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01/02/2012 |
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| New York Jets: Signed tight end Dedrick Epps, wide receivers Michael Campbell, Dexter Jackson and Eron Riley, offensive tackle Dennis Landolt and cornerback Julian Posey to reserve-future contracts. |
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| Ryan on the Jets: 'We all made mistakes' |
NFL Football |
01/02/2012 |
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| Florham Park, NJ (Sportsbooks) - New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan said he was among many that made mistakes during a season in which the team finished 8-8 and failed to make the playoffs for the first time during his three-year tenure. Ryan addressed the media on Monday, a day after the Jets dropped a 19-17 decision in Miami. "When you don't succeed the way we expected to succeed this year, it's extremely painful," Ryan said Monday. The Jets reached the AFC Championship Game in each of Ryan's first two |
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| Passing it on to the playoffs |
NFL Football |
01/02/2012 |
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| al shakeup after latest season of unmet expectations. Likely won't be unemployed for long, though, with ESPN's Adam Schefter reporting Sunday that Turner may be targeted as the next offensive coordinator for the AFC's other noted underachievers, the New York Jets. 2) Steve Spagnuolo, Rams -- As sure a thing as there is to being let go after this year's massive injury-induced disappointment; could even be made official by the time this column surfaces Monday morning. 3) Raheem Morris, Buccaneers -- With 10 co |
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NFL Football |
01/01/2012 |
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| Ray Rice broke off touchdown runs of 70 and 51 yards on Sunday and the Ravens captured their first AFC North title since 2006 with a 24-16 win over the Bengals, earning a No. 2 seed in the playoffs. Without a victory, Cincinnati needed a loss by the New York Jets plus a loss by either Denver or Oakland to make it back to the postseason after a one-year absence. The Jets fell in Miami earlier Sunday, and Denver lost to Kansas City minutes before two passes into the end zone fell incomplete on Cincinnati's fin |
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| Ravens lock up AFC North, Bengals back into playoffs |
NFL Football |
01/01/2012 |
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| y Rice broke off touchdown runs of 70 and 51 yards on Sunday and the Ravens captured their first AFC North title since 2006 with a 24-16 win over the Bengals, earning the No. 2 seed in the playoffs. Without a victory, Cincinnati needed a loss by the New York Jets plus a loss by either Denver or Oakland to make it back to the postseason after a one-year absence. The Jets fell in Miami earlier Sunday, and Denver lost to Kansas City minutes before two passes into the end zone fell incomplete on Cincinnati's fin |
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| Titans top Texans after wild finish |
NFL Football |
01/01/2012 |
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| very big football game for this city and this football team." Matt Hasselbeck threw for 297 yards and two scores on 22-of-35 passing for Tennessee (9-7), which kept its slim playoff chances alive with two straight wins to end the regular season. The New York Jets lost on Sunday, but Tennessee still needs wins by Oakland and Denver and a loss by Cincinnati to make the playoffs. "I think it just means as a team we're heading in the right direction. You won more than you lost so that's a good thing," Titans hea |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, January 1, 2012) |
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01/01/2012 |
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| QB Drew Stanton, S Louis Delmas, CB Aaron Berry, RB Joique Bell, S Ricardo Silva, G Leonard Davis, DT Corey Williams Packers - QB Aaron Rodgers, WR Randall Cobb, CB Charles Woodson, RB James Starks, LB Clay Matthews, T Bryan Bulaga, WR Greg Jennings NEW YORK JETS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Jets - QB Kevin O'Connell, RB Bilal Powell, S Gerald Alexander, LB Garrett McIntyre, LB Ricky Sapp, T Austin Howard, DT Martin Tevaseu Dolphins - QB Pat Devlin, RB Reggie Bush, CB Jimmy Wilson, T Will Barker, G Ray |
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| Playoffs begin early for Giants, Cowboys |
NFL Football |
12/30/2011 |
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| e going to approach this game." This elimination bout that will be held in front of a standalone primetime national audience was set up by a crucial victory by the Giants this past weekend, with Big Blue's 29-14 triumph over the crosstown inhabitant New York Jets last Saturday ensuring a winner-take-all clash between the teams, both of whom currently sport identical 8-7 records. The Giants' win also prevented the Cowboys, who had entered Week 16 with a one- game edge atop the NFC East, from clinching the div |
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| Raiders take on Chargers, try to boost playoff fortunes |
NFL Football |
12/30/2011 |
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| n, Oakland is hoping the Chiefs have one more win left in them. The Raiders still have a shot at a Wild Card spot if both they and Denver win, as long as Cincinnati and Tennessee both lose on Sunday. A Bengals' loss to Baltimore and a victory by the New York Jets over Miami will also work out in Oakland's favor. Ending a nine-year playoff drought would lift the spirits of a Raiders organization that has dealt with the death of legendary owner Al Davis and an injury to starting quarterback Jason Campbell this |
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| Ravens, Bengals square off in important AFC bout |
NFL Football |
12/30/2011 |
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| that scenario would also earn the surprising Bengals the sixth and final seed and a First-Round matchup at AFC South champ Houston the following week. Cincinnati grabbed a one-game advantage over the three-team grouping of Oakland, Tennessee and the New York Jets for the final Wild Card berth up for grabs after holding on for a 23-16 win over visiting Arizona this past Saturday. The Bengals roared out to a 23-0 lead after three quarters, then staved off a late Cardinals' rally to prevail for the second conse |
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