Wrap-up: Colts 35, Lions 33A few thoughts on Sunday's events at Ford Field: What it means: The Detroit Lions lost their fourth consecutive game to drop to 4-8, ensuring the third nonwinning season in four years under coach Jim Schwartz. They finished an 0-3 homestand by blowing f… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com We all know that Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson is great, but just how amazing has he been this season? With a quarterback in Matthew Stafford, an ostensible second receiver in Titus Young who can't stay out of the doghouse, and precious little i… |
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Packers: Don Barclay (!) is next man upDec 2, 2012
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- As the Green Bay Packers' injury list has grown this season, I've been saving the panic button for two occasions. The first is so obvious that I don't think I need to mention it. (Follow this link if you must.) The second was a little… |
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Luck lifts Colts past Lions with no time leftDec 2, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Andrew Luck threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Donnie Avery with no time left to lift the Indianapolis Colts to a dramatic 35-33 comeback win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. |
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Seahawks stun Bears on Wilson's TD toss in OTDec 2, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Russell Wilson connected with Sidney Rice on a 13-yard touchdown with 7:33 left in overtime to lift the Seattle Seahawks to a wild 23-17 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. |
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Urlacher among several Bears unable to finishDec 2, 2012
Jeff Dickerson, ESPN.com Health continues to be a issue for the Bears who lost four starters due to injuries over the course of their 23-17 overtime loss to the Seahawks on Sunday. |
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We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from the silky-smooth Calvin Johnson to Mark Sanchez getting his hopes up. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. More » |
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Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com On the way to a 23-14 Minnesota Vikings loss, tight end Kyle Rudolph committed the ultimate act of Lambeau Field sacrilege. After catching a touchdown pass from Christian Ponder in the second half, Rudolph checked out the wall where Green Bay Packers pl… |
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Judgment time nears for Christian PonderDec 2, 2012
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Everyone has their own method for judging young quarterbacks and projecting their futures. The standard for many NFL evaluators, however, holds that the quarterback will reveal his potential -- or lack thereof -- somewhere between his… |
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Rapid Reaction: Seahawks 23, Bears 17Dec 2, 2012
CHICAGO -- Seattle ran up its regular-season run of success at Soldier Field to three games Sunday when Russell Wilson directed a 12-play, 80-yard drive in overtime capped by a 13-yard touchdown pass to Sidney Rice in leading the Seahawks to a 23-17 tri… |
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Packers jump back into first placeDec 2, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com With the Green Bay Packers trailing the Bears by one game, thanks to that bad call in Seattle way back in Week Three, and reeling from a blowout loss last Sunday to the Giants, the Pack jumped back into first place, thanks to a win over the Vikings coup… |
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Packers survive Peterson's heroics, top VikesDec 2, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com James Starks had Green Bay's first rushing touchdown in almost two months, Morgan Burnett picked off Christian Ponder twice and the Packers overcame a monster day by Adrian Peterson for a 23-14 victory Sunday over the Minnesota Vikings. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The good news for the Vikings? Adrian Peterson has rushed for more than 200 yards for the first time since November 4, 2007, when he set the single-game record with 296 against the Chargers. The bad news? Another promising drive has ended with an inte… |
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Packers lose WR Nelson, OL Lang vs. VikingsDec 2, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com The Green Bay Packers are playing short-handed again with offensive lineman T.J. Lang and Jordy Nelson out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings. |
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Pack take back the leadDec 2, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Pack are back. For now. On a day that has featured Vikings running back Adrian Peterson running roughshod over the Packers, Green Bay tailback James Starks went 22 yards for a score to put the Packers back in front. The score is now 20-14, late in … |
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Vikings squander another long Peterson runDec 2, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Leading 14-10 at the start of the third quarter, the Vikings had a chance to get some separation from the Packers. And running back Adrian Peterson did his part, reeling off a 48-yard run after the opening kickoff went out of bounds. After a four-yard r… |
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Seahawks up 10-7 on BearsDec 2, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Seahawks just had a touchdown pass to Braylon Edwards overturned on review, and the field goal they settled for gave them a 10-7 lead at halftime. The ball was ruled to have hit the ground first, but it wasn’t a clear-cut ruling, as Edwards had a ca… |
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Adrian Peterson 210 yards; 36 for PonderDec 2, 2012
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- So here's the deal as we open the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. The Green Bay Packers have a 20-14 lead over the Minnesota Vikings. Vikings tailback Adrian Peterson has 210 rushing yards. Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder has co… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Last week, the Texans were given a gift touchdown against the Lions, when the officials wrongly ruled that Justin Forsett had run for an 81-yard score when he had actually gone down after just eight yards. This time, it’s the Texans’ turn to get rippe… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com We thought it could get ugly in at Lambeau Field. And it is. For the team we didn’t think it would get ugly. Trailing by only three points, Adrian Peterson converted a third-and-one play from his own 18 into a first down — and a touchdown. With Pa… |
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Jordy Nelson heads to locker roomDec 2, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com On the day that Packers saw receiver Greg Jennings return, they may have lost receiver Jordy Nelson. Again. Nelson has walked to the locker room with an apparently leg injury. If he’s limping, it’s only slightly. The Packers lead 10-0. What would … |
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Packers give Rodgers an early birthday presentDec 2, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Packers are celebrating their quarterback’s 29th birthday in style, so far. Seven days after being blown out by the Giants, the team is blowing out the candles on Rodgers cake by blasting into the end zone on the opening drive. In eight plays, the P… |
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Report: Jared Allen has torn labrum in shoulderDec 2, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Vikings defensive end Jared Allen has been listed on the injury report the last few weeks with a shoulder injury, but hasn’t missed any practices or games. The injury is going to require some attention at some point, though. Jay Glazer of FOX reports th… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh kicked Texans quarterback Matt Schaub in the groin on Thanksgiving, Schaub said that he doesn’t think Suh is worthy of playing for the Texans. But Suh believes that Schaub would change his tune if the Texans ev… |
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Titus Young inactive, not at stadiumDec 2, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Lions players are saying they’ve moved on from Titus Young. He may be closer to moving out, himself. The mutinous wide receiver was among the Lions inactives for the second straight week, and according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, he wasn’t at the sta… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com The Green Bay Packers will have the services of veteran wide receiver Greg Jennings when they host the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field on Sunday. Jennings has missed eight games this season with a groin injury, costing him over $200,000 in "per … |
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Game day: Donald Driver, Titus Young outDec 2, 2012
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Good morning from Lambeau Field, where temperatures are approaching an unseasonable 50 degrees and we're less than two hours away from kickoff of all three games involving NFC North teams this weekend. Thanks to all of you who are twe… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the Green Bay Packers welcome the best running back in the NFL back to Lambeau Field on Sunday, the home team will trot out Alex Green (pictured), James Starks, Johnny White, and DuJuan Harris. Who? Exactly. That’s not entirely fair. Starks has som… |
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Countdown Live: Seahawks-BearsDec 2, 2012
Join our ESPN.com NFL experts for the NFC clash between the Seattle Seahawks and the Chicago Bears. Contribute your thoughts and questions beginning at 1 p.m. ET. See you there. Countdown Live: Seahawks-Bears |
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