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Steelers-Broncos Ready for a Huge AFC Showdown
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Big match-up this week for the Steelers against the AFC West leading Denver Broncos. This game has always been interesting, let’s look at the history of this game in the last 15 years:
1997: (Home) W 35-24
1997: (Home) L 21-24 (AFC Championship)
2003: (Away) L 14-17
2005: (Away...
NFL Lines for Week 9: November 8th and 9th
25 days ago by
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Date & Time
Favorite
Line
Underdog
Total
11/8 1:00 ET
At Jacksonville
-6.5
Kansas City
42
11/8 1:00 ET
Baltimore
-3
At Cincinnati
43.5
11/8 1:00 ET
At Indianapolis
-9
Houston
48
11/8 1:00 ET
At Atlanta
-10
Washington
41.5
11/8 1:00 ET
Green Bay
-9.5
At Tampa Bay
43...
Site Editor Matt Loede’s NFL Picks for Week 9
25 days ago by
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Kansas City at Jacksonville (-6.5)
The Jags are a very up and down team, losing badly to the Titans a week ago. The Chiefs stink though, and this should be a week that Maurice Jones-Drew and the Jags get on track with a big home effort. Jacksonville 27 Kansas City 14
Baltimore (-3...
Gridiron Gabbin with Seahawks Gab Editor Devon Heinen
25 days ago by
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Join Matt Loede as he chats with Seahawks Gab Editor Devon Heinen about the Seahawks recent loss to the Cowboys, as well as their upcoming battle at home Sunday vs the Lions. Get injury updates as well as the gameplan for the team. Click to listen to Matt and Devon in this special edition of [...]
10 Things Vikings Fans Should Do in the Bye Week
25 days ago by
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No, this isn’t a post where I tell Bryant McKinnie to avoid drinking too much over the course of the bye week. No this isn’t a post where I tell Bryant McKinnie to avoid strip clubs, night clubs, or using metal poles as clubs. And no this isn’t a post where I tell [...]
Let Tom Cable’s Coaching Decide his Fate
25 days ago by
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Based on their present play on their field and the non-development of JaMarcus Russell, Tom Cable has less than 20% chance of remaining the Raiders coach next year.
A long winning streak can change that quickly, and the X factor of Mr. Davis leaves everyone guessing. However, with...
Cardinals WR Boldin Sits Out Practice for Second Straight Day
25 days ago by
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PFT.com reports that WR Anquan Boldin missed practice again on Thursday:
As Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin continues to be hobbled by a high ankle sprain, which hasn’t kept him from playing but which has hampered his effectiveness, Boldin has missed another practice due to...
Colts Starting CB Jackson Done for the Year with a Torn ACL
25 days ago by
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Colts starting cornerback Marlin Jackson tore his ACL on the final play of practice Wednesday and will be out for the season, a team source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Jackson is expected to have surgery next week. Jackson’s contract expires at the end of the...
The Browns Have Plenty to Do in the Bye Week
25 days ago by
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Despite the distraction created by the firing of GM George Kokinis, the Browns have major work to do during the bye week to prepare themselves for the last eight games of the year. If Mangini is smart, these are the Top 5 things his team should be doing to turn this season around :
1 [...]
Eagles QB McNabb to Weak a Flak Jacket the Rest of the Year
25 days ago by
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Seems that QB Donovan McNabb’s rib isn’t going to be 100 percent for some time, and because of it, Fox Sports reports that the QB will wear a flak jacket for protection for the rest of the season.
The rib that quarterback Donovan McNabb fractured in Week 1 still hasn...
Bears OC Turner on the Hot Seat for Struggling Offense
25 days ago by
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The Bears have been downright ugly on offense this season. They can’t run, they struggle in the red zone, and Devon Hester is not getting the ball enough. Now the focus may turn to offensive coordinator Ron Turner, who is clearly on the hot seat according to the Chicago Sun Times...
Texans May Bench RB Slaton and Give the Carries to Moats
26 days ago by
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Last week in Buffalo Steve Slaton got just one carry, and turned it into a fumble and never saw the ball again for the Texans. Instead, the team turned to Ryan Moats, who came in and rushed for a franchise record three touchdowns in the teams 31-10 win.
Now coach Gary Kubiak is faced with [...]
