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| Titans prove looking good translates into playing well |
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12/28/2006 |
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| season Oct. 15 at Washington when they first wore the navy jersey and pants. From there, the team won seven of it's next nine games and takes a six-game winning streak and a chance at the playoffs into its regular-season finale against the visiting New England Patriots. ``It's important to present yourself in a way that somewhat helps you play with some confidence,'' Thornton said. Safety Chris Hope said defensive backs particularly hate the league's strict dress code governing details such as how to wear thei |
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| Titans in the playoffs? Still possible after 0-5 start |
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12/28/2006 |
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| sh their season on a seven-game win streak. But they need lots of help to win a spot in the playoffs. Vying to be the first NFL team to make the playoffs after an 0-5 start, the Titans promise no scoreboard-watching Sunday. Their only focus? The New England Patriots. ``That would be wonderful if we can ride it out that way and guarantee it's going to happen like that. It'd be great, but we don't know,'' Titans linebacker David Thornton said. ``The only way it could possibly happen is first and foremost if w |
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| Jaguars' S Grant listed as doubtful |
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12/27/2006 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (MySportsbook) - Jacksonville Jaguars safety Deon Grant is listed as doubtful on the team's injury report for Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Grant, who left last Sunday's 24-21 loss to the New England Patriots with a hamstring injury, missed Wednesday's practice. The six-year veteran has 54 tackles and two interceptions this season. |
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| QB's increased running nearly costly |
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12/27/2006 |
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| eels better after his latest attempt at running ended with a hard blow to his upper back. If only he were as elusive as Vince Young. The two quarterbacks - one an acknowledged plodder and the other a powerful runner - meet Sunday in Tennessee. The New England Patriots will try to improve their playoff seeding from fourth to third while the Titans and Young need a win to have a chance at a postseason berth. ``I wish I could run half his speed,'' Brady said Wednesday. ``It's pretty cool to watch him make guys mis |
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| Titans need help to make NFL history, grab playoff berth |
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12/26/2006 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -The Tennessee Titans are so close to making NFL history. No team has ever started 0-5 and earned a playoff berth. Sure, the Titans must beat the New England Patriots on Sunday in the regular season finale, combined with losses by Cincinnati, Jacksonville and Denver. Too much to overcome? In this season, maybe not. A playoff berth after starting 2-7 doesn't seem ridiculous when compared to some of the amazing wins in the Titans' six-game winning streak. The once unthinkable not only s |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, December 24, 2006) |
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12/24/2006 |
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| k Turnbull, CB Charles Tillman, FB J.D. Runnels, LB Leon Joe, DT Delbert Cowsette, OT John Tait Lions - 3rd QB Dan Orlovsky, WR Corey Bradford, WR Eddie Drummond, CB Fernando Bryant, LB Teddy Lehman, G Rick DeMulling, G Ross Verba, DT Langston Moore NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Patriots - 3rd QB Vinny Testaverde, CB Antwain Spann, S Rashad Baker, G Gene Mruczkowski, OT Ryan O'Callaghan, DT Vince Wilfork, TE Ben Watson, DE Marquise Hill Jaguars - WR Charles Sharon, RB Montell Owens, C |
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| Patriots, Seahawks clinch divisions in different manners |
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12/24/2006 |
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The New England Patriots can begin thinking about a fourth Super Bowl in six years after clinching the AFC East on Sunday. Seattle also got into the playoffs, securing the NFC West. The big difference: New England won and the Seahawks were stunned in the final minute by San Diego. The Patriots (11-4) dealt Jacksonville's postseason hopes a severe blow with a 24-21 victory that earned them a fourth straight division title. They can't have a bye in the first round of the playoffs, however. ``We've accomplish |
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| Watson, Wilfork out again for Pats |
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12/24/2006 |
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -The New England Patriots were without tight end Benjamin Watson and nose tackle Vince Wilfork against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Watson (knee) and Wilfork (ankle) missed their second consecutive games. The Patriots got two of their top players back Sunday. Safety Rodney Harrison returned after missing six games with a broken shoulder blade, and running back Laurence Maroney was back after sitting out two games with torn rib cartilage. The Jaguars played without running bac |
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| Jets Need Win in Miami to Aid Playoff Hopes |
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12/23/2006 |
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| ands of the Buffalo Bills last week that effectively eliminated them from the playoff race. The Fins, who close their 2006 campaign in Indianapolis next Sunday, will be playing at Dolphin Stadium for the first time since their 21-0 domination of the New England Patriots in Week 14, a game that snapped the Pats' seven-game regular season road winning streak. SERIES HISTORY The Jets hold a 42-38-1 lead in their all-time series with Miami, including a 20-17 home victory when the teams met in Week 6. New York has now w |
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| Jaguars' Taylor out for Week 16 |
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12/23/2006 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (MySportsbook) - Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor is expected to miss Week 16's game against the New England Patriots because of a hamstring injury. Taylor started the week listed as questionable and was then downgraded to out on Friday. Taylor leads the 8-6 Jags in rushing with 1,120 yards and has five touchdowns on the season. |
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