Ray Lewis, Lardarius Webb headline Week 6′s injury roundupBrian McIntyre, yahoo.com No team came out of Sunday's action with more serious injuries than the Baltimore Ravens, who lost two key starters, possibly for the remainder of the 2012 season. First to go down was cornerback Lardarius Webb, who ESPN's Adam Schefter reports did suff… |
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Ravens becoming NFL's ultimate survivorsOct 14, 2012
BALTIMORE -- You can say the Ravens win ugly. You can even say they're lucky. You can rip apart Baltimore's defense for being a shell of its elite self. You can criticize a Ravens offense that has been inconsistent the past couple of games. The Ravens a… |
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Congratulations, Cleveland BrownsOct 14, 2012
It's taken 329 days but the Cleveland Browns are winners again. The 11-game losing streak, which tied a franchise worst, is over. The 12-game losing stretch in the AFC North is done. The four-game losing skid at home is now gone. There will be a change … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com One of the biggest plays of the Ravens’ 31-29 win over the Cowboys was a failed pass to Dez Bryant on a two-point conversion attempt with 36 seconds left to play. The pass was right on target from Tony Romo, but it went through Bryant’s hands and fell… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Ravens won’t know for sure until an MRI in the morning, but the news doesn’t appear to be good on the status of linebacker Ray Lewis. According to FoxSports’ Jay Glazer, doctors don’t think Lewis has a complete tear of his triceps, but it migh… |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com Brandon Weeden is 29 years old. Which makes him old for a rookie first-round draft pick, but not old for a human being. 129 years is exactly 100 years older than Brandon Weeden is and that is old for a human being, rookie first-round draft pick or other… |
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Reviewing Week 6 in the N.F.L.Oct 14, 2012
The New York Times, nytimes.com Jacoby Jones tied an N.F.L. record with a 108-yard kickoff return in the Ravens' 31-29 victory over the Cowboys. |
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Here's where we're putting the GIFs of the week, from Wes Welker getting housed to Robert Griffin III looking super human. More » |
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Ravens defense is extremely banged upOct 14, 2012
BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens have been playing this season without NFL Defensive Player of the Year Terrell Suggs. Now, after Sunday's 31-29 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, the injury list for Baltimore's defense is growing longer and more serious… |
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DeMarco Murray to have MRI on foot MondayOct 14, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Cowboys finally got their running game in gear with 227 yards against the Ravens on Sunday, but the good feelings generated by that productivity is tempered by a couple of things. The first is that the Cowboys weren’t able to avoid enough mistakes t… |
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Wrap up: Browns 34, Bengals 24Oct 14, 2012
Thoughts on the Cleveland Browns' 34-24 win over the Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns Stadium: What it means: A huge weight has been lifted off the young Browns team. The winless Browns (1-5) avoided franchise infamy by ending an 11-game losing st… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Browns finally earned their first win on Sunday against the Bengals, but running back Trent Richardson didn’t have much to do with it. Richardson had 14 carries for 37 yards before leaving with a rib injury that was too painful for him to continue. … |
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Ravens withstand late rally from CowboysOct 14, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Jacoby Jones tied an NFL record with a 108-yard kickoff return, and the Baltimore Ravens held on to beat the Dallas Cowboys 31-29 on Sunday for their 14th straight regular-season home win. |
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Browns snap 11-game skid, beat rival BengalsOct 14, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Rookie Brandon Weeden threw two touchdown passes and the Cleveland Browns snapped an 11-game losing streak that dated to last season, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 34-24 Sunday. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Yes, Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden has heard all the AARP jokes, but on Sunday, the oldest rookie quarterback to be a serious starter was able to shut all the comedians up. The former baseball star, who came to college football late as a r… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com Off weekends can be trouble in the NFL. Without a game to play on Sunday, the Steelers' Alameda Ta'amu, a rookie defensive lineman, got himself into a whole mess of trouble with Pittsburgh police early Sunday morning. Ta'amu began the public-relations n… |
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Ravens hold on late to win 15th straight at homeOct 14, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Ravens beat the Cowboys 31-29 on Sunday to improve to 5-1 and extend their winning streak at home to 15 games, but it wasn’t without some serious tension at the end. The Cowboys cut the lead down to two with a touchdown pass to Dez Bryant with 32 se… |
