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| One Day Later, Texans Try to Take Down Ravens |
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09/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The show will go on for the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens in Week 1, but it won't take place on Sunday. The threat of Hurricane Ike prompted the NFL's decision to move the game from its originally scheduled date late Sunday afternoon, with the game now slated to commence on Monday night at 8:30 EDT at Reliant Stadium. When they finally take the field on Monday, the Ravens will be trying to move to 2-0 after an encouraging 17-10 win over Cincinnati last Sunday. The game marked the deb |
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| Can Browns Match Preseason Hype Against Steelers? |
NFL Football |
09/12/2008 |
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| y virtue of a home-and-home sweep of Cleveland. Judging by the results of this season's opening week, Pittsburgh must still be considered the North's team to beat. The Steelers came out firing on all cylinders in last Sunday's lid-lifter against the Houston Texans, scoring touchdowns on their first three possessions en route to a decisive 38-17 home victory. The rout was keyed by a dominating effort from Pittsburgh's highly-regarded rushing attack. The Steelers abused the overmatched Texans for 183 yards on t |
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| Houston/Baltimore game moved to Monday |
NFL Football |
09/11/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Hurricane Ike has forced Sunday's game between the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens to be moved to Monday. The category 3 hurricane is expected to make landfall between Houston and Corpus Christi on Saturday so the teams, in conjunction with the NFL, moved the game from Sunday to Monday to allow the area to focus on cleanup and recovery. The home-opener for Houston was originally scheduled for 4:15 p.m. (et) on Sunday, but will now take place at 8:30 p.m. (et) on Monday. |
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| Parker, Finnegan, Parrish achieve AFC weekly honors |
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09/10/2008 |
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| Players of the Week, respectively, for the NFL Kickoff 2008 Weekend, the league announced Wednesday. Parker rushed for 138 yards on 25 attempts and tied a franchise record with three rushing touchdowns to help lead Pittsburgh to a 38-17 win over the Houston Texans. Parker scored on runs of four, seven and 13 yards in his first game back since suffering a broken leg in Week 16 of the 2007 season. It was Parker's fourth 100-yard rushing effort on opening day and third career Player of the Week award. Finnegan r |
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| AFC South: Colts kick off season, new digs on sour note |
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09/09/2008 |
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| XANS CAN'T STOP PARKER, STEELERS IN WEEK 1 I think Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker just scored again, this time from 13 yards out for a commanding lead. That's not exactly true, although it must feel that way for some defenders on the Houston Texans. Houston was manhandled in the Steel City on Sunday, suffering a 38-17 loss at Heinz Field against one of the top teams in the AFC. Parker destroyed the Texans for 138 yards and three scores on 25 carries, putting a damper on Texans head coach Gary |
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| AFC North: Steelers Continue Opening Dominance |
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09/09/2008 |
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| eam. The Black and Gold long ago forged a reputation as a group that left the opposition black and blue, and that approach has served Pittsburgh extremely well in Week 1 games during the current decade. The Steelers' 38-17 win over the shell-shocked Houston Texans on Sunday made the team 6-0 in openers since 2003, and only one of those games was played within single digits. Pittsburgh's margin of victory in its last six Week 1 outings is 18 points. The theory here is that while the Steelers are generally a st |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, September 7, 2008) |
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09/07/2008 |
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| ichardson, G Brian DeLaPuente, WR Will Franklin, WR Maurice Price, DT T.J. Jackson, LB Napoleon Harris Patriots - 3rd QB Kevin O'Connell, TE Ben Watson, LB Shawn Crable, OT Wesley Britt, C Dan Connolly, WR C.J. Jones, WR Sam Aiken, DL Le Kevin Smith HOUSTON TEXANS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Texans - S Eugene Wilson, S Dominique Barber, LB Xavier Adibi, G Kasey Studdard, T Rashad Butler, DT Tim Bulman, DE Earl Cochran, DT Frank Okam Steelers - 3rd QB Dennis Dixon, WR Limas Sweed, S Anthony Smith, R |
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| Parker, Roethlisberger lead Steelers in rout of Texans |
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09/07/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Willie Parker ran for 138 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, and Ben Roethlisberger threw for 137 yards and two scores as the Pittsburgh Steelers demolished the Houston Texans, 38-17, in the regular-season opener for both teams at Heinz Field. Roethlisberger finished 13-of-14, before being replaced by veteran backup Byron Leftwich early in the fourth quarter. Roethlisberger was shaken up late in the second quarter after taking a hit from a Texans' defender. Leftwich d |
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| Texans sign Winston to extension |
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09/06/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - The Houston Texans signed offensive tackle Eric Winston to a contract extension Saturday. The Houston Chronicle reports the deal is for five years and worth $30 million. Winston is beginning his third NFL season after being selected with the 66th overall pick in the third round of the 2006 draft. He has started the last 23 straight games at right tackle for the Texans. Winston has surrendered just six sacks in his 23 starts. He was a part of the Texans offensive line in 2007 th |
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| Can Texans End Steelers' Opening-Day Streak? |
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09/05/2008 |
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| urgh's transition at head coach from Bill Cowher to Mike Tomlin was its ability to win on opening weekend. The Steelers will try to win their first game of the season for a sixth straight year this weekend, when they open the 2008 season against the Houston Texans at Heinz Field. The Steelers' five straight victories in openers is the longest current streak in the NFL. Pittsburgh has won 22 of its 38 games on Kickoff Weekend since 1970, including last year's 34-7 win over Cleveland to begin the season, the fi |
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