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| AFC East: Jekyll-and-Hyde Jets Move to Top |
NFL Football |
11/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Yes, this was the same team that lost to the Oakland Raiders, and nearly fell at home to the Kansas City Chiefs. It's the same team that was steamrolled by the San Diego Chargers, and outclassed by the New England Patriots. At the same time, the New York Jets team that showed up at Ralph Wilson Stadium and dealt a 26-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills was nothing like the one that had struggled in the above contests. It more closely resembled the unit that pulled out a tough win in Miami in Week 1, |
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| Polar Opposites on Display in Broncos-Dolphins Affair? |
NFL Football |
10/31/2008 |
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| hins as a first-place team. The visiting Fins, meanwhile, visit Invesco Field at Mile High as a last-place club. Strangely enough, neither status seems to fit quite right. Denver comes into Sunday's test at 4-3 and up a game-plus on the second-place San Diego Chargers (3-5) in the AFC West, but it is not the era of good feelings in proximity of the Rocky Mountains. The Broncos have lost three of four games since a 3-0 start, and their Week 8 bye was preceded by a humiliating 41-7 loss to the New England Patriots |
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| Brees, Kiwanuka, Moss earn NFC weekly honors |
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10/29/2008 |
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| de receiver-punt returner Santana Moss of the Washington Redskins were selected as the NFC's top players for Week 8 of the NFL season. Brees was 30-of-41 for 339 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions during New Orleans' 37-32 victory over the San Diego Chargers at Wembley Stadium in London, England. This was Brees' eighth career weekly honor as offensive player of the week, sixth as a Saint, which elevates him past linebacker Rickey Jackson for the most in team history. Kiwanuka finished with five tackles, |
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| NFC South: Rookie mistakes plague Falcons in tough loss |
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10/28/2008 |
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| e club will have its bye before heading to Oakland on November 9 for an interconference clash with the Raiders. Carolina will play three of its next four on the road following the hiatus. NEW ORLEANS: Drew Brees was once considered the future of the San Diego Chargers. The Saints are quite happy he's part of their present. In his first meeting with his old team since being cut loose by the Chargers following the 2005 season, Brees delivered another prolific performance under center to propel the Saints to a cruci |
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| Cottrell out, Rivera in as Chargers' defensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
10/28/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Chargers made a coaching change on Tuesday, removing Ted Cottrell as defensive coordinator and hiring Ron Rivera in his place. The move comes two days after San Diego allowed 37 points in a loss to the New Orleans Saints in a game played at London's Wembley Stadium. The setback dropped the Chargers to 3-5 on the season. San Diego's defense has allowed 20 or more points in five of its eight contests thus far in 2008. Cottrell held the post for the last season and a h |
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| Brees, Saints defeat Chargers in London |
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10/26/2008 |
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| London, England (MySportsbook) - Drew Brees threw for 339 yards and three touchdowns to lead the New Orleans Saints to a 37-32 victory over the San Diego Chargers at Wembley Stadium in the NFL's latest international showcase game. Brees did just that, showcasing a potent Saints passing game on 30-of-41 completions in facing his former team for the first time since the Chargers allowed him to walk via free agency following the conclusion of the 2005 season. Brees has now thrown for 300 or more yards in six of t |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, October 26, 2008) |
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10/26/2008 |
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| CB Kevin Hobbs, G Mansfield Wrotto, WR Deion Branch, TE Will Heller, DE Baraka Atkins, DT Howard Green 49ers - 3rd QB Jamie Martin, CB Reggie Smith, S Dashon Goldson, LB Ahmad Brooks, C Cody Wallace, T Jonas Jennings, T Kirk Barton, DE Ray McDonald SAN DIEGO CHARGERS VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at LONDON, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Chargers - 3rd QB Charlie Whitehurst, T Corey Clark, WR Buster Davis, LB Derek Smith, DT Ian Scott, TE Kris Wilson, G Kynan Forney Saints - 3rd QB Joey Harrington, RB Reggie Bush, T Jermon Bushrod, C |
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| Report: Several NFL players violate steroid policy |
NFL Football |
10/24/2008 |
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| oid policy. Denver's Fox 31, citing an unnamed source, reported Friday that six-to-10 players tested positive as a result of using a banned diuretic. The report contends McAllister and Smith tested positive for Bumetanide, which is a loop diuretic, or water pill, which can mask the use of drugs or steroids. It can also be used to help lose weight. A player's first violation of the steroid policy results in a four-game suspension. The Saints are currently in London set to take on the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. |
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| Bills Vying to Avoid Trap in Miami |
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10/24/2008 |
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| o take lightly based on their play and/or their standing in the NFL hierarchy. But no one is taking the Bills lightly in 2008. Buffalo enters Week 8 currently residing atop the AFC East at 5-1, and is fresh off a statement- making 23-14 win over the San Diego Chargers last Sunday. Dick Jauron's club enters Week 8 with a one-game edge over the still-breathing New England Patriots (4-2) in the AFC East, and their mark is tied for the second-best in the NFL, behind only that of the unbeaten Tennessee Titans. Buffalo |
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| High-Flying Chargers, Saints Showcased in London |
NFL Football |
10/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - American football makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean for the second consecutive year this Sunday, with the San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints set to spar at London's Wembley Stadium in the NFL's latest international showcase game. This contest is part of a league initiative to expand the NFL's appeal worldwide by holding a series of games in foreign venues over a five-year period. Wembley Stadium also played host to a regular-season matchup between the New York Giants and Miami Dol |
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