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| Dolphins begin Henne era against Bills |
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10/03/2009 |
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| e contest, got testy afterward with reporters who asked him about the end of the streak and also the play-calling and execution of the attack. Owens' previous game without a catch came in the final game of the 1996 season, his rookie season with the San Francisco 49ers. The Bills enter Week 4 ranked 24th in NFL passing offense (186.7 yards per game), and could go to the ground even more often on Sunday. Running back Marshawn Lynch is expected to appear for the first time this season after being suspended for the f |
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| Resurgent Broncos try to knock out Cowboys |
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10/03/2009 |
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| owboys invade Invesco Field at Mile High this Sunday for an intriguing interconference matchup. After fielding one of the league's most porous stop units a year ago, the Broncos underwent a major offseason overhaul that included the hiring of former San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Nolan as defensive coordinator and a switch to a more aggressive 3-4 scheme. The results have been astounding so far, as Denver has yielded a scant 16 points and an NFL-low 214.7 yards per game over the course of its initial three co |
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| Rams try to shed losing streak in San Fran |
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10/03/2009 |
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| After the Detroit Lions got off the schneid last week to end a 19-game skid, the St. Louis Rams are the new owners of the NFL's longest losing streak at 13 games. The team hopes to rid itself of that distinction Sunday afternoon against the familiar San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park. St. Louis has lost 30 of its last 35 games and dropped to 0-3 for a third consecutive season. First-year head coach Steve Spagnuolo is caught in a whirlwind of failure and hopes that Sunday's road test against the NFC West-rival |
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| Favre wants to lay low, but that's not an option |
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10/02/2009 |
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| e,'' Favre said. He's been fitting in fine here, with the Vikings off to a 3-0 start and Favre's infamous interception total at only one. He's thrown five touchdown passes, including that last-second fling to the back of the end zone that beat the San Francisco 49ers last week. ``He's on TV all the time, he's doing this or that, and everybody's watching his every move, but he seems like a normal guy to me,'' Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway said. ``Just a country guy who likes to kind of lay low, but I don't t |
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| Falcons struggle to run after big 2008 season |
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10/02/2009 |
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| ng back Jerious Norwood missed the last game and most of the previous one after suffering his second concussion in less than a month. He was cleared to get back on the field during the off week and expects to back up Turner when the Falcons face the San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 11. The speedy Norwood has more big-play potential than the 250-something-pound Turner, a bowling ball of a back who does most of his work between the tackles. The Falcons used that change of pace to full advantage in 2008, but Norwood has |
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| 49ers turn to rookie with Gore injured |
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10/01/2009 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -The San Francisco 49ers are putting their offense in the hands of rookie running back Glen Coffee. The third-round draft pick will carry the load in the team's power rushing attack the next few weeks with regular starter Frank Gore out with an injury to his right ankle. The 49ers say they won't change a thing in their offensive approach with Gore sidelined, and that means Coffee can expect to handle the football on a regular basis. Coffee had 25 carries for 54 yards during last w |
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| NFC South: Saints show they can win games multiple ways |
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09/29/2009 |
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| ng through a lot of things and again, that's a good football team in a hostile environment. The Falcons now head into the bye a game back of the 3-0 Saints for the top spot in the division. Atlanta gets no breaks after the off week, as it visits the San Francisco 49ers before an even tougher three-game run versus the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans, with the last two games on the road. In addition to getting their offense back on track, the Falcons will need to address a run defense that allowed the |
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| AFC East: Dolphins begin Henne era, but not voluntarily |
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09/29/2009 |
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| e some things up, we will." BILLS: Surprise, surprise. Terrell Owens was not happy in the wake of the Bills' 27-7 loss to the Saints, a game in which he did not catch a pass for the first time since the final game of 1996, his rookie season with the San Francisco 49ers. Owens had missed games due to injury and suspension since that time, but had never been an active participant in a contest in which he did not notch a reception. When asked in the postgame press conference about his streak coming to an end at 185 g |
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| Loss in last seconds serves as motivator for 49ers |
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09/29/2009 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -One play away from being 3-0, the San Francisco 49ers now have a better idea of what needs to be done to take them to the next level after Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The 49ers were on the verge of an upset victory before the Vikings scored on a 32-yard touchdown pass with two seconds remaining to emerge with a 27-24 victory and remain unbeaten. ``We'll learn from it, and what I learned from (Sunday) is we have to play 60 minutes, and that is the bottom line when you ar |
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| Favre's late TD pass lifts Vikings over Niners |
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09/27/2009 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (MySportsbook) - Brett Favre completed a 32-yard touchdown pass to Greg Lewis with two seconds left, as the Minnesota Vikings stunned the San Francisco 49ers, 27-24, at the Metrodome. Trailing by four, the Vikings began the game-winning drive with a minute and a half to go at their own 20. Minnesota advanced downfield, but with only 12 seconds left, the team was faced with a 3rd-and-3 at the San Francisco 32. But Favre dropped back, waiting for the play to unfold, then gunned a pass to the back |
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