Troy Aikman: Dallas fans go to games to be seen, not to cheerMichael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Jerry Jones’s new stadium is big and fancy, but it doesn’t necessarily give the Cowboys much of a home-field advantage. That’s the word from Hall of Fame former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, who says he doesn’t think Dallas fans are the type to… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Washington Redskins first round quarterback Robert Griffin practiced fully on Friday and is expected to play against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Griffin suffered a concussion in last week's loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Wide receiver Pierre Garcon (… |
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Nicks practices for Giants, may play vs. NinersOct 12, 2012
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks has practiced for the second straight day and there is a chance he will play Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers in a rematch of the NFC title game. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com It doesn't generally take a lot to annoy San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh -- the man is a great football mind, but one suspects that he'd wake up grumpy about a failed third-down conversion that happened five years ago if he was vacationing i… |
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Evidence supports Gilbride vs. HarbaughOct 12, 2012
So this whole thing started Thursday, when New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride casually dropped into his weekly interview session the suggestion that San Francisco 49ers star defensive lineman Justin Smith "gets away with murder&qu… |
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RG3 officially questionable for SundayOct 12, 2012
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, who left Sunday's loss to the Falcons with a concussion, was a full participant in practice Friday but is officially listed as questionable on the team's injury report for this Sunday's game against th… |
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Redskins' RG3 full-go at practice, set to playOct 12, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is still on track to start Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. |
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Giants and 49ers Ratchet Up Pregame HyperboleOct 12, 2012
John Branch, nytimes.com San Francisco Coach Jim Harbaugh took exception when the Giants' offensive coordinator said one of the Niners "gets away with murder" with officials. |
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Weekend plans: Off to BaltimoreOct 12, 2012
I have not seen the Dallas Cowboys in person since Week 1, so Saturday night I will drive past Philadelphia and stop short of Washington, D.C., and stay the night in Baltimore, where on Sunday I will watch the Cowboys face off against the Baltimore Rave… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Cowboys know they’ll have three starters back in the lineup at Baltimore Sunday, and are awaiting word on a fourth. Nose tackle Jay Ratliff (ankle), defensive end Kenyon Coleman (knee) and center Phil Costa (back) were all listed as probable, accord… |
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New angles on the Vick fumble problemOct 12, 2012
Okay, so, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick spent the week carrying a football around the team's training facility to help drill himself on the importance of not dropping it during games anymore. It's a trick that's been successfully employed… |
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Cowboys' Spencer may miss extended timeOct 12, 2012
Todd Archer, ESPN.com Anthony Spencer's pectoral strain could keep him out of a second straight game and defensive coordinator Rob Ryan isn't so sure the Cowboys' outside linebacker will be able to play anytime soon. |
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For many 49ers, the bitterness toward Giants remainsOct 12, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Kyle Williams isn’t the only 49ers player who looks at this week’s game with the Giants as a chance at redemption. From top to bottom of the 49ers roster, there’s a pain that came with last year’s loss in the NFC Championship Game that they can’… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Anyone familiar with the film The Program likely remembers that James Caan, playing a college football coach, had Omar Epps, playing a fumble-prone freshman running back in love with Halle Berry, carry a football around campus with him so that he could … |
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Giants WR Nicks questionable against 49ersOct 12, 2012
Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers. |
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Final Word: NFC EastOct 12, 2012
Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 6: Y'all ain't got no Honey Nut? History says things will be tough for the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday in Baltimore. The Ravens are 3-0 all time against the Cowboys and have outscored them 57-10 the past two times the t… |
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Judy Battista, nytimes.com Judy Battista, the N.F.L. reporter for The Times, answers questions from readers. |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Last week, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick created a stir when he tweeted what appeared to be a Rockwellian picture of himself playing on his iPad while his daughter studied at the kitchen table. The stir occurred when people noticed a box … |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com When Cowboys fullback Lawrence Vickers, hardly a future Hall of Famer, fired back at Ray Lewis earlier this week, it underscored what has become evident at times this season. Ray Lewis isn’t necessarily Ray Lewis anymore. The Ravens middle linebacker is… |
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Breakfast links: Flacco or Romo?Oct 12, 2012
Philadelphia Eagles LeSean McCoy would like to be more involved in the passing game, since that was always fun back when he used to be. Of course, I think a lot of people would like to be more involved in the Eagles' passing game right about now. Couple… |
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