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NFL Week 13 Live Tweet

Sunday, December 6, 2009

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Michael Vick is back in Atlanta, and he appears to be getting a fairly warm reception from the fans. The undefeated Indianapolis Colts are taking on the hot Tennessee Titans and the New England Patriots are playing the Miami Dolphins as questions [...]

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National League teams’ biggest roster questions

Saturday, December 5, 2009

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Stan McNeal When the winter meetings begin Monday in Indianapolis, teams at least will be trying to answer the biggest questions about their 2010 rosters. Here’s a look at one for each club in the National League. More: American League teams’ burning questions. N. L. East Phillies: Do they need to do anything else? They filled the hole [...]

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Titans’ revival tour faces major roadblock

Saturday, December 5, 2009

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Dennis Dillon When the visiting team takes the field at Lucas Oil Stadium Sunday, the Colts might do a double take. The Titans bear little resemblance to the team that lost, 31-9, when the clubs met in Nashville two months ago. The October Titans were in the midst of a six-game losing streak during which [...]

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Week 13: 10 bold predictions

Friday, December 4, 2009

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RealScouts Chris Redman will be under siege from the Eagles and must rely on his best target. Sporting News‘ team of former scouts make 10 predictions about this week’s games: 1. Tennessee will continue to get it done Everyone knows about the Titans’ five-game winning streak, the re-emergence of Vince Young and the off-the-charts performance of Chris Johnson. [...]

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What We Learned: Jets’ Revis is Mr. Shutdown

Friday, December 4, 2009

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Darrelle Revis caps his latest sterling effort with his interception. Sporting News’ Vinnie Iyer analyzes the New York Jets’ win over Buffalo at Toronto’s Rogers Centre on Thursday night: Darrelle Revis is a sure thing There are few things you count on to happen every week in the unpredictable NFL, but one of them is that Revis, the [...]

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Giants, Dolphins, Falcons, Titans under the gun in Week 13

Thursday, December 3, 2009

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Four teams that made the playoffs last season are facing must-wins Sunday. Eli Manning says Giants need ’sense of urgency’ before season slips away. Week 13 is pivotal for the Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants and Tennessee Titans. The Giants have lost five of their past six, as a season of promise is on the [...]

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Not much has changed since last meeting between SEC giants

Thursday, December 3, 2009

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The energy around Saturday’s SEC championship game has brewed for a calendar year. Florida and Alabama met last December in Atlanta in a 1-2 showdown, and UF rallied for a 31-20 victory. “Florida put us out of our run for the national championship,” Tide linebacker Rolando McClain said. “It’s always in the back of my [...]

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Merrill Hoge Now Saying Nice Things About Vince Young

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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Merrill Hoge has never liked Vince Young. When Young had a successful rookie year, Hoge preached skepticism. When Young fell apart last year, Hoge called him a soft baby. So when Hoge actually says Young is playing well and showing significant improvement, it’s about as surprising as Dick Cheney giving Barack Obama a fist bump. But Hoge [...]

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Mock draft: Changing needs, changing picks and emerging players

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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Dez Bryant promises to pull the Rams’ offense with his big-play ability. Changes in team needs have SN’s War Room scouts adjusting their projected picks for the 2010 NFL Draft. As a result, big jumps are made for Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant and Tennessee cornerback Eric Berry. However, the draft remains top heavy with [...]

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Scouts’ views: Favre looks like MVP; newfound discipline key for Bengals

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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Fewer turnovers and better numbers by comparison mark Brett Favre as the MVP. Ten observations and opinions after Week 12 from two NFL scouts, one from an NFC team and the other from an AFC team:  1. The MVP race comes down to the three quarterbacks: Colts QB Peyton Manning, Vikings QB Brett Favre and Saints QB [...]

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