Source: Gronkowski breaks forearm in Pats' winESPN.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. |
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Pats batter Luck, Colts in 59-24 routNov 18, 2012
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. |
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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 |
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Colts know they don't measure up yetNov 18, 2012
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… |
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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… |
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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… |
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Manning, Broncos take 3-game division leadNov 18, 2012
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. |
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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… |
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Texans outlast Jaguars in amazing overtime finishNov 18, 2012
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… |
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Texans, Bucs, Cowboys win in OTNov 18, 2012
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. |
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Rapid Reaction: Patriots 59, Colts 24Nov 18, 2012
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… |
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Texans outlast Jags, win 43-37 OT thrillerNov 18, 2012
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. |
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Patriots pulling away, up 31-17 in thirdNov 18, 2012
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… |
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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… |
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Colts up 14-7 on Patriots earlyNov 18, 2012
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… |
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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… |
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Texans struggle but survive in JacksonvilleNov 18, 2012
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… |
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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… |
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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… |
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Patriots 21, Colts 17Nov 18, 2012
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. |
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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… |
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Will We Ever See A Return To The Glory Days Of Colts-Patriots?: Your NFL Late Games Viewing GuideNov 18, 2012
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… |
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Henne replaces injured Gabbert (elbow) at QBNov 18, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert was injured in the first quarter against the Houston Texans on Sunday. |
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Blaine Gabbert exits game with right elbow injuryNov 18, 2012
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… |
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Jaguars even with Texans at the halfNov 18, 2012
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… |
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Countdown Live: Colts-PatriotsNov 18, 2012
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 |
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Jaguars announce inactivesNov 18, 2012
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 … |
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Arians fumes over “cheap shots” to LuckNov 18, 2012
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… |
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Colts coach tired of cheap shots to Luck's headNov 18, 2012
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." |
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Jaguars-Texans stat predictionsNov 18, 2012
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… |
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What's unique about today's Jaguars gameNov 18, 2012
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 … |
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RTC: Will Texans be flat against Jaguars?Nov 18, 2012
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… |
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