Cowboys' Brown (killed in crash) was soberDALLAS (AP) -- An autopsy has found that Dallas Cowboys practice squad player Jerry Brown Jr. was sober when he was killed in a crash that led to an intoxication manslaughter charge against the teammate at the wheel. |
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In nine years in Indy, Gary Brackett, the soft-smiling, hard-hitting undersized linebacker, became the pulse of a defense that helped the Colts win one Super Bowl and play in another. |
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All the talk this week will be about the retiring Ray Lewis, and it should be about the retiring Ray Lewis. He changed the way the linebacker position is played, and is a first-ballot Hall of Famer without any hesitation. But he won't be the best lineba… |
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Indianapolis Colts want offensive coordinator Bruce Arians to stick around a little longer. |
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Jim Caldwell wasn't known to be overly sentimental during his stint as Indianapolis Colts head coach from 2009 through last season. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com There's no questioning the credentials of former NFL executive Bill Polian. When you build teams to a championship or near-championship level as Polian did with the Buffalo Bills (1986-1993), Carolina Panthers (1994-1997) and Indianapolis Colts (1998-20… |
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The Colts' run defense didn’t post run-defense numbers you’d expect to correlate with an 11-win team. The Colts gave up 104.4 rushing yards a game (29th in the NFL) and 5.1 yards a carry (31st). They lost a bunch of people on the defensive line. Free-… |
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Dwight Freeney was hampered during the first half of the season by a high sprain to his left ankle, but appears to be gathering steam as the regular season gives way to the playoffs. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Earning home field advantage through the AFC playoffs was huge for the Broncos. But even bigger might have been the results of quarterback Peyton Manning found while adjusting to the conditions in Denver. Dealing with weather was always an issue for him… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Peyton Manning tied yet another NFL record Thursday when he won his sixth career Offensive Player of the Month award. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com … |
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He wore orange gloves that day. He was on a mission. His coach, Chuck Pagano, had been hospitalized days earlier for treatment of life-threatening leukemia. Reggie Wayne was determined to seize the moment, the game, in those orange gloves. |
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It's award time now that the regular season is over. Without further ado, here are our picks and pans for 2012: MVP - We go to tiebreakers here because of what Peyton Manning and Adrian Peterson meant to their teams. |
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One-minute drill: Peter King's team-by-team playoff previews |
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Something's Gotta GiveJan 3
Rookie QBs reviving non-playoff teams aren't the only thing the Redskins and Seahawks have in common, but who continues deeper into January? Peter King has the answer. |
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Heading into the Colts season finale against the Texans, Andrew Luck had failed to connect on 50 percent of his passes in four consecutive games. In the win against Houston in the regular-season finale last Sunday, he connected on exactly half his passe… |
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No, I'm not a homer. I'm a guy with a hunch. And I'm a guy who doesn't trust the Ravens or Joe Flacco. You can discount momentum all you want, but it does matter how a team goes into the playoffs. The Colts have won 5-of-6. The Ravens have lost 4-of-5. … |
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We're 60 minutes from chat time. Let's talk about the Bengals at Texans on Saturday and the Colts at Ravens on Sunday. Let's talk about the start of the offseasons for the Titans and Jaguars. It'll be a day heavy on quarterback posts here at AFC South c… |
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If you are as excited as we are for playoffs, we have just the right activity to calm your nerves and keep you busy while you wait for the big day. The Star has created a Indianapolis vs. Baltimore paper football template for you to download, print and … |
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ESPN is on the verge of adding Ray Lewis to its talent lineup. |
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I'm torn when considering the importance of momentum for the two AFC South teams who will play this weekend. Per Jason Starrett of ESPN Stats and Info: Since the NFL adopted its current playoff format in 1990, 20 of the 22 Super Bowl champions (91 perce… |
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Erik Malinowski, deadspin.com The Andrew Luck-led Indianapolis Colts, by some unexplainable circumstance, pulled off an 11-5 record this season and secured a wild-card playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens this Sunday. Colts owner Jim Irsay? Oh, he's ready to party, as you can s… |
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Brian Burke, nytimes.com A good case can be made that Indianapolis's surprising 11-5 record was more a result of a weak schedule than anything else. |
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Indianapolis Colts cornerback Vontae Davis earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his play against Houston on Sunday. |
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Potential flashed around the Indianapolis Colts' Northwestside practice facility eight months ago. Rookies were here, there, everywhere. Sunday, they will be front and center in Baltimore's M&T Stadium as the Colts attempt to take another step in an… |
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