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| Addai among AFC Players of the Week |
NFL Football |
11/30/2006 |
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| ning backs with 789 yards, and became just the eighth rookie to rush for four TDs in a game. Samuel was equally dominant on the defensive side of the ball for his club, picking off signal-caller Rex Grossman three times to help the Patriots down the Chicago Bears, 17-13. It was the first three-interception performance for the franchise in over 23 years. Parrish had an 82-yard punt return for a touchdown that helped the Buffalo Bills top Jacksonville, 27-24, on Sunday. Parrish leads the league with a 13.9-yar |
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| Another off-field incident for Vikings |
NFL Football |
11/29/2006 |
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| ou're in places like that. You have to just watch yourself.'' Childress indicated that Williamson will not be disciplined for the incident and is OK to play on Sunday. He did practice on Wednesday. The Vikings (5-6) are getting ready to play the Chicago Bears (9-2), but Sharper was not worried about it distracting the team. He said the team has become accustomed to dealing with off-the-field behavior, including last year's salacious ``Love Boat'' scandal and Koren Robinson being cut after getting arreste |
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| Cowboys in same situation with different confidence |
NFL Football |
11/29/2006 |
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| nly loss of the season. ``There is a lot of confidence building around this team right now,'' tight end Jason Witten said. ``We're just excited. We're playing well, not turning the ball over. Everybody's expectations are up right now.'' Only the Chicago Bears (9-2) have more wins than the Cowboys in the NFC. Dallas has a one-game lead over the Giants in the NFC East. ``Guys are just focused more, not to say last year we weren't,'' defensive end Marcus Spears said. ``I think the magnitude of what we can |
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| New York suffers Giant collapse |
NFL Football |
11/29/2006 |
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| when they do not allow a sack. Manning has been sacked 20 times this season, but was not dropped at all against Tennessee, Indianapolis and Washington. The Giants also lost their second consecutive game when holding a halftime lead. They lost to the Chicago Bears two weeks ago despite leading 13-10 at the intermission. UP NEXT: BRING ON THE BOYS The winner of this Sunday's Giants/Cowboys game at the Meadowlands will have control of the NFC East with four games to play. New York (6-5) would have the tiebreake |
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| Bears Not Facing QB Controversy - Yet |
NFL Football |
11/29/2006 |
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| well enough to allow his team to be 9-2, but when he's bad, he's really bad. At this point, Chicago is confident that he won't be bad come January. BEARS DEFENSE COMES TO PLAY Perhaps it was all for naught because it came in a losing effort, but the Chicago Bears got exceptional performances from linebackers Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs on Sunday, as well as cornerback Charles Tillman. Urlacher will be remembered in that game for getting juked on a 12-yard run by the historically immobile Tom Brady, but t |
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| Vikings Still Part of the Playoff Picture |
NFL Football |
11/29/2006 |
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| 6 and just a game out of the playoffs in the NFC. "I told the guys before this game, six games to go, five NFC games, three division games, so all that factors in," Childress said. "We just need to press on, enjoy this one and then get ready for the Chicago Bears." The Bears (who are coming off a tough loss to the Patriots) will be glad to return home after three consecutive road trips. Minnesota faced Chicago earlier in the year and lost by three points after a 24-yard touchdown pass from Rex Grossman to Ra |
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| Raiders elevate Shoop to offensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
11/28/2006 |
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| Alameda, CA (MySportsbook) - Oakland Raiders head coach Art Shell elevated tight ends coach John Shoop to offensive coordinator for the balance of the 2006 season. Shoop replaced Tom Walsh who will remain with the club. "In this business, at times there are tough decisions that have to be made for the good of the football team," said Shell. "Today, I have made the difficult decision of replacing Tom Walsh as offensive coordinator of the Oakland Raiders with John Shoop for the rest of the season." "John Shoop has been a coordinator in the NFL and has achieved success, helping the Chicago Bears to a 13-3 record and the NFC Central Division title in 2001. We look forward to John's input as we continue our goal of bringing the Raiders back to prominence." The struggling Raiders are just 2-9 this season and are in last place in the AFC West. |
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| Raiders replace offensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
11/28/2006 |
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| t. Everyone plays a part in the success of any team. ... We look forward to John's input as we continue our goal of bringing the Raiders back to prominence.'' Shoop, quarterbacks coach for Oakland last year, served as offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears from 2001-03, helping the team post a 13-3 record and win the NFC Central in 2001. Shoop has also worked with Tampa Bay and Carolina in his 12 years in the NFL. The Bears won just 11 games in Shoop's final two seasons as coordinator and many playe |
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| Seau's season over; placed on IR |
NFL Football |
11/27/2006 |
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| u, linebacker for the New England Patriots, was placed on injured reserve by the team on Monday and will miss the remainder of the 2006 season due to an arm injury. The 17-year veteran was injured in the second quarter of Sunday's 17-13 win over the Chicago Bears when his right arm hit the back of Cedric Benson's foot while tackling the running back. The 37-year-old Seau was signed by New England as a free agent on August 18 and played in the first 11 games of the campaign with 10 starts. He finished with 70 |
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| Murrietta, Santos and Whitlock named Walter Payton Award top-3 finalists |
Division I-AA College Football |
11/27/2006 |
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| rday. The 2005 Walter Payton Award went to Eastern Washington quarterback Erik Meyer. Former winners Tony Romo (2002, Eastern Illinois, Dallas Cowboys), Brian Westbrook (2001, Villanova, Philadelphia Eagles), Adrian Peterson (1999, Georgia Southern, Chicago Bears), Brian Finneran (1997, Villanova, Atlanta Falcons), and Steve McNair (1994, Alcorn State, Baltimore Ravens) are among those serving in the NFL. Voting, which is based on regular season performance only, was conducted among 112 media members and med |
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