Texans embrace the role of underdog that they earned with their subpar playMike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Texans enter the divisional round of the playoffs as decided underdogs to the Patriots. And the Texans embrace that role. Which is a good thing, because they’ve earned that role. “Yeah, I love being the underdog. It’s my claim to fame,” defe… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Shuffling position coaches is a rite of January, with many of the guys coming and going never registering with the general public. But the guy the Titans fired Friday, special teams coach Alan Lowry, drew up one of the most famous plays in NFL playoff h… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Days after the Falcons lost director of player personnel David Caldwell to the Jaguars, they’ve promoted from within to replace him. The Falcons announced that Lionel Vital, formerly the associate director of player personnel, has been moved up a notch … |
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Mike Munchak's staff cuts are growing increasingly surprising. Special teams were up and down this year, but the ups didn’t count for enough. Alan Lowry, who penned the franchise’s most famous play, the Music City Miracle kickoff return that beat Buff… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com When the Jaguars fired Jack Del Rio as their head coach during the 2011 season, defensive coordinator Mel Tucker stepped in as the team’s interim coach. Fast forward a year and the Jaguars are in search of a head coach again with Tucker set for a shot a… |
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Numbers Never Lie says don't count out the Texans. |
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Mike Rodak, ESPN.com The New England Patriots made a massive overhaul to their injury report on Friday, removing 15 players who had been listed as limited in Thursday's session. |
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NBC Sports, yahoo.com Everyone has pegged Tim Tebow going to the Jacksonville Jaguars as a "virtual certainty" based on ESPN's report, but new GM Dave Caldwell has gone on the record to say he can't envision a scenario where the QB is a member of his team. If Jacks… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com Playing in freezing weather is bad enough for any football player, but when you've spent your entire 13-year career playing half your games in a dome, well ... it's a bit of an adjustment. And Peyton Manning is a bit late in his career for adjustments, … |
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Sunday divisional playoffs preview: Tom Brady will lead potent Patriots offense to AFC title gameJan 11
Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Houston Texans at New England Patriots Sunday, January 13, 2013 Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass. The Houston Texans have the most wins in franchise history, won a second consecutive AFC South title and, after last week's 19-13 win over the Cincinnati Be… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com As Peyton Manning prepares to quarterback the Broncos in the playoffs a year after he sat out his final season with the Colts following multiple neck surgeries, the coach who guided him through his comeback is calling it a tribute to Manning’s hard work… |
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Judy Battista, nytimes.com Judy Battista, the N.F.L. reporter for The Times, answers questions from readers. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the Denver Broncos prepare for the first playoff game of the Peyton Manning era, only one player is out due to injury. Cornerback Tracy Porter has been scratched due to the lingering effects of a concussion he suffered against the Browns on December … |
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With the divisional round of the playoffs at hand, the potential Super Bowl matchups are within sight. Don Banks evalauates all the possible pairings and ranks them all. |
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Five nuggets of knowledge about the Houston Texans' divisional playoff game against the New England Patriots on Sunday at Gillette Stadium: Play-action influence: Per ESPN Stats & Information, when using play-action, Matt Schaub's yards per attempt … |
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Interior defensive lineman Vince Wilfork was extraordinarily disruptive in New England's regular-season win against Houston. For the rematch, in matchup graphics, we’re seeing right guard Ben Jones vs. Wilfork as a key matchup. But the rookie Jones will… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The big story out of Jaguars General Manager David Caldwell’s introduction to the media was his firm statement that Donald Duck has as much chance of being a member of the Jaguars this season as Tim Tebow. Tebow wasn’t the only quarterback who came up… |
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Opportunity Knocks againJan 11
Three years ago, Ryan Longwell was robbed of the chance to kick the Vikings to the Super Bowl. Now with the Seahawks. Peter King examines if Longwell can rewrite history? |
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Reading the coverage… Houston Texans J.J. Watt was the best player in the NFL this season, says Sam Monson of Pro Football Focus. He’s also the PFWA/PFW defensive player of the year. Pete Prisco of CBS Sports looks back at the first game and says what… |
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The postseason awards from the Pro Football Writers Association and Pro Football Weekly are out. John McClain of the Houston Chronicle has them. (The Pro Football Writers Association and PFW seem to be keeping them a secret rather than trumpeting them.)… |
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Toni Monkovic, nytimes.com Tim Tebow may be too popular to play football anymore -- unless he wants to quit playing as a quarterback. |
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Some highlights from Thursday’s chat, which I forgive you for failing to attend. Tye (Dallas): I’m not a Schaub hater, however his propensity to throw off his back foot is very frustrating. Have you noticed a higher than normal tendency of Schaub thro… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips did not say anything controversial or disrespectful when asked on Thursday about how Houston will cover Patriots receiver Wes Welker this weekend. But that didn’t stop Phillips’ comments from becoming a story… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Last month, when former Colts coach Jim Caldwell abruptly became the Ravens’ offensive coordinator, Caldwell’s initiation featured a visit from his prized pupil in Indy — Peyton Manning. Four weeks later, Caldwell has had a chance to adjust. And h… |
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