Vikings a Surprise 4-1; Can They Keep it Up?Matt Loede, vikingsgab.com By Lucas McMillan The Minnesota Vikings have been one of the most pleasant surprises in the NFL this season, rolling to a 4-1 record and tied for first in the NFC North with the Chicago Bears. The Green Bay Packers, projected to run away with this divis… |
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Colts make several roster movesOct 9, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Buoyed by a big win over the Packers, the Colts apparently are hoping to push things to the next level, via an overhaul of the bottom of their roster. The team has announced a variety of roster moves. Namely, the Colts have: 1. signed nose tackle Anto… |
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Lions take issue with talk that they lack talentOct 9, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Lions think they’re better than their 1-3 record suggests, and they’re frustrated with those who question the talent on their roster. Unnamed league executives were quoted by Pro Football Weekly as saying that the Lions have players who aren’t a… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Packers are 2-3 and quarterback Aaron Rodgers thinks he’s a big part of the reason why the team has failed to meet expectations so far this season. His play hasn’t been bad by most people’s standards. He’s completed 68.8 percent of his passes,… |
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Former Lions great Alex Karras dies at 77Oct 9, 2012
Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Former All-Pro Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras passed away Wednesday morning in Los Angeles at the age of 77. Karras had been given just days to live after recently experiencing kidney failure. In recent years, Karras had been bravely battlin… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Vikings have been one of the biggest surprises of the first five weeks of the NFL season and one of their players with talk about the 4-1 start with the Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network crew on Tuesday. Tight end Kyle Rudolph will let us all … |
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On Aaron Rodgers and high expectationsOct 9, 2012
We've spent time this season addressing the relative lack of explosiveness in the Green Bay Packers' passing game. More recently, their play selection -- particularly the balance of runs and passes -- has come into focus. Tuesday, quarterback Aaron Rodg… |
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NFL: Week 5 knee-jerk reactionsOct 9, 2012
You’ve heard the chatter by the sports pundits and on the talk shows. Heck, you may have even heard it here. So are the knee-jerk reactions about your team based in reality? Our NFL bloggers weigh in. |
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If the Vikings look like a duck ...Oct 9, 2012
The psycho babblers call it "inductive reasoning." I consider it a chance to write about ducks on a football blog. We'll call it the Duck Test, and here goes: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably … |
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Have N.F.L. Questions? Judy Battista Has AnswersOct 9, 2012
The New York Times, nytimes.com Judy Battista, the N.F.L. reporter for The Times, will answer questions from readers. |
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NFC North chat alertOct 9, 2012
I'll be over at SportsNation on Tuesday afternoon to field your questions and absorb your frustrations. It's a service we provide (almost) every week, (usually) for an hour, (always) free of charge. Let's say 2 p.m. ET, shall we? |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Packers running back Cedric Benson said after Sunday’s game that he didn’t think the foot injury he suffered was serious. It appears that he was wrong. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Benson has the Lisfranc foot injury and is expected to miss at l… |
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BBAO: Alshon Jeffery among big injuriesOct 9, 2012
We're Black and Blue All Over: Week 5 brought a number of significant injuries to the NFC North. As we noted late Monday night, the Green Bay Packers have lost tailback Cedric Benson for at least eight weeks and perhaps the season because of a Lisfranc … |
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Sam Page, deadspin.com Darren Rovell tweeted something tonight that incorrectly assumed Detroit Lions great Alex Karras had died. Karras is gravely ill, but not dead. Rovell's tweet was unfortunate, but everyone makes mistakes. Alas, he followed it up with this: More » |
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