Former Redskins Great John Riggins Rips Owner Dan Snyder
26 days ago by
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The National Football Post picked up on former Redskins great RB John Riggins taking a pretty hard shot at Skins owner Daniel Snyder:
John Riggins, the Super Bowl MVP and Washington Redskins icon, has taken his YouTube act against Daniel Snyder and Vinny Cerrato to a new level. The...
Cowboys Will Need a Total Team Effort to Top Eagles
26 days ago by
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It was December 28th the last time these two teams met at Lincoln Field, and as cold as the Philadelphia weather three days after Christmas, so are the fans. There isn’t a Cowboys fan on the planet that doesn’t know the outcome of that game, the Cowboys were a no show for that game [...]
Packers May Be Close to Getting Some Help on Their O-Line
26 days ago by
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It looks like the Pack could be back to getting some of their offensive lineman back to try and keep QB Aaron Rodgers upright. Coach Mike McCarthy stated Wednesday that recently re-signed veteran right tackle Mark Tauscher could start Sunday’s game at Tampa Bay—his first action...
Raiders Coach Cable Says He’s Spoken to Davis About Violence Allegations
26 days ago by
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Raiders Coach Tom Cable is coming out and stating that he’s spoken with owner Al Davis about allegations that Cable has a history of violent behavior toward women. “What we talked about is between us and we’ll keep it that way,” he said.
Cable said the conversation came...
Chiefs Put Staring Strong Safety Page on IR
26 days ago by
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The Chiefs have lost a starting safety, as today the team put Jarrad Page, a three-year starter at free safety, on injured reserve.
Page was not at practice on Monday and coach Todd Haley said he had been injured during practice last Thursday. Haley said he might have more to say about...
Co-AFC North Leading Bengals Still Having Major Issues Selling Out Games
26 days ago by
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It appears the NFL has finally out-priced itself.
The first-place Bengals, fresh off of a near-perfect game against the Bears, are still 4,500 tickets away from selling out this Sunday against the Ravens. The logically impulsive thing to do is stand up, point at Mike Brown and call...
RB Chris Johnson Says the Titans can Go 10-6
26 days ago by
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The Titans are on a winning streak. One game, of course. Now that they have won a game, one of their best players seems to think that they can go on a much longer winning streak. Nine games long. That player is Chris Johnson, who says that there’s no doubt that [...]
Back in Time to the 2004 NFL Draft: Rivers vs. Manning
26 days ago by
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Phillip Rivers and Eli Manning will for always be linked due to the way they came into the NFL.
The 2004 NFL draft was underway at Madison Square Garden in New York and Eli Manning was projected to go number 1. The problem – San Diego had the first pick of the draft and [...]
Eagles to Get Westbrook Back Sunday Night vs Dallas
26 days ago by
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The Eagles will be getting a big piece of their offense back on Sunday night, as Sporting News is reporting that running back Brian Westbrook will be back for the big contest with the Cowboys.
Westbrook got the OK to play in Sunday night’s critical NFC East home game against...
Colts Lose Starting LB Hagler for Rest of Season
26 days ago by
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The unbeaten Colts will be without starting linebacker Tyjuan Hagler for the rest of the season due to a ruptured biceps. Coach Jim Caldwell said Hagler was placed on injured reserve Wednesday.
Second-year linebacker Philip Wheeler and undrafted rookie Ramon Humber are expected to...
Seattle Dumps Former Rushing Champ Edgerrin James
27 days ago by
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The Edgerrin James era in Seattle is officially over. The Hawks today cut James, releasing him after he never made any type of impact on a team that really could have used a boost in the run game. The 31-year-old was inked by the Hawks late in August.
James wasn’t the only one [...]
Bengals Bye Week Reflections
27 days ago by
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Toughness. Professionalism. Aggressiveness. Fortitude.
When was the last time these words accurately defined our Cincinnati Bengals? 1990? 1980? Ever?
A franchise that’s been defined by finesse, flamboyance, and (usually) failure, seems to finally have some hair on its proverbial...
Bills’ Offense Continues to Cripple Their Defense
27 days ago by
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Ah, so this what former Bills offensive coordinator Turk Schonert meant when he said head coach Dick Jauron wanted a Pop-Warner offense.
I can remember when Schonert was fired about 10 days or so before the start of the season and he said that the offense wasn’t simple enough for...
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