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| Good as Gould: FG in OT keeps Bears in playoff hunt, thwarts Pack |
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12/23/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Robbie Gould's 38-yard field goal with 11:28 left in overtime lifted Chicago to a 20-17 win over the Green Bay Packers, keeping the Bears in the thick of the NFC North race. With the win, Chicago (9-6) moved into a tie with Minnesota for first place in the division, after the Vikings lost to Atlanta on Sunday. The race for the NFC North crown will come down to Week 17, when Chicago plays at Houston and Minnesota hosts the New York Giants. Chicago can clinch the division and the No |
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| Bears RB Forte active vs. Packers |
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12/23/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Chicago rookie running back Matt Forte is active for the playoff-hopeful Bears in Monday's 20-17 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers. Forte ran for 73 yards on 23 carries with a TD, and caught two passes for 28 yards, helping Chicago move to 9-6 and into a tie with Minnesota for the NFC North lead. The Tulane product injured his toe in last week's game against New Orleans and was absent at practice on Wednesday and Thursday before taking limited reps on Friday. |
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| NFL Inactives (Monday, December 22, 2008) |
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12/22/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - The following is a list of inactive players for tonight's NFL game. GREEN BAY PACKERS AT CHICAGO BEARS, 8:30 P.M. (ET) Packers - 3rd QB Brian Brohm, RB Brandon Jackson, FB Korey Hall, LB Danny Lansanah, G Nevin McCaskill, T Breno Giacomini, DT Anthony Toribio, DT Justin Harrell Bears - 3rd QB Caleb Haine, FB Jason McKie, WR Devin Aromashodu, LB Gilbert Gardner, G Terrence Metcalf, WR Brandon Rideau, DE Ervin Baldwin, DT Matt Toeaina |
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| Bears RB Forte questionable vs. Packers |
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12/19/2008 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (Best E Casino) - Rookie running back Matt Forte is listed as questionable for the playoff-hopeful Bears in Sunday's tilt against the Green Bay Packers. Forte, Chicago's second round pick in the 2008 draft, has been a pleasant surprise en route to scoring 11 total touchdowns while logging 1,115 yards on the ground in addition to 424 receiving yards on 58 catches for the 8-6 Bears. But the Tulane product injured his toe in last week's game against New Orleans and was absent at practice on Wednes |
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| Bears Can Avoid Sweep Against Pack, Boost Playoff Hopes |
NFL Football |
12/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Chicago Bears will attempt to kill two birds with one stone at Soldier Field on Monday night, when they set out to avenge a humiliating November defeat to the arch rival Green Bay Packers while also improving their position in the contentious NFC playoff race. It was Nov. 16 when the Packers laid a 37-3 beat-down on the Bears at Lambeau Field, dominating Chicago in every aspect of the game and snapping its four- game winning streak at the hallowed stadium. The Pack outgained the Bears, 42 |
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| Colts Can Stay Above Wild Card Fray With Win at Jags |
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12/18/2008 |
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| th ends of its home-and-home with the Colts. In addition to trying to play the role of spoiler, Jacksonville will also be looking to extend its modest win streak to two games after the Jags snapped a four-game losing streak with a 20-16 win over the Green Bay Packers this past Sunday. David Garrard completed 21-of-33 passes for 238 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in one of his most efficient outings of the season, and wideout Dennis Northcutt posted his biggest game since 2002 with five catches fo |
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| Packers place Bigby on IR |
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12/18/2008 |
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| Green Bay, WI (Best E Casino) - The Green Bay Packers have placed safety Atari Bigby on injured reserve because of a shoulder injury. Bigby played in seven games this season for the Packers, starting six, and finished with 31 tackles plus an interception. The Packers also signed defensive tackle Anthony Toribio from the practice squad to the active roster and signed fullback Russ Weil to the practice squad. Toribio had been with the Packers' practice squad since November 13. |
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| NFC North: Vikings' Jackson gets redemption |
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12/16/2008 |
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| hem this Sunday, as they have won their last three games against the Saints. That includes a 13-12 road win in 2005, when the clubs last met. Detroit hasn't lost to New Orleans since 1997. PACKERS: STARTING TO FALL APART The last three losses of the Green Bay Packers' current four-game skid have come by less than five points. That is enough to get any team frustrated, and the Packers are not immune to such emotions. The Packers led their game with the Jacksonville Jaguars by a 13-3 count before the Jaguars score |
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| AFC South: Colts make history with seventh straight win |
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12/16/2008 |
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| as won all three meetings with Oakland, including a 24-17 triumph on November 4, 2007. JAGUARS POST MORAL VICTORY OVER PACKERS The 5-9 Jacksonville Jaguars avoided their fifth straight loss at home with a hard-fought victory over the playoff-hopeful Green Bay Packers this past Sunday. Jacksonville possibly figured that if it can't go to the playoffs, then the Packers were not going to post a second straight postseason berth either. Both the Jaguars and Packers are struggling this season after enjoying excellent |
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| Kiffin to leave Bucs to coach with son at Tennessee |
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12/15/2008 |
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| s Kiffin has been defensive coordinator and have also allowed the fewest points (3,003) in the NFL since 1997. The Bucs have given up the fifth-least amount of points through 14 games this season. Kiffin first joined the NFL coaching ranks in 1983, as the linebackers coach for the Green Bay Packers. Kiffin, who also coached with Buffalo, Minnesota, the New York Jets and New Orleans, is widely known as the modern architect of the "Cover-2" defense, to the point that many now refer to the system as the "Tampa-2." |
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