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| Favre leaves game with head injury |
NFL Football |
12/21/2010 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre left Monday's 40-14 loss against the Chicago Bears with what was termed a head injury. In the second quarter, Favre dropped back to pass and was wrapped up by Corey Wootton, who slammed Favre to the ground as the quarterback landed on his left shoulder. Staff came out to tend to Favre, who walked off the field under his own power before Minnesota punted the ball away. After Chicago scored to make it a 17-7 game, rookie Joe Webb took ov |
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| Hester breaks record with 14th career return TD |
NFL Football |
12/20/2010 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Devin Hester has set the NFL record with his 14th career return for a touchdown. Hester returned a punt 64 yards in the third quarter on Monday night, giving the Chicago Bears a 27-7 lead over the Minnesota Vikings. Hester fielded a line drive punt from Chris Kluwe and ran right up the sideline virtually untouched for the score. Brian Mitchell held the previous record with 13, which Hester tied with an 89-yard punt return against Seattle in Week 6. Hester has returned 10 punts and fou |
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| NFL Inactives (Monday, December 20, 2010) |
NFL Football |
12/20/2010 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The following is a list of inactive players for tonight's game CHICAGO BEARS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS, 8:30 P.M. (ET) Bears - 3rd QB Caleb Hanie, CB Joshua Moore, RB Kahlil Bell, LB Pisa Tinoisamoa, G Herman Johnson, G Edwin Williams TE Desmond Clark, DT Marcus Harrison Vikings - 3rd QB Patrick Ramsey, QB R.J. Archer, RB Adrian Peterson, WR Greg Lewis, S Tyrell Johnson, S Jamarca Sanford, G Thomas Welch, DT Jimmy Kennedy |
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| Favre will start for Vikings, Peterson out |
NFL Football |
12/20/2010 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Brett Favre is back in the starting lineup for the Minnesota Vikings. He'll be without Adrian Peterson, though. The star running back is inactive with thigh and ankle injuries. After being listed as out on Saturday with a sprained right shoulder that ended his NFL record streak of 297 straight games a week earlier, Favre threw about 15 passes pregame and will start against the Chicago Bears on Monday night. Favre was upgraded to questionable on Monday morning. Athletic trainer Eric Su |
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| Cue the snow: Bears-Vikings take it outside |
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12/20/2010 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The snow is falling again on the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium as the Minnesota Vikings and their fans prepare for a return to outdoor pro football in the Twin Cities. The Vikings and the Chicago Bears are scheduled to kick off their Monday night game at 7:30 in the open-air Gophers stadium. They were forced across town after heavy snow caused the Metrodome's roof to collapse earlier this month. Campus officials spent the last week clearing snow out of the stadium, but it w |
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| Favre upgraded, Hutchinson on IR |
NFL Football |
12/20/2010 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Vikings provided an update on the status of quarterback Brett Favre, and also placed guard Steve Hutchinson on injured reserve. Originally listed as out for Monday night's game against the Chicago Bears, Favre has been upgraded to questionable. The 41-year-old will attempt to throw roughly two hours before kickoff at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium, and a final determination will be made on whether or not he can play. Favre saw his NFL record stre |
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| Goodell unsure about labor deal before Super Bowl |
NFL Football |
12/19/2010 |
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| two issues involving the New York Jets. Goodell said any decision on whether to punish Brett Favre for allegedly sending inappropriate photos and phone messages to former New York Jets game hostess Jenn Sterger in 2008 would not be affected if the Minnesota Vikings put the sidelined quarterback on injured reserve. ``I'm going to do whatever I'm going to do when I've reached that conclusion,'' Goodell said. ``I haven't finished my discussions with all the parties.'' He said he expects to make a decision bef |
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| Brrrr: Bears and Vikings take it outside |
NFL Football |
12/19/2010 |
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| el very confident that everyone will be able to get in the building on game night, so come down if you have a ticket.'' The Bears, who have a first-round bye in the playoffs in their sights, are hoping to keep the fans quiet. ``It's not like the Minnesota Vikings are going to be wearing ice skates, and we have on cleats,'' Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris said. ``We're both going to have to try to find a way to play through it.''Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The informa |
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| Favre out of Vikings practice again |
NFL Football |
12/18/2010 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Brett Favre is still out of action with the Minnesota Vikings. Favre was not on the field during the portion of Saturday's practice that was open to reporters, further increasing the chance that Favre will sit out for a second straight game on Monday when the Vikings play the Chicago Bears. Favre's NFL-record streak of 297 consecutive starts ended last Monday when the Vikings played the New York Giants. He said this week his sprained throwing shoulder is still bothering him and |
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| Bears, Vikings to settle their differences outside in Monday matchup |
NFL Football |
12/17/2010 |
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| (MySportsbook) - NFL outdoor football will return to Minnesota for the first time in 29 years this coming week, though that wasn't the intended plan. With their normal facility still undergoing repairs, the Minnesota Vikings will take on the Chicago Bears this Monday night at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium in a Week 15 divisional showdown that could declare this year's champion of the NFC North. A severe winter storm that dropped 17 inches of snow on the Minneapolis area last week caused the r |
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