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| Seahawks/Broncos selected for Sunday night |
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| and the late-afternoon Sunday time slot for FOX and CBS will feature quality matchups. The league must give at least 12 days notice for the switch, with the exception of Week 17 when a six-day period is in effect. In addition to the Seahawks/Broncos game, the league has also moved the Week 12 contests between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers to 4:15 p.m. (et) starts. Meanwhile, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Miami Dolphins tilt will now start at 4:05 (et). |
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| New Cowboys QB is Mr. Cool to teammates |
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11/20/2006 |
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| hus his career, Romo has completed 68 percent of his passes (103-of-151) for 1,350 yards with eight touchdowns. He's thrown five interceptions, but three came in his debut, when he replaced Drew Bledsoe at halftime of a Monday night game against the New York Giants. Romo's quarterback rating is an even 100, a mere 0.5 behind Manning for tops in the NFL. His sustained success is making it harder to dismiss him as a fluke. If anything, he's starting to look like the long-term answer at quarterback the Cowboys |
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| Seahawks-Broncos game moved to Sunday night on Dec. 3 |
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11/20/2006 |
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| -The NFL moved the Dec. 3 game between the Seahawks and Broncos in Denver to Sunday night as part of its flexible scheduling for the last half of the season. The game will begin at 8:15 p.m. EST on NBC. Also moved that day will be Dallas at the New York Giants and Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh; both games will now begin at 4:15 p.m. EST and be televised by Fox. The Jacksonville at Miami contest will move to 4:05 p.m. EST on CBS. This weekend, the Sunday night game will be Philadelphia at Indianapolis. That ga |
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| All-Time Yards Receiving, Game |
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11/20/2006 |
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| ota, Dec. 18, 1995 (14). 286 - John Taylor, San Francisco vs. LA Rams, Dec. 11, 1989 (11). 283 - Terrell Owens, San Francisco vs. Chicago, Dec. 17, 2000 (20). 272 - Charlie Hennigan, Houston vs. Boston, Oct. 13, 1961 (13). 269 - Del Shofner, New York Giants vs. Washington, Oct. 28, 1962 (11). 265 - Lee Evans, Buffalo vs. Houston, Nov. 19, 2006 (11). 261 - Steve Largent, Seattle vs. Detroit, Oct. 18, 1987 (15). Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information cont |
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| McNabb out for season with torn knee ligament; Packers' Favre also injured |
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11/19/2006 |
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| a start in his career. He was replaced by Aaron Rodgers, who was walking with a limp after the game. Favre and Rodgers both declined to talk to reporters. The last time Favre was injured and did not return to a game was Oct. 3, 2004 against the New York Giants. Jordan has a torn ligament in his left knee. The running back was injured after a 12-yard run in the first quarter of a 17-13 loss to Kansas City. ``Jordan's prognosis is that he tore his MCL,'' Raiders coach Art Shell said, referring to the me |
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| Packers' Favre injured near end of half |
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11/19/2006 |
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| e's career and only the sixth time he did not complete a game due to injury. He completed only six passes in back-to-back games in 1994 because of a severely bruised left hip. The last time he was knocked out of a game was Oct. 3, 2004 against the New York Giants when he sustained a concussion in the third quarter. Favre missed two plays before returning to throw a touchdown pass to Javon Walker. Team doctors subsequently ruled him out for the rest of that game, which the Packers lost 14-7. Favre's consecu |
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| Sunday's NFL Capsules |
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11/19/2006 |
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| o a 57-yard touchdown 10 seconds into the final quarter, and the Bears never looked back. Chicago (9-1) notched its second shutout this season - the Bears blanked the Packers at Green Bay on Sept. 10. The Bears, coming off a 38-20 victory over the New York Giants, also became the first road team since the 1999 Washington Redskins to win two straight games at the Meadowlands. Thomas Jones had 121 yards on 23 carries, and Grossman overcame an unproductive first half to go 11-of-22 for 119 yards and a touchdo |
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| Packers' Favre injured nerve in his elbow, status unclear |
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11/19/2006 |
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| rd quarter, finishing 5-of-15 for 73 yards. It was the fewest completions in a start in his career. Rodgers completed the game, going 4-of-12 for 32 yards. The last time Favre was injured and did not return to a game was Oct. 3, 2004 against the New York Giants. Favre sustained a concussion in the third quarter and missed two plays before returning to throw a touchdown pass to Javon Walker on fourth-and-5. Team doctors subsequently ruled him unable to play for the rest of that game, which the Packers los |
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| Alexander active for Seahawks, Hasselbeck listed as third QB |
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11/19/2006 |
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| third quarterback for the Seahawks' game against the San Francisco 49ers. Alexander, the league MVP last season, has been out nearly two months with a broken left foot. He returned to practice this week for the first time since playing against the New York Giants on Sept. 24. Hasselbeck practiced all week for the first time since he sprained a ligament in his right knee against Minnesota on Oct. 22. But he was listed as the third QB behind starter Seneca Wallace and backup David Greene. Tight end Vernon |
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| Jags' Leftwich to have ankle surgery |
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11/19/2006 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (MySportsbook) - Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich will undergo surgery on his injured left ankle on Tuesday. Leftwich will miss his fourth straight game when the Jags host the New York Giants on Monday night. David Gerrard will again start under center for Jacksonville, which is 5-4 this season. "We look forward to getting Byron back on the field, and this is the first step in that process," Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio said. "We will have a better idea of the length of hi |
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