Even Danny Woodhead's Butterfingers Can't Stop New England From Scoring: Patriots-Texans In Four GIFsSean Newell, deadspin.com New England 42, Houston 14: Tom Brady had four touchdowns and 296 yards. Matt Schaub? He also participated in the game. New England running backs accounted for 127 yards rushing and another touchdown. Houston running backs had 99 yards and one touchdown… |
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Brady, Patriots rip AFC-leading TexansDec 10, 2012
A matchup of AFC powers turned into a blowout. Tom Brady threw for four scores and the Patriots claimed their seventh straight win with a big 42-14 victory over Houston in Foxboro. |
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Patriots make statement in blowout win over TexansDec 10, 2012
Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com The Houston Texans went into New England with the best record in the AFC, but the Patriots were the team that looked like the best in the conference. Tom Brady threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns as the Patriots (10-3) throttled the Texans 42-14 on … |
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Buzz around NY Jets is exactly what ESPN wantsDec 10, 2012
AS FAR AS the indignities heaped on the Jets after their 17-10 win over Jacksonville on Sunday, the one authored by Mike Greenberg was No. 1 on the hit parade. |
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Rapid Reaction: Patriots 42, Texans 14Dec 10, 2012
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Here are some thoughts on the New England Patriots' 42-14 blowout victory over the Houston Texans: What it means: The Patriots (10-3) made a major statement by picking up their most impressive victory of the season on national tel… |
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After name drop by Rex, retired Woodall 'ready'Dec 10, 2012
Rich Cimini, ESPN.com New York Jets coach Rex Ryan jokingly names retired Al Woodall team's starting quarterback. |
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Patriots take control early vs. TexansDec 10, 2012
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Patriots crushing Texans at halftimeDec 10, 2012
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots are comfortably leading the Houston Texans, 21-0, at halftime. Here are some notes at intermission: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady started this game on fire. He’s completed 11 of his first 13 pa… |
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Report: Jets may bring back Braylon EdwardsDec 10, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Seahawks are done with receiver Braylon Edwards. Another team that was believed to be done with Braylon Edwards may not be. Yes, the “idiots calling the shots” with the Jets could be dialing up Edwards, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Edward… |
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Your Monday Night Football Open ThreadDec 10, 2012
Sean Newell, deadspin.com Houston at New England (ESPN): This has all the makings for a legitimate barn burner and as they look ahead to next week's matchup, Tirico and Gruden must be doing somersaults. Alas, this game will play out the only way an ostensibly exciting game invol… |
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Patriots 42, Texans 7Dec 10, 2012
The Patriots are asserting their dominance against the Texans. Tom Brady has four touchdowns as New England jumped out to a commanding lead over Houston in Foxborough. Follow here. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com As you go into one of the most important work-related events in your recent history, what could possibly give you more confidence than a little Twitter pick-me-up from Donald Trump? The Donald, everybody's favorite birther, is also an inveterate New Eng… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Patriots are healthier at a couple of key positions for tonight’s big game against the Texans. New England guard Logan Mankins and defensive end Chandler Jones are both active tonight. Both were listed as questionable and have been out recently; Man… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com The New England Patriots will be without tight end Rob Gronkowski, but will get Pro Bowl left guard Logan Mankins and first round defensive end Chandler Jones back for Monday night's game against the Houston Texans. Both Mankins (ankle/calf) and Jones (… |
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Dolphins awarded Armon Binns off waiversDec 10, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Dolphins have lost three of their last four games and they’ve failed to throw for more than 176 yards in any of those games, so they made a change to their receiving corps on Monday. Miami has been awarded wide receiver Armon Binns off of waivers fr… |
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Deadspin Up All Night: Butterflyin'Dec 10, 2012
Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Texans-Patriots tonight. Should be fun. You've all been great. You got personality. More » |
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Patriots inactives: Jones, Mankins inDec 10, 2012
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Here are the New England Patriots players you won’t see in Monday's game against the Houston Texans: TE Rob Gronkowski OL Nick McDonald OL Markus Zusevics DL Jake Bequette DB Derrick Martin RB James Develin DL Ron Brace |
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Jets receiver Hill suffered a sprained right LCLDec 10, 2012
Jane McManus, ESPN.com An MRI revealed that New York Jets wide receiver Stephen Hill has a sprained right LCL. |
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Monday Night Live: Texans-PatriotsDec 10, 2012
Join our ESPN.com NFL experts for the game of the week as the Houston Texans take on the New England Patriots on "Monday Night Football." Contribute your thoughts and questions beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET. See you there. Countdown Live: Texans-Patriots |
