Rapid Reaction: Texans 23, Jets 17EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Thoughts on the Houston Texans' 23-17 win over the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium Monday night. What it means: The Texans withstood a tough challenge on the road, lost star linebacker Brian Cushing to a knee injury, and held o… |
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Arian Foster ran for 152 yards and a touchdown and the Texans improved to 5-0 with a 23-17 win over the Jets. Mark Sanchez had one touchdown and two interceptions for New York. |
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Texans' Cushing out of game with knee injuryOct 8, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Texans linebacker Brian Cushing left Monday night's game against the Jets with a left knee injury. |
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Vito Stellino, jacksonville.com When the Indianapolis Colts fell to 4-6 in 2001, then-coach Jim Mora came up with a memorable sound bite when he was asked about the team’s playoff chances. “Ah — playoffs? Don’t talk about — playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs? I just hope we ca… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Through the first quarter and a half of the Houston Texans' 23-17 Monday night win over the New York Jets, Texans linebacker Brian Cushing was everywhere on the field. He had three tackles and two assists, and as usual, he was tough to stop. There are t… |
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Texans start fast, Jets hear the boos at homeOct 8, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com In a game that seemed set up for the Texans to jump all over the Jets, and for the New York fans to boo the home team, that’s exactly how things got started. The Texans received the opening kickoff and made it look easy, methodically marching the ball d… |
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Texans look to remain perfect vs. JetsOct 8, 2012
The Jets have been fighting back in the second half against the Texans and have pulled within six points thanks to a Nick Folk field goal. Track the finish of Monday night's game here. |
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Packers RB Benson (foot) out against TexansOct 8, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Green Bay Packers running back Cedric Benson will miss next weekend's game against the Houston Texans due to a foot injury, coach Mike McCarthy announced Monday. |
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Rain could be another Texans' advantageOct 8, 2012
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- It’s 52 degrees and expected to rain at MetLife Stadium during the Texans-Jets game tonight. Such weather might hurt the Texans pass game, but the Texans run the ball more than anyone else in the league. So Houston won’t have … |
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Report: Suggs won’t be back for Texans gameOct 8, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com On Sunday, a report emerged that Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs could be back from a partially torn Achilles tendon by October 21, when Baltimore is scheduled to play the Texans in Houston. On Monday, Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun reported that Sug… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Bruce Arians won his first game as the Colts’ interim head coach on Sunday, but in the process he appeared at one point to make a rookie mistake: He picked up an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for throwing the challenge flag on a play when the Packers … |
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Locker out vs. Steelers; Ringer out 4-6 weeksOct 8, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Mike Munchak says quarterback Jake Locker will miss his second straight game with an injured left shoulder Thursday night when the Titans play the Pittsburgh Steelers. |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com The Houston Texans will not have backup running back Ben Tate for Monday night's game against the New York Jets. Tate, who has 117 yards and a pair of touchdowns with nine receptions for 48 yards in four games this season, was listed as "questiona… |
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Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Sean's here later to keep you on top of things while you watch Yankees-Orioles or Texans-Jets. Click here if you feel like yakking about baseball. More » |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the Colts try to move above .500, they’ll be doing it without starting guard Seth Olsen, at least for the next eight weeks. Olsen has been placed on injured reserve, with the designation to possibly return. He started the team’s first three games, … |
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Locker out vs. Steelers; Ringer out 4-6 weeksOct 8, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Tennessee coach Mike Munchak says quarterback Jake Locker will miss his second straight game with an injured left shoulder Thursday night when the Titans play the Pittsburgh Steelers. |
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Monday Night Live: Texans-JetsOct 8, 2012
Join our ESPN.com NFL experts for "Monday Night Football" between the Houston Texans and the New York Jets. Contribute your thoughts and questions starting at 8:30 p.m. ET. See you there. Monday Night Live: Texans-Jets |
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Report: Alshon Jeffery has broken handOct 8, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Bears rookie receiver Alshon Jeffery didn’t believe his hand injury was significant. Define “significant.” Jeff Dickerson of ESPNChicago.com reports that Jeffery suffered a fracture in his right hand in Sunday’s 41-3 win over the Jaguars. Per the … |
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What I think the Colts are thinkingOct 8, 2012
What I think they’re thinking at the headquarters of the Indianapolis Colts this afternoon. Building teams find moments that are cornerstones and touchstones. We found an enormous one of those Sunday, coming back against the Packers for an improbable wi… |
