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| Slaton, Mathis, Leggett earn AFC weekly honors |
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12/03/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Houston Texans running back Steve Slaton, Indianapolis Colts defensive end Robert Mathis and Kansas City special teamer Maurice Leggett have been selected as the AFC's top players for Week 13 of the NFL season. Slaton rushed for 130 yards with two touchdowns on just 21 carries in a 30-17 victory over Jacksonville, as the Texans won their maiden appearance on Monday Night Football. He added 52 receiving yards to become the first Texans player to capture the AFC Offensive award |
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| Patriots bring back Rosevelt Colvin |
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12/03/2008 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots signed linebacker Rosevelt Colvin on Wednesday. Colvin, who spent five seasons with the Patriots before his release this past February, was signed by the Houston Texans as a free agent in August. The 31-year-old veteran was released by the Texans during final roster cuts on August 29. Colvin played in 11 games with 10 starts for the Patriots in 2007 and totaled 28 tackles, four sacks and one interception before landing on injured reserve with a foot inj |
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| National Football League |
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12/03/2008 |
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| Suspended defensive lineman Charles Grant and Will Smith and running back Deuce McAllister of the New Orleans Saints, defensive lineman Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings, and long snapper Bryan Pittman of the Houston Texans four games each for a violation of the NFL policy on anabolic steroids and related substances. |
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| Texans QB Schaub expected to return Sunday |
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12/02/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub, who has missed the last four contests due to a knee injury, is expected to return as the starter for Sunday's game at Green Bay. Schaub has been out since injuring the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in a 28-21 loss at Minnesota on November 2. "Well, I think if everything goes okay this week then expectations are that he goes back into his role as our starter," said Texans coach Gary Kubiak. "But let's wait and see how he work |
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| NFC North: Momentum shifting Vikings, Childress' way |
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12/02/2008 |
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| r, the 25-year-old isn't counting his team out yet. "We have four games left," he said. "It is one at a time, but we have to get this next one for sure and we will probably need some help down the road." UP NEXT: The Packers stay at home to host the Houston Texans, who are coming off a big Monday night win. Green Bay has faced the young franchise just one time, recording a 16-13 home win back in 2004. LIONS: LITTLE TO BE THANKFUL FOR AT 0-12 If the mere thought of more turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie makes y |
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| AFC South: Where would the Colts be without Dungy? |
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12/02/2008 |
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| owns will take a trip to Tennessee this week and lead the regular-season series with the Oilers/Titans by a 33-26 margin. Tennessee has dropped the last three matchups in this series after winning the previous six. FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT FOR TEXANS The Houston Texans didn't disappoint in their Monday night debut with a 30-17 hammering of the AFC South-rival Jacksonville Jaguars at Reliant Stadium. The Texans are already out of the playoffs for the seventh time since the franchise's inception year of 2002, but pl |
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| Marvelous Monday night debut: Slaton carries Texans past Jags |
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12/02/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Steve Slaton was ready for prime time with 130 yards on the ground and two touchdowns, and the Houston Texans opened up the offense in their first-ever Monday Night Football appearance, leading to a 30-17 victory over Jacksonville. "They drafted me to be a third down guy," said Slaton, a rookie from West Virginia. "I thought in any situation they put me in I can play. I just want to prove everybody I could do that." Mario Williams, the defensive end taken ahead of Reggie Bush i |
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| NFL Inactives (Monday, December 1, 2008) |
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12/01/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The following is a list of inactive players for tonight's NFL game. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS, 8:30 P.M. (ET) Jaguars - WR Mike Walker, WR Troy Williamson, CB William James, LB Brian Iwuh, C Drew Miller, DE Jeremy Mincey, TE Richard Angulo, LB Thomas Williams Texans - 3rd QB Craig Nall, CB Matterral Richardson, S Will Demps, LB Kevis Coley, G Kasey Studdard, T Rashad Butler, TE Mark Bruener, DT Frank Okam |
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| Colts Roll Into Cleveland |
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11/28/2008 |
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| noted sports surgeon doctor James Andrews on Tuesday, it was determined that he should shut it down for the rest of the season to avoid further damage. The Browns have dropped three of their last four games, including last Sunday's 16-6 loss to the Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns Stadium, and are now pretty much out of the AFC playoff picture. Neither Quinn nor Anderson could get anything started offensively as the Browns fell to 1-5 as the host this season. Head coach Romeo Crennel will have to get his p |
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| Jags Visit Houston In Texans' Maiden Monday Night Voyage |
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11/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The first Monday Night Football game in the history of the Houston Texans will be the feature attraction at Reliant Stadium in Week 13, as the NFL's newest franchise plays host to the Jacksonville Jaguars to cap off the Thanksgiving weekend schedule. That it took until the 108th game in the Texans' six-year history for the league's long-running primetime event to finally focus on the franchise says a great deal about the struggles Houston has endured in fielding a competitive program. The |
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