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| Houshmandzadeh hopes to put on a show in playoffs |
NFL Football |
01/07/2011 |
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| ndzadeh usually plunks himself in front of the television to watch the NFL playoffs. Now it's his turn to put on a show everyone else can enjoy. Houshmandzadeh will play in his second career playoff game Sunday when the Baltimore Ravens face the Kansas City Chiefs. His only other foray into the postseason came with Cincinnati - five years and two teams ago. Houshmandzadeh ranks 52nd in NFL history with 616 career catches and has scored 43 touchdowns in 137 regular-season games over 10 years. But it's been a |
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| Falcons TE Gonzalez eager for first playoff win |
NFL Football |
01/07/2011 |
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| ot guaranteed,'' running back Michael Turner said. ``Some guys go through their whole career and, no matter how great they are, never win a championship. We want to make sure Tony goes out with a ring on his finger.'' This is why Gonzalez left the Kansas City Chiefs after a dozen years. He knew his career was winding down and wanted one more shot at a ring. He viewed Atlanta as a franchise on the rise, the sort of team that might get over the hump with a tight end such as himself bolstering the offense. It di |
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| Bowe back at practice for Chiefs |
NFL Football |
01/06/2011 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe returned to practice Thursday after missing Wednesday's session in preparation for Sunday's playoff game against Baltimore. Bowe, as well as guard Brian Waters, were dealing with an illness on Wednesday and missed practice, but while Bowe returned, Waters sat out again. Both players started all 16 games and were named to the Pro Bowl. Bowe caught 72 passes for 1,162 yards and notched a league-leading 15 receiving touchdowns. |
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| Chiefs try to end playoff drought in bout with tested Ravens |
NFL Football |
01/06/2011 |
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| (MySportsbook) - What's uncharted territory for many members of the Kansas City Chiefs will be old hat for the Baltimore Ravens, who'll be entering this Sunday's AFC Wild Card showdown with the surprise postseason participants at Arrowhead Stadium seeking to win an opening-round playoff game on the road for a third consecutive year. The Chiefs find themselves in the playoffs for the first time since 2006 after orchestrating one of the NFL's best turnarounds this year. After winning a mere four games during hea |
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| Blount, Berry selected as top rookies for December/January |
NFL Football |
01/06/2011 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back LeGarrette Blount and Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry have been named the NFL's top rookies for the final month of the season. Blount, an undrafted rookie out of Oregon, won the offensive award as he started the final five games of the season and ran for an NFL-best 511 yards. He averaged 5.9 yards per carry and scored twice. Three times in the month he went over 100 yards and in Week 16 against Seattle he posted a personal-best 164 yards in |
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| Learning from Brady pays off for Chiefs QB Cassel |
NFL Football |
01/06/2011 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - For three years, Matt Cassel studied at the side of the master while waiting to play. Now, Tom Brady's lessons are paying off. Cassel has had an outstanding season and his Kansas City Chiefs (10-6) are in the playoffs for the first time in five years. They play at home Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens (12-4). Cassel joined the Patriots as a seventh-round draft choice in 2005 and said Brady has been a mentor to him since then. They even spoke on Tuesday when Cassel asked about th |
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| AFC West: Playoff path familiar to Chiefs' Haley |
NFL Football |
01/04/2011 |
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| (MySportsbook) - In his mind's eye, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley sees another team. The 2008 Arizona Cardinals. According to Haley, whose current Chiefs completed an unlikely turnaround from 4-12 last season to AFC West champions this year, some similarities exist between his team of 2010 and those Cardinals of two years ago, who came within a minute of winning a Super Bowl championship against Pittsburgh. Back then Haley was offensive coordinator for Arizona, which won nine games in the regular se |
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| AFC East: Jets' Sanchez "100 percent" for playoff opener |
NFL Football |
01/04/2011 |
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| ion for more than a month. New England tried out four defensive linemen on Monday, including former Patriot LeKevin Smith, former San Diego Charger Alfonso Boone, ex-Tampa Bay Buccaneer Ryan Sims and Atiyyah Ellison, who'd previously played with the Kansas City Chiefs. Brace's move to injured reserve opens a roster spot for rookie linebacker Brandon Spikes, who was suspended for the final four games of the regular season after violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances. Brace played in 13 game |
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| Brady's interceptions: As simple as 1-2-3-4 |
NFL Football |
01/04/2011 |
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| nable to perform list, and then signed by Indianapolis. With home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs, the Patriots (14-2) have this weekend off and will play the Ravens or the Jets - the only two teams that have intercepted Brady - or the Kansas City Chiefs on Jan. 16 in the divisional round. Brady has never thrown more than 14 interceptions in his nine seasons as a healthy starter. Brett Favre has done that in 14 of his 19 full seasons. Interception No. 1 came on an 81-degree day at New Meadowland |
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| Muschamp welcomes Weis to Florida |
Division I College Football |
01/03/2011 |
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| Gainesville, FL (MySportsbook) - New Florida head coach Will Muschamp announced four additions to his coaching staff on Monday, including offensive coordinator Charlie Weis. Weis served as the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive coordinator this season and helped lead the club to the AFC West title. He will continue in the same role for as long as the Chiefs stay alive in the playoffs. Then, it's back to the college game for Weis, who cited family reasons as the reason for the transition. "Charlie was a perfect fit |
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