Mike Vick apparently owns a dog againMike Florio, profootballtalk.com Eagles quarterback Mike Vick has spoken in the past about his desire to once again own a dog. Apparently, he now does. Either that or someone in his house has developed a taste for dog food. Courtesy of the folks at CrossingBroad.com, Vick tweeted a ph… |
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Week Five injury report roundupOct 5, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com We cover all of the biggest injury stories throughout the day on Friday, but feel free to use this as a one-stop shop to catch up on those posts and any other names worth mentioning that we’ll throw in here every Friday. Falcons at Redskins Redskins wid… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Coming off their bye week, the Pittsburgh Steelers are a much healthier team heading into Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Running back Rashard Mendenhall (knee), outside linebacker James Harrison (knee) and safety Troy Polamalu (calf) are… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Now that his long-running spat with Eagles running back LeSean McCoy has come to a end, Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora has an opening in his schedule for a pointless verbal feud with an opposing running back. He may be trying to fill it with Browns … |
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Redskins CB Griffin (hamstring) out againOct 5, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Washington Redskins nickel cornerback Cedric Griffin will sit out Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com It’s Friday, which means it is time for an all-out blitz on Week Five. Joining Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network to set the stage will be Chargers tight end Antonio Gates and Redskins coach Mike Shanahan. Gates and the Chargers will be trying to a… |
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Programming note: Pennsylvania againOct 5, 2012
For Week 5, I wanted to go to a game where no one would be distracted by playoff baseball. This ruled out Atlanta-Washington and Cleveland-New York, but thankfully not the game in Pittsburgh between the Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles. No postseaso… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com Bad news, Eagles fans: According to a report from Global Associated News, Michael Vick has broken both legs in a Philadelphia car accident! The accident involved Vick and a 76-year-old female driver, and further details will be forthcoming. In an eerie … |
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Nicks' injuries cloud his Giants futureOct 5, 2012
I want to be careful about making too much of a thing of the lingering foot and knee injuries that will keep New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks out of a third straight game Sunday. I expect Nicks to recover and play excellent football for the Gi… |
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Injury-plagued Giants will have depth testedOct 5, 2012
Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com The New York Giants' depth will certainly be tested on Sunday. |
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Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com The Giants will add a twist to the N.F.L.'s Breast Cancer Awareness initiative: a pink tutu. |
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Final Word: NFC EastOct 5, 2012
Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 5: Keystone showdown: The Philadelphia Eagles have won six of their last eight games against the Pittsburgh Steelers, though the teams have not played since a 15-6 Eagles victory in Philadelphia in Week 3 of the 2008… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Browns running back Trent Richardson has his sights set on a big day against the Giants on Sunday, but he’ll need to pull it off without practicing on Friday. There’s nothing to worry about in terms of Richardson’s health, however. Mary Kay Cabot of… |
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Mjd, yahoo.com The number 88 means something in Dallas. Drew Pearson, who's in the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor, wore the 88, as did Hall of Famer Michael Irvin. These days, no one gets the 88 unless the Cowboys think they're going to be something special. That is ind… |
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History doesn’t favor Eagles on SundayOct 5, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When justifying my prediction that the Steelers will beat the Eagles on Sunday at Heinz Field, I opted for the visceral. Based on living most of my life within 100 miles of Pittsburgh, this simply isn’t a game the Steelers lose. Reuben Frank of CSNPhill… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com It’s tempting, especially after watching his A Football Life documentary, to think Giants coach Tom Coughlin is mellowing with age, gaining perspective a younger man wouldn’t have. Nope. “It’s 10 times more difficult,” Coughlin said in an interv… |
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Breakfast links: Nicks out againOct 5, 2012
I don't know. Do you guys like the film breakdowns? Or no? I've enjoyed doing them, but I'm certainly not experienced enough at it to have attained a certainty that I know what I'm doing. If you want more of them, want less of them or are okay with the … |
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Week 5 Matchups: Ryan and Griffin Grab SpotlightOct 5, 2012
Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com The top games this weekend feature a classic quarterback matchup (Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning) and meeting of top young quarterbacks (Matt Ryan vs. Robert Griffin III). |
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STEELERS (-3) over Eagles: What a strange, bizarre, otherworldly start to the 2012 season. The Birds (3-1) are sitting atop the NFC East and look like, well, ugly. But first-place ugly. The Eagles have put 66 points on the board in four games, an averag… |
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Cousin Sal's Week 5 NFL Prop Bets!Oct 5, 2012
Here we are. A good four days later, and I'm still sick to my bloated stomach over the latest Cowboys meltdown. I've tried to conjure up a non-footbal... |
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