With important playoff seeding games on horizon, NY Giants can prove they have what it takes to repeat as Super Bowl championsLine ’em up and the Giants are ready to knock ’em down — again. There’s not a team above the Giants in the NFC or right below them in the NFC East that they haven’t defeated in the last 12 months |
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Myers: Big Blue finds swagger to make run at repeatDec 10, 2012
Line ’em up and the Giants are ready to knock ’em down — again. There’s not a team above the Giants in the NFC or right below them in the NFC East that they haven’t defeated in the last 12 months |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com On Sunday we heard whispers that there was a raccoon running loose in Paul Brown Stadium as the Bengals hosted the Cowboys. Well, now we have video. Some brave soul scooped up the masked critter and helpfully escorted him out of the section. More » |
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Brent to sit with victim's mother at serviceDec 10, 2012
Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com The Cowboys invited nose tackle Josh Brent to Tuesday's private memorial service for practice squad outside linebacker Jerry Brown. |
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Sources: Cowboys' Bryant has fractured fingerDec 10, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant had X-rays Monday that revealed the hand injury he suffered against the Bengals was a fractured left index finger, sources told ESPN, however his status for the final three games is up in the air. |
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Mara says he hasn’t made up his mind on kickoffsDec 10, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Earlier this year, Giants co-owner John Mara said that the NFL is evolving toward the elimination of the kickoff. Earlier today, he said he currently doesn’t support that outcome. “I certainly have not made up my mind on whether to eliminate the kic… |
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Jonathan Bales, nytimes.com It isn't often that you fool a quarterback like the Saints' Drew Brees, but it appears the Giants did just that on a key play to open the second half. |
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Redskins' Shanahan says RGIII has mild sprainDec 10, 2012
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said Monday that Robert Griffin III has a mild sprain of a ligament in the right knee and hasn't been ruled out for the upcoming game against the Cleveland Browns. |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Just days after Brandon Jacobs complained about "rotting away" with the San Francisco 49ers, the team has suspended the veteran running back for the remainder of the regular season. Signed to a one-year, $1.6 million contract in early April, J… |
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49ers suspend Jacobs for postsDec 10, 2012
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- The San Francisco 49ers have suspended running back Brandon Jacobs for the final three games following a series of posts on social media sites addressing his lack of playing time, including one during the weekend saying he wa… |
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Vick, McCoy pass concussion tests, could returnDec 10, 2012
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Michael Vick and LeSean McCoy have passed concussion tests and could return to practice with the Eagles once they've been cleared by an independent neurologist. |
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Source: Brent wants to attend memorialDec 10, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent would like to attend the memorial service for teammate Jerry Brown on Tuesday, but doesn't know if he will because he wants to be respectful and is said to be "devastated," a league source told ESPN I… |
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Michael Vick, LeSean McCoy pass concussion testsDec 10, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Eagles lost tight end Brent Celek to a concussion on Sunday, giving up three offensive starters on the sideline with concussions. That number may drop to one very soon. Celek has already been ruled out for Thursday’s game against the Bengals and pre… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com A hand injury could end the season early for Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant. Nick Eatman of DallasCowboys.com reports that Bryant could be out for the rest of the season, if tests reveal a torn ligament in his finger will require surgery. Cowboys coach Jas… |
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Shanahan: Griffin has Grade 1 LCL sprainDec 10, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said Monday that Robert Griffin III has a Grade 1 sprain of his right knee and described his starting quarterback's status as "day by day." |
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Jason Garrett: It was a hard thing to doDec 10, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Cowboys came back in the fourth quarter to beat the Bengals on the road on Sunday, a feat that would be worthy of a pat on the back even if they did it without the death of teammate Jerry Brown in a car accident early Saturday morning that left defe… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III feels good today and appears ready to play against the Browns on Sunday. Coach Mike Shanahan said today that when he saw the hit Griffin took on Sunday he was nervous, but after talking to Dr. James Andrews, who e… |
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Redskins get good news on RG IIIDec 10, 2012
Well, everybody in Washington can breathe again now. Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan announced at his Monday news conference that quarterback Robert Griffin III, who represents the hopes and dreams of every Redskins fan for a playoff push, a joy… |
