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| Vikings Seeking to Reclaim Mojo in Denver |
NFL Football |
12/28/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Last weekend, the Minnesota Vikings had a playoff berth in their hands. Now the club needs some help to reach the postseason. Step one comes this Sunday in Denver, where Minnesota will battle the Broncos at Invesco Field at Mile High. Minnesota had a shot to wrap up the final NFC wild card spot after Philadelphia defeated New Orleans last Sunday. The Vikings were battling the Washington Redskins, the other team in contention for that spot, later that night and were handed a 32-21 setback. Tha |
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| How Many Records Will Fall in Pats-Giants Matchup? |
NFL Football |
12/28/2007 |
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| e. The Pats won their final three contests of the 2006 regular season. The juggernaut Patriots offense can also carve out a large place in NFL history against the Giants. Bill Belichick's club has 551 points on the season, just five back of the 1998 Minnesota Vikings' NFL mark of 556. New England's 71 touchdowns are already the most in a campaign, one more than the 70 scored by the 1984 Dolphins. The two most prominent members of the vaunted Pats attack - quarterback Tom Brady and wide receiver Randy Moss - are |
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| Changing look of college football coaches is complex business |
Division I College Football |
12/28/2007 |
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| year's Super Bowl winning coach, Tony Dungy, was disappointed when colleges showed no interest in two NFL assistants he recommended for jobs - Mike Tomlin, now the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach, and Leslie Frazier, the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings. Tomlin has the Steelers bound for the playoffs, and Frazier has the league's top-ranked run defense with three of his starters headed to the Pro Bowl. ``I recommended Mike and Leslie to a number of schools last year, and they didn't even get to |
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| Adrian Peterson has NFC rushing title, playoffs in his grasp |
NFL Football |
12/27/2007 |
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DENVER (AP) -The NFC rushing title and the playoffs are both within Adrian Peterson's grasp. The Minnesota Vikings (8-7) can clinch a playoff berth with a win at Denver and some help from Dallas on Sunday, when Peterson tries to become the first rookie to lead the NFC in rushing since Barry Sanders in 1989. Peterson isn't expecting anything to come easy at frigid Invesco Field even though the Broncos rank 30th in the NFL against the run. ``They are going to give us their best shot,'' Peterson said. ``We |
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| Bears put cornerback Nathan Vasher on injured reserve because of a groin injury |
NFL Football |
12/27/2007 |
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| ,'' coach Lovie Smith said. ``He got a chance to play in the Minnesota game and we got a chance to see exactly what we missed this year.'' The Bears resisted putting Vasher on injured reserve for 10 games after the injury and he played against the Minnesota Vikings, intercepting a pass and causing another interception with a big hit. But he also aggravated the injury, missing last Sunday's 35-7 win over Green Bay. ``If I had to do it all over again, I would (play), just to give our team a chance to win and g |
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| Vikings become Cowboy fans for final weekend of season |
NFL Football |
12/27/2007 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -The Dallas Cowboys hold a special place in the hearts of Minnesota Vikings fans - right next to former owner Red McCombs and former coach Les Steckel - as some of the biggest villains in franchise lore. So this is how desperate things have become in Minnesota. ``I'm a big Cowboys fan,'' Pro Bowl safety Darren Sharper said Wednesday. Those words surely will draw gasps across a purple fan base that may have more hate in its heart for the Cowboys than even the neighboring Green Ba |
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| Vikings player cited for marijuana |
Headlines |
12/27/2007 |
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -Minnesota Vikings defensive end Darrion Scott has been cited for misdemeanor marijuana possession. Scott also was cited for failure to signal after he was pulled over Wednesday afternoon by officers with Charleston's Metro Drug Unit, said Lt. Chuck Carpenter, the drug unit's head. Carpenter said the officers began following Scott's car after seeing him stop and talk to another man at a public housing complex, where they were staking out suspected drug activity. Scott left the com |
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| Rivers downplays yapping at Cutler; Broncos not happy with smack talk |
Headlines |
12/26/2007 |
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| ach other, which is fine. It's just going to add to it next year. It's going to be exciting.'' The Chargers swept Denver for the second straight year, holding the Broncos to just a field goal in each game. San Diego won 41-3 at Denver on Oct. 7. Minnesota Vikings safety Darren Sharper, who's preparing to face the Broncos on Sunday, chimed in on Rivers. Sharper said it was ``surprising'' to see Rivers and Cutler getting after it. Asked if those kind of exchanges happen often, Sharper said, ``No it doesn't, |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Week 17 - Revisiting Preseason Predictions |
NFL Football |
12/26/2007 |
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| expanded its schedule in 1978...Giants are locked into the No. 5 spot in the NFC, and will travel to play Tampa Bay in the opening playoff round...Patriots (551 points) are five points off the league record for single-season scoring, set by the 1998 Minnesota Vikings...New England quarterback Tom Brady (48 touchdown passes) needs one TD pass to tie Peyton Manning for first place on the single-season list in that category, and wideout Randy Moss (21 touchdown receptions) needs one TD catch to tie Jerry Rice on th |
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| Pats-Giants game to be shown on NBC and CBS |
NFL Football |
12/26/2007 |
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| e a regular season without a loss. Those Dolphins won three more games, including Super Bowl VII, to finish 17-0. In addition to the perfect season, a number of offensive records are on the line for the Pats. They need six points to surpass the 1998 Minnesota Vikings (556) as the highest scoring team in league history. Brady is one passing touchdown shy of Peyton Manning's record of 49, set in 2004, and wide receiver Randy Moss is one behind Jerry Rice's record of 22 TD receptions in a season, set in 1987. This |
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