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| Bengals Team Report: Seeking a winning attitude |
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12/20/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Bengals enter this week's contest against New Orleans with nothing left to play for after dropping its sixth straight game last week, 29-15, to Jacksonville. The Bengals have lost their will to win and seem to expect to lose on a weekly basis. Starting QB Jon Kitna has been attempting to change the losing attitude of the team all season long. "You have to expect to win. Right now, I don't know how many people expect to win. It's hard. I'm not saying you have to expect to win bec |
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| Saints Team Report: Getting a second chance |
NFL Football |
12/20/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Saints will take their second shot at securing a postseason berth this Sunday when they battle the lowly Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. New Orleans missed out on its first chance at clinching a playoff berth last week, dropping a 32-31 home decision to Minnesota. The Saints have now lost three of their last five games overall. Luckily, New Orleans can still get into the playoffs this week with a win and either a New York Giants or Atlanta Falcons loss. The Saints cou |
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| Saints take second shot at playoff slot |
NFL Football |
12/19/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Saints will take their second shot at securing a postseason berth this Sunday when they battle the lowly Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. New Orleans missed out on its first chance at clinching a playoff berth last week, dropping a 32-31 home decision to Minnesota. The Saints have now lost three of their last five games overall. Luckily, New Orleans can still get into the playoffs this week with a win and either a New York Giants or Atlanta Falcons loss. The Saints cou |
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| Bengals place Hall on IR |
NFL Football |
12/17/2002 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Bengals placed free safety Cory Hall on injured reserve Tuesday with a shoulder injury. Hall, who had started all 14 games this season, aggravated torn cartilage in his left shoulder during Sunday's 29-15 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. He suffered the injury earlier in the year and will undergo arthroscopic surgery Friday. "Cory Hall is to be saluted for the effort he gave in the game," Bengals head coach Dick LeBeau said. "He refused to come out of the game in |
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| Panthers Team Report: Offensive outburst |
NFL Football |
12/13/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Panthers, who will travel to Pittsburgh in Week 15 to take on the Steelers, are fresh off a 52-31 thrashing of the Cincinnati Bengals. WR Steve Smith scored three touchdowns, including two on punt returns, while starting signal-caller Rodney Peete threw three touchdown passes. "When you pile up losses like we did with that string of eight, the only certain thing is the most you can win is eight," Panthers coach John Fox said. "We are just taking one game at a time, preparing hard. |
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| Saints Team Report: Purple haze |
NFL Football |
12/13/2002 |
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| one three times despite the ailment. McAllister has led the Saints' rushing attack, which averages 118 yards per game. The passing game has also been very effective, averaging 224.4 yards per contest. New Orleans' balanced attack has resulted in plenty of points (29.4 per game, second-best in the NFL). The Saints' offensive prowess coupled with the Vikings' inability to keep teams from scoring should mean a very productive day for the home team. COMING UP: The Saints will visit the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 16. |
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| Ravens Team Report: Blake's job to lose |
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12/06/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Ravens picked up a 27-23 victory over the lowly Cincinnati Bengals last week. QB Jeff Blake finished 10-of-19 passing for 115 yards and threw two TD passes, including a 22-yarder to Todd Heap with 5:12 left in the fourth quarter. "It's a lot easier to get up for a game against Pittsburgh than it is against a team like the Bengals," Blake said. "You try not to play at their level. You want to play at a higher level, but it's very difficult." Ravens head coach Brian Billick has dec |
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| Harrison, Taylor and Bennett named AFC Players of the Month |
NFL Football |
11/27/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Wide receiver Marvin Harrison of the Indianapolis Colts, defensive end Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins and kick returner Brandon Bennett of the Cincinnati Bengals were named AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Month for November. Harrison garnered the offensive honors after recording an NFL-best 42 receptions for 481 yards and five touchdowns. The Syracuse product also reached 600 career receptions during the month, accomplishing the feat in 102 games - 16 |
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| Steelers place linebacker Fiala on IR |
NFL Football |
11/26/2002 |
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| lers placed linebacker John Fiala on injured reserve and signed free agent center Jeff Smith to a one-year contract on Tuesday. Fiala, Pittsburgh's inside linebacker and special teams captain, suffered a knee injury in Sunday's 29-21 win against the Cincinnati Bengals. Smith began his NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1996 and spent the last two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He started all 16 games at center for the Jaguars in 2001, and was in training camp with the Tennessee Titans in 2002 but w |
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
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11/23/2002 |
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| Signed tight end Brandon Davis to the practice squad; lost tight end Tony Stewart, who was signed off the practice squad by the Cincinnati Bengals. |
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