Chris Cook back to practice, on track to return for VikingsDarin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Vikings cornerback Chris Cook returned to practice Thursday, putting him on track to return for the Vikings Dec. 23 game against the Texans. Cook was placed on IR/designated for return, and today was the first day he was eligible to practice, according … |
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NFC North Thursday practice reportDec 6, 2012
Let's take a quick spin through the Thursday practice report in the NFC North: Chicago Bears: Receiver Earl Bennett (concussion) was ruled out of Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings. Running back Michael Bush (ribs) and cornerback Tim Jennings (… |
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Looking ahead at playoff scenariosDec 6, 2012
For no good reason, I spent part of Thursday working through some playoff scenarios in anticipation of what could be a dramatic Week 15 game at Soldier Field. Some of this will be irrelevant after Sunday, but let's try to boil down the highlights as the… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com On Wednesday, the Vikings placed receiver Percy Harvin on injured reserve, due to an ankle injury he suffered last month. On Thursday, Harvin issued a statement regarding the circumstances that ended his fourth year in the NFL. “It certainly is disappoi… |
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Samer Kalaf, deadspin.com The surprising Minnesota Vikings are 6-6 right now and still in the hunt for a playoff spot in the NFC. Their make-or-break game is this weekend against the Bears at the MetroDome, and linebacker Chad Greenway wants fans to show their support by getting… |
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Vikings LB wants fans 'super-duper drunk'Dec 6, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com The Minnesota Vikings' season will be on the line Sunday against the Chicago Bears. As such, linebacker Chad Greenway has asked fans to get "super-duper drunk" in order to boost the Vikings' home-field advantage at the Metrodome. |
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Vikings LB wants fans 'super-duper drunk'Dec 6, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com The Minnesota Vikings' season will be on the line Sunday against the Chicago Bears. As such, linebacker Chad Greenway has asked fans to get "super-duper drunk" in order to boost the Vikings' home-field advantage at the MetroDome. |
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On Roger Goodell's kickoff musingsDec 6, 2012
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- So I got a pretty lively and thoughtful response Thursday morning after tweeting out the basics of a proposal to eliminate the kickoff from football, as suggested by commissioner Roger Goodell in this week's edition of TIME magazi… |
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Peter King: NFL Week 14 PicksDec 6, 2012
If the Pats get the AFC's No. 2 seed, they'll have earned it, thanks to a brutal two-game stretch that starts now. Can they slow the Texans' playmakers? Peter King picks Week 14. |
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Source: Urlacher fined for 2nd horse-collar hitDec 6, 2012
ESPNChicago.com, ESPN.com Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher was fined $21,000 for his second horse-collar tackle in as many weeks, a source familiar with the situation confirmed. |
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There are two 11-1 teams with a month left in the NFL season and most years, the talk would be whether anyone can beat them (see last year's Packers). Not so with the Falcons or the Texans who don't have many people outside Atlanta or Houston believing … |
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Brian Urlacher double-dips on horse-collar finesDec 6, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com For the second week in a row, Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher has been fined for a horse-collar tackle. And it’s starting to add up. According to Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times, Urlacher will be fined $31,500 for last week’s tackle of Sea… |
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Back to drawing board for Lions' run gameDec 6, 2012
In Week 2, the Detroit Lions' running game wasn't good enough to exploit a San Francisco 49ers that was aligned dramatically to stop the pass. Things got only incrementally better upon Mikel Leshoure's debut in Week 3, and as a result, it's worth noting… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com While Lions coach Jim Schwartz took a shot at Titus Young yesterday, saying the young wide receiver would have knee surgery “unless he doesn’t show up for it,” others are taking a more therapeutic approach. Veteran wide receiver Nate Burleson in par… |
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Blogger Blitz: March to 2,000 yardsDec 6, 2012
As we enter the final quarter of the 2012 season, two NFC North players are making legitimate threats at producing a 2,000-yard season at their respective positions. This week's Blogger Blitz provides the details. We'll be keeping close tabs on Detroit … |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com In this internet era, where everybody lives on blog time, we do have to pause to understand the concept of lead time. When you're creating tangible things one can hold in one's hands, it takes a bit longer to set things up. However, the company put in c… |
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BBAO: 'Another reminder' on Percy HarvinDec 6, 2012
We're Black and Blue All Over: Well then. Wednesday evening got interesting pretty quickly. We weren't expecting Minnesota Vikings receiver Percy Harvin to be ready for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears, but no one thought he was headed for injure… |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com With wide receiver Earl Bennett possibly out for the Chicago Bears match up with the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, the return of Alshon Jeffery and Devin Hester to practice on Wednesday was a tremendous positive for the battered Bears. Jeffery has missed… |
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