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Darius Butler wins AFC defensive player of the week

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Colts cornerback Darius Butler is on his second team of the season, but just won his first award. Butler was named AFC defensive player of the week after a standout performance in the Colts win over the Jaguars. He had two interceptions, returning one f…

Vito Stellino, jacksonville.com

Mularkey no stranger to working with young QBsThis is not the first time Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey has worked with a second-year quarterback drafted in the first round. In his second year as Buffalo’s coach in 2005, the Bills decided Drew Bledsoe was …

CNNSI.com

PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers will be playing for first place in the AFC North without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

ESPN.com

The AFC South is sort of all or nothing with regards to blitzing. The Texans send five or more pass-rushers at the quarterback 44.6 percent of the time, the most in the league. The Colts are third at 41.6 percent. Meanwhile the Titans and Jaguars sit ba…

Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com

On the Big Whistle Sunday for the Jaguars-Texans game is Clete Blakeman: A look at Blakeman’s crew this year: Week 4: Vikings 20, at Lions 13 (Minnesota 5 penalties-87 yards, Detroit 5-72). Week 5: Browns 27, at Giants 41 (Cleveland 10-91, Giants 3-25).…

Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com

Want to know why Houston is tied with Atlanta for the NFL’s best record (8-1)? The numbers tell the story and show why the Texans are a 15.5-point favorite Sunday over the Jaguars at Reliant Stadium. A look at the statistics: *The Jaguars and Texans hav…

Staff, jacksonville.com

Forty-seven days, 28 practices and seven Sunday games. That’s all that will be left of the star-crossed Jaguars season when the team resumes practice Wednesday after having three of the last four days off. The season has featured a 1-8 start — the wor…