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| Steelers lead Browns 7-0 after first quarter |
NFL Football |
12/07/2006 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -Ben Roethlisberger's 49-yard touchdown pass to Nate Washington gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a 7-0 lead over the Cleveland Browns after one quarter Thursday night at chilly Heinz Field. Roethlisberger's pass with 3:18 to play in the quarter capped a 97-yard drive for Pittsburgh, the defending Super Bowl champion that has won three of its last four since starting 2-6. The Steelers' Willie Parker ran for 33 yards on eight carries. On his fifth carry, Parker eclipsed 1,000 yards on the seaso |
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| Injured Frye relegated to Browns' No. 3 QB |
NFL Football |
12/07/2006 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -Charlie Frye was the Cleveland Browns' third quarterback for their Thursday night game in Pittsburgh, meaning he can play only if the other quarterbacks are injured. Frye injured his right wrist during a 31-28 overtime decision over Kansas City on Sunday, when second-year quarterback Derek Anderson came off the bench to lead the comeback victory by throwing two touchdown passes. Frye started the Browns' 24-20 loss to Pittsburgh on Nov. 19, going 17-of-27 for 224 yards with no touchdowns |
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| Browns Likely to Start New QB Against Steelers |
NFL Football |
12/07/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Derek Anderson is expected to receive his first NFL start on Thursday night, when the second-year quarterback leads the Cleveland Browns into Heinz Field to face the arch rival Pittsburgh Steelers. Anderson burst on the scene last Sunday, when he relieved an ailing Charlie Frye and led the Browns to an unlikely 31-28 come-from-behind overtime win against the Chiefs. The Oregon State product completed 12-of-21 passes for 171 yards with a pair of touchdown passes and one interception in a litt |
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| Finally, after 56 years, Steelers can get even with the Browns |
NFL Football |
12/07/2006 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -The Pittsburgh Steelers haven't had a chance like this since they first played the Cleveland Browns 56 years ago. Finally, the Steelers can get even with the Browns. Even if their relatively insignificant Thursday night game in early December lacks the importance that normally befits a Rust Belt rivalry that has been meaningful and colorful since its inception in 1950. The Steelers have won five Super Bowls to the Browns' none. They've sent a roster full of players to the Pro Football Ha |
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| Kosar says he's interested in Miami job |
Division I College Football |
12/06/2006 |
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| next coach. Miami television station WFOR reported Tuesday night that Kosar would like the job, and The Miami Herald quoted Kosar in its Wednesday editions saying ``I'm interested.'' ``UM people knew that I had been offered the president of the Cleveland Browns job,'' Kosar told the newspaper. ``They knew I wanted to get back into football and asked if I'd be interested in the UM job. At first it was just flattering, but then I thought, 'Yeah, I'd really like to look into it.''' Kosar, who told the newsp |
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| Browns' Anderson seizes a rare opportunity |
NFL Football |
12/06/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Browns finally got their long-awaited fourth victory of the season on Sunday, a win that was made possible by one of the unlikeliest of heroes. Trailing by two touchdowns to the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth quarter and playing without the services of their starting quarterback, the Browns appeared to be headed to yet another painful loss. But in stepped the untested and virtually unknown Derek Anderson, who tossed a pair of scoring passes in the final nine minutes of regula |
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| Browns' Frye questionable for Pittsburgh |
NFL Football |
12/05/2006 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Browns quarterback Charlie Frye has not been ruled out of the team's Thursday game against Pittsburgh. Frye injured his wrist during Cleveland's overtime victory against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Frye left the contest early in the second quarter after being hit after a pass attempt. He was taken to the locker room for X-rays that turned out to be negative. Frye did come back late in the second quarter but was replaced for good in the second half by second-year |
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| Mediocrity means hope in NFC |
NFL Football |
12/05/2006 |
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| t a time; we're not going to worry too much about getting into the playoffs or anything else.'' History usually hasn't been kind to .500 teams. Since the NFL went to a 16-game schedule in 1978, seven 8-8 clubs reached the postseason, with the 1985 Cleveland Browns actually winning the AFC Central. The other six were wild cards. But recent history has been more positive for such posers, with two 8-8s making it in 1999 (Dallas and Detroit) and two more in 2004 (Minnesota and St. Louis). Indeed, even a 7-9 fin |
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| Cowher to Steelers: Put aside negativity for final 4 games |
NFL Football |
12/05/2006 |
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| ow you think is how you feel and how you perform,'' Cowher said Monday. ``We need to look forward rather than get caught up in the (past) results or the big picture.'' The Steelers (5-7) can win for the fourth time in five games when they play the Cleveland Browns (4-8) on Thursday, yet they will probably miss the playoffs even if they win out the rest of the season. They trail five teams by two games each with four games to play in the race for the two AFC wild-card berths. Regardless, Cowher wants the Ste |
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| Patriots sign Mickens; place Wilson on IR |
NFL Football |
12/05/2006 |
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| ts Monday signed veteran defensive back Ray Mickens and placed defensive back Eugene Wilson on the injured list with a hamstring/groin injury. Mickens, 33, is amid his 11th NFL season with previous experience with the New York Jets (1996-04) and the Cleveland Browns (2005). He has appeared in 142 games, 36 of which were starts, with 398 tackles, six sacks, 11 interceptions, 92 passes defensed and 30 special teams tackles. Originally selected by the Jets in the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft (62nd overall), M |
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