NY Giants need to stop depending on comebacks heading into San Francisco 49ers game, which is gateway to tougher scheduleThere is nothing in the Giants’ game plan that calls for spotting an opponent a 14-0 lead. But it happened in the first five minutes against Cleveland on Sunday. |
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Source: Cowboys expect Ratliff to play Week 6Oct 8, 2012
Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com The Dallas Cowboys expect four-time Pro Bowl nose tackle Jay Ratliff to return for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens from a high ankle sprain according to a source. |
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Giants' Barden cleared; Brown concussedOct 8, 2012
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN.com New York Giants wide receiver Ramses Barden has been cleared to resume practicing and playing from a concussion he suffered on Sept. 30 against Philadelphia. |
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Redskins optimistic RG3 will play vs. VikingsOct 8, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan is optimistic that Robert Griffin III will play next weekend after the rookie quarterback suffered a concussion in Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons. |
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Giants' Hill suspended; Sash returns from banOct 8, 2012
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN.com New York Giants safety Will Hill has been suspended for four games for taking Adderall and violating the league's performance-enhancing substances policy. |
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Another suspended Giant blames AdderallOct 8, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com All these New York Giants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder really need to get their prescription paperwork straightened out. For the third time this year, a Giants player who is caught up in the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy has s… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Redskins coach Mike Shanahan didn’t just talk about kickers at his Monday press conference. As expected, he provided an update on quarterback Robert Griffin III’s status after the rookie suffered a concussion on a hit by Falcons linebacker Sean Weathe… |
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Of Michael Vick and nonchalanceOct 8, 2012
I do not agree with the notion that Michael Vick doesn't care. Can't buy into it. Actually think it's preposterous. No sentient human would subject himself to the weekly rigors of practicing and playing NFL football every week if it didn't matter to him… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said yesterday he wasn’t sure what he was going to do with kicker Billy Cundiff. The answer, apparently, is take a look at the alternatives to having him continue to kick. According to Jason LaCanfora of CBSSports.com, the R… |
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Total QBR: Giants' Eli Manning at his bestOct 8, 2012
The Total QBR numbers from Sunday's games are in, and they show that New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning had one of the finest games of his career. Manning's Total QBR for Sunday's victory over the Cleveland Browns was 95.2 (out of a possible 100). … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Steelers linebacker James Harrison has led the league in fines for helmet-to-helmet hits over the last couple of years. After his first game this year, Harrison said those fines have changed the way he plays. Harrison said that in Sunday’s win over the … |
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Troy Polamalu will not play ThursdayOct 8, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Steelers safety Troy Polamalu has already been ruled out for Thursday night’s game against the Titans after re-aggravating his right calf injury during Sunday’s win over the Eagles. Coach Mike Tomlin confirmed at his press conference today that Polama… |
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Reggie Wayne may be the NFL’s biggest bargainOct 8, 2012
Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com With the removal of three wide receivers who received the franchise tag — Dwayne Bowe of the Kansas City Chiefs, Wes Welker of the New England Patriots and DeSean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles — and the Buffalo Bills keeping Steve Johnson off the… |
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Ryan Kerrigan could save Redskins' defenseOct 8, 2012
It was the kind of game that made you feel as though the defense would have to score first, and Ryan Kerrigan delivered. In the second quarter of a surprisingly scoreless game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, the second-year Washington Redskins li… |
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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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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Add Harry Carson to the list of players who found fame and fortune through football, and now wish they hadn’t. Carson, the Hall of Fame former Giants linebacker, told CBS New York that the effects of hits to the head aren’t worth the benefits of playi… |
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Can Ahmad Bradshaw keep rolling?Oct 8, 2012
So, do you remember a game against the Buffalo Bills last October in which New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw ran for 104 yards and three touchdowns? It was a significant game, because Bradshaw had called out his offensive line after the previo… |
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Falcons adopt businesslike approach to 5-0 startOct 8, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com As well as the Falcons are playing right now, they’re convinced they could be better. Despite getting off to a 5-0 start for the first time in franchise history, the true mark that this team is getting it was in the attitude adopted by the team after be… |
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Vick has no explanation for rash of fumblesOct 8, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The good news for Eagles quarterback Mike Vick is that he had no further interceptions on Sunday at Pittsburgh. The bad news for Eagles quarterback Mike Vick is that he lost two more fumbles. The turnovers pushed his total through five games to 11, whic… |
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Breakfast links: Giants up, RG3 outOct 8, 2012
Good morning. It's Overreaction Monday, which means a quick check of the box scores tells us the Giants are going back to the Super Bowl, the Redskins are doomed and the Eagles need to fire all the coaches and bench the quarterback. Hey, there's only 12… |
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Textbook Victory: Throw, Run and CatchOct 8, 2012
The New York Times, nytimes.com After the Giants fell behind, 14-0, on Sunday, Eli Manning, Ahmad Bradshaw and Victor Cruz led them to a victory against the winless Cleveland Browns. |
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