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| Patriots and Jaguars scoreless after first quarter |
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01/07/2006 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Tom Brady hit Troy Brown for an 11-yard touchdown pass and New England led the Jacksonville Jaguars 7-3 at halftime on Saturday night as the Patriots opened the playoffs in search of their fourth Super Bowl title in five years. Byron Leftwich, returning after missing six games with a broken ankle, was 11-for-15 for 101 yards in the half. He drove the Jaguars into position for Josh Scobee's 36-yard field goal with 1:05 left in the second quarter. Brady was 7-for-17 for 74 yards and wa |
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| Experience can be the major factor in playoffs |
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01/05/2006 |
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The New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers have loads of playoff experience. The Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals have almost none. That's why the Patriots and Steelers are favored to prevail this weekend as the NFL playoffs open, even though their opponents have better records. New England, trying to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls, also has the advantage of playing in frigid Foxborough against a team from Florida. Even the Jaguars understand that, and they've been p |
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| Jags hope to rattle Brady, Pats |
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01/05/2006 |
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Few teams have been as disruptive as the Jacksonville Jaguars during pass plays this season. They ranked third in the league with 47 sacks and seventh in pass defense, allowing 184 yards a game. They might need to be even better against New England and quarterback Tom Brady on Saturday night. Brady has thrown 11 touchdowns versus three interceptions in nine playoff games, is unbeaten in the postseason and has three Super Bowl rings and two Super Bowl MVP trophies. ``That's a big k |
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| Patriots LB has strong year after stroke |
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01/05/2006 |
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| gnized for it is an honor and you don't want to get this type of award every year.'' Bruschi played nine games this season and is still going. Despite a left calf injury, he's expected to play in Saturday night's wild-card playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Foxborough. Last Feb. 6, he won his third Super Bowl in four years, then played in the first Pro Bowl on Feb. 13. On Feb. 16, he was hospitalized after experiencing numbness in his left arm and left leg and blurry vision and was diagnosed with |
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| Jags' holdovers return to glory |
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01/05/2006 |
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| cisions. They endured four losing seasons and barely missed the playoffs. Tight end Kyle Brady, safety Donovin Darius, receiver Jimmy Smith and running back Fred Taylor have dealt with numerous highs and lows during the past seven seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Now, the lone holdovers from the team's last trip to the postseason in 1999 are relishing their long-awaited return, which culminates with Saturday night's game at New England. ``This is an exciting moment,'' Taylor said. ``My first two years h |
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| Champs have little time for outside activities |
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01/04/2006 |
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| e on a lot of new projects and model airplanes and all of that,'' Belichick said Wednesday. He's coaching a team trying to become the first to win three consecutive Super Bowls, and the playoff path starts Saturday night when New England hosts the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both ended their regular seasons last Sunday, so they have one less day than usual to get ready. They had plenty to cram in, because they've met just five times. Two of those games were in the playoffs and the last time they faced each other was |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Deck Is Stacked Against Wild Cards |
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01/04/2006 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - If you are a fan of the Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars, or Pittsburgh Steelers, you better make sure those plane tickets to Detroit are refundable. The NFL's four 2005 Wild Card entries will this week begin what has been a historically rare run to the Super Bowl stage. Sure, since the Wild Card game was invented in 1978, nine teams to be featured on the opening playoff weekend have made the Super Bowl, though two of those are the '82 Redskins and Do |
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| Leftwich probable for Saturday's game |
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01/04/2006 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (Best E Casino) - Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich is listed as probable for Saturday's first-round playoff game against the New England Patriots. He took the majority of the snaps during practice on Tuesday and met with reporters for a lengthy interview afterwards. "I'm not looking that rusty in practice," said Leftwich. "I'm hitting everything. My goal this week is to make it through without a setback." David Garrard guided the Jaguars to a 4-1 record in his five starts during Le |
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| Jaguars enter playoffs off emphatic win |
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01/03/2006 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Jacksonville Jaguars decided not to take a week off in preparation for their first playoff appearance since 1999, and instead came away with their most emphatic win of the season in a 40-13 beat-down of Tennessee. Sunday's game meant nothing, in terms of playoff seeding, as the Jaguars had already cemented their spot as the fifth seed in the AFC playoffs. No one would have blamed head coach Jack Del Rio if he sat his starters with a road playoff game on the horizon. Running backs Fred Taylor |
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| Cleveland's future looks bright |
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01/03/2006 |
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| third overall pick out of Michigan played just 10 games this season and caught 32 passes for 512 yards with three touchdowns. The 22-year-old wideout had his season cut short after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee following a 20-14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 13. He had caught five passes for 86 yards and two first-half touchdowns before leaving the game. The wideouts combined with Frye, as well as running back Reuben Droughns, who became the first Browns back in 20 years to top 1,000 yards, Clev |
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