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| Line of Scrimmage: Monday Morning Sentence Fragments (Week 2) |
NFL Football |
09/21/2009 |
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| ans, Minnesota, N.Y. Jets, San Francisco, Denver THESE GUYS ARE GOOD The Saints have 93 points in their first two games, and if they stay on their current pace (which they won't), they'll shatter the NFL record of points in a season, set by the 2007 New England Patriots with 589. The Saints must average 35.4 points over their final 14 games to better the Pats' mark, and based on the way Drew Brees and the offense have looked in the season's first two weeks, the record could be in some trouble. THESE GUYS ARE NOT Th |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, September 20, 2009) |
NFL Football |
09/20/2009 |
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| Khalif Barnes, G Paul McQuistan, TE Brandon Myers, WR Nick Miller, WR Chazeray Schilens Chiefs - 3rd QB Tyler Thigpen, QB Matt Gutierrez, G Andy Alleman, TE Brad Cottam, RB Jamaal Charles, CB Ricardo Colclough, LB Pierre Walters, WR Terrance Copper NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT NEW YORK JETS, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Patriots - WR Wes Welker, OL Rich Ohrnberger, TE Michael Matthews, G Kendall Simmons, LB Jerod Mayo, CB Terrence Wheatley, WR Matthew Slater Jets - 3rd QB Kevin O'Connell, QB Erik Ainge, DE Howard Green, TE Matthew M |
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| Sanchez and Jets handle Pats |
NFL Football |
09/20/2009 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez made another good impression, throwing for 163 yards and a touchdown on 14-of-22 passing, as the New York Jets defeated the New England Patriots, 16-9. Jay Feely converted three field goals for the Jets (2-0), who had lost eight straight at home to their AFC East rivals. Jerricho Cotchery accumulated 87 yards on four receptions. Tom Brady, who was under seemingly constant pressure, completed 23-of-47 attempts for 216 yards and one interception |
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| Welker sidelined for New England |
NFL Football |
09/20/2009 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker was listed as inactive for Sunday's game against the New York Jets because of a knee injury. Welker had been listed as questionable this week on the team's injury report and was limited in practice. The Texas Tech product had 12 catches for 93 yards in last week's 25-24 win against Buffalo to open the season. |
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| Bills seeking bounce-back in home opener vs. Bucs |
NFL Football |
09/19/2009 |
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| e with one of the NFL's heavyweights in their season opener. Now the team must prove it can bounce back from a gut-wrenching loss when it takes the field against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The Bills gave the mighty New England Patriots all they could handle in a thriller that kicked off the league's Monday night schedule, but a costly late miscue combined with the precision passing of Tom Brady resulted in a heartbreaking 25-24 road loss to the AFC powerhouses in Week 1. Brady eng |
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| Tension possible for Broncos' date with Browns |
NFL Football |
09/19/2009 |
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| in his career against the Broncos, with that loss coming for his Jets at home last season. The Broncos' McDaniels will be meeting both Mangini and the Browns for the first time as a head coach. Mangini and McDaniels worked on the same staff with the New England Patriots from 2001 through 2005. WHEN THE BROWNS HAVE THE BALL The first start of Brady Quinn's 2009 season was a bit of a mixed bag, with Quinn making some nice plays but also failing to lead the offense down the field consistently. The former first-rounder |
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| 'Hey, it's Rex': Jets coach calls fans for help |
NFL Football |
09/16/2009 |
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -Rex Ryan picked up the phone and called on New York Jets fans for some help against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. The head coach recorded a 70-second message that was sent to every season-ticket holder Wednesday, urging Jets fans to make it ``miserable for Brady & Co. and seem like there's 13 or 14 guys out there on defense'' during Sunday's game at the Meadowlands. Ryan spoke from the heart - no script - and Jets fans got a surprise when they answered their phones or c |
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| Brady, Harris and Reed earn AFC weekly honors |
NFL Football |
09/16/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, New York Jets linebacker David Harris and Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Jeff Reed have been selected as the AFC's top players for Week 1 of the NFL season. Brady captured the offensive honor after leading the Patriots to a 25-24 come- from-behind win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday night. He hit Benjamin Watson for a pair of touchdowns in the waning minutes, the last a 16-yard strike occurring with 50 seconds remaining in the game after Buff |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Week 2 - Panic Time in Houston? |
NFL Football |
09/16/2009 |
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| Teams split a pair of meetings last season, with the Giants (35-14) and Cowboys (20-8) both protecting their home fields. Fast Fact: In their last regular season opener at a new home stadium, on Oct. 24, 1971, the Cowboys were 44-21 winners over the New England Patriots. Prediction: Cowboys have some problems, but will feed off a raucous crowd in their new palace and secure a confidence-building win. Cowboys 27, Giants 24. --- Indianapolis (1-0) at Miami (0-1), Monday, 8:30 (Indianapolis -3) Storylines: Indianapoli |
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| BC Lions add two, release three |
CFL |
09/16/2009 |
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| leased wideout Rufus Skillern, linebacker Terna Nande and defensive lineman Jonathan Williams. Bumpus played four games for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks last year, but didn't make the squad out of training camp in 2009. Stephen Williams was cut by the New England Patriots out of training camp this year. Skillern recorded 34 receptions for 370 yards in 15 games for BC spanning the past two seasons. Nande logged seven tackles in seven games with the Lions this year, while Jonathan Williams recorded two tackles in his l |
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