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| Al Davis fires Kiffin, names Cable interim head coach |
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09/30/2008 |
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| dn't want to admit I made a mistake. It hurts because I picked the guy, I picked the wrong guy," Davis said of Kiffin. Cable, 43, joined the Raiders as offensive line coach prior to the 2007 season after a one-year stint in the same position for the Atlanta Falcons. From 2004-05, Cable was both the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at UCLA. His only prior head coaching experience was from 2001-03 at the University of Idaho, where he also played four years as an offensive lineman. "We have a good f |
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| NFC South: Saints turn Deuce loose |
NFL Football |
09/30/2008 |
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| ing 1-3 on the year with Sunday's 30-17 defeat at unbeaten Tennessee. The teams haven't met since 2005, when Minnesota handed New Orleans a 33-16 loss in Minneapolis. ATLANTA: The first four games of the season have made it abundantly clear that the Atlanta Falcons' success, or lack thereof, is predicated primarily on the performance of Michael Turner. The powerful running back, Atlanta's prized free-agent acquisition of the past offseason, racked up an impressive 324 rushing yards and five touchdowns in the y |
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| NFC North: Bears finally close the deal |
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09/30/2008 |
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| ) and Cullen Jenkins (pec strain) and safeties Aaron Rouse (knee) and Collins (back) all suffered injuries, as did cornerback/returner Will Blackmon (quad contusion). Blackmon, though, returned to the game. WEEK 5: Green Bay returns home to face the Atlanta Falcons this Sunday. The Packers have won the last two regular-season meetings in the series, but the Falcons defeated the Packers in Green Bay during the 2002 NFL Wild Card playoffs. VIKINGS: FROM SUPER BOWL CONTENDERS TO LOOKING FOR ANSWERS They have one |
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| Bills sign McIntyre; release Barnes |
NFL Football |
09/30/2008 |
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| Orchard Park, NY (Best E Casino) - The Buffalo Bills have signed free agent fullback Corey McIntyre and have released fullback Darian Barnes, the team announced Tuesday. McIntyre, who was recently released by the Atlanta Falcons as part of the team's final cuts, has also appeared for Cleveland and New Orleans during his career. He has also appeared on special teams, making 20 tackles in 33 career games. Barnes has spent parts of four seasons with Tampa Bay, Dallas, Miami and Buffalo. He has one career touchd |
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| Panthers lose a pair of tackles in win |
NFL Football |
09/28/2008 |
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| Charlotte, NC (Best E Casino) - Carolina Panthers left tackle Jordan Gross and right tackle Jeff Otah left Sunday's 24-9 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. With 9:45 left to play in the first, Gross suffered a concussion trying to block for DeAngelo Williams. At the end of the play Gross was seen laying face down on the field. It appeared that the tackle was kneed in the head by a defender. A stretcher was sent on the field for Gross but he waved it off and departed on the back of a cart, pumping his fist to |
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| Panthers' T Gross leaves game |
NFL Football |
09/28/2008 |
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| Charlotte, NC (Best E Casino) - Carolina Panthers left tackle Jordan Gross left Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons in the first quarter. With 9:45 left to play in the first, Gross was running across the field to make a tackle on DeAngelo Williams. At the end of the play Gross was seen laying face down on the field. It was unclear of the injury, but it appeared that the tackle was kneed in the head by a defender. A stretcher was sent on the field for Gross but he waved it off and departed on the back o |
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| Road Win Against Panthers on Falcons' Minds |
NFL Football |
09/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Falcons have shown themselves to be a team headed in the right direction through the first three weeks of this NFL season. However, the young and hungry club still has yet to prove it can win an important divisional game on the road. Atlanta will get a second chance at accomplishing such a feat when it travels to Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium this Sunday for an NFC South clash with the Carolina Panthers. By winning two of their first three games under first-year head coach |
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| Huard to start at QB for KC |
NFL Football |
09/24/2008 |
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| cepted once before being pulled in favor of rookie Tyler Thigpen. Thigpen hit 14-of-33 passes for 151 yards with one touchdown and one interception in the 23-8 loss to Oakland, earning him the starting nod over Huard in Week 3 -- a 38-14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Thigpen struggled in his first NFL start, turning the ball over three times and connecting on only 14-of-36 throws for 128 yards and a touchdown. The revolving door at quarterback also includes Brodie Croyle, who started the season-opener against N |
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| Hogs and 'Horns hook up in Austin |
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09/24/2008 |
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| rranted, as the team was crushed by Alabama last weekend, 49-14, in front of a deflated Fayetteville crowd. Head coach Bobby Petrino is in his first year as the leader of the Razorbacks, and he has plenty to prove after seemingly deserting the NFL's Atlanta Falcons to take the position. As for Texas, it has won its first three games by a combined score of 146-33. The Longhorns are fresh off a 52-10 pounding of Rice and will dive into a full slate of Big 12 games following this tilt. While Oklahoma and Missouri |
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| Line of Scrimmage: 7 Great Stories From the First 3 Weeks |
NFL Football |
09/22/2008 |
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| fferent organization, is 50-of-75 for 705 yards with three touchdowns and just one pick, for an impressive 104.6 passer rating. More importantly, the journeyman has San Francisco in the early hunt in the wide-open NFC West. 6. Falcons newcomers. The Atlanta Falcons are unlikely to make the playoffs or even finish with a winning record this season, but my, have they given a recently-tormented fan base a great deal of hope for the near future. Running back Michael Turner has been terrific, racking up a league-be |
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