Rex Ryan and NY Jets save season with win over St. Louis Rams, look ahead to Thanksgiving Day showdown with PatriotsRex Ryan had his overnight bag slung over his shoulder as he walked through the hallways of the Edward Jones Dome headed to the team bus. The Jets’ season was making the trip home with him instead of being left behind. |
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Jets' Season Temporarily SavedNov 18, 2012
Ben Shpigel, nytimes.com A capsule look at the Jets' 27-13 win over the Rams. |
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Source: Gronkowski breaks forearm in Pats' winNov 18, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski broke his forearm at the end of the team's 59-24 rout of the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, a league source confirmed to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. |
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Pats batter Luck, Colts in 59-24 routNov 18, 2012
Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes and Andrew Luck had two interceptions returned for scores as the Patriots hammered the Colts 59-24 to snap Indy's four-game win streak. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Patriots have been so consistently good, so cool, so together over the years, you wonder if anything can ruffle them. Sunday, they played like a team that got really tired of hearing about the new guy and how good he was. The Patriots throttled the… |
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Rapid Reaction: Patriots 59, Colts 24Nov 18, 2012
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Rapid reaction from the Patriots’ 59-24 win over the Colts: What it means. The Patriots tie the franchise record for points to improve to 7-3 and maintain a solid cushion atop the AFC East, while keeping pace with the top teams in t… |
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Cam Newton Gives A Small Child A Football And An Epileptic Fit: Your Sunday NFL GIF RoundupNov 18, 2012
We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from the happiest person you'll ever see on the receiving end of a ball from Cam Newton, to the Cowboys onside kicking in the third quarter, and failing. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, … |
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Patriots pulling away, up 31-17 in thirdNov 18, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Well, if Andrew Luck really has that magic quarterback gene, we’ll find out in a moment. The Patriots just went up 31-17 early in the third on a Tom Brady touchdown pass to Julian Edelman, who scored a punt return touchdown earlier. The Colts have no an… |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com Yes, the Jets actually won this afternoon—and even scored some touchdowns doing so. But, these being the New York Jets, they could not avoid finding new and ever-dumber ways of making news unrelated to on field matters. More » |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Like I said, this game could end up in the 50s. The Patriots turned a 14-7 deficit into a 21-14 lead in a hurry, thanks to a 68-yard punt return by Julian Edelman, and a 59-yard interception return for a touchdown by the just-acquired Aqib Talib. Talib … |
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Colts up 14-7 on Patriots earlyNov 18, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com On a day with three overtime games so far, there’s the makings of another one in Foxboro. The Colts are up 14-7 over the Patriots after the first quarter, in a game with 241 yards of offense in the first 15 minutes. Andrew Luck’s a clean 6-of-7 for 67… |
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Bart Scott tries another media mutinyNov 18, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Jets never disappoint. Thanks to the anonymous “terrible” comments about Tim Tebow, they dealt with controversy all week that the media fed on like hungry sharks. It didn’t take them long after their 27-14 win over the Rams to stoke the flames a… |
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Patriots 21, Colts 17Nov 18, 2012
The Colts-Pats rivalry is relevant once again, but Tom Brady has a new rival at QB. Can Andrew Luck guide Indy to its fifth straight win? Or will New England roll at home? Follow here. |
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Solid Sanchez helps Jets end three-game skidNov 18, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Mark Sanchez directed a turnover-free offense and Bilal Powell ran for the first two touchdowns of his career, helping the New York Jets end a three-game losing streak with a 27-13 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday. |
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Will We Ever See A Return To The Glory Days Of Colts-Patriots?: Your NFL Late Games Viewing GuideNov 18, 2012
Sean Newell, deadspin.com We have four more games left on the day and three more begin right now. OK, fine—due to some scheduling rejiggering this year, there is actually one more right now and then two more in the coming 20 minutes, but you get the point. We've actually got a p… |
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Jets make Week 12 vs. Patriots meaningfulNov 18, 2012
All week, the New York Jets have been a train wreck. It started last Sunday with an embarrassing loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Later in the week, anonymous players ripped backup quarterback Tim Tebow, who seemed like an odd target for the team's struggl… |
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Jets right the ship a bit with 27-14 winNov 18, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The direction of the Jets’ season probably won’t change all that much as a result of Sunday’s 27-14 victory in St. Louis, but it’s going to make for a much calmer week than the one they just finished. With the Jets riding a totally ineffective off… |
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Chiefs making QB switch, back to QuinnNov 18, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Chiefs have found the answer. They’re going back to Brady Quinn. After being cleared by doctors following a concussion, Quinn is going to take the field with the Chiefs in the second half, replacing quarterback Matt Cassel. Quinn started a pair of g… |
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Mark Sanchez guides Jets to 13-7 halftime leadNov 18, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com It was a week filled with media drama for the Jets and some in New York wondered if the distraction would be too much for them on Sunday in St. Louis. Through one half, the answer is no. The much-maligned Jets offense outgained the Rams in the first two… |
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Danny Amendola limps off fieldNov 18, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Rams fell behind the Jets after a Sam Bradford fumble and they lost wide receiver Danny Amendola on the next drive. Amendola immediately grabbed the back of his right foot after a Bradford pass sailed incomplete on third down. He hopped right to his… |
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Jets grab lead after Rams mistake cancels out theirsNov 18, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com There was a lot of talk about Tim Tebow in New York this week, but the Jets haven’t used him much on offense. They did try another fake punt with Tebow in his role as personal punt protector, however, and, for the first time this year, it didn’t work.… |
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Countdown Live: Colts-PatriotsNov 18, 2012
Join our ESPN.com NFL experts for the rivalry game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots. Contribute your thoughts and questions beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET. See you there. Countdown Live: Colts-Patriots |
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Pats assistant Pepper Johnson coaching on crutchesNov 18, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Patriots don’t just have tough players. They have tough coaches, who are willing to work through the pain. ESPN’s Adam Schefter notes that Patriots linebacker coach Pepper Johnson will be on crutches today on the sidelines, after suffering a torn … |
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More talk in Buffalo of drafting a quarterbackNov 18, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Apparently beating the Dolphins on Thursday night didn’t do much to raise hopes that the Bills could turn their season around. Because the talk in Buffalo is all about the future, and drafting a franchise quarterback. We noted earlier this month that Bi… |
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A game of what-ifs for Ryan, Sanchez in St. LouisNov 18, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Jets coach Rex Ryan has in many ways lashed his own career to Mark Sanchez at this point, but there was a real chance he’d have a different quarterback if things had broken a little differently. As noted by Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com, Ryan was close… |
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Sunday morning one-linersNov 18, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Bills DE Kyle Moore took a step toward offseason bragging rights over Dolphins RB Reggie Bush with Thursday’s win. The Dolphins have averaged under 70 rushing yards per game in their last seven games. Patriots teammates talk up QB Tom Brady’s competit… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When Jets owner Woody Johnson hired Neil Glat to serve as team president in April 2012, it wasn’t clear whether G.M. Mike Tannenbaum should worry. It’s now clear that Tannenbaum should worry. Of course, Tannenbaum publicly has said he’s not worried … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Kris Jenkins and Mark Sanchez were teammates for two seasons with the Jets. But after seeing Sanchez struggle in last week’s loss to the Seahawks, Jenkins was so disgusted that he said he’d like to see Sanchez suffer an injury. “There is a point whe… |
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Woody Johnson convenes a meeting of Jets’ brassNov 18, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com In the same week that Jets owner Woody Johnson complained publicly about a perception that he cares more about making money than winning, he also called a meeting to privately address how the team can turn things around on the field. Bob Glauber of News… |
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