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| Week 2: Revealing the risers and fallers |
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09/14/2011 |
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| that combined for just one win over last season's first five weeks, though 49ers got Jim Harbaugh era off to a good start with this past Sunday's 33-17 home victory over Seattle...Cowboys kicked off season-opening road trip with bitter 27-24 loss at New York Jets, with team blowing 14-point fourth-quarter lead and quarterback Tony Romo committing two costly turnovers in final nine minutes...San Francisco sealed Week 1 win with 102-yard kickoff return and 55-yard punt return touchdowns by Ted Ginn Jr. in four |
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| New pro football season lifts NBC in TV ratings |
NFL Football |
09/13/2011 |
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| l League, with two gripping prime-time games, sent NBC vaulting into the week's lead in Nielsen's television ratings. With the other networks' fall premieres still a couple of weeks away, it was no contest. Sunday's thrilling comeback win by the New York Jets over the Dallas Cowboys was seen by 25.8 million people, the Nielsen ratings company said. It was the most-watched Sunday night game since NBC began that franchise in 2006 and was the most-watched Sunday or Monday night game in 14 years. But it wa |
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| Brady's 517-yard masterpiece carries Pats over Dolphins |
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09/13/2011 |
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| o be able to match the other team's offensive power and their clock management and keep it to short downs and distances." The 933 combined passing yards were the most in NFL history, topping the 927 set by Miami's Dan Marino and Kenny O'Brien of the New York Jets in a 51-45 Jets OT victory on September 21, 1986. The result for the Patriots was tempered by the loss of veteran center Dan Koppen, who broke his left ankle in the second quarter. "We're certainly going to miss him," said Brady. "Some other guys ha |
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| Bears show they've still got some bite |
NFL Football |
09/12/2011 |
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| 11, 2001 attacks on The Pentagon and World Trade Center, this week's awards will have a theme intended to honor all the brave men and women who gave or risked their lives on that tragic and infamous day in American history. The Never Say Die Award: New York Jets. It's entirely fitting that the team that was representing Manhattan soil in the NFL's 9/11 memorial came through with the gutsiest and ,most inspiring effort of the day. Thoroughly outplayed by the Dallas Cowboys over the first three quarters of Su |
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| Dolphins try to reverse recent misery against rival Pats |
NFL Football |
09/12/2011 |
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| mately fell through by the start of training camp, a clear sign that the fourth-year signal-caller's on shaky ground with the front office as well. The Patriots also closed out their 2010 season in a bitter and unwanted fashion, falling to the rival New York Jets at home by a 28-21 score in the AFC Divisional Playoffs. That sudden exit spoiled an otherwise marvelous performance by the defending AFC East champs, who compiled an NFL-best 14-2 record prior to that setback and saw star quarterback Tom Brady beco |
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| Jets overcome deficit in 4th, top Cowboys on Folk's 50-yarder |
NFL Football |
09/12/2011 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Darrelle Revis' late interception led to Nick Folk's game-winning 50-yard field goal with 27 seconds remaining, as the New York Jets scored the final 17 points to stun the Dallas Cowboys, 27-24, in the season opener for both teams. With the score tied, Tony Romo dropped back with less than a minute to play. Romo tried to throw a pass to a hobbled Dez Bryant, but Revis stepped in front of the pass and returned it 20 yards to the Dallas 34. "I didn't get a great look at |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, September 11, 2011) |
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09/11/2011 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The following is a list of inactive players for today's NFL games. DALLAS COWBOYS AT NEW YORK JETS, 8:20 P.M. (ET) Cowboys - QB Stephen McGee, RB Phillip Tanner, CB Terence Newman, G David Arkin, TE Martellus Bennett, WR Laurent Robinson, DE Clifton Geathers Jets - QB Kevin O'Connell, WR Logan Payne, S Andrew Sendejo, RB Bilal Powell, G Caleb Schlauderaff, T Robert Turner, DT Kenrick Ellis MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS, 4:15 P.M. (ET) Vikings - CB Asher Allen, C |
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| Jets add Trufant; waive Gilyard |
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09/10/2011 |
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| Florham Park, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New York Jets have promoted cornerback Isaiah Trufant from the practice squad to the active roster and waived wide receiver Mardy Gilyard. Trufant appeared in one regular-season game last year for the Jets and had a pair of special teams tackles. He was signed to the practice squad earlier this week after being released by Philadelphia in August. Gilyard joined the Jets less than a week ago after being waived by St. Louis. The University of Cincinnati product appeared |
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| NFL fines Giants' Jacobs, Jets' Wilkerson |
NFL Football |
09/09/2011 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The NFL has fined New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs $20,000 and New York Jets rookie defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson $10,000 after they were involved in a fight during an August 29 preseason game. The players were ejected in the third quarter of the Jets' 17-3 victory. |
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| Eagles QB Young doubtful for Sunday |
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09/09/2011 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Eagles quarterback Vince Young is listed as doubtful with a hamstring injury for Sunday's season opener at St. Louis. Young was hurt during the final preseason game against the New York Jets last Thursday night. He pulled up lame while scrambling on the right side late in the second quarter. Michael Vick's backup was untouched on the play, throwing an incomplete pass. The former Titan signed a one-year contract to play behind Vick. |
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