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| Contrasting moods don't reflect records of Patriots, Packers |
NFL Football |
11/16/2006 |
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| in Green Bay doesn't jibe with the reality of records and standings. The Patriots are 6-3 and leading the AFC East, a fact Tom Brady brought up twice in an interview session this week. The Packers (4-5) would need an extension ladder to reach the Chicago Bears in the NFC North standings and only have a fringe hope of contending for the wild card. But the Packers weren't expected to do much coming off a 4-12 season with a rookie head coach. The Patriots have won three of the past five Super Bowls and had |
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| Hall and Laurinaitis are finalists for Nagurski award |
Division I College Football |
11/16/2006 |
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| acker Patrick Willis. The 14-year-old award is presented by the Football Writers Association of America and the Charlotte Touchdown Club. The winner will be named Dec. 4 in Charlotte. Nagurski was an All-American at Minnesota in 1929. He led the Chicago Bears to three NFL championships and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistrib |
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| Bears-Jets Preview |
NBA Basketball |
11/15/2006 |
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The surroundings will be familiar, but there will be far less hype Sunday when the Chicago Bears return to Giants Stadium to take on the New York Jets. Chicago (8-1) faced the New York Giants last weekend at Giants Stadium. Coach Lovie Smith has the positive momentum of already having won there, but admits there is still an unknown of whether it is an advantage. ``We know how to win there; we know that for a fact,'' coach Lovie Smith said. ``But I don't know what advantage it will be for us.'' Quart |
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| Robertson and defensive linemates making big plays for Jets |
NFL Football |
11/15/2006 |
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| perhaps the unit's best showing this season. The linemen had been highly criticized for not providing enough pressure on opposing quarterbacks, but showed last Sunday they can be a force in games. The defense will again be tested Sunday against the Chicago Bears. ``I think any defense wants to be known as a team that can come after you and cause turnovers and make big plays,'' safety Kerry Rhodes said. ``We've made plays, timing plays, and last week we came after Brady and it worked and we were successful |
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| Haynesworth returning to Titans |
NFL Football |
11/15/2006 |
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| ter the Dallas game, but the two haven't spoken since. "No I haven't talked to him since that Tuesday because he's still playing and stuff like that," Haynesworth said. "I don't want to interfere with that, but probably after the season I hope that I will get to see him." The suspension was the largest disciplinary action in NFL history. Previously, Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Charles Martin was flagged for two games after viciously slamming Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon in November of 1986. |
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| Colts escape the trap |
NFL Football |
11/14/2006 |
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| he last three seasons and are in firm command again. After the Jacksonville Jaguars lost to Houston on Sunday, the Colts extended their division lead to a whopping four games. Indy, though, is not only the team with a four-game division lead, as the Chicago Bears have the same margin in the NFC North. Chicago is 8-1, while Green Bay and Minnesota are each 4-5. A DIFFERENT KIND OF 9-0 Indianapolis became the first team in NFL history to start consecutive seasons at 9-0, but this year's undefeated run is much |
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| Jets get biggest win of Mangini era |
NFL Football |
11/14/2006 |
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| d the perimeter guys blocking did an excellent job," Barlow said. "They made my job a lot easier. I just went out there and tried to pick my holes and pick up some positive yardage." UP NEXT Things don't get easier for the Jets this week, as the 8-1 Chicago Bears invade the Meadowlands for the second straight week. The Bears lead the all-time series with the Jets, 5-3, including a 20-13 win when the teams last met, at Soldier Field in 2002. New York won the previous meeting, a 17-10 affair at Giants Stadium |
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| Statement Game for Chicago |
NFL Football |
11/14/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - There were two plays that stood out Sunday night in New York, where the first-place Chicago Bears improved their record to 8-1 with a 38-20 victory over the now 6-3 Giants. One was a third-down conversion in the first half that changed the game, and the other was an NFL-record 108-yard missed field goal return in the second half that sealed it. The third-down conversion came late in the first half on a 26-yard run from Chicago's Thomas Jones, who picked apart New York's prevent defense on |
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| Barber: Thumb is fine and so are Giants despite thumping by Bears |
NFL Football |
11/14/2006 |
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -Tiki Barber said Tuesday the right thumb he sprained in Sunday night's loss to the Chicago Bears won't prevent him from playing this Sunday at Jacksonville. But he hasn't tried to grip a ball with his right hand since suffering the injury. ``It's more a pain in the butt is what it is,'' the 10th-year running back said as he gingerly signed autographs for patients at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, where he was promoting awareness of sickle cell disease and its complicatio |
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| Jets get back to work to prepare for Bears after stunning Patriots |
NFL Football |
11/13/2006 |
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| ncy develops.'' Mangini was so pleased with his team's effort, he gave the players the day off from meeting with the media. They were still doing their regular film work, though. After all, it doesn't get any easier for the Jets - not with the 8-1 Chicago Bears coming back to town after beating the Giants on Sunday night. ``I think that Chicago is extremely tough,'' said Mangini, who watched the Bears' 38-20 victory on TV. ``They do a lot of good things, and I think they've done an outstanding job over t |
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