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Steelers defense controls Bengals in 27-10 win
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11.21.2008 : 5:10 am
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PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers know exactly how to beat the Cincinnati Bengals -- with or without Chad Ocho Cinco.
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Bengals don't elaborate on Ocho Cinco deactivation
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11.21.2008 : 1:25 am
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PITTSBURGH -- The Cincinnati Bengals failed to explain why Chad Ocho Cinco, the wide receiver formerly known as Chad Johnson, was held out for violating team rules during their 27-10 loss in Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
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Jets have legitimate shot at ending Titans' run
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11.21.2008 : 12:01 am
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The New York Jets showed the nation last Thursday night that the acquisitions of Kris Jenkins, Alan Faneca and Brett Favre, among others, have made them a legitimate playoff contender.
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Former Packers CB Bob Jeter dead at 71
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11.20.2008 : 10:11 pm
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MILWAUKEE -- Former Green Bay Packers cornerback Bob Jeter, the father of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's basketball coach Rob Jeter, has died. Wisconsin-Milwaukee spokesman Kevin O'Connor said Rob Jeter learned of the death Thursday afternoon and went to join family members in Chicago, where his father lived. He said Rob Jeter told him by phone that his father was believed to have died of cardiac arrest.
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Browns GM Savage apologizes for e-mail expletive
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11.20.2008 : 9:00 pm
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BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage has apologized to a fan for sending a profane e-mail following Monday night's game against the Buffalo Bills.
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'Vocal' Peppers returning to Pro Bowl form
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11.20.2008 : 7:53 pm
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- With five sacks and three forced fumbles in the last two games, Julius Peppers is looking like a Pro Bowl player again.
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Todd Weiner endures painful season for Falcons
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11.20.2008 : 7:48 pm
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ATLANTA -- Todd Weiner walks methodically from the training room before slowly easing his 300-pound frame onto a small wooden stool in front of his locker.
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Jerry Jones feels some blame for Pacman problems
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11.20.2008 : 7:23 pm
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IRVING, Texas -- Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Thursday that one of the reasons he is willing to take another chance on Adam "Pacman" Jones is because he feels partly to blame for the cornerback's latest trouble.
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Zorn thinks Holmgren will return to football
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11.20.2008 : 7:10 pm
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ASHBURN, Va. -- Add Jim Zorn to the list of people who think Mike Holmgren won't be able to stay away from football.
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Vikings give Peterson day off to rest beat-up body
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11.20.2008 : 6:31 pm
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings gave Adrian Peterson's body a break. Peterson was held out of Thursday's practice; he did some running in the pool instead. Coach Brad Childress said he decided the NFL's leading rusher needed a day to rest after taking plenty of hard hits in last week's game against Tampa Bay.
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Denver TE Jackson goes on IR, Mustard returns
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11.20.2008 : 6:10 pm
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Chad Mustard really wants to begin his career as a high school math teacher and he'd like to get some substitute jobs under his belt until he lands that full-time job.
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Bulluck practices for first time since hurting rib
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11.20.2008 : 5:59 pm
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans appear to be healing up. Linebacker Keith Bulluck practiced Thursday for the first time since hurting a rib on Nov. 2, and defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch also practiced as he tries to return after missing three of the past four games.
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Vikings practice without 'Williams Wall'
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11.20.2008 : 5:56 pm
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings went to work Thursday without their star defensive tackles. Perhaps it will serve as good practice, to learn what playing without them would be like.
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Lions have shot to make dubious history at 0-16
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11.20.2008 : 5:39 pm
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The winless Detroit Lions have plenty at stake this season. Sure, they're 0-10 and the league's only team mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.
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WR Plaxico Burress sidelined by hamstring injury
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11.20.2008 : 5:18 pm
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress missed practice Thursday because of a hamstring injury. Coach Tom Coughlin was short in discussing Burress' injury, saying time would tell whether Burress plays Sunday against the Cardinals in Arizona.
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NFLPA narrows search for next executive director
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11.20.2008 : 4:59 pm
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The search committee seeking a replacement for the late Gene Upshaw to run the NFL Players Association has narrowed the field to a little more than a dozen candidates, some with no previous ties to the union or the NFL, a person with knowledge of the search told The Associated Press.
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Two-way player surprised by all the attention
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11.20.2008 : 4:53 pm
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Spencer "Leatherhead" Larsen didn't realize he was going to be making history or even creating such a buzz by starting for the Denver Broncos at middle linebacker and fullback last weekend.
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No longer 'The Man,' Alexander returns to Seattle
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11.20.2008 : 3:52 pm
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RENTON, Wash. -- Shaun Alexander's recent career trajectory has resembled a bungee jump: Straight down. In just three years, the Seahawks' former franchise running back went from MVP to "Where is he?"
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Cowboys will put Felix Jones on IR
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11.20.2008 : 3:00 pm
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IRVING, Texas -- Cowboys rookie running back Felix Jones is done for the season. The team said Thursday that Jones, one of Dallas' two first-round draft picks, will be placed on injured reserve because of a big left toe injury sustained while doing rehabilitation after hurting his left hamstring Oct. 12.
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Camarillo signs extension with Dolphins
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11.20.2008 : 2:15 pm
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DAVIE, Fla. -- Receiver Greg Camarillo's breakout year with the Miami Dolphins has earned him a new contract. Camarillo's $6 million, three-year extension keeps him under contract through 2011. He leads the Dolphins with 49 receptions for 538 yards and one touchdown after catching a total of eight passes in his first two NFL seasons.
