Fox Gets Conservative: Did The Denver Coach's Risk-Averse Strategy Cost The Broncos A Playoff Victory?Brian Burke, deadspin.com NFL coaches will often refer to "playing the percentages." But if there's one thing I've learned by studying strategic decisions, it's that coaches don't have a firm grasp of those percentages. And when anyone is uncertain of the odds, he'll f… |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Player after player fell back into a common NFL safety net following the Houston Texans' 41-28 loss to the New England Patriots. We’ve just got to make more plays, they said. It’s a blanket, clichéd and too-easy solution to a los… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com It was believed that Peyton Manning would get the gang back together in Denver, with guys like Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark, and Jeff Saturday joining Peyton as members of the Broncos. In the end, the Indy connection was limited to the likes of Jacob Tamm… |
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When Rob Gronkowski and Danny Woodhead were hurt in the first quarter, the Patriots turned to their reserves and ripped the Texans 41-28. It is the Patriot Way, says Don Banks. |
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Don Banks, CNNSI.com FOXBORO, Mass. -- By now, you have to wonder if the New England Patriots could even remember what full strength feels like, if they ever again are lucky enough to experience it. Here they are, making yet another deep playoff run, and they're faced with … |
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Tom Brady found an edge, and the Texans never adjusted, says Chris Burke, who weighs in on the Patriots' 41-28 win that set up a rematch with the Ravens in the AFC title game. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Texans receiver DeVier Posey suffered a torn Achilles tendon injury in Sunday’s loss to the Patriots. Posey went down in pain and had to be carted off the field, and he confirmed the diagnosis after the game. “It felt like I got shot. I’ve never fel… |
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Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com During the New England Patriots' divisional win over the Houston Texans, Owen Daniels was dropped for a one-yard loss. He dropped the ball, but the play was whistled dead before the fumble. It didn't matter to Brandon Spikes. He used the chance to plead… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Though Texans quarterback Matt Schaub had a solid game on Sunday against the Patriots, plenty of his yards and both of his touchdown passes came after Houston had fallen into a 25-point hole. Regardless, a season of high expectations ended with the Tex… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Tom Brady became the winningest quarterback in postseason play, throwing for three touchdowns Sunday to beat Houston 41-28 and lift the New England Patriots into the AFC Championship Game. |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski will miss the remainder of the postseason after breaking his arm in Sunday's divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans, sources confirmed to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Well, the Texans showed a little fight. But, so far, not enough. A pair of touchdowns and a two-point conversion cut New England’s lead from 25 to 10. But a Texans onside kick with more than five minutes left was recovered by the Patriots. New Engla… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com New Jersey police want to ask Kenny Britt about an incident Saturday night involving the stabbing of one of the Tennessee Titans receiver's good friends, The Tennessean reported. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Five weeks ago, the Patriots beat the Texans by 28 points. Today, it could end up being even worse. New England leads by 25 early in the fourth quarter, 38-13. The latest score came via a 33-yard touchdown pass from Pats quarterback Tom Brady to runni… |
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Pats push lead back to 11Jan 13
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Yep, the Texans should have deployed an onside kick to start the third quarter. Instead, they kicked away. And Pro Bowler Matthew Slater returned it to the New England 31. And the Patriots then drove 69 yards in seven plays, with Stevan Ridley capping… |
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Titans Wide Receiver Kenny Britt Wanted For Questioning In Connection With His Brother's StabbingJan 13
Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt dropped off his recently stabbed younger brother at a Jersey City hospital late on Saturday night, and has not spent his Sunday cooperating with the subsequent police investigation. The Jersey Journal reports: … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com After Shane Vereen’s second touchdown of the day, it appeared that the rout is on. It isn’t. Fueled by another long kickoff return from Danieal Manning, the Texans drove 47 yards in five plays to cut the gap from 17-3 to 17-13 at the half, thanks to a… |
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Pats stretch lead to sevenJan 13
