How should the Ravens approach Sunday's game vs. Bengals?AFC North champions need to decide whether to take it easy with injured players or try to build momentum for the playoffsAFC North champions need to decide whether to take it easy with injured players or try to build momentum for the playoffs |
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Browns place WR Massaquoi on injured reserveDec 24, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com The Cleveland Browns have placed wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi on injured reserve and elevated quarterback Thad Lewis from the practice squad to the active roster. |
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How the Ravens Used Play-Action to Beat the GiantsDec 24, 2012
Jonathan Bales, nytimes.com Baltimore does an outstanding job of making the bulk of its plays resemble one another, and the Giants simply seemed unprepared. |
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Bengals won’t rest starters this weekDec 24, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Bengals are returning to the playoffs for the second straight season, but they are making the trip under different circumstances. Cincinnati went into the final week of the season with their playoff position unsecured last season, which meant there … |
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Steelers TE Miller to have season-ending surgeryDec 24, 2012
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller sustained multiple torn ligaments in his right knee during the loss to the Bengals. |
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Steelers' Miller tears ACL, will have surgeryDec 24, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee Sunday and will not play in the regular-season finale against the Cleveland Browns. |
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How dangerous are the Bengals?Dec 24, 2012
The Cincinnati Bengals clinched back-to-back playoff berths for the first time since 1981-82. But, in his Insider post , ESPN's Matt Williamson doesn't believe the Bengals' celebration will last very long. Locked in as the sixth seed, Cincinnati will li… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Giants didn’t run out of entrances to the playoffs in Sunday’s 33-14 loss to the Ravens, but, on the heels of a 34-0 loss the week before, it certainly felt like it did. Perhaps that’s why defensive end Osi Umenyiora spent most of a Monday confe… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com In the aftermath of the Steelers’ playoff-killing loss to the Bengals yesterday, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was quick to take all the blame. All of it. “Nothing to talk about. You saw it. I threw it to them,” Roethlisberger said, via Dejan Kovac… |
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Report: Reed unlikely to be suspendedDec 24, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Ravens fear that the NFL will try again to suspend safety Ed Reed, after his fourth illegal hit on a defenseless receiver in three seasons. Ian Rapaport of NFL Network reports that’s unlikely to happen. According to Rapaport, a fine is probable for … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Browns will put the cap on another losing season against the Steelers in Week 17 and they aren’t sure if their two first-round picks from April will be on the field to help them do it. Coach Pat Shurmur said Monday that he isn’t ruling quarterback… |
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Upon Further Review: BrownsDec 24, 2012
Revisiting the Cleveland Browns' 34-12 loss at the Denver Broncos: Another game, another sign of dissension in the Browns locker room. A week after players questioned coach Pat Shurmur's playcalling, the Akron Beacon Journal reported some Browns players… |
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Heath Miller needs knee surgeryDec 24, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Steelers aren’t going to the playoffs, which means they won’t need to figure out how to win in the postseason without tight end Heath Miller. Coach Mike Tomlin announced Monday that Miller will require surgery to repair injuries to his ACL and MCL… |
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Chat wrap: Ravens Q&A with reporter Aaron WilsonDec 24, 2012
Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson took your questions on the Ravens a day after the team clinched its second straight AFC North title with a 33-14 victory over New York Giants. |
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Upon Further Review: SteelersDec 24, 2012
Revisiting the Pittsburgh Steelers' 13-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals: Many will point to Ben Roethlisberger's fourth-quarter interception as the reason why the Steelers lost. But one can make an argument that the game was lost on third down. Roethli… |
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Updated Ravens, NFL playoff scenariosDec 24, 2012
Checking out the playoff scenarios for final week of regular seasonAs the AFC North champion Ravens prepare for their regular-season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals, here's a look at the playoff scenarios for them and the rest of the NFL. |
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Upon Further Review: BengalsDec 24, 2012
Revisiting the Cincinnati Bengals' 13-10 win at the Pittsburgh Steelers: The Bengals were surpassed by the Broncos for the league lead in sacks, but that shouldn't diminish the Cincinnati pass rush. Unlike other teams, the Bengals don't have to blitz to… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers: With the playoffs on the line, the Steelers needed a big game from Roethlisberger to hold off the visiting Cincinnati Bengals, a team they had dominated in recent seasons, particularly in Heinz Field… |
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Ravens fear another attempt to suspend Ed ReedDec 24, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Sunday’s meaningless game for the Ravens at Cincinnati could have significant meaning for one of the team’s players, especially if it means he is prevented from playing. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Ravens currently fear that the … |
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Upon Further Review: RavensDec 24, 2012
Revisiting the Baltimore Ravens' 33-14 win over the visiting New York Giants: The difference in Joe Flacco was how the Ravens quarterback handled the blitz. Flacco faced at least five pass-rushers on 14 of his 36 (38.8 percent) drop-backs Sunday against… |
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It Looks Like Joey Porter Will Be Spending Christmas In Jail On Felony Charges For Allegedly Passing Bad ChecksDec 24, 2012
Jack Dickey, deadspin.com Last we heard former Steelers, Dolphins, and Cardinals linebacker Joey Porter's name around these parts, Chris Kluwe was telling us he was "a frothing dingleberry." Now those bounty hunters at Busted Coverage have caught up with Porter and fou… |
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Week 16 Quick Hits: Ravens Up, Giants DownDec 24, 2012
Andy Benoit, nytimes.com What has happened to the Super Bowl champions? The Giants can't rush the passer these days, and Eli Manning and his receivers have struggled to connect. |
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Has Roethlisberger lost late-game magic?Dec 24, 2012
On the 40th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception, there are questions over whether Ben Roethlisberger's late-game mystique is history as well. For two straight weeks, Roethlisberger has lost the game for the Pittsburgh Steelers by throwing intercepti… |
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NFL morning after: Don’t overlook the PackersDec 24, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com With 11 NFL games played simultaneously early Sunday afternoon, there were half a dozen big ones with playoff implications. The Vikings pounded the Texans. The Bengals snatched the final AFC playoff spot away from the Steelers. The Redskins held on to b… |
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Wake-up: Only one playoff scenario leftDec 24, 2012
Heading into Sunday's games, there were three teams alive in the playoff hunt. On Monday morning, there is just one playoff scenario remaining for the division. It was truly separation Sunday for the division as the Ravens (10-5) clinched the AFC North … |
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Snap Decisions: Falcons aren’t NFC favoritesDec 24, 2012
NBC Sports, yahoo.com In 6 in :60, Rodney Harrison says that he believes the Redskins will win the NFC East. He says the Cowboys don’t have the confidence to get the job done in Washington. He says that there isn’t just one person to blame for the Steelers’ disappointing… |
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NY Giants hardly look like defending Super Bowl champions after recent routs at hands of Falcons and RavensDec 24, 2012
This was no way for the Giants to defend their Super Bowl championship, going down without a fight the last two weeks. Where was the pride? Where was the sense of urgency? Where was the ability to rise above adversity and impose their will? Where were t… |
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