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| Turner, Falcons, try to run over Panthers |
NFL Football |
11/14/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After a slow start to the season, Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner has found his stride over the last two weeks. With Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis suffering a season-ending injury last weekend, Turner's job this Sunday just got a bit easier. Atlanta will try for just its second road win of the year and a season sweep of its series with Carolina this weekend at Bank of America Stadium. Turner finished second in the NFL with 1,699 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns a season |
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| Can Rams do the impossible vs. unbeaten Saints? |
NFL Football |
11/14/2009 |
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| ir ninth straight win Sunday against the St. Louis Rams at Edward Jones Dome. Having already matched its win total from all of last season, New Orleans had to battle back last week from a 17-6 first-half deficit to win 30-20 over the NFC South-rival Carolina Panthers at the Louisiana Superdome. The win lifted the Saints to 8-0 for the first time ever and snapped Carolina's seven-game winning streak in the Big Easy. A huge difference for owner/president Tom Benson has been the addition of defensive coordinator Gr |
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| Panthers RB Williams questionable for Sunday |
NFL Football |
11/13/2009 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams missed practice Friday for the second time in three days with a sore knee and is questionable for Sunday's game against NFC South foe Atlanta. Williams, who took limited reps on Thursday, has rushed for 768 yards and seven touchdowns on 149 carries in eight games this season. He has also amassed 185 yards on 20 catches. Running back Jonathan Stewart (Achilles' tendon), wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad (knee), tight end Dante Rosario |
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| Falcons head coach Smith fined by the NFL |
NFL Football |
11/12/2009 |
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| tlanta Journal- Constitution reported it to be a penalty of $15,000. "I want everybody to know I've moved on from it," Smith said of the altercation. "I moved on from it back on Sunday night when that play was over. I'm ready to get prepared for the Carolina Panthers." The fracas involved former Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall, who contended that Smith acted in a harmful manner. The Atlanta bench boss said he was simply trying to restore order. "I'm always going to make sure I've got my players' backs and I'm g |
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| Panthers RB Williams leads long injury list |
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11/11/2009 |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams has missed practice because of a sore knee. Coach John Fox said Wednesday that Williams tweaked it and will be evaluated. Williams rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's loss to New Orleans. Fellow running back Jonathan Stewart also sat out, but has routinely missed Wednesday workouts to rest his sore Achilles' tendon. Defensive end Julius Peppers was limited with what Fox called a ``messed up'' right hand. Tight end Dan |
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| NFC South: Saints becoming kings of the comeback |
NFL Football |
11/10/2009 |
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| ards running, including touchdown runs of 30 and 58 yards. Atlanta needs all the help it can get if it hopes to stay in contention for the NFC South title. At 5-3, the Falcons are three games back of the 8-0 Saints for the top spot and visit the 3-5 Carolina Panthers this weekend. PANTHERS: The Carolina Panthers gave it their all in a game versus the New Orleans Saints this past weekend that nobody expected them to win. That loss, though, wasn't the only thing that hurt the club's longshot chances at a playoff s |
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| Panthers LB Davis has ACL tear |
NFL Football |
11/09/2009 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Panthers announced on Monday that linebacker Thomas Davis suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Davis was hurt early in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss at New Orleans when his leg was caught in the Superdome turf while trying to pursue Saints running back Pierre Thomas. The 2009 season has not been kind to the fifth-year Georgia product, who suffered a sprained MCL in training camp but was able to recover in time for the season opener. Da |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, November 8, 2009) |
NFL Football |
11/08/2009 |
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| n David, S Marvin White, FB Jerome Felton, LB Vinny Ciurciu, T Jon Jansen, G Daniel Loper, DT Grady Jackson Seahawks - 3rd QB Mike Teel, S Jamar Adams, DT Red Bryant, G Mike Gibson, WR Mike Hass, TE Cameron Morrah, WR Ben Obomanu, G Mansfield Wrotto CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, 4:05 P.M. (ET) Panthers - 3rd QB A.J. Feeley, WR Muhsin Muhammad, FB Brad Hoover, FB Tony Fiammetta, S Charles Godfrey, G Duke Robinson, TE Dante Rosario, DT Nick Hayden Saints - 3rd QB Chase Daniel, K Garrett Hartley, WR Lanc |
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| Muhammad out for Panthers, Fujita for Saints |
NFL Football |
11/08/2009 |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -The Carolina Panthers deactivated wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad and safety Charles Godfrey against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday because of lingering injuries that also sidelined the pair at Arizona a week earlier. Muhammad has a sprained right knee and Godfrey a right ankle injury. The Panthers announced Dwayne Jarrett would start for Muhammad and Sherrod Martin for Godfrey. Carolina also deactivated tight end Dante Rosario. The Saints scratched linebacker Scott Fujita, who missed hi |
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| Panthers can up ante with win in New Orleans |
NFL Football |
11/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Better play over their last four games has the Carolina Panthers thinking they can get back into the playoff mix. A win over the undefeated New Orleans Saints this weekend would go a long way in validating those beliefs. Carolina faces its toughest matchup of the season Sunday at the Superdome, where they will take on a New Orleans club that is aiming for its first-ever 8-0 start. Despite minimal roster turnover, the Panthers have hardly looked like the club that went 12-4 last year, a season |
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