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Ahmad Bradshaw having MRI, other tests on kneeDec 10, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Running back Ahmad Bradshaw left Sunday’s win over the Saints briefly with a left knee injury, but it wasn’t a big of topic of conversation after Bradshaw returned to the game and David Wilson stole all of the attention paid to the Giants backfield wi… |
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Patience may be catching on in DallasDec 10, 2012
I always tell you guys that Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett isn't going anywhere, is not on the hot seat, is likely to be back next year, yada, yada, yada. And you guys always tell me I don't know what I'm talking about because Jerry Jones is a nutca… |
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Will Giants Hold On to Win the NFC East?Dec 10, 2012
John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com For most of yesterday afternoon, it looked like the NFC East was in for a losing day. Dallas trailed the Bengals in Cincinnati for the majority of their game. Washington was eight points down to the Ravens with less than a minute to go without RGIII. Th… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com These are tough days for the Dallas Cowboys, of course, both on and off the field. And in the midst of tragedy, the team appears to be fracturing at the seams. Several reports coming out of the Dallas camp indicate that after the Cowboys' win over Phila… |
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Giants' Week 16 game moves to 4:25 p.m.Dec 10, 2012
The New York Giants' Dec. 23 game against the Ravens in Baltimore, originally scheduled for 1 p.m. ET, has been changed to a 4:25 p.m. ET game as part of the NFL's "flex" scheduling program. All other NFC East games that week will remain at th… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Todd Bowles has had a rough time as the Eagles’ defensive coordinator this season, but his alma mater apparently still thinks he’s a good coach. Temple University, where Bowles played in the 1980s, has contacted Bowles about its head-coaching vacancy,… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Cowboys played one of the games of the day on Sunday, rallying back to beat the Bengals 20-19 by scoring 10 points in the fourth quarter. Victory came after a trying couple of days for the Cowboys, who had to deal with the death of teammate Jerry Br… |
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Shanahan and Co. delivering in Year 3Dec 10, 2012
The "evaluation" news conference of five weeks ago was a mistake, plain and simple. Mike Shanahan is a fine coach with a fine track record who's doing a fine job with this year's Washington Redskins, but what he said in the wake of his team's … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com During the third quarter of Sunday’s Cowboys-Bengals game, Dallas faced a third-and-20 and Tony Romo launched a deep ball along the sideline to Dez Bryant. For a split-second Bryant had it, but then Bengals safety Reggie Nelson came in and lowered his s… |
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Jerry Jones angered ailing Ratliff, sources sayDec 10, 2012
Todd Archer and Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com Nose tackle Jay Ratliff had to be separated from Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones after Dallas' Dec. 2 win over Philadelphia, sources confirmed. |
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Fun with the Playoff MachineDec 10, 2012
If you don't yet know about the Playoff Machine, man are you missing out. This is the interactive device that lets you go through the rest of the season, pick each remaining NFL game and see which teams make the playoffs under certain scenarios. In a di… |
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Toni Monkovic, nytimes.com In the off-season, the N.F.L. will consider eliminating kickoffs, one of the more exciting but dangerous plays in the game. |
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Cowboys erase 9-point deficit to beat BengalsDec 10, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com The grieving Cowboys rallied for a significant win on Sunday, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 20-19 on Dan Bailey's 40-yard field goal as time ran out. |
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Breakfast links: Undefeated!Dec 10, 2012
On Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008, the Cowboys beat the Buccaneers, the Redskins beat the Lions, the Eagles beat the Falcons and the Giants beat the Steelers. All four teams in the NFC East played and won on the same day. A 4-0 day for the division whose fans li… |
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Giants Run Away From Saints to Keep NFC East LeadDec 10, 2012
John Fennelly, giantsfootballblog.com from Jon Wagner / SNYGiants columnist The New York Giants (8-5) were feeling the pressure prior to their kickoff against the New Orleans Saints (5-8) at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. Minutes earlier, they had seen their NFC East lead shrink to just a half-… |
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Week 14 Quick Hits: Redskins RisingDec 10, 2012
Andy Benoit, nytimes.com The Redskins are one the of the best zone-running teams in football. Baltimore's once-vaunted defense has struggled mightily all season against zone runs. |
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The television cameras caught a tear from David Wilson’s left eye rolling down his face after he lost a fumble halfway through the first quarter of the first game of his NFL career in the Giants’ season-opening loss to the Cowboys. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the Cowboys process the events of Saturday morning, which resulted in the death of linebacker Jerry Brown and the arrest of nose tackle Josh Brent on charges of intoxication manslaughter, the organization is looking for ways to avoid similar tragedie… |
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About Last Weekend: Redskins Able to ExhaleDec 10, 2012
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports over the weekend. The Redskins rallied to beat the Ravens, 31-28, i... |
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