Report: Mendenhall's Achilles injury not seriousESPN.com news services, ESPN.com The Achilles injury Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall suffered in Thursday night's loss to the Tennessee Titans is minor, a person who has spoken to the player told NFL.com on Friday. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network will be getting a jump on Sunday with a pair of players from the AFC North on Friday afternoon. Erik Kuselias will speak with Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith ahead of this weekend’s date with the Cowboys. Smithâ… |
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Dre Kirkpatrick is close to making his debutOct 12, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Bengals secondary has gotten healthier in the last couple of weeks, but they still haven’t been able to see what first-round pick Dre Kirkpatrick can do in a game. Kirkpatrick hurt his knee before training camp and then aggravated the injury in camp… |
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David Roher, deadspin.com Mike Tomlin iced the kicker twice last night, but with an unfortunate twist: First, he called a timeout on his own kicker, Shaun Suisham, who proceeded to miss a 54-yarder. Then he stopped the Titans' Rob Bironas just as he was about to attempt the game… |
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Haden ready to return after suspensionOct 12, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com With a selfish act, Joe Haden damaged more than his reputation. |
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Upon Further Review: SteelersOct 12, 2012
Revisiting the Pittsburgh Steelers' 26-23 loss to the Tennessee Titans: You can justify failing to hold fourth quarter leads to Peyton Manning and Michael Vick because they've done it so many times before. You can understand losing in the final minute t… |
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Final Word: AFC NorthOct 12, 2012
Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 6: Home sweet home: The Ravens are among the best teams in the NFL, sporting a 4-1 record. But no team is better than Baltimore at home. The Ravens' 13-game winning streak (14 if you include playoffs) is tops in the … |
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Bengals Cheerleader Who Humped High School Student: "We Still Haven't Been On Our First Date Yet"Oct 12, 2012
Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com Now that all that messy business of sleeping with one of her former students is behind her, Sarah Jones and that former student are ready to consummate their relationship, perhaps by having dinner and seeing a movie. More » |
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Browns could be down 2 defensive startersOct 12, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Browns defensive starters Ahtyba Rubin and Scott Fujita both missed practice and may sit out Sunday's game against Cincinnati. |
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Week 6 predictions: Mea culpa editionOct 12, 2012
So, the Week 6 predictions didn't get off to a great start. I expected the Steelers-Titans game would be close, but I never thought Pittsburgh was leaving with a loss. That is, not until the Steelers started holding tryouts for offensive linemen at half… |
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Declining? Ray Lewis says 'keep watching'Oct 12, 2012
Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis -- a 13-time Pro Bowler and one of the NFL's all-time great linebackers -- was asked if he still has "it." |
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Steelers face big challenge to reach playoffsOct 12, 2012
The Steelers have 11 games remaining. They have yet to play one snap against a division opponent this season. In other words, no one has mathematically eliminated the Steelers (2-3) from anything. But Pittsburgh's performances on the road, including Thu… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com When Cowboys fullback Lawrence Vickers, hardly a future Hall of Famer, fired back at Ray Lewis earlier this week, it underscored what has become evident at times this season. Ray Lewis isn’t necessarily Ray Lewis anymore. The Ravens middle linebacker is… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com As expected, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s idea of a compromise has not satisfied the four players who were suspended in the league’s investigation of the Saints’ bounty program. Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, Saints defensie end Will Smith, B… |
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Foote: Steelers 'not strong mentally'Oct 12, 2012
The Steelers have lost fourth-quarter leads in four of five games this season and all three of their defeats have come to teams with losing records. What's the problem? It's something you don't usually hear a Steelers player say. "We’re not strong … |
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Ben Roethlisberger Is Not ImpressedOct 12, 2012
Timothy Burke, deadspin.com Tennessee upset Pittsburgh last night in a Thursday Night Football game full of exciting field goals and the sort of play that led most viewers to seek out more compelling sports TV on TBS or TNT. A last-second field goal by Rob Bironas-his fourth of th |
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Wake-up: D'Qwell Jackson expects to playOct 12, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Ravens were criticized for winning ugly Sunday in Kansas City. My guess is the Steelers would take a win instead of the pain of losing on a game-ending field goal in Tennessee. The same goes for the Bengals, who were upset by the… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Titans needed it as a group. But quarterback Matt Hasselbeck needed a comeback win like Thursday’s over the Steelers for his own reasons. After losing the starting job to Jake Locker in camp, and then playing poorly in relief, the 37-year-old Hassel… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com When Titans running back Chris Johnson got off to a brutal start this season, he said he’s only as good as Tennessee’s offensive line. So it’s only fair that after a good game Thursday night against the Steelers, Johnson praised the line. Johnson, w… |
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Time to get concerned about the SteelersOct 12, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As the Steelers packed their bags after another stunning loss on the road, no one was searching for any panic button to push. But the 26-23 loss to the Titans is a clear indication that they might want to learn where it is. It's easy… |
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The Titans survived the Steelers 26-23 largely behind the veteran heroics of Matt Hasselbeck. The 37-year-old proved that age is just a number -- and it's all relative, writes Chris Burke. |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com At 1-4 entering Thursday night's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Tennessee Titans needed a win to keep any realistic hopes they had for making the postseason alive. Thanks to 290 yards passing from Matt Hasselbeck, 91 yards rushing from Chris… |
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