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Pagano visits Colts again, two days before showdown with Patriots

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Colts coach Chuck Pagano surprised his team earlier this month.  He surprised them again on Friday. Via the Associated Press, Pagano showed up at practice, two days before the Colts face the Patriots in a battle of 6-3 teams. “It was a beautiful moment…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Last Thursday, Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew told NFL Network that he’s roughly two weeks away from returning to action with a sprained foot. This Thursday, Jones-Drew adjusted his assessment.  Sort of.  “Hopefully I will be back in a coup…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

During the November 4 Colts-Dolphins game, referee Tony Corrente yelled an obscenity at one of his fellow referees. Corrente is far from the first person to yell an obscenity at a co-worker, but Corrente made one big mistake: He forgot to turn his micro…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Jaguars defensive tackle Terrance Knighton was fined $25,000 for last week’s hit on Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. Knighton’s fine letter said he “made helmet-to-helmet contact with a defenseless player,” and it was the second time the hit cost hi…

CNNSI.com

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler will miss Monday's game at San Francisco because of a concussion.

CNNSI.com

The Colts head into their Week 11 showdown against the Pats with a surprising 6-3 record. Peter King explains why the young Colts are ready for Tom Brady and Co. in his Game Plan.

Jeff Dickerson, ESPN.com

Chicago Bears starting quarterback Jay Cutler will not play Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers due to a concussion he suffered Sunday night on an illegal hit from Houston Texans linebacker Tim Dobbins, the team announced Friday.

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Nov 16, 2012

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Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 11: Big rookie test: Andrew Luck will attempt to become the first rookie starting quarterback to win at New England since Kerry Collins for the Panthers in 1995. Since then, Peyton Manning, Byron Leftwich and Mark Sa…

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Lingering questions about the 4-6 Titans as they hit their Week 11 bye: How much progress can Jake Locker make? The second year quarterback lost a lot of time because of his shoulder injury, but returned last week and played pretty well in the Titans’ b…

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Reading the coverage … Houston Texans Gary Kubiak knows what his coaches and players can do and makes room for them to do it, says John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. Ben Tate and Darryl Sharpton are close to returning to action, says the Chronicle. …

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I can't understand why you did not attend Thursday's chat. We moved it up an hour like you asked and you still didn't show. I don't take being stood up very well, so I am now cranky. But even cranky, I try to be gracious. So I shall still share. Among t…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

On Sunday, some shortness of breath signaled a bigger problem for Texans defensive line coach Bill Kollar, as he was taken to the hospital with blood clots in his lungs and calves. By Thursday, he was back on the job. “We had a great win and I’m alive…

Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com

Indianapolis will be able to score against New England, but will the Colts be able to stop Tom Brady?

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

In the last two weeks, the Miami Dolphins have played two of the worst defenses in the league in the Buffalo Bills and the Tennessee Titans. Offensively they’ve managed to score just 10 points in those two games. Miami had an offensive touchdown drought…