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Andy Reid loses game, wins over anti-two-point zealots
WatchdogThe debate was rendered moot by David Akers' missed extra point and by an eventful fourth quarter, but . . . Andy Reid was 100 percent correct in not going for a two-point conversion late in the third quarter Sunday......Tags: Football, Troy Aikman, Philadelphia Eagles
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Flacco-Ravens contract talks should be interesting
NEW ORLEANS — If the thought of playing out the last year of his contract makes Jay Cutler uncomfortable, he might want to consider the case of Joe Flacco. The Ravens quarterback is in the last year of his deal. But he's not uncomfortable now....
Tags: Jay Cutler, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Eric DeCosta, San Francisco 49ers
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The perfect Super gathering
"Going so soon? I wouldn't hear of it. Why my little party's just beginning." — Wicked Witch of the West, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum The Wicked Witch never invites me to her parties. When you can't get an invitation from...
Tags: Ray Lewis, Jim Caldwell, Ray Rice, Pau Gasol, Chicago Bears
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Super Bowl Sunday is time to take chances
How many times have you returned from Las Vegas with more money than when you left? I didn't think so. It seems so un-American to head home with "house money" in your pocket. On the heels of the elusive prosperous season of NFL investing, I'm in a go-...
Tags: Ray Lewis, Ted Ginn, New England Patriots, Ray Rice, Jack Harbaugh
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Ravens kicker Justin Tucker can't escape Billy Cundiff's miss
In this town, it remains a sepia-toned nightmare: Billy Cundiff's 32-yard field-goal attempt in the chill of Gillette Stadium drifting left, left, left — so far left you thought it would smack one of the cheerleaders. Cundiff has never recovered...
Tags: Justin Tucker, New England Patriots, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers
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Reid era defined by failure to maintain success
— By the time the 2012 season began to unravel for the Philadelphia Eagles a quarter of the way in, the players and coaches were pretty much powerless to stop it. The fuse for this time bomb had been activated long before by a perfect storm of...Tags: Todd Herremans, Nnamdi Asomugha, Andy Reid, Jason Peters, Donovan McNabb
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Suddenly flawed Falcons part of an imperfection convection
What's the sound when perfection goes poof? Sunday, it was a thud, as New Orleans cornerback Jabari Greer batted away a fourth-down pass by the Atlanta Falcons, who were two yards away from a touchdown that would have kept them undefeated. From 8-0 to 9...
Tags: Greg Zuerlein, Pittsburgh Panthers, Brett Favre, Dan Marino, Alex Smith
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Fitting that Vick and Romo should meet today
— We begin this Tale of Two Quarterbacks with the assertion that it is the worst of times, or darn-near worst, for both. Michael Vick of the Philadelphia Eagles and Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys, whose teams meet this afternoon at Lincoln...
Tags: Lincoln Financial Field, Andy Reid, Donovan McNabb, Jeremy Maclin, NFC East
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Around the NFL, lost causes and found objects
Who says Tom Brady isn't a great scrambler? The Patriots quarterback was scrambling all over the New England sideline Sunday in Buffalo, frantically searching for his missing helmet before his team's first possession of the third quarter. He couldn't...
Tags: Greg Zuerlein, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets
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Postseason pause for a midseason report
There's fantasy football chatter coming up, I promise. But I've got baseball on the brain. Boston baseball, to be exact. I'm not a real Red Sox fan; never have been, never will be. For one, I snicker when I see the Buckner clip. And I never liked Jim...Tags: Neil Rackers, New York Jets, Jim Rice, Dan Marino, Brad Hoover
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2012 NFL Pro Bowl Jan. 29 on NBC
Channel Guide MagazineThe NFL’s best — minus the players for the New England Patriots and the New York Giants who are participating in Super Bowl XLVI and any other players who have to withdraw due to “injury” — head to Aloha Stadium in Honolulu... -
Reid has a lot of explaining to do
Eagles InsidersOK, Andy Reid, time's yours. As clearly as concisely as you can, please explain to us the decision behind the latest reversal of the announced intent to keep defensive coordinator Sean McDermott and the reasons you didn't want the public......
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