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Cincinnati tries to overcome adversity for an encore as the Cardiac Cats
20 hours ago ago from Cincy Jungle
More photos by Lenny Ignelzi - AP 1 day ago: Cincinnati Bengals players, wearing a number 15 decal on their helmets, clasps hands just before the opening kickoff of the NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers Sunday Dec. 20, 2009 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) Browse more photos You have to acknowledge, even appreciate, how the Bengals played their guts out after Chris Henry's death, who was a friend and ...
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23 hours ago ago from NFL 2009 Blog | Coverage & Analysis | NFL Touchdown
It is hard to criticize a team after a win that helped enable them to bring home their second consecutive division championship, but playing down to a 2-11 opponent and barely eeking out a victory will never earn high marks. The Arizona Cardinals did just enough to oust the lowly Lions, and the Eagles did their part by bettering the 49ers, to give the Cardinals the NFC West crown and another playoff berth. Here are my grades for their ...
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23 hours ago ago from NFL 2009 Blog | Coverage & Analysis | NFL Touchdown
The Cincinnati Bengals did their best to honor the memory of Chris Henry but fell short in a 27-24 loss to the San Diego Chargers. Fans got to see a classic duel between two great quarterbacks. It was an emotional and hard-fought football game with the Nate Kaeding giving the Chargers the lead by kicking a 53-yard field goal with three seconds on the clock. Offense Carson Palmer had his best game of the season, completing 27 of 40 ...
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14 hours ago ago from Westlake Picayune
Brandon Carter’s winning catch in overtime came on a slight defensive lapse, according to players and coaches on both sides of the field. The Chap defense rotated a safety to Carter’s side of the field throughout the game while holding the big-play threat without a catch until the final play. “They were doubling him the whole time,” Trinity quarterback Willie Hubbard said. “On that touchdown [in overtime], our coaches thought we’d ...
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43 minutes ago ago from Upper Deck Underdogs
Analysis of Week 15 in the NFL Game Recaps Colts 35 Jaguars 31 Every week, these undefeateds get a little closer to losing their way. The Colts, however, stayed on course. Peyton Manning seemingly got out of his funk, and Indianapolis needed a performance like that to find their way over the desperate Jaguars. His completions to Reggie Wayne (five for 132 yards and one touchdown) and Dallas Clarke (seven for 95 yards and two touchdowns) ...
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N.F.L. Fast Forward: Good Teams Taking a Turn for the Worse
18 hours ago ago from The New York Times
When Bill Cowher was contemplating the possibility of a Super Bowl repeat by the Pittsburgh Steelers at the start of the season, he noted that by the final six games of the regular season coaches want to see their teams in a groove and playing near their peak. Discuss the Giants, Jets, fantasy and everything else N.F.L on the Timess pro football blog. Go to The Fifth Down Blog » So much for ...
Related contentFresno State RB Ryan Mathews Enters NFL Draft
23 hours ago ago from FanHouse
Fresno State running back Ryan Mathews, a junior who led the nation in rushing yards per game in 2009, has decided to league school and enter the 2010 NFL draft. The decision was reported by NFL Draft Bible and Joe Schad of ESPN . Mathews carried 276 times for 1,808 yards and 19 touchdowns this season, including 31 carries for 144 yards and two touchdowns in Fresno State's New Mexico Bowl loss to Wyoming. Unfortunately, Mathews lost a ...
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3 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
LANDOVER, Md. Playing for their playoff lives, Eli Manning and the New York Giants were efficient, focused and dominant. Playing for their new general manager, the Washington Redskins did a good job of convincing the boss that maybe everyone ought to be fired. The Giants kept themselves in the postseason hunt Monday night with one of the most lopsided victories in the long, storied series against their NFC East rival. New York scored on ...
Related contentPenn State beats American, 76-57
13 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Sports
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Talor Battle scored 16 points as Penn State won for the third time in four games, beating American 76-57 on Monday. The Nittany Lions (8-4) made 12 of their first 15 shots of the second half and finished at 54.9 percent from the field (28-for-51). Chris Babb scored 13 points and Bill Edwards had 12 for Penn State. American (2-10), playing for the second time in as many days, got 17 points each from Vlad Moldoveanu ...
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