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Browns' Quinn has broken finger
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11.20.2008 : 2:01 pm
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BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn broke his right index finger in the first half of Monday night's win over Buffalo, but will try to play Sunday against the Houston Texans.
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NFL says Cowboys' Pacman Jones can return Dec. 7
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11.20.2008 : 7:51 am
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The NFL is giving Adam "Pacman" Jones another chance. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday the suspended cornerback has been reinstated by league commissioner Roger Goodell, but he must miss two more games -- this Sunday and the following game on Thanksgiving. He'll be back Dec. 7 at Pittsburgh.
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Disappointing Davis put on IR by Chargers
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11.19.2008 : 9:14 pm
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SAN DIEGO -- Oft-injured wide receiver Craig Davis, a disappointment in his two seasons with the San Diego Chargers, will miss the rest of the season with a groin injury.
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Cards decline to consider releasing Edgerrin James
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11.19.2008 : 8:52 pm
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TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Cardinals declined to consider releasing Edgerrin James when the running back's agent inquired about the possibility, the team's general manager said Wednesday.
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Romo ditches splint a little, TO calls in sick
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11.19.2008 : 7:41 pm
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IRVING, Texas -- Tony Romo is 1-0 since putting on a splint to protect his broken pinkie, and he may have to wear it for his next start -- and the one after that.
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Vikings' Allen fined 25K, but not suspended
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11.19.2008 : 7:05 pm
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen has been fined $25,000 for a recent spate of late hits, but he won't be suspended.
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Bucs place Graham on injured reserve
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11.19.2008 : 6:55 pm
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TAMPA, Fla. -- With leading rusher Earnest Graham out for the season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will lean more on Warrick Dunn. Graham limped off the field with a right ankle sprain after his only carry during last week's victory over Minnesota and was placed on injured reserve Wednesday. That means a greater role in the offense for the 33-year-old Dunn.
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Manning finds old form in Colts' winning streak
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11.19.2008 : 6:25 pm
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Peyton Manning watches the last three games and sees progress. Not perfection, but at least he and the Colts are beginning to play like their old selves.
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20 Redskins in Pro Bowl? Look at voting
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11.19.2008 : 6:17 pm
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ASHBURN, Va. -- Randy Thomas stared in puzzled silence at the numbers for the longest time, then finally starting laughing. If the Pro Bowl voting were to end right now, the veteran right guard would be on his way to Hawaii -- along with 19 of his Washington Redskins teammates.
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Lawyer: 3 Saints took no steroids
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11.19.2008 : 5:52 pm
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NEW YORK -- The lawyer for three New Orleans Saints players facing suspension said Wednesday the NFL's independent drug adminstrator acknowledged he did not inform NFL players that the supplement StarCaps contained a banned diuretic.
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Williams, Stewart giving Panthers a running start
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11.19.2008 : 5:21 pm
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- DeAngelo Williams is shifty, a big-play threat and a chatterbox. Jonathan Stewart is heavier, stronger, a chore to tackle and not much of a talker.
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River City Rumble? Williamson wants Childress
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11.19.2008 : 4:57 pm
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Former first-round draft pick Troy Williamson never really got along with coach Brad Childress in Minnesota. His feelings haven't changed since leaving there, either.
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Next season not even a thought for Jets' Favre
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11.19.2008 : 3:49 pm
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Brett Favre is having too much fun leading the first-place New York Jets to even think about next season. "I don't see how anyone, aside from you guys, can focus on next year when what we're trying to do right now is win and do something this year," Favre told reporters Wednesday. "I'm 39 years old. I know the better days are behind me, for the most part. There won't be 16 more years or 17 more years. I'm trying to enjoy and help this team win now."
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Steelers try to cover spread this week
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11.19.2008 : 3:02 pm
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The fans who bet on the Pittsburgh Steelers last week were done a disservice by the zebras, although the NFL's apology for the bad call never mentioned that it kept the Steelers from covering the spread.
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Pacman hopeful of returning soon to Cowboys
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11.19.2008 : 12:51 am
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- Suspended Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has completed the inpatient portion of his NFL-ordered alcohol treatment and has returned to Texas, where he is hopeful of soon being able to rejoin the team.
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Niners OT Jennings goes on IR again
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11.18.2008 : 9:37 pm
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco 49ers placed right tackle Jonas Jennings on injured reserve Tuesday for the third time in his four seasons with the club.
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Browns get kick out of win in Buffalo
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11.18.2008 : 6:37 pm
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BEREA, Ohio -- Inches from infamy, the only thing that stopped the Cleveland Browns from making unwanted history was another miss off the foot of a Buffalo kicker.
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Holmgren 'calm' amid last, losing days
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11.18.2008 : 6:05 pm
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RENTON, Wash. -- For the first time in 17 years as an NFL head coach, Mike Holmgren doesn't have an answer.
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Ward not worrying about possible Bengals revenge
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11.18.2008 : 5:38 pm
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PITTSBURGH -- If the Cincinnati Bengals are seeking retribution for his hit that broke linebacker Keith Rivers' jaw last month, Hines Ward said they know where to find him Thursday night.
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QB Edwards' latest meltdown has Bills reeling
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11.18.2008 : 5:31 pm
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- It wasn't that long ago when Trent Edwards was reminding anyone who cared to listen about not getting too carried away with the Buffalo Bills' hot start because there was still a lot left to the season.
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Offseason decision to trade Jenkins fuels Panthers
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11.18.2008 : 4:18 pm
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kris Jenkins is having one of his best seasons, dominating at nose guard and helping the New York Jets become a playoff contender.
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