdown |
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01/18/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - If Sunday night's AFC Championship duel between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field is anything but a close, low-scoring bloodbath, most NFL observers will come away mighty surprised. The Steelers and Ravens both have well-earned, long-established reputations as two of the most physical teams in the league, and don't figure to leave anything on the field in a game of this magnitude. Also adding to the aggression factor is that Pittsburgh and Baltimore, the two top dog |
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| Polamalu probable for Sunday |
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01/16/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh safety Troy Polamalu practiced for a second straight on Friday in preparation for Sunday's AFC Championship matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. Polamalu has been nursing a calf injury but practiced in full the past two days, leading to an official designation of probable for Sunday. He started all 16 games this season for the Steelers, recording 73 tackles and career-highs with seven interceptions and 17 passes defensed, which earned him a starting spot in the 200 |
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| Familarity Breeds Contempt in Steelers-Ravens Showdown |
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01/16/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - If Sunday night's AFC Championship duel between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field is anything but a close, low-scoring bloodbath, most NFL observers will come away mighty surprised. The Steelers and Ravens both have well-earned, long-established reputations as two of the most physical teams in the league, and don't figure to leave anything on the field in a game of this magnitude. Also adding to the aggression factor is that Pittsburgh and Baltimore, the two top dog |
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| Schwartz introduced as Lions head coach |
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01/16/2009 |
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| success will be so much sweeter because of the 0-16 (record) and the past." It had been reported that Schwartz agreed to a four-year contract. Schwartz has spent the past 10 seasons with Tennessee and before that he was a defensive assistant on the Baltimore Ravens' staff for three years. He also was a college and pro scout for the Cleveland Browns. "I think any coach should probably start in scouting," Schwartz noted in the team's press release. "[With] experience in scouting, you learn the long-term picture |
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| Lions name Schwartz new head coach |
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01/15/2009 |
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| alists for the position with the other being Miami's secondary coach, Todd Bowles. It has been reported that he agreed to a four-year contract. Schwartz has spent the past 10 seasons with Tennessee and before that he was a defensive assistant on the Baltimore Ravens' staff for three years. He also was a college and pro scout for the Cleveland Browns. Detroit has the No. 1 overall pick in April's draft, along with first and third-round picks from the Dallas Cowboys in the trade that sent wide receiver Roy Willia |
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