Report: Terrell Suggs has torn bicepsMike Florio, profootballtalk.com The injuries keep coming for the Ravens. Linebacker Terrell Suggs, who returned in October from a torn Achilles’ tendon suffered in the offseason, has a torn biceps, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Suggs previously alluded to the fact that his arm i… |
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Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com Old man Charlie Batch didn't just beat the Ravens yesterday to keep the Steelers' AFC North title hopes alive. He did it just days after having to put down his dog, a five-year-old rottweiler rescue named Roxie. On Thursday, Batch posted the above photo… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com A year after his brother engaged in a confrontational postgame handshake in Detroit, Ravens coach John Harbaugh says there was nothing confrontational at all about his postgame handshake with Steelers coach Mike Tomlin on Sunday. Many viewers thought th… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com It's hard out there for a Cincinnati Bengals fan who also happens to be a boy-band veteran, as Nick Lachey learned Sunday. The 98 Degrees star was hanging at the Chargers-Bengals game in San Diego, being a good fan, cheering on his team, and all of a su… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com There’s plenty to talk about during Monday’s Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network. Erik Kuselias, Mike Florio and Rodney Harrison will do their best to cover it all. They’ll hit on big road wins for the Steelers, Seahawks and Colts, unsettled qua… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Ed Reed threw some shade at Charlie Batch, who was far from elite but at least outplayed Joe Flacco in the Steelers' win in Baltimore. But no one was expecting greatness. Batch just gave more of what he's offered these past 10 years as Pittsburgh's back… |
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Upon Further Review: BrownsDec 3, 2012
Revisiting the Cleveland Browns' 20-17 win at the Oakland Raiders: Of all the Browns' moves to improve the offense this year, none had better value than the one that landed Josh Gordon. Cleveland used a second-round pick in the supplemental draft on Gor… |
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Upon Further Review: RavensDec 3, 2012
Revisiting the Baltimore Ravens' 23-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium: It's been well documented that the Ravens rarely lose at home. They also rarely lose games when leading after three quarters. Sunday's loss was the Ravens' f… |
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Upon Further Review: BengalsDec 3, 2012
Revisiting the Cincinnati Bengals' 20-13 win at the San Diego Chargers: BenJarvus Green-Ellis gained over 100 yards for a third consecutive game. But not all the games have been the same for him. On Sunday, he gained 74 of his 118 yards rushing after fi… |
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Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com At the end of a sorrowful weekend, the Kansas City Chiefs and their admirable coach rallied together. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The news quickly came and went in the minutes preceding Sunday’s games. A Browns employee had been found dead at the team’s facility on Saturday, after the team had left for its game in Oakland. The employee had hanged himself in an equipment shed… |
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Upon Further Review: SteelersDec 3, 2012
Revisiting the Pittsburgh Steelers' 23-20 win at the Baltimore Ravens: The reason why a Steelers backup quarterback beat the Ravens just two weeks after another Steelers backup lost to them is how they handled pressure. Charlie Batch completed 8 of 9 pa… |
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By winning Sunday, AFC North rivals cut Ravens' four-game lead in division by half and kept alive their hopes of making the playoffsIn 2005, the Steelers had dropped three consecutive games, causing some to question whether Pittsburgh was deserving of a… |
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How Steelers can lessen loss of TaylorDec 3, 2012
Just when the Steelers got back Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu, they will lose their best cornerback for possibly the rest of the regular season. Ike Taylor is expected to miss three to six weeks after injuring his right ankle in the first series against… |
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Reed: 'Powder puff' football making NFL worseDec 3, 2012
Kevin Van Valkenburg, ESPN.com Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed offered a pointed critique of the NFL on Sunday night, specifically about the way the league has been policing its defensive players. |
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A cloud hangs over Kansas City, but for three hours the Chiefs found escape. Peter King goes inside their inspired win with the coach who bravely led his team through the sorrow. |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com You know how postgame coaches' handshakes are supposed to work: the field generals, surrounded by a retinue of local police trying hard not to smile for the TV cameras, meet at midfield and handshake, share a dude-embrace, and offer up some local steakh… |
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Forgetting Ray Rice is losing propositionDec 3, 2012
BALTIMORE -- It was only a week ago when running back Ray Rice saved the Ravens in the fourth quarter by converting a fourth-and-29. So, how could the Ravens ignore him in the fourth quarter against Pittsburgh on Sunday? Ravens coach John Harbaugh and o… |
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Childress shows up to testify in bounty appealDec 3, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The appeal hearing in the bounty case continues on Monday, and an unlikely witness is testifying. Browns offensive coordinator Brad Childress has made the flight from California to Louisiana to testify before former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, accordin… |
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Anyone care about Browns' draft position?Dec 3, 2012
According to ESPN Stats & Information, the Cleveland Browns currently have the seventh overall pick in the draft order. This might have been a source of excitement in past seasons, but this should be irrelevant right now. Creating momentum is more i… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com It’s hard to not be impressed by what Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch did yesterday. Unless you’re Ed Reed, apparently. The Ravens safety was seemingly unmoved by Batch’s 276-yard day, which included a pair of late scoring drives which led the St… |
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Andy Benoit, nytimes.com Andrew Luck will be compared with Peyton Manning for the rest of his life. A more apt comparison would be Ben Roethlisberger. |
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How Ravens can clinch on SundayDec 3, 2012
Four teams could have clinched playoff berths in the AFC on Sunday. The only team that failed to do so was the Baltimore Ravens. The New England Patriots and Denver Broncos won their divisions, and the Houston Texans earned a postseason spot. The Ravens… |
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Wake-up: Ravens losing grip on division?Dec 3, 2012
It's a strange Sunday in the AFC North when the only team that loses in the division is the one leading the division. The Ravens watched their cushion in the AFC North shrink after the Steelers beat them with Charlie Batch and the two Ohio teams (Bengal… |
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It was a tough day for the Chiefs, who found a way to beat the Panthers 27-21. Under tragic circumstances, coach Romeo Crennel held his team together, writes Dennis Dillon. |
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Terrell Suggs suffers arm injuryDec 3, 2012
BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens may have lost more than bragging rights when they were stunned by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. They may have lost linebacker Terrell Suggs to another injury. Suggs left the field clutching his right arm late in th… |
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Ravens' Reed lashes out at leagueDec 3, 2012
BALTIMORE -- After another nasty game in the nastiest rivalry in pro sports, Ed Reed stood in the Baltimore Ravens' locker room, the last player left, and he dished out a few final hits. |
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