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| Jets look to end West Coast woes against Raiders |
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10/23/2009 |
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| rancisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks - eventually cost the Jets a playoff berth. New York (3-3) takes this season's first trip to the West Coast on Sunday to face the Raiders (2-4), who are full of confidence following last week's home win over the Philadelphia Eagles. ``The time change is very tough,'' cornerback Darrelle Revis said. ``You have to find the best way to handle that situation. We lost four games on the West Coast last year. It was very tough for us. There's people going back and forth week in and |
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| 'Skins 'soap opera' twist: Zorn's job safe for now |
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10/23/2009 |
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| y Zorn, has yet to score more than 17 points in a game and has twice failed to score a touchdown at home. Players, tired of answering endless questions about their coach's job, welcomed the news as they prepared for Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. ``That should relieve a lot of tension and a lot of stress,'' Campbell said. ``Guys don't have to worry about thinking about it or talking about it.'' Linebacker London Fletcher said it was tough enough to win in the NFL without having to deal |
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| Eagles, Redskins both try to avoid embarrassment |
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10/23/2009 |
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LANDOVER, Md. (AP) -Surely there's no way the Philadelphia Eagles will lose to one of the NFL's most dysfunctional franchises, even if the game is on the road. Oh, wait. They just did that. A week after laying a 13-9 egg against the Oakland Raiders, the Eagles (3-2) have another potential letdown game against the Washington Redskins (2-4). The Monday nighter has prime-time slaughter written all over it, with the Redskins coming off a distraction-filled week following the front office's decision to strip coa |
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| Lowly Lions quietly still losing a lot of games |
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10/23/2009 |
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| son, joining the current Kansas City Chiefs as the only teams to struggle that much in a 30-game stretch in the last 25 years, according to STATS LLC. Detroit's' .239 winning percentage since 2001 is the worst nine-year stretch by a team since the Philadelphia Eagles won just .223 of their games from 1933-1941, according to STATS. The Lions are pinning their hopes for the future on new general manager Martin Mayhew, Millen's assistant for seven-plus seasons, Schwartz and quarterback Matthew Stafford. Mayhew, |
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| Eagles LB Gaither to have surgery |
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10/22/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Omar Gaither will have surgery for a Lisfranc sprain in his foot and likely will miss the rest of the season. Gaither suffered the injury in the Eagles' 13-9 loss to Oakland this past Sunday. Head coach Andy Reid said Gaither will have surgery sometime this week and "most likely" miss the rest of the year. Gaither, in his fourth year in the NFL, has recorded 30 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks in five games this season. Will Witherspoon, who the Eagles acq |
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| NFC East: A change coming in Washington, more to follow? |
NFL Football |
10/20/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - It's entirely possible that both the current and future head coaches of the Washington Redskins will be inside FedEx Field when the Burgundy and Gold hosts the Philadelphia Eagles this coming week. Speculation is running rampant that the Monday night tussle between those two NFC East rivals could be the swan song of Jim Zorn's tumultuous 1 1/2-year tenure as the Redskins' sideline boss. With Washington having a bye following the Philadelphia game, disgraced team owner Daniel Snyder will have a |
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| Eagles trade WR Gibson, draft pick to Rams for LB Witherspoon |
NFL Football |
10/20/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday acquired versatile linebacker Will Witherspoon from the St. Louis Rams in exchange for rookie wide receiver Brandon Gibson and a 2010 fifth-round draft pick. Witherspoon had 36 tackles in six games with the Rams this season. The 29- year-old has played both weakside and middle linebacker during his career. Drafted by the Panthers in the third round of the 2002 draft, the 6-foot-1, 239-pound Witherspoon has recorded 813 tackles, 19 sacks, and e |
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| AFC West: Haley's first win a hit in Kansas City |
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10/20/2009 |
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| the nation's capital, have dropped three in a row to the Chargers. RAIDERS: For the first time this season, the Oakland Raiders played 60 minutes of hard-hitting, efficient football which enabled the club to come out on top against a heavily favored Philadelphia Eagles squad and grab its second victory of the year. If the Raiders needed a glimpse of what a successful NFL team looks like, all they had to do was look across the field to the Eagles before Sunday's showdown at the Oakland Coliseum. The Silver and Blac |
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| Eagles fall into "Black Hole" in Oakland |
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10/18/2009 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - Zach Miller caught six passes for 139 yards and the game's only touchdown, as the Oakland Raiders used a strong defensive effort to pull out a 13-9 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. JaMarcus Russell set season highs in completions (17) and passing yards (224) for the Raiders (2-4), finishing 17-for-28 with the touchdown and two interceptions. Justin Fargas ran for 87 yards on 23 carries. While Oakland's offense came close to its point-per-game average of 9.8, its defense provided a |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, October 18, 2009) |
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10/18/2009 |
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| nson, G Herman Johnson, LB Reggie Walker, T Brandon Keith, WR Early Doucet, TE Stephen Spach, TE Dominique Byrd Seahawks - 3rd QB Mike Teel, S C.J. Wallace, LB Leroy Hill, G Rob Sims, T Walter Jones, T Sean Locklear, DT Red Bryant, TE Cameron Morrah PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT OAKLAND RAIDERS, 4:05 P.M. (ET) Eagles - 3rd QB Kevin Kolb, WR Brandon Gibson, CB Dimitri Patterson, LB Joe Mays, G Mike McGlynn, G Todd Herremans, WR Kevin Curtis, DE Jason Babin Raiders - WR Chazeray Schilens, RB Darren McFadden, FB Luke Lawton |
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