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| Week 8: Where has the offense gone? |
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10/26/2011 |
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| ohn Beck to make second straight start at quarterback for Redskins, who have dropped two in a row following 3-1 start and handed 33-20 setback at Carolina last Sunday...Bills have lost two of three after 3-0 beginning, including 27-24 ousting by the New York Giants on Oct. 16, and had Week 7 bye...Ailing Washington lost running back Tim Hightower to season-ending torn ACL and wide receiver Santana Moss (broken hand) for over a month in Carolina loss, while placing tight end Chris Cooley (knee, finger) on injur |
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| Burress speaks at Brady Center fundraiser |
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10/24/2011 |
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| The organization initially pressed for him to go to prison on a weapon possession charge after he accidentally shot himself, but was thrilled to welcome him as an ally when he contacted the center about working together. A Super Bowl star with the New York Giants, Burress spent nearly two years in prison. He signed with the Jets over the summer and had a breakout game Sunday, tying a career high with three touchdown catches in a 27-21 win over San Diego.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights |
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| Seahawks RB Lynch out |
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10/23/2011 |
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| land Browns on Sunday. In addition to quarterback Charlie Whitehurst getting his third career NFL start in place of Tarvaris Jackson, the team announced during the opening drive of Sunday's game that starting running back Marshawn Lynch injured his back during pre-game warm ups. Leon Washington got the start in place of Lynch. Lynch rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries in a 36-25 win over the New York Giants in Week 5. The Oakland native has 239 yards and two touchdowns in five games this season. |
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| Stakes not the same in latest Steelers-Cardinals matchup |
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10/21/2011 |
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| Warner as well as a trade of Boldin contributed to the club going just 5-11 in 2010. Hoping to turn things around, the Cardinals opened this season with a home win over the Carolina Panthers, but have since lost games to the Washington, Seattle, the New York Giants and Minnesota before last weekend's bye. The first three losses of this skid came by a combined eight points, but Arizona was blown out by a 34-10 margin at Minnesota two weekends ago, falling behind by four touchdowns in the first quarter. Three of |
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| Browns hoping to rebound against rested Seahawks |
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10/21/2011 |
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| ]." Cleveland lost its second straight game sandwiched around a bye week, but a victory on Sunday would still give the club its best start since going 3-3 in 2007. The Seahawks are also 2-3 and are two weeks removed from a big 36-25 victory over the New York Giants, their second win in three games since starting the season with consecutive losses. Charlie Whitehurst, stepping in for an injured Tarvaris Jackson at quarterback, completed a 27-yard touchdown pass to Doug Baldwin with 2:37 to play to put Seattle i |
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| Redskins bring another QB carousel into clash with Panthers |
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10/21/2011 |
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| d in favor of Beck in a 20-13 Week 6 loss to the Eagles in which he fired four egregious interceptions, including three to safety Kurt Coleman, and finished just 9-of-22 passing for 143 yards. Washington fell to second in the NFC East behind the 4-2 New York Giants with the defeat and has lost two of three games after a promising 2-0 start. This weekend's tilt in Carolina may not be so assuring for Beck in his first start since 2007, however, with two starting offensive lineman out for Washington because of in |
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| Tough sledding ahead for G-Men |
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10/21/2011 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Third-down production, run defense and preventing big plays were just a few areas of concern for New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin heading into the team's bye week. A head coach can always discover something to improve no matter what type of record his team bears. That especially holds true for the iron-fisted Coughlin, whose squad is in good position right now alone in first place in the NFC East. The Giants should be pleased with their 4-2 mark after many had wondered how they would |
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| Brown plays his cards perfectly in Palmer saga |
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10/19/2011 |
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| eland squad built by team president Mike Holmgren, who served 10 seasons as Seattle's head coach from 1999-2008...Charlie Whitehurst believed to get start for Seahawks in place of Tarvaris Jackson, who suffered pectoral strain in team's 36-25 win at New York Giants on Oct. 9...Browns leading rusher Peyton Hillis questionable after pulling hamstring in club's 24-17 loss at Oakland last Sunday, while cornerback Joe Haden (knee) expected to sit out second straight week...Seattle placed cornerback Marcus Trufant ( |
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| Rough stretch nearly over for Rams |
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10/17/2011 |
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| n is almost over. The bad news? They're still looking for their first victory of the season. The Rams figured to be against the wall early with the way their schedule set up. Three tough games against expected playoff contenders -- Philadelphia, the New York Giants and Baltimore -- resulted in three losses by a combined 96-36 margin, despite two of those contests coming at home. St. Louis then failed to knock off surprising Washington at home on Oct. 2, taking an 0-4 mark into the bye week. With this past Sund |
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| Long time coming: Giants record first home win vs. Bills since 1970 |
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10/16/2011 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Lawrence Tynes kicked a 23-yard field goal with 1:32 remaining in the fourth quarter to lift the New York Giants to a 27-24 victory over the Buffalo Bills. Ahmad Bradshaw ran for three one-yard touchdowns as the Giants (4-2) recorded their first home win over the Bills since December 6, 1970. Bradshaw finished with 104 yards on 26 carries, while New York quarterback Eli Manning threw for 292 yards on 21-of-32 efficiency. "We did an outstanding job of taking care of the b |
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