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| AFC West: Rave reviews pour in for Denvers Tebow |
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12/28/2010 |
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| ks calling signals for the Denver Broncos. In his second NFL start, the former Heisman Trophy winner and two-time national champion at the University of Florida helped rally his team from a 17-point halftime deficit to a 24-23 defeat of the visiting Houston Texans Sunday at Invesco Field at Mile High. The Broncos scored on each of four second-half possessions against Houston, which saw Tebow run up 308 passing yards for the game after managing just 138 in his initial start against the Oakland Raiders a week p |
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| AFC South: Colts running towards final playoff spot |
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12/28/2010 |
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| at home (5-3), Garrard and Del Rio will still find themselves unpopular around town if they fail to get into the playoffs. But that is no longer in the hands of Garrard and Del Rio and both could be looking for new jobs come January. TEXANS: No, the Houston Texans are not a fourth quarter team. Looking to finish a losing season strong, the Texans blew a 17-0 halftime lead in Denver on Sunday and ended up dropping a 24-23 game. Houston allowed 14 points in the fourth quarter, just another example of the club f |
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| Amid speculation, Kubiak focuses on finale |
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12/27/2010 |
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HOUSTON (AP) - Gary Kubiak's time with the Houston Texans could be quickly running out after the team's unexpected plunge this season. Houston (5-10) lost for the eighth time in nine games on Sunday, blowing a 17-0 halftime lead in a 24-23 loss to Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos. Houston will miss the playoffs for the ninth straight season of its existence and is guaranteed its worst record since the Texans went 6-10 in 2006, Kubiak's first season. The Texans play Jacksonville (8-7) in their finale |
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| Week 16: Holiday Winners and Losers |
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12/27/2010 |
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| o 49ers letting the fiery Hall of Fame linebacker go immediately following Sunday's defeat in St. Louis, and the other two may have sealed their fates when their clubs blew double-digit leads in the fourth quarter of their respective games. Kubiak's Houston Texans have now dropped seven of their last eight contests, while Sparano's Miami Dolphins fell to 1-3 in December after being overtaken late by a more determined Detroit team. PLAYOFF WATCH Here's how things stand right now: AFC: 1) New England (13-2); 2) |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, December 26, 2010) |
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12/26/2010 |
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| Javarris James, LB Clint Session, G Jacques McClendon, G Jamie Thomas, DT Dan Muir Raiders - 3rd QB J.T. O'Sullivan, WR Johnnie Lee Higgins, CB Walter McFadden, CB Jeremy Ware, LB Bruce Davis, G Bruce Campbell, T Langston Walker, DT Richard Seymour HOUSTON TEXANS AT DENVER BRONCOS, 4:05 P.M. (ET) Texans - 3rd QB Matt Leinart, CB Brice McCain, G Shelley Smith, WR Andre Johnson, TE Garrett Graham, TE Anthony Hill, DE Jarvis Green, DT DeMario Pressley Broncos - 3rd QB Kyle Orton, G Stanley Daniels, S Darcel McB |
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| Texans' Johnson will not play in Sunday's game |
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12/26/2010 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson is inactive for Sunday's game at Denver due to a high right ankle sprain. Johnson did not practice during the week after an MRI on Monday revealed further damage to his ankle which was initially injured in a Week 2 win at Washington. The eighth-year pro out of Miami apparently felt there was a high risk of doing further damage to the ankle by playing and opted against doing so. Johnson indicated that the ankle is affected around the Ach |
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| (NFL Inactives (Sunday, December 26, 2010) |
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12/26/2010 |
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| in Durant, WR John Matthews, G Justin Smiley, DE Aaron Morgan, DT Nate Collins, WR Tiquan Underwood SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS, 4:05 P.M. (ET) Chargers - Bengals - INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS, 4:05 P.M. (ET) Colts - Raiders - HOUSTON TEXANS AT DENVER BRONCOS, 4:05 P.M. (ET) Texans - Broncos - SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, 4:15 P.M. (ET) Seahawks - Buccaneers - NEW YORK GIANTS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS, 4:15 P.M. (ET) Giants - Packers - MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES, 8 |
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| Broncos fans to get Tebow glimpse in matchup with Texans |
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12/24/2010 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Call it Survivor 2010: The Defenses. Will the consistently prolific Houston Texans offense make mincemeat of a Denver Broncos ball-stopping unit ranked no better than second-worst in the NFL in three major statistical categories, or will the Broncos ride the arms, legs and aura of rookie first-round pick Tim Tebow against a Texans' amalgam that's coughed up 250 or more passing yards in nine of its 14 games in 2010? Check local listings this Sunday to find out. For Tebow, this Week 16 test |
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| Coordinator working, fighting rare form of cancer |
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12/23/2010 |
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| ew practices and not a single a game, even though he now works from the coaches' box instead of on the sideline. Fisher rewarded Heimerdinger with the game ball last weekend when the Titans (6-8) ended a six-game skid with a 31-17 victory over the Houston Texans. Hiemeerdinger was touched by the gesture and so lost for words all he could say was, ``Thanks.'' Heimerdinger sat down after practice Thursday and discussed the cancer with a name so long he had to write it down so he could tell his parents and |
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| Elvis Dumervil cited in alleged assault |
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12/23/2010 |
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| ts.'' Disturbed by the number of arrests? ``My job is to coach football,'' Studesville said. ``Those things that happen, we're going to comply with everything and we're going to help with it. My job is to focus on getting this team ready for the Houston Texans.'' --- AP Writer P. Solomon Banda contributed to this report.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the |
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