LaMarr Woodley, Troy Polamalu, Jake Locker headline Steelers, Titans inactive listsBrian McIntyre, yahoo.com The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley and safety Troy Polamalu, two key members of a defense that ranks fifth in the NFL through five weeks. Woodley injured his hamstring in Sunday's 14-13 win over the Philadelphia Ea… |
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The Pats' offense is a juggernaut, but unstoppable? The Seattle crowd, and a crazed pass rush, will have something to say about that, Peter King writes as he picks Week 6's games. |
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Picking apart the Week Six picksOct 11, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Every Thursday morning, we unveil the respective picks from MDS and yours truly. Every Thursday afternoon, MDS joins PFT Live to discuss the games on which we disagree — and other games that make us nervous. Today, we talked Vikings-Redskins, Broncos-… |
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Eagles' QB Vick confirms he is again dog ownerOct 11, 2012
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who served 18 months in prison on dogfighting charges, has confirmed that he owns a dog. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III appears set to return to the starting lineup on Sunday, a week after he was knocked out of a game with a concussion. And the Redskins see no need to change their offense to protect Griffin from another concussion.… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Vikings running back Adrian Peterson returns to FedEx Field this Sunday for the first time since his 2011 season ended with a torn ACL he thinks occurred on a hit by Redskins safety DeJon Gomes. Peterson said Thursday that he felt “99.9 percent” sure … |
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Documentary Promises the Personal Side of L.T.Oct 11, 2012
Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com An coming documentary on the life of Lawrence Taylor promises to shed life on the personal life as well as the career of the former Giants star. |
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Mjd, yahoo.com Redskins defensive end Adam Carriker made a bet with former pro wrestler Bill Goldberg. If the Washington Redskins had beaten the Atlanta Falcons last Sunday, Goldberg, a former Atlanta Falcon, would've had to wear a Washington Redskins jersey. If the F… |
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How about DeSean Jackson on punt returns?Oct 11, 2012
Among the issues that have surfaced for the Philadelphia Eagles in the early part of this season are special teams issues, and one of those is on punt returns, where rookie Damaris Johnson hasn't consistently brought much to the table. This has led to o… |
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Cowboys LB Spencer expects to play SundayOct 11, 2012
Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com Dallas Cowboys starting outside linebacker Anthony Spencer said he expects to play in Sunday's game at the Baltimore Ravens. Spencer missed the Week 4 loss to the Chicago Bears with a pectoral muscle injury. |
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Nicks Still Hopes to Play Against 49ersOct 11, 2012
Tom Pedulla, nytimes.com Receiver Hakeem Nicks has not played since the second week of the season, but there remains a possibility that he could be on the field against San Francisco. |
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Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com On Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, the Philadelphia Eagles hosted the Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild card playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field. It was Fox's first postseason broadcast that season, which meant that it was the first opportunity for the network… |
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Mjd, yahoo.com When the New York Giants lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the regular season last year, 49ers defensive back Carlos Rogers snared a pair of interceptions. He also broke out a mock version of Victor Cruz's salsa dance, which Cruz did not like. A couple… |
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Film review: Kerrigan in Redskins coverageOct 11, 2012
The Washington Redskins' secondary looked considerably better in coverage in Sunday's loss to the Atlanta Falcons than it had in its previous three games. When I broke down the tape via NFL Game Rewind to try and figure out why, I came to the conclusion… |
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Lawrence Vickers not scared of big names on Ravens DOct 11, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis sent a message to the Cowboys running game. And Cowboys fullback Lawrence Vickers said he’s not backing down. During a conference call with Dallas media, Lewis said the Ravens had other plans if the Cowboys wanted to try to f… |
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Tony Romo might have to hold this weekendOct 11, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Should you mention the idea of Tony Romo holding for a kick, you can be pretty sure what the response will be. Are you crazy? Don’t you remember what happened in Seattle during the playoffs? That’s not really the end of Romo’s holding story, though.… |
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Hakeem Nicks returns to the practice fieldOct 11, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Giants have played their last three games without wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, a streak which might have a chance at coming to an end with the news that Nicks has returned to practice on Thursday. Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger reports that … |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com When Brandon Marshall called Chicago's win over the Cowboys two weeks ago—at Cowboys Stadium—a "home game", he wasn't kidding. The Bears jumped out to an early lead, never looked back, and received an increasing percentage of the cheers as the… |
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Tom Coughlin knows his audienceOct 11, 2012
A lot of very different things have been said about the New York Giants' Tom Coughlin over the course of his long career, but you have to admit the guy knows how to coach. I mean, this business Wednesday where he somehow played the "nobody's pickin… |
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Blogger Blitz: Wake up, Cowboys offenseOct 11, 2012
The offseason analysis of the Dallas Cowboys centered on the idea that the defense had to improve over last year and that the offense, if it could stay healthy and get at least respectable offensive line play, could be one of the best in the league. Wel… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com No 49ers player has more to make amends for this weekend than Kyle Williams. Which is why he didn’t bother trying to make Sunday’s NFC Championship Game rematch with the Giants just another game. “After what happened last year, I definitely want to … |
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PFT’s Week Six picksOct 11, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Last week, the “mild” concussion to RG3 prevented me from taking a “major” lead over MDS in the picks contest. Robert Griffin III exited, the Redskins lost, and what would have been a two-game win for the week turned into a push, with both of us g… |
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49ers QB Smith says sprained finger 'fine'Oct 11, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Alex Smith's sprained middle finger shouldn't be a problem when the San Francisco 49ers host the New York Giants on Sunday in the anticipated rematch of last season's NFC Championship Game. |
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Breakfast links: Signs positive for RG3Oct 11, 2012
I sincerely wish this for all of you: If ever you decide you need to take a day completely off from Twitter because you can sort of see your breaking point speeding toward you, I hope it's the day on which some idiotic controversy erupts on there about … |
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NY Giants' Justin Tuck held without a quarterback sack so far, and that needs to change for Big BlueOct 11, 2012
As the NFL heads into the sixth weekend of the 2012 season, there have been 201 players who have registered sacks, starting with Houston’s J.J. Watt, who leads with 8.5, all the way down to the 22 players who barely make the list with a half-sack apiece… |
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