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Gradually, the Patriots are waking up. But their rematch with the Texans is a far cry from the blowout we saw five weeks ago. The Pats have added to their lead with a 37-yard field goal from Stephen Gostkowski. The points came on a drive that stalled … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Five weeks ago, the Texans didn’t score a point against the Patriots until New England had put 28 on the board. This time, Houston struck first. A 94-yard kickoff return from Danieal Manning put the Texans at the Pats’ 12 yard line. Four plays lat… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Yesterday’s AFC divisional-round playoff game ended up being much better than anyone had expected. Perhaps today’s will be, too. Per multiple reports and accounts, Texans defensive end J.J. Watt spit on the Patriots logo in the middle of the field a… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Combined, the Houston Texans and New England Patriots listed 20 players as "probable" on Friday's injury report. The Patriots removed 15 players from the injury report entirely, therefore, it's no surprise that there are no surprises on either… |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com Broncos fans should be used to this by now: a big time, Super Bowl-winning quarterback lost to an obviously lesser quarterback in an overtime classic in Denver. The comparisons have been as inescapable as they are stupid: More » |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Five weeks ago, when the Texans got off their team busses here, they were all in new letterman jackets. It was a harmless gesture of team unity. Yeah, it’s a high-schoolish deal, but injecting a little high school-style spirit into … |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The inactives for today's Texans-Patriots divisional round playoff game: Texans CB Roc Carmichael CB Stanford Routt ILB Cameron Collins G Antoine Caldwell T Andrew Gardner G Cody White NT Terrell McClain Patriots WR Matthew Slater S… |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com Seattle at Atlanta 1:00 p.m. (FOX): Well, it's put up or shut up for the "Falcons stink in the playoffs" narrative. It really could not have shaken out any worse for them, though, as the white-hot Seattle Seahawks come into town. While Atlanta… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, who arguably did a better coaching job with Tim Tebow in 2011 than with Peyton Manning in 2012, given that Peyton pretty much ran the show, is expected to receive his reward via a head-coaching job. So who will … |
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Join our ESPN.com NFL experts for the AFC playoff matchup between the Houston Texans and the New England Patriots. Contribute your thoughts and questions at 4:30 p.m. ET. See you there. Countdown Live: Texans-Patriots |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com A humbled Peyton Manning, with reporters hammering away on deadline and videocameras shut off after the last postgame question had been answered, took his family into the Ravens' locker room on Saturday night and visited with Ray Lewis. |
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It’s awfully easy to look at the plays made by Trindon Holliday and Jacoby Jones in Saturday’s great Baltimore Ravens-Denver Broncos game and say the Houston Texans blew it. Both those guys belonged to Houston. Both those guys were cut by the Texans. … |
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Kenny Mayne examines the "heated" exchanged of blows between the hometown newspapers of the Patriots and Texans. |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com A tableau: Peyton Manning and Ray Lewis talking in a Mile High Stadium locker room, 90 minutes after the end of the pitched battle that was their AFC divisional playoff matchup, 85 minutes after Ray Lewis yelled Bible verse at Solomon Wilcots, and about… |
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Reading the coverage from Boston ... Houston Texans When he was a kid, Matt Schaub’s coach would jab at him by calling him Bubby Brister, writes Randy Harvey of the Houston Chronicle. “He knows now it's not so easy to walk a mile in Bubby Brister's cl… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Yes, Peyton Manning’s first season with the Broncos didn’t result in the team going any farther than it did a year ago. Still, Denver was good enough to nail down the No. 1 seed in the AFC — before becoming the latest No. 1 seed to be bounced in t… |
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Peter Tebow couldn’t help himself. As soon as Tim’s brother watched Peyton Manning throw the interception that handed Saturday’s divisional playoff game to the Ravens, his true feelings hit the Twitter world. “Am I the only one in Denver who’s h… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com Sometimes, it's just about realizing when you've been beaten and wishing the best for your opponent. Peyton Manning and Ray Lewis shared a few words nearly two hours after their epic divisional playoff game, and Ravens media director Chad Steele capture… |
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