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Agent confirms Fred Jackson out for the yearDec 10, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Bills weren’t optimistic about running back Fred Jackson’s status, and there’s a reason why. According to Tim Graham of the Buffalo News, Jackson’s knee injury isn’t as serious as once feared, but serious enough he will be going on injured r… |
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Look back at Sunday with PFT on NBC Sports NetworkDec 10, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com And then there were three. For 30 of the NFL’s 32 teams, anyway. The Patriots and Texans still need to play on Monday night and everyone in the league will have just three games left in the regular season when they do. Sunday provided clarity to some pl… |
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Bills running back C.J. Spiller wants more touchesDec 10, 2012
Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Buffalo Bills running back C.J. Spiller is one month into his new role as the team's starting running back, but that has not translated into Spiller receiving increased playing time or involvement in the offense. The NFL's leader in "yards per carr… |
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AFC East Playoff MachineDec 10, 2012
Can those zany New York Jets (6-7) get the final wild card for the AFC playoffs? What must happen for the New England Patriots (9-3) to get the No. 1 or No. 2 seed and a first-round bye? Do the Buffalo Bills (5-8) and Miami Dolphins (5-8) still have a m… |
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Jaguars coach Mularkey released from hospitalDec 10, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Jacksonville Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey has been hospitalized after feeling ill. |
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Reeling Ravens fire CameronDec 10, 2012
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Cam Cameron has been fired as offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, who have lost two straight and are still striving for consistency in the running and passing game. |
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Gailey: Bills' Jackson will miss remainder of yearDec 10, 2012
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) A person familiar with Fred Jackson's injury says the Buffalo Bills running back has a sprained ligament in his right knee that could force him to miss the final three games of the season. |
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John Koblin, deadspin.com The New York Jets have three games left to play and despite an unexpected itchy eruption of theoretically possible playoff chances—one game behind whahuh?—they're not a draw going down the stretch. The Chargers-Jets Sunday game on Dec. 23 gets the dis… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Bills running back C.J. Spiller has become the starting running back. But he had only eight touches on Sunday. And he’s not thrilled with that, even though he’s trying hard to say all the right things. “Of course I want to touch the ball more, b… |
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Three things to watch: Texans at PatriotsDec 10, 2012
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- One of the biggest games of the regular season will take place at Gillette Stadium when the New England Patriots (9-3) host the Houston Texans (11-1) on "Monday Night Football." Here are three keys to watch in this game: 1… |
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Jets yanked from prime time in Week 16Dec 10, 2012
The New York Jets (6-7) may still have a shot at the playoffs. But that didn't stop NBC from taking the Jets out of prime time in Week 16. The television network used its ability to flex schedule New York's prime-time game against the San Diego Chargers… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Cowboys played one of the games of the day on Sunday, rallying back to beat the Bengals 20-19 by scoring 10 points in the fourth quarter. Victory came after a trying couple of days for the Cowboys, who had to deal with the death of teammate Jerry Br… |
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Bills RB Fred Jackson likely done for yearDec 10, 2012
Not only did the Buffalo Bills (5-8) suffer a heartbreaking defeat Sunday, but they may have lost one of their biggest leaders for the rest of the season. According to Bills head coach Chan Gailey, veteran running back Fred Jackson suffered an MCL tear … |
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Can Jets really make the playoffs?Dec 10, 2012
It would be one of the most amazing comeback stories of 2012. The New York Jets -- a team most left for dead -- still has a shot to the make the playoffs in January. Yes, those Jets. That team that recently benched its starting quarterback, lost its bes… |
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With three weeks left, the awards races are murky as ever. At the center of it? Adrian Peterson, who wants more history in an already unprecedented year, Peter King writes. |
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Monday morning one-linersDec 10, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Bills did not handle one fourth down decision in the fourth quarter well at all. Dolphins DE Cameron Wake didn’t want to celebrate after a loss, but his three sacks give him a career high-tying 14 on the season. C Ryan Wendell has overcome plenty of… |
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Jets Need a Receiver; What About Braylon Edwards?Dec 10, 2012
George Bretherton, nytimes.com The former Jets wideout is available, and he already has a rapport with Mark Sanchez, but he also made a negative comment about Jets management last week. |
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Saban slides onto the NFL coaching radar, againDec 10, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com In December 2006, then-Dolphins coach Nick Saban was spending plenty of time trying to convince plenty of folks that he wouldn’t be the next coach at Alabama. Six years later, as he prepares to pursue yet another NCAA championship as the Alabama coach, … |
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