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| Horn, Stoutmire inactive for Saints |
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12/17/2006 |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -Saints receiver Joe Horn was inactive for a second straight game with a groin injury as New Orleans hosted the Washington Redskins on Sunday. Starting safety Omar Stoutmire and tight end Mark Campbell, who both left last weekends game in Dallas with minor knee injuries, also were out. Wide receiver Terrance Copper started in Horn's place, while Billy Miller started for Campbell and veteran Jay Bellamy for Stoutmire. Redskins starting right offensive tackle Jon Jansen also was inactive wi |
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| Redskins' Jansen will miss New Orleans game |
NFL Football |
12/16/2006 |
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -Washington Redskins right tackle Jon Jansen, who has a torn calf muscle and broken thumb, will miss Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints. Jansen did not practice this week. He was downgraded from questionable to doubtful on the injury report Friday, and on Saturday the Redskins said he would not play against the Saints. He will be replaced by Todd Wade, a seven-year veteran with 85 career starts. Wade will be making his first start of the season. Jansen has been playing with the |
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| Saints Look to Keep Rolling Against Struggling Skins |
NFL Football |
12/15/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With the NFC South title in their sights, the New Orleans Saints welcome the Washington Redskins to the Superdome this Sunday. At 9-4, the Saints hold a two-game over Atlanta in the division and can clinch the title with a win over the Redskins. New Orleans is coming off last Sunday's big primetime victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Drew Brees threw five touchdown passes to lead the Saints to a 42-17 thrashing of the Cowboys at Texas Stadium. It was the third consecutive victory for the Saints, w |
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| Redskins RT Jansen downgraded to doubtful |
NFL Football |
12/15/2006 |
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -Washington Redskins right tackle Jon Jansen missed practice again Friday and was downgraded to doubtful for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints. Jansen has been playing with a torn calf muscle for several weeks. If he can't play Sunday, veteran Todd Wade will make his first start of the season. ``For Todd, there are different times you get opportunities to make a statement,'' coach Joe Gibbs said. ``Todd has started 85 games in the NFL, so you'd think we'd be in good shape there. |
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| Saints primed to clinch division for home fans |
NFL Football |
12/14/2006 |
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| a 3-13 season. New Orleans and the Louisiana Superdome were so beat up it was unclear if the city would ever host an NFL game again. On Sunday, in a rebuilt and sold-out Superdome, the Saints (9-4) can clinch the NFC South with a victory over the Washington Redskins (4-9). Doing so would add an NFL playoff game to a string of disaster recovery highlights here that have included the return of Mardi Gras parades; the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival; a Saints victory on ``Monday Night Football'' when the do |
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| Redskins on pace to set NFL record for fewest takeaways |
NFL Football |
12/14/2006 |
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -When Carlos Rogers dropped a potential interception on the first play of the game Sunday, he was doing his part to keep the 2006 Washington Redskins on pace for a dubious NFL record. Unless they can pry the ball from opposing teams with much greater efficiency over the final three games, the Redskins will set the league record for fewest turnovers forced in a 16-game season. They're also on pace to obliterate franchise records for fewest sacks and interceptions. ``It's very frustrating,'' |
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| Can Saints go from shattered to Super? |
NFL Football |
12/13/2006 |
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| o set up a touchdown, was a seventh-round pick of Dallas in 1997 and played his first two NFL seasons with the Cowboys. ONE TO GO The Saints can clinch their first division title since 2000 with a victory this coming Sunday. The only team standing in their way is the Washington Redskins, who will enter the Superdome with a disappointing 4-9 record and losses in four of their last five games. The teams will be meeting for the first time since 2003, when New Orleans came through with a 24-20 victory at FedEx Field. |
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| Gibbs takes blame for Redskins' struggles, but what will change? |
NFL Football |
12/13/2006 |
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -Joe Gibbs isn't shy about taking the blame when the Washington Redskins struggle. ``It starts and ends with me'' has been his standard reply following each of this season's nine losses. Maybe it's time to start taking the Hall of Fame coach at his word. Many of the reasons the Redskins have faltered this season - untimely penalties, poor clock management, embarrassing drives, overconfidence entering training camp, head-scratching trades, questionable free agent signings and a bloated coac |
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| NFL offering free week of its network to cable outlets Time Warner and Cablevision |
NFL Football |
12/12/2006 |
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| mes aired on broadcast stations. It isn't unusual for cable channels such as HBO and Showtime to offer such free weeks to increase their subscribers. Although the free view will not include the Saturday night game between the New York Giants and Washington Redskins, it will include the Texas Bowl and the Insight Bowl with Minnesota vs. Texas Tech on Dec. 29. ``This morning we are communicating to Time Warner and Cablevision that we are going to give them an opportunity for what we call a free view,'' Goodell |
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| Saints' dominance in Dallas heightens "Who Dat" hysteria |
NFL Football |
12/11/2006 |
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| h a special situation.' For us to be able to bring that kind of joy to this community, I couldn't be more grateful.'' New Orleans, which has not been to the playoffs since 2000, is now 9-4 and can clinch the NFC South Division title by beating the Washington Redskins in the Louisiana Superdome next Sunday. The dream scenario that made a nice story over the season's first few weeks has endured well beyond what any NFL prognosticator predicted for a team that went 3-13 in 2005. The Saints' return here after be |
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