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Source: Gronkowski breaks forearm in Pats' win

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski broke his forearm at the end of the team's 59-24 rout of the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, a league source confirmed to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

CNNSI.com

Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes and Andrew Luck had two interceptions returned for scores as the Patriots hammered the Colts 59-24 to snap Indy's four-game win streak.

Francine Frazier, jacksonville.com

Follow along as we post live updates beginning Monday at 2 p.m. from Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey's news conference after the team's 43-37 overtime loss to the Texans.Live blog from Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey's Monday news conference

ESPN.com

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- They didn't want to hear it and most of them certainly weren't going to say it. But these Colts might have been due for this. As good a story as they've been, as wonderfully as Andrew Luck has played, as well as they've rallied behi…

Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com

HOUSTON — The Jaguars defense created two turnovers, C.J. Mosley had two sacks and they stopped the Houston Texans on their first seven third-down opportunities. And now the bad news: Everything else. Led by quarterback Matt Schaub and receiver Andre Jo…

The Times, jacksonville.com

Reaction from readers after the Jaguars’ 43-37 overtime loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday: The inability of the Jags to tackle results in another loss. The safeties run backwards at the snap of the ball so they are always late to the play. At least w…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Peyton Manning threw for three touchdowns and Von Miller had three sacks, as the Denver Broncos defeated the San Diego Chargers 30-23 on Sunday to take a three-game lead in the AFC West.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Patriots have been so consistently good, so cool, so together over the years,  you wonder if anything can ruffle them. Sunday, they played like a team that got really tired of hearing about the new guy and how good he was. The Patriots throttled the…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

The Jacksonville Jaguars almost had the kind of win that would at least put a nice tint to an otherwise disappointing season. The 1-8 Jags took on the 8-1 Houston Texans on Sunday with nothing but pride on the line, and put forth an offensive performanc…

CNNSI.com

If you like overtime, you sure loved Sunday. Three early games were decided in OT. Chris Burke reviews the madness and examines the wild wins by the Texans, Bucs and Cowboys.

ESPN.com

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Thoughts on the Patriots’ 59-24 win over the Colts at Gillette Stadium: What it means: The Colts fell to 6-4 overall, while Houston improved to 9-1 with its overtime win over Jacksonville. There are still two head-to-head Houston-In…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Andre Johnson caught a screen pass from Matt Schaub and ran 48 yards for the winning touchdown in overtime as the Houston Texans rallied to beat Jacksonville 43-37 on Sunday.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Well, if Andrew Luck really has that magic quarterback gene, we’ll find out in a moment. The Patriots just went up 31-17 early in the third on a Tom Brady touchdown pass to Julian Edelman, who scored a punt return touchdown earlier. The Colts have no an…

Frank Schwab, yahoo.com

Returners often get a hard time when the punter tackles them on the way to the end zone. Those plays are almost always the same. The returner has just the punter to beat, tries to put on a move, the punter guesses right and happens to get in the returne…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

On a day with three overtime games so far, there’s the makings of another one in Foxboro. The Colts are up 14-7 over the Patriots after the first quarter, in a game with 241 yards of offense in the first 15 minutes. Andrew Luck’s a clean 6-of-7 for 67…

Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com

HOUSTON – Fifteen-point underdogs to the AFC’s best team Sunday at Reliant Stadium, the Jaguars got career efforts from back-up quarterback Chad Henne and rookie receiver Justin Blackmon. And it still wasn’t good enough to beat the Houston Texans, w…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

The Texans were supposed to be one of the best teams in the league and the Jaguars were supposed to be one of the worst, but when they met on the field in Jacksonville on Sunday, it didn’t look that way. Instead, the Jaguars led for most of the way, and…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

Now that the New York Jets have actually won in a convincing fashion since they beat the Colts, 35-9, on October 14, it's time for linebacker Bart Scott to act stupid again. Scott, who threatened a reporter in the team locker room in September, tried to…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

They say everything’s bigger in Texas.  Today, both of the NFL games being played there are. A 32-yard field goal from Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey has forced overtime against the Browns, joining the Jags-Texans extra-session contest in Houston. The Cowbo…

Patriots 21, Colts 17

Nov 18, 2012

CNNSI.com

The Colts-Pats rivalry is relevant once again, but Tom Brady has a new rival at QB. Can Andrew Luck guide Indy to its fifth straight win? Or will New England roll at home? Follow here.

Frank Schwab, yahoo.com

Jacksonville receiver Justin Blackmon had a very slow start to his NFL career, with just 250 yards, one touchdown and an average of less than 10 yards per game before Sunday. That's downright awful for a top-five overall pick. The asterisk on Blackmon's…

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

We have four more games left on the day and three more begin right now. OK, fine—due to some scheduling rejiggering this year, there is actually one more right now and then two more in the coming 20 minutes, but you get the point. We've actually got a p…

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert was injured in the first quarter against the Houston Texans on Sunday.

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert has left Sunday's game against the Houston Texans in with an injury to his right elbow. On a second-and-10 play with 9:54 to play in the first quarter, Gabbert's right arm was hit by a blitzing Danieal Man…

ESPN.com

In perhaps the most extreme matchup the NFL currently has to offer of good versus bad, bad is holding its own. The Jacksonville Jaguars (1-8) are tied 17-17 with the Houston Texans (8-1) at Reliant Stadium in one of those games that, through a half, rem…

ESPN.com

Join our ESPN.com NFL experts for the rivalry game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots. Contribute your thoughts and questions beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET. See you there. Countdown Live: Colts-Patriots

Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com

HOUSTON – In addition to the four injured players who are unavailable for today’s game against the Texans, the Jaguars’ inactives are offensive lineman Steve Vallos and defensive linemen D’Anthony Smith and Jeris Pendleton. Ruled out on Friday by …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

In the same game in which Colts quarterback Andrew Luck put his head into the leg of Jaguars safety Dawan Landry, Luck was subjected to a couple of illegal shots to the head, according to his interim head coach. Bruce Arians tells ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio…

Sal Paolantonio, ESPN.com

Indianapolis Colts interim coach Bruce Arians told ESPN that he's tired of his rookie quarterback Andrew Luck taking what he called "cheap shots to the head."

Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com

Five statistical predictions for today's Jaguars-Texans game in Houston: 1. Arian Foster rushing yards: 128 In his career, Foster has averaged 72-plus yards per game against the Jaguars, including three 100-yard efforts. The Jaguars’ defense has been at…

Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com

HOUSTON – Good Sunday morning from Houston. Here are some good notes heading into today’s Jaguars-Texans game: So there’s a chance? The Elias Sports Bureau provided this good nugget on Friday: Since the 1970 merger, there have been 15 games in Week …

ESPN.com

Greetings from Boston where we are reading the coverage ... Houston Texans Five questions heading into the Texans' game against the Jaguars from John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. Will Houston have a letdown and how can Jacksonville match up? Ben Ta…