James Harrison, Troy Polamalu and Hakeem Nicks headline the NFL’s Week 5 injury reportBrian McIntyre, yahoo.com Coming off their bye week, the Pittsburgh Steelers are a much healthier team heading into Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Running back Rashard Mendenhall (knee), outside linebacker James Harrison (knee) and safety Troy Polamalu (calf) are… |
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AFC North injury reportOct 5, 2012
Here's the injury report for games involving AFC North teams on Sunday: BALTIMORE RAVENS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS RAVENS: Questionable: OT Jah Reid (calf). Probable: WR Torrey Smith (ankle). CHIEFS: Out: DE Glenn Dorsey (calf), RB Peyton Hillis (ankle), WR… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Now that his long-running spat with Eagles running back LeSean McCoy has come to a end, Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora has an opening in his schedule for a pointless verbal feud with an opposing running back. He may be trying to fill it with Browns … |
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Bengals announce third straight selloutOct 5, 2012
Fans are beginning to show their support for the Cincinnati Bengals, who are off to a 3-1 start this season. The Bengals announced Friday that Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins is officially a sellout. It was estimated on Tuesday that between 5,0… |
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Bengals muster sellout of Miami gameOct 5, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When the Dolphins cut Chad Johnson during training camp, Sunday’s visit from Miami to Cincinnati instantly lost a lot of its luster. Still, the Bengals managed to sell out the non-premium tickets, thanks to a 24-hours extension of the deadline for doing… |
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Dolphins CB Marshall (back) out vs. BengalsOct 5, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Miami Dolphins cornerback Richard Marshall has been ruled out of Sunday's game at Cincinnati with a back injury, putting a further strain on the team's week secondary. |
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Giants rule out four more players for SundayOct 5, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Giants already told us that wide receiver Hakeem Nicks is going to miss Sunday’s game against the Browns and now they’ve given word that he’s going to have plenty of company on the sideline. Friday’s injury report lists four other Giants as ou… |
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Final Word: AFC NorthOct 5, 2012
Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 5: Return of the playmakers: The Steelers are hoping the return of two former NFL defensive players of the year will lead to the return of takeaways on defense. Outside linebacker James Harrison (knee injury) has for… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Steelers expect safety Troy Polamalu and linebacker James Harrison to get back on the field this weekend, and back to fixing a defense that has missed them in recent weeks. But how much longer they’re going to be able to keep the core of players whi… |
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Friday Forecast: Week 5 predictionsOct 5, 2012
Not only am I coming off a perfect week, I was very close with the predicted scores as well. Here are my predictions for the Week 5 games involving AFC North teams: Steelers 23, Eagles 17: The focus will be the return of linebacker James Harrison and sa… |
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Branson Wright, cleveland.com The Giants' defense will focus on Trent Richardson. |
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History doesn’t favor Eagles on SundayOct 5, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When justifying my prediction that the Steelers will beat the Eagles on Sunday at Heinz Field, I opted for the visceral. Based on living most of my life within 100 miles of Pittsburgh, this simply isn’t a game the Steelers lose. Reuben Frank of CSNPhill… |
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Jaws QB rankings: Flacco, Dalton riseOct 5, 2012
Ron Jaworski updated his preseason quarterback rankings after the first quarter of the regular season , and the passers in the AFC North are on the move. You'll need an Insider subscription to view the entire piece, but I was allowed to pass along the r… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Hey, relax Browns coaches and administrators, you’re not all fired. At least not until the end of the year, anyway. New Cleveland owner Jimmy Haslam has said he’ll wait until after the season to consider any staff changes, according to Mary Kay Cabot … |
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Wake-up: Pittsburgh's 'hatred' of PhillyOct 5, 2012
It's almost time to watch some AFC North teams in action again. The NFL schedule-makers have created quite a gap for the division. The Ravens and Browns haven't played since Sept. 27, and the Steelers haven't been on the field since Sept. 23. Division t… |
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