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| Promising rookie Freeman leads Bucs into Miami |
NFL Football |
11/14/2009 |
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| nday, when he engineered a surprising upset of the Green Bay Packers in his first NFL start, Buccaneers rookie quarterback Josh Freeman walked off the field a hero. This week, when the Bucs look for their first road win of 2009 in a matchup with the Miami Dolphins, he'll find out what it's like to play the role of villain. Freeman, who was roughly a month removed from being Tampa Bay's third quarterback, was the answer for the Buccaneers under center in their 38-28 win, and by ending the team's brief run as t |
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| Porter, Smiley sit out practice |
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11/11/2009 |
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DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter and guard Justin Smiley are sidelined with injuries as the team begins preparations to play Tampa Bay. Porter and Smiley worked out on stationary bikes while the team practiced Wednesday ahead of Sunday's home game against the Buccaneers. They were joined by nose tackle Paul Soliai and linebacker Erik Walden, both reserves. Porter has been nursing a right hamstring injury for much of the season and also has a sore knee. Coach Tony Sparano said Smi |
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| Porter, 2 other Dolphins starters sit out practice |
NFL Football |
11/11/2009 |
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DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -Linebacker Joey Porter and two other Miami Dolphins starters are sidelined with injuries as the team begins preparations to play Tampa Bay. Porter, defensive end Phillip Merling and guard Justin Smiley worked out on stationary bikes as the team practiced Wednesday ahead of Sunday's home game against the Buccaneers. They were joined by reserve linebacker Erik Walden. Porter has been nursing a sore right hamstring for much of the season. The Dolphins haven't disclosed the injuries to th |
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| NFC South: Saints becoming kings of the comeback |
NFL Football |
11/10/2009 |
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| ally for their last three wins, capturing victory after victory on even their worst days. New Orleans trailed by 14 points at the end of the first quarter Sunday versus Carolina. The Saints won, 30-20. On October 25, New Orleans was down 24-3 to the Miami Dolphins before rallying for a wild 46-34 victory. The following week, a 14-7 deficit to the Atlanta Falcons morphed into a 35-27 triumph. "The more you win games like this, the more confidence you gain," said quarterback Drew Brees after Sunday's victory. " |
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| AFC North: Growth key to Bengals' turnaround |
NFL Football |
11/10/2009 |
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| is owner Randy Lerner's first choice to join Cleveland's front office. That role could either be as the new GM or according to Schefter, it could be a role similar to the one executive vice president of football operations Bill Parcells has with the Miami Dolphins. Others on Lerner's hope list, per Schefter, are former Giants GM Ernie Accorsi, Falcons president Rich McKay and former Packers general manager Ron Wolf. But let's say Holmgren is the top choice. Is it a role he would take? Would he even be a good |
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| AFC East: Are Patriots back? We'll find out |
NFL Football |
11/10/2009 |
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| h killer" comments that surfaced in regard to Vick during the end of his run in Atlanta, it would seem a long shot that a new coach would want to his tie his fate to that of Vick. DOLPHINS: What may have been perceived as a Waterloo of sorts for the Miami Dolphins went about as well for Tony Sparano's team as it did for Napoleon's forces in that famous 1815 battle. Instead of heading into the second half at 4-4 with a win over the New England Patriots, a victory that would have left them with a 4-0 division r |
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| Brady leads Patriots over Dolphins in key AFC East battle |
NFL Football |
11/08/2009 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - Tom Brady threw for 332 yards and hit Randy Moss with the go-ahead 71-yard score in the third quarter, as the New England Patriots opened some breathing room in the AFC East with a 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. Brady completed 25-of-37 passes with the one touchdown and an interception, while Moss hauled in six balls for 147 yards. Wes Welker contributed nine catches for 84 yards in the victory. Laurence Maroney chipped in 82 yards with a touchdown o |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, November 8, 2009) |
NFL Football |
11/08/2009 |
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| lliams, TE Chris Cooley, G Chad Rinehart, DT Anthony Montgomery, DE Renaldo Wynn Falcons - 3rd QB John Parker Wilson, RB Jerious Norwood, RB Jason Snelling, S Charlie Peprah, LB Spencer Adkins, T Garrett Reynolds, T Quinn Ojinnaka, DT Thomas Johnson MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Dolphins - 3rd QB Tyler Thigpen, RB Kory Sheets, LB Channing Crowder, LB Quentin Moses, T Andrew Gardner, T Lydon Murtha, WR Patrick Turner, DT Jason Ferguson Patriots - WR Julian Edelman, RB Fred Taylor, CB J |
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| Dolphins CB Davis injures quad |
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11/08/2009 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - Miami Dolphins rookie cornerback Vontae Davis suffered a quadriceps injury during the first half of Sunday's game against New England. The first-round pick from Illinois made a juggling interception in the first quarter on Sunday before leaving the contest. He returned late in the second quarter. Davis, who returned his first NFL interception for a touchdown October 4 against Buffalo, moved into the starting lineup last week after Will Allen was lost for the season with a torn |
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| Dolphins without Crowder, Ferguson against Pats |
NFL Football |
11/08/2009 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The Miami Dolphins were without two key defensive players for Sunday's game against New England, as linebacker Channing Crowder and defensive lineman Jason Ferguson were listed as inactive. Crowder is battling a shoulder injury that also kept him out of last week's game against the New York Jets, while Ferguson has an elbow problem. |
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