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| Can Broncos find footing vs. sinking Skins? |
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11/14/2009 |
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| e Broncos over the final two quarters. Denver's sudden slide has knocked a once-commanding lead atop the AFC West down to a single game over hard-charging San Diego, which won for the third consecutive time with last weekend's 21-20 verdict over the New York Giants, and conjured up memories of the team's epic free-fall down the stretch of last season. The Broncos owned a three-game advantage on the second-place Chargers with three games remaining, but lost each of those tilts and were nudged out by their rival |
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| Best and worst of NFC North collide in Vikings-Lions matchup |
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11/14/2009 |
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| m's 16-game road losing streak, with the Lions' last such win coming on Oct. 28, 2007 against the Bears, and will also be trying to end a 16-game road losing streak in November, with Detroit's most recent away win during the month coming against the New York Giants all the way back in 2000. SERIES HISTORY The Vikings hold a 64-30-2 lead in the all-time series with the Lions, and extended their winning streak in the series to four with a 27-13 win at Ford Field in Week 2. The Vikings swept last year's home-and- |
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| Enigmatic Eagles travel to meet surging Chargers |
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11/14/2009 |
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| member for a second consecutive week when the Philadelphia Eagles head to Qualcomm Stadium this Sunday for an interconference bout between teams with postseason aspirations. The Chargers looked to be on the verge of being dealt a costly loss by the New York Giants in last weekend's battle at the Meadowlands, but a stout defensive stand and a late touchdown drive engineered by quarterback Philip Rivers lifted the Bolts to a thrilling and improbable 21-20 victory. The win was the third in a row for San Diego an |
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| Giants CB Aaron Ross practices on Wednesday |
NFL Football |
11/11/2009 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -New York Giants cornerback Aaron Ross has practiced for the first time since pulling his left hamstring in training camp in August. Ross, who started 24 of 30 games in his first two seasons with the Giants, hopes to be ready to play when New York (5-4) returns from a bye and plays the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 22. Ross plans to spend the next 10 days undergoing treatment and working on his conditioning. Second-year pro Terrell Thomas has started in Ross' absence. Secondary |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Week 10 - Halfway Awards |
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11/11/2009 |
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| heir second consecutive sweep of the Browns, and third in the last four years...Baltimore is 1-4 since starting the year 3-0...Cleveland is 1-13 in its last 14 games dating back to last season and has lost seven straight at home since a win over the New York Giants last Oct. 13th...Browns are last in the league in passing offense (121.5 yards per game) and completion percentage (48.1)...Cleveland is last in NFL total defense (409.1 yards per game) and turnover margin (-11)...Browns linebacker Blake Costanzo is |
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| NFL suspends Eagles CB for banned substance |
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11/11/2009 |
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| suspended Eagles cornerback Joselio Hanson four games for violating the league's ban on performance enhancing substances. The league announced Hanson's suspension Wednesday. He will be eligible to return for Philadelphia's Dec. 13 game against the New York Giants. Hanson's attorney, David Cornwell, says his client was suspended after testing positive for a diuretic before last year's NFC Championship Game against Arizona. Cornwell says Hanson felt bloated after eating and took a pill that ``turned out to |
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| Giants put Wilkinson on IR |
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11/11/2009 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New York Giants have placed linebacker Gerris Wilkinson on injured reserve with a dislocated right wrist. Wilkinson leads the Giants in special teams tackles with 12 (seven solo), but will miss the rest of the season after suffering the injury in Sunday's loss to San Diego. The fourth-year pro, who underwent surgery Monday, also missed time in 2008, when he played in only eight contests because of knee injuries. To fill Wilkinson's roster spot, the Giants signed corn |
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| NFC East: No silver lining in sight for Redskins |
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11/10/2009 |
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| ng Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh on Monday. The Broncos will be making their first appearance at FedEx Field since a 38-16 triumph in 1998. N.Y. GIANTS: The Redskins aren't the only NFC East member in a tailspin, with the reigning division champion New York Giants also mired in a four-game skid after this past Sunday's startling 21-20 loss to the visiting San Diego Chargers. Quarterback Philip Rivers, the man whom the Giants traded the day of the 2004 draft for current field general Eli Manning, delivered the |
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| AFC West: Here come the Bolts |
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11/10/2009 |
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| year ago, and the Broncos seem to have lost their edge again with back-to-back losses following a sizzling 6-0 start under first-year head coach Josh McDaniels. San Diego is now 5-3 after testing its mettle with a trip across the country to face the New York Giants, with the club coming away with Sunday's stunning 21-20 victory it so desperately needed. San Diego owes credit to a late defensive stand as well as quarterback Philip Rivers, who completed 24-of-36 passes for 209 yards and three touchdowns with two |
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| NFL star Lawrence Taylor arrested in Fla. crash |
Headlines |
11/09/2009 |
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| lorida Highway Patrol spokesman says Taylor was involved in a hit-and-run crash Sunday in Hialeah. Taylor told investigators he thought he had hit a guard rail. There were no injuries and troopers didn't conduct a sobriety test. Taylor is a former New York Giants linebacker. He was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1999. He also competed in ABC's ``Dancing With the Stars'' this year.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be |
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