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| Offensive Fireworks Probable In Colts-Bengals Matchup |
NFL Football |
12/15/2006 |
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| 49-41 loss to the Chargers on Nov. 12th, Marvin Lewis' club has surrendered a total of 33 points, a showing that has allowed the Bengals to grab hold of high ground in the AFC Wild Card race. Last Sunday, Cincinnati downed the offensively-challenged Oakland Raiders, 27-10. The Colts and Bengals met in Week 11 of the 2005 season, with Indianapolis scoring a 45-37 victory that featured 62 first-half points, the second-most in NFL history. SERIES HISTORY Indianapolis has a 13-8 lead in its all-time regular season |
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| Packers Look to Ignite Home Fires in Lions Game |
NFL Football |
12/15/2006 |
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| span. Snapping its current stretch of defeats this week would force the Lions to win their first road game against Green Bay in 16 tries. Rod Marinelli's club is in the running for the No. 1 pick in the 2007 Draft, as it enters Week 15 tied with the Oakland Raiders for the worst record in the league. SERIES HISTORY The series between the Lions and Packers dates back to the 1930 season, with Green Bay holding a 81-64-7 regular season edge. The Packers won the first installment of this year's series, taking a 31 |
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| Grossman, Bears, Welcome Bucs to Soldier Field |
NFL Football |
12/15/2006 |
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| n 2002. Chicago's last home win in the series came in 2001. The Bucs and Bears had two scheduled meetings a year as members of the NFC Central between 1978 and 2001. Gruden is 3-1 in his career against Chicago, including a win in 1999 while with the Oakland Raiders. The Bears' Smith, who coached linebackers in Tampa Bay from 1996 through 2000, is 1-1 against both Gruden and the Bucs all-time. BUCCANEERS OFFENSE VS. BEARS DEFENSE Tampa Bay's task this week is daunting at best, and impossible at worst. The Bucs |
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| Redskins on pace to set NFL record for fewest takeaways |
NFL Football |
12/14/2006 |
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| st of the season without forcing another turnover, they'll erase the supposedly untouchable all-time record of 11 set by the 1982 Baltimore Colts, who went 0-8-1 in the strike-shortened 1982 season. The Redskins are currently tied with last year's Oakland Raiders for fewest interceptions in a 16-game season (five). The all-time record is three, set by the Houston Oilers in the 1982 strike season. Safety Sean Taylor, supposedly an impact player, has only one interception, and his frequent blitzes have yield |
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| Raiders sliding towards finish |
NFL Football |
12/13/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders and their fans have to be wondering exactly where rock bottom is located, and how long it will take to get there. The Raiders have been on a steady decline since their loss in the Super Bowl after the 2002 campaign, and there seems to be no end in sight. Over the course of just a few seasons, the once-great franchise has become a model of how not to build a winner in the modern NFL. Oakland is 2-11 this year and is tied for the worst record in the NFL with the Detroit Li |
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| Moss' injury leads to new opportunities for Gabriel, Curry |
NFL Football |
12/13/2006 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -The Oakland Raiders brought back receiver Doug Gabriel on Wednesday three months after trading him to New England as insurance for Randy Moss' ankle injury. Gabriel had been slated to start in Oakland before being traded to New England for a fifth-round pick just before the beginning of the season. He was cut this week by the Patriots and claimed by the Raiders because Moss is questionable for Sunday's game against St. Louis. Receiver Jerry Porter has also missed the last three games |
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| Bengals aim to follow Steelers' path |
NFL Football |
12/13/2006 |
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| irst round of the AFC playoffs last season. A mistake-free quarterback. Reliance on the running game. A fundamentally- sound defense and a well versed special teams. Cincinnati has all of those attributes in the aftermath of a 27-10 thrashing of the Oakland Raiders last Sunday, however in order to move from the "very good" to "Super Bowl worthy," the Bengals need to rectify a glaring weakness that was an evident strength of the Steelers last season. Individual accountability. The Bengals have as many wins (8) |
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| Patriots release WR Doug Gabriel |
NFL Football |
12/13/2006 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots released wide receiver Doug Gabriel on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Gabriel was acquired by the Patriots before the start of the season from the Oakland Raiders in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick. Gabriel had 25 receptions for 344 yards and three touchdowns in 12 games (five starts) for New England. The Pats also signed defensive back Justin Phinisee and safety Guss Scott to the practice squad. |
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| Interceptions, accolades coming in bunches for Raiders' Asomugha |
NFL Football |
12/11/2006 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -Nnamdi Asomugha heard the talk from his Oakland Raiders teammates at practice, from reporters in the locker room and from his friends at home. When would he finally get an interception? Now the defensive back who didn't intercept a pass in his first 48 games as a pro, is getting them in bunches. Asomugha's two picks Sunday against Cincinnati gave him seven for the season, tied with New England's Asante Samuel and Jacksonville's Rashean Mathis for the NFL lead. ``You could throw h |
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| Marshall's rise from tragedy chronicled, 36 years after plane crash |
Division I College Football |
12/11/2006 |
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| successes, he said. Those successes include 20 consecutive winning seasons, two of them undefeated; eight conference crowns; two I-AA national championships; five bowl wins; and multiple players who went on to the NFL, including Randy Moss of the Oakland Raiders, Chad Pennington of the New York Jets, and Byron Leftwich of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Marshall finished the 1990s with 114 victories, more than any other team in I-A or I-AA in a single decade. Many in Huntington, an Ohio River town with a popu |
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