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Jaguars QB Chad Henne not rattled by sacks, early miscue

Vito Stellino, jacksonville.com

Jaguars quarterback Chad Henne had a flashback Sunday when his first pass against the Titans was tipped and intercepted by Alterraun Verner. When he was playing for Michigan against Notre Dame in 2006, his first pass was intercepted by Chinedum Ndukwe a…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

With all the folderol about whether Ndamukong Suh did or did not kick Matt Schaub in the man-parts during the Houston Texans' overtime win over the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving day, the move that New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley put…

The Times, jacksonville.com

Reaction from readers after the Jaguars’ 24-19 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday: Finally, a win at home. We can say we tasted victory in our house today. Shirley, Jacksonville Hey, a win is a win these days. I will take anything. Dale, Lake C…

Gene Frenette, jacksonville.com

As Cecil Shorts III was talking in an EverBank Field hallway Sunday following a relief-inducing, 24-19 win over the Tennessee Titans, Jaguars receivers coach Jerry Sullivan happened to walk by. He immediately stopped to pay Shorts the kind of compliment…

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 24-19 victory over the Titans.Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey's Monday news conference

Vito Stellino, jacksonville.com

Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey, who likes to come up with motivational slogans for the players, came up with a different one last week - dig 3 feet deeper. He told the story about a man who kept digging on his property looking for gold. Failing to find any

Garry Smits, jacksonville.com

Relying too heavily on field goals won’t win many games in today’s NFL. That was painfully obvious to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday as five possessions inside the Jaguars’ 31-yard line resulted in four Rob Bironas field goals and one miss in a 24-1…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning didn’t have his best day of the season on Sunday, but it could have been a whole lot worse. Manning took a concussion test from the team’s medical staff after taking a hard hit from Chiefs defensive lineman from Tyso…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Late in regulation of Thursday’s game between the Texans and the Lions, Houston defensive end J.J. Watt put his helmet into the chest of Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford.  Watt’s helmet slid up and popped Stafford in the chin. During Friday’s e…

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from official Buddy Of The West Horton narrowly escaping certain death to Indianapolis cheerleaders remaining Chuckstrong. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. More »

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Many Colts players shaved their heads in support of coach Chuck Pagano’s battle with leukemia earlier this season and now the team’s cheerleaders have gotten in on the act. Colts cheerleaders had their heads shaved by the team’s mascot on the sideli…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

It wasn’t the prettiest football game you’ll ever see in Indianapolis on Sunday, but the Colts didn’t need style points to improve their chances of making the playoffs this season. They needed a victory and they got just that. They beat the Bills 20…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Peyton Manning threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns, and the Denver Broncos rallied to beat the woeful Kansas City Chiefs 17-9 on Sunday for their sixth straight win.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

T.Y. Hilton scored on a 75-yard punt return and caught an 8-yard TD pass Sunday, leading the Colts to a 20-13 victory over Buffalo.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Chad Henne threw two touchdown passes, sparking the NFL's worst offense for the second consecutive week, and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 24-19 Sunday.

ESPN.com

Thoughts on the Colts’ 20-13 win over the Bills at Lucas Oil Stadium: What it means: The Colts bounced back from the bad loss at New England to beat a lesser conference foe. At 7-4, Indianapolis maintains solid wild-card footing. Without factoring in an…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

It hasn’t been the prettiest of halves for Andrew Luck and the Colts offense, but their defense has helped keep the Bills from doing much of anything about it. The Colts helped force Ryan Fitzpatrick into a 6-for-15 half throwing the ball and they got a…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Jaguars are doing something at halftime they’ve rarely done this year. They’re leading. Up 7-6 on the Titans, the Jags are actually the team that looks competent in this AFC South showdown. After throwing a pick on his first pass, Jags quarterback…

Timothy Burke, deadspin.com

We're surprised this doesn't happen more often, and maybe it does-but hearing popular NFL referee Ed Hochuli do it has a special flair. Hochuli's description of the results of a video replay in today's Bills-Colts game required his use of the word "butt

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning said during the week that Willis McGahee’s injury is a great opportunity for Knowshon Moreno. It turns out that Moreno will get his first opportunity on Denver’s first snap. The Broncos have confirmed that Moreno is …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

On several occasions, Colts interim coach Bruce Arians has said that head coach Chuck Pagano could return from leukemia treatments by the final game of the regular season, on December 30 at home against the Texans. Pagano could be back sooner than that.…

Adam Schefter, ESPN.com

The NFL is not expected to change the challenge flag rule that came into play in the Detroit Lions-Houston Texans Thanksgiving Day game this season but is expected to do so this offseason, according to a league official.

ESPN.com

ESPN's Chris Mortensen offered this report this morning on Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano, who was home from the hospital for Thanksgiving: "After the second of three chemotherapy sessions went surprisingly well, he was allowed to go home fo…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

In the first quarter of the Houston Texans' 34-31 Thanksgiving overtime win over the Detroit Lions, Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh either intentionally or inadvertently kicked Texans quarterback Matt Schaub in the groin as he was being pulled to t…

ESPN.com

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans Is the Texans' defense the one that smothered the Bears in Chicago, or the one that gave up a ton of passing yards in wins over Jacksonville and at Detroit? John McClain of the Houston Chronicle explores the quest…

Ryan O'Halloran, jacksonville.com

Five game-day predictions for Titans-Jaguars Sunday: 1. Chad Henne passing yards: 278 According to Pro Football Reference, Henne averages 202 yards passing per game, somewhat misleading considering he has nine games of relief work. The plan to throw las…