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It's been an impossible question for defenses facing the Colts all season -- what do we do about Peyton Manning (notes) ? If you blitz him, he puts up his best numbers (54 of 78 for 719 yards and four touchdown passes and a quarterback rating of 109.9). If you back off to cover Reggie ...
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While most of the cornerback/receiver battle talk will focus on Randy Moss (notes) and Darrelle Revis (notes) today, there's another interesting matchup of top talents in the Bay Area when Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco (notes) goes up against Oakland cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha (notes) ...
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If you happen to be a Packers fan
who is sick and tired of hearing about Brett
Favre (notes) , and you're thinking of joining the National Guard and going overseas to get away from it all, stop. It's not going to work. The detainees in Baghdad ...
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Iraqi detainees taunt Wisconsin soldiers about Brett Favre
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Stating that "there's nothing else to say", Chicago
Bears coach Lovie Smith has refused a Bob Costas
interview request in anticipation of the Bears Sunday Night Football game. Jay Cutler (notes) and Bears general manager Jerry Angelo ...
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Jay Cutler, Lovie Smith spurn Bob Costas interview request
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For his new book, " The Code ",
Ross Bernstein talked to dozens of current and former
NFL players and coaches about the unwritten rules that have held the game together for decades. I've been reading and enjoying the book since I bought it. ...
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Is there still a "code" in the NFL?
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If you're lucky enough to spend some time
on Thanksgiving watching football, you might catch a glimpse
of President Barack Obama tossing around the pigskin . Obama lent his time and athletic prowess to the NFL's Play 60 campaign today for a ...
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President Obama plays some Thanksgiving football
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man who threw two
interceptions in just nine pass attempts against the Chiefs on Sunday has
just been named the starter for the Oakland Raiders , and that only begins
to tell the story of how bad JaMarcus Russell (notes) has been this year. And yet, it
still took until Week 11 for ...
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JaMarcus Russell
Oakland Raiders
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A man who threw two interceptions in just
nine pass attempts against the Chiefs on Sunday has
just been named the starter for the Oakland Raiders , and that only begins to tell the story of how bad JaMarcus Russell (notes) has been this year. ...
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On JaMarcus Russell and his rapidly-dimming future
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It's defined the Miami Dolphins since they unleashed
it in Week 3 of their miracle 2008 season.
It's started a run of read-option plays and direct snaps around the NFL ranging from extremely effective to completely embarrassing. And it's now an ...
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Thursday Night Spotlight: Whither the Wildcat?
sports.yahoo.com - 3 days ago
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This week's edition of the podcast takes a
closer look at the resurgence in Tennessee and how
Vince Young (notes) is making it happen. To help us out, Jimmy Morris of Titans blog Music City Miracles was nice enough to stop by and shed some ...
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On the Corner, podcast #32: How Vince Young saved the world
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Any time a transcendent athlete emerges, it's always
natural to talk about how he or she would
fare in other sports. No one's better for this argument than NBA thoroughbred LeBron James, because of his size, speed, power and ideal athletic build. ...
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The Cleveland Browns are now openly pining for LeBron James
See last week's absurdly premature playoff picture here .
AFC First-Round Byes :
Indianapolis Colts
Cincinnati Bengals
Other AFC Divisional Champions :
New England Patriots
San Diego Chargers
AFC Wild Cards :
Pittsburgh Steelers
Denver Broncos
NFC First-Round Byes : ...
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sports.yahoo.com - 6 days ago
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John Mara will apparently be having some whine
with his Thanksgiving dinner. The New York Daily News
reports that the New York Giants owner has issued a formal complaint to the NFL because he feels his team will be at a competitive disadvantage in ...
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Giants owner complains to NFL about playing on Thanksgiving
sports.yahoo.com - 6 days ago
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Buffalo Bills head coach Dick Jauron has been
fired , and here's the equation that sealed his
fate: Traditionally cheap owner + Uncharacteristic big name free agent signing + Lack of wins to show for it = Bad news for the head coach. The ...
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Fairly or not, the axe falls swiftly upon Dick Jauron's head
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HTML clipboard Shutdown Corner presents the weekly quarterback
power rankings. They're just as arbitrarily decided as normal
power rankings, except they rank quarterbacks, not whole teams. Rankings are based on play this year alone and meant to ...
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The Week 10 NFL Quarterback Power Rankings
sports.yahoo.com - 6 days ago
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A head coach in the NFL could do
worse than having a lot in common with Dick
Vermeil. Rex Ryan's head coaching career is still in its infancy, but one thing we know he does have in common with Vermeil is that he's a crier. Ryan stood in front of ...
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The Jets are powered by Rex Ryan's tears
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Watching the Monday Night game this evening? Pretty
please join us for the Monday Night Live Blog.
It should be a good one. We'll be here throughout the game this evening with running commentary on the game, observations, insights, polls, blatant ...
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Monday Night Live Blog, Week 10: Ravens @ Browns
sports.yahoo.com - 4 days ago
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Jon Gruden signed a "long-term" extension today with
ESPN that will keep him on Monday Night Football
and other network broadcasts for the "forseeable future". In Washington, Cleveland, South Bend, Louisville and all other ...
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Does Gruden's long-term ESPN deal mean he won't coach again?
sports.yahoo.com - 5 days ago
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Today is that rare day in Bengals history
where everyone in the organization can hold their heads
up proudly and command the respect of the professional football world. The Bengals are competent. They are powerful. They are successful. And it's ...
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The Bengals, for some reason, are about to sign Larry ...
Mike
Zimmer, Defensive Coordinator, Cincinnati Bengals . If you'd have told me
that Carson Palmer (notes) would throw for 178 yards, and the Bengals would run for 56
yards, I'd have guessed that they would've lost to the Steelers yesterday by
about four touchdowns. It's not that I ...
