Bucs need to sell 7,400 tickets to lift blackout for Falcons gameMike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are surging, with four wins in a row and a 6-4 record. They host the high-flying Falcons on Sunday, with a chance to narrow Atlanta’s once-insurmountable lead in the NFC South to two games. And 11,000 non-premium tickets are a… |
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Times Staff, tampabay.com By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Monday, November 19, 2012 Bucs short of selloutThe Bucs are one of the NFL's hottest teams, winning four straight and five of six. But will that translate into a packed house when the NFC South-leading Falcons vi… |
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Times Staff, tampabay.com The Bucs are one of the NFL’s hottest teams, winning four straight and five of six. But will that translate into a packed house against the NFC-South leading Falcons on Sunday? The team announced today that it still must sell 7,400 non-premium seats to … |
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Ravens' Reed gets 1-game banNov 19, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) Baltimore Ravens star safety Ed Reed has been suspended for one game by the NFL for repeated violations of rules prohibiting hits to the head and neck area of defenseless players. |
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NFC South evening updateNov 19, 2012
Time for a run through the top headlines of the day from around the NFC South. ATLANTA FALCONS The agent for backup center/guard Joe Hawley said his client’s four-game suspension is due to using the prescription drug Adderall in September without fillin… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Falcons backup offensive lineman Joe Hawley has been suspended four games for violating the league’s policy on performance enhancing substances. The Falcons announced the suspension on the team’s official website. Hawley, who has played in six games w… |
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Rivera feels secure as Panthers coach ... for nowNov 19, 2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Ron Rivera says based on recent conversations with team owner Jerry Richardson he doesn't know if he'll remain the Carolina Panthers head coach beyond this season. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson has been demoted. Wilson, who was chosen to the Pro Bowl at the end of five of the last six seasons, was not in the starting lineup on Sunday against the Falcons, and his playing time was cut sharply — he played only 41 of… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com At 2-8 with a pair of scintillating road trips to Philadelphia (3-7) and Kansas City (1-9) on tap, the Panthers have gone well past frustration. Now, they’re not even frustrated with the frustration. After blowing an 11-point fourth-quarter lead to lose… |
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NFC South programming notesNov 19, 2012
ATLANTA -- I’m about to begin the trip back to NFC South Blog headquarters. Keep an eye on our main NFL page for any breaking news while I’m out of pocket. I’ll weigh in on the developments of the day when I get home late Monday afternoon. Looking a… |
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Saints' Brees giving $1 million to Sandy reliefNov 19, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees says he is donating $1 million to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. |
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Where they rank on offense, defenseNov 19, 2012
The New Orleans Saints' defense allowed a season-low 404 yards in Sunday’s victory against the Oakland Raiders. But that still isn’t enough to get the Saints out of last place in the NFL’s defensive rankings. The Saints remain No. 32 in overall defe… |
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Have an N.F.L. Question? Judy Battista Has AnswersNov 19, 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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Statistical superlatives on the SaintsNov 19, 2012
With some help from ESPN Stats & Information, let’s take a look at some statistical superlatives from the New Orleans Saints’ 38-17 victory against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday: The Saints have won five of their last six games after starting the se… |
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Leading Off: Eyesores of All KindsNov 19, 2012
Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com Yipes! Stripes! The Steelers' throwback uniforms were just one reason Sunday's game against the Ravens was tough to watch. |
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The Gruden leverage game acceleratesNov 19, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Next week, when the Panthers and Eagles prepare to square off on Monday Night Football, one of the guys from the ESPN broadcast team eventually could end up being a candidate to coach not one but both of the teams that will be playing. Awkward. Indeed, … |
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Ronde Barber knows the formula for Bucs turnaroundNov 19, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Buccaneers safety Ronde Barber could enjoy yesterday’s win over the Panthers with a bit of familiarity. Because the team he saw on the other sideline was in many ways the same as the one he was on last year, the one that turned a 3-1 start into 4-12 and… |
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Report: Reid will coach on Monday nightNov 19, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com With the Eagles’ bye week a distant memory, the question becomes whether a week with one extra day in it will result in a coaching change. Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News reports that Andy Reid will remain the head coach when the Eagles host th… |
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