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Bears fan has throat slashed in Jacksonville barOct 8, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Authorities say a Chicago Bears fan who came to Jacksonville for the Bears-Jaguars football game had his throat slashed inside a bar. |
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Adrian Peterson has a mild ankle sprainOct 8, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The last thing the Vikings need right now is for something to happen to upset the apple cart they’ve ridden to a 4-1 start. A bad outcome on what happened to Adrian Peterson on the second play of Sunday’s win over the Titans, for example. “The secon… |
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CJ can't run outside, Titans can't tackleOct 8, 2012
Interesting stuff from ESPN Stats & Information out of the Titans' blowout loss at Minnesota. From 2008 to 2011, Chris Johnson had four games in which he rushed for negative yards outside the tackles. He’s had three already this year. Yards per game… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Yesterday’s ref-shoving meltdown will cost Harrison Smith, but only in dollars, not games. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Smith will be fined but not suspended, after he was ejected from the Vikings’ decisive win over the Titans. Smith earned a 15-ya… |
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Colts' Pagano expresses pride in postgame emailOct 8, 2012
Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano, who has been hospitalized with leukemia, wrote an e-mail to the Indianapolis Star to express the pride he has for his team after watching it come back by 18 points to beat the Green Bay Packers 30-27 on Sunday. |
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Mularkey: Jags have no plans to bench GabbertOct 8, 2012
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey said he does not plan to bench quarterback Blaine Gabbert after a poor performance that led to the Jaguars falling to 1-4 with a 41-3 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. |
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A look at pressure, Cutler and GabbertOct 8, 2012
The Jaguars have struggled to find sacks this season, and things were no different Sunday against the Bears. Even so, defensive coordinator Mel Tucker wasn’t inclined to send extra rushers at Jay Cutler, and with good cause. It didn’t work well when t… |
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He wasn't in the building, but Chuck Pagano was still all over the Colts' win Sunday. With his close friend battling, Bruce Arians got a win in the game of the year, Peter King writes. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com What was the most memorable takeaway from Sunday’s action? Was it Drew Brees breaking Johnny Unitas’ record for consecutive games with a touchdown pass? A second straight dominant performance by the 49ers? The Colts coming back from 18 points down on … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Colts’ stunning 30-27 win over the Packers has plenty of story lines. Leave it to Mike Silver of Yahoo! Sports to dig up a new one. Silver reports that receiver Reggie Wayne, who generated a career-high 212 receiving yards on Sunday, overcame “s… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Not much went wrong for the Bears in the second half of their 41-3 win over the Jaguars, but they did see wide receiver Alshon Jeffery leave the game with a right hand injury after catching a touchdown from Jay Cutler. He didn’t return, although it was … |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com It's been reported that as of Friday, the Jets had 12,000 tickets remaining unsold for tonight's game against the Texans. It's understandable. MetLife Stadium is a remarkably joyless place to watch your team lose 59-6. But there have been no whispers of… |
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Proud Pagano writes Colts 'refused to lose'Oct 8, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Chuck Pagano watched his team battle back from 18 points down Sunday, making the Indianapolis Colts coach, who is in the fight of his life against Leukemia, proud of the spirit his team showed in his absence. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com The NFL is full of interesting stories right now. From the Atlanta Falcons, who are 5-0 for the first time in franchise history, to the utterly shocking 4-1 Minnesota Vikings, to what five different rookie starting quarterbacks are doing this year, it w… |
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RTC: Jaguars, Titans absolutely ineptOct 8, 2012
Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans The Texans are looking forward to showing off to a national TV audience tonight on "Monday Night Football" against the Jets at Met Life Stadium, says Tania Ganguli of the Houston Chronicle. Big questions… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com You know that 13-play touchdown-scoring drive you saw at the end of the Colts’ win over the Packers on Sunday? That’s what a franchise quarterback is supposed to look like. Andrew Luck, the No. 1 overall pick who had the biggest pair of shoes to fill … |
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Blaine Gabbert’s job is secureOct 8, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com When you lose two straight games by a combined score of 68-13 and three home games by a 98-20 count, there are going to be questions about making changes to your personnel. Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey got those questions on Sunday evening after his team… |
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George Bretherton, nytimes.com The Jets will have to win the battles on the line of scrimmage against the powerful Texans, as they once did. |
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Texans at Jets: Matchup to WatchOct 8, 2012
Ben Shpigel, nytimes.com It might take every lineman the Jets have to neutralize J.J. Watt, a second-year defensive end who has 7.5 sacks. |
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The Colts sure made Chuck Pagano proud on Sunday. Don Banks examines Indy's 30-27 stunning upset of Green Bay, RG3's inevitably injury, an ugly week for quarterbacks and more. |
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