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Browns close in on first win of seasonOct 14, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com With new owner Jimmy Haslam expected to be approved by the league this week, the Browns are close to winning one last game for Randy Lerner. After trailing 14-7 at halftime, the Browns had outscored the Bengals 27-3 in the second half, taking a 34-17 le… |
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Browns take the leadOct 14, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Browns could be closing to winning their first time in 12 games and, more importantly, their first time this year. It’s 20-14 early in the fourth quarter, after a one-yard touchdown run from running back Montario Hardesty. The Browns have now scored… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Ravens haven’t been able to stop the run at all in Baltimore on Sunday, but it hasn’t stopped them from taking a 17-10 lead into halftime. The Cowboys have run for 121 yards on 17 carries, but Tony Romo was picked off by Cary Williams on the Raven… |
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Halftime thoughts on Ravens-CowboysOct 14, 2012
BALTIMORE -- Thoughts at halftime where Ravens lead Cowboys, 17-10: The Ravens went into halftime with the lead because of a good final drive by quarterback Joe Flacco. He hit all six of his passes for 89 yards. On that series, Anquan Boldin had three r… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As mentioned earlier in the day, Jimmy Haslam possibly will hold simultaneous ownership interests in the Browns and the Steelers. A separate source tells PFT that Haslam will have roughly 12-18 months to transfer his 12.5-percent stake in the Steelers t… |
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Bengals take early lead in ClevelandOct 14, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The factory of sadness is moving toward churning out another dose of disappointment. With the Browns riding a franchise-record-tying 11-game losing streak, the effort to avoid moving the mark to an all-time high (or low) of 12 has gotten complicated ear… |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com There are a several weirdly intriguing games this week. Cowboys-Ravens seems like to could be interesting. Why, I don't know. It just does. Same for the Lions and Eagles. And who could forget Kansas City and Tampa Ba—false alarm on that one. Sorry, guys… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Raiders will have wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey for the first time since he suffered a concussion in Week Three against the Steelers. Heyward-Bey sat out Week Four and the Raiders were on a bye last week, giving Heyward-Bey a little more time to… |
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Browns sans starters Fujita, Rubin vs. BengalsOct 14, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Browns starting linebacker Scott Fujita and defensive tackle Ahtyba Rubin will not play against Cincinnati because of injuries. |
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Ravens' Bobbie Williams to start at guardOct 14, 2012
BALTIMORE -- Former Cincinnati Bengals lineman Bobbie Williams will make his first start for the Baltimore Ravens, replacing benched Ramon Harewood at left guard. Harewood, who had started the first five games, is on the inactive list Sunday against the… |
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Countdown Live: Cowboys-RavensOct 14, 2012
Join our ESPN.com NFL experts as they break down the match up between the Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens. Contribute your thoughts and questions beginning at 1 p.m. ET. See you there. Countdown Live: Cowboys-Ravens |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Week 6 is about the time that teams start to look like who they really are, unless they're the New York Giants. This week features an interesting slate of games, a few big-time battles, and a couple of snoozers that may leave you looking for that honey-… |
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Browns aim to avoid team record for futilityOct 14, 2012
The Browns are looking to avoid setting a new team low in futility Sunday. After dropping 11 consecutive games, the Browns need one more defeat for the longest losing streak in team history. This is a franchise that began playing in 1946. Cleveland, whi… |
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Good morning from BaltimoreOct 14, 2012
BALTIMORE -- For those wondering the game plan for the AFC North blog Sunday, I will be watching the "declining" Ray Lewis and the division-leading Baltimore Ravens put their 13-game home winning streak on the line against the Dallas Cowboys. … |
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In less than two seasons, Joe Haden against Bengals receiver A.J. Green has already evolved into one of the best one-on-one matchups in the AFC North. |
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Browns hope to end 11-game losing streakOct 14, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Lost in the Browns’ 0-5 start is the fact that the Browns five straight losses to start the 2012 season coupled with six straight losses to end the 2011 season means that the Browns have now lost 11 in a row. It ties a franchise record for consecutive l… |
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