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| Bucs, Pack fight for NFC supremacy |
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11/21/2002 |
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| inner will own the best record in the NFL while claiming the inside track to home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Green Bay squandered its opportunity to clinch the NFC North just 10 games into the season with a surprising 31-21 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 11, while Tampa Bay handled its business with a 23-10 triumph over the Carolina Panthers. The Packers haven't lost back-to-back games since October 1-8, 2000, but both of this year's losses have come on the road. Brett Favre was doomed in th |
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| Packers' Davenport breaks bone in eye socket |
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11/18/2002 |
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| Green Bay, WI (Best E Casino) - Green Bay Packers rookie fullback Najeh Davenport broke a bone in his eye socket during Sunday's 31-21 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Packers head coach Mike Sherman said Davenport will miss next Sunday's showdown in Tampa Bay against the Buccaneers. Both teams enter the contest with 8-2 records, best in the NFL. Offensive lineman Marco Rivera sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee in the first quarter of Sunday's game, but there is a chance he could play Sund |
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| Packers shoot for eighth straight in Minnesota |
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11/14/2002 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The winningest team in the NFL will try to make it eight wins in a row when the NFC North-leading Packers take on the struggling Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome this Sunday. QB Brett Favre is on pace for his fourth MVP award for the way he has engineered Green Bay's dominant first- place position, and the Vikings have been victimized for their overall lack of consistency. The Pack can clinch the division just 10 games into the season with a win this week combined with a Detroit loss to the |
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| Vikings CB Carter fined by the NFL |
NFL Football |
11/08/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - Minnesota Vikings cornerback Tyrone Carter was fined $5,000 on Friday. Carter was whistled for an unnecessary roughness call during the second quarter of Minnesota's 38-24 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Sunday. The former Minnesota Golden Gopher pulled down Tampa Bay running back Aaron Stecker and continued to tackle him out of bounds. |
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| Packers Team Report: Favre spells MVP |
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11/08/2002 |
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| week. He is expected to miss the next two-to-five weeks after having surgery due to a meniscus tear in his right knee, an injury he suffered in the Miami game. Rookie Aaron Kampman will replace Holliday in the starting lineup. "It's hard to deal with the loss of a player like Vonnie, but we have experienced some games without him obviously and have been OK," Sherman said. "The emergence of Aaron Kampman certainly has helped us deal with this." COMING UP: The Packers will visit the Minnesota Vikings in Week 11. |
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| Brad Johnson among NFC Players of the Week |
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11/06/2002 |
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| troit Lions were named NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for the ninth week of the NFL season. Johnson completed 24-of-31 passes for 313 yards and five touchdowns without an interception in Tampa Bay's 38-24 win over the Minnesota Vikings. The 11-year veteran led the Buccaneers to scores on six of its 10 possessions and his five touchdown passes tied Steve DeBerg's 15-year-old club record. "We want to put together an offense that is not only competitive but exciting," Bucs head coach |
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| Saints' Carter back at practice |
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11/05/2002 |
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| The 10-year veteran was suspended by the NFL on July 17. Carter, 32, signed with the Saints as an unrestricted free agent on March 12. He had spent the majority of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs and has also played for the Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings. Carter was the Rookie of the Year in 1992, has been named to the Pro-Bowl four times, and is the only active player in the league to record a receiving touchdown, punt return for a touchdown, and an interception for a touchdown in his career. The 6 |
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| Vikings' Alexander suffers torn ACL |
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11/04/2002 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (Best E Casino) - Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Derrick Alexander tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, and could miss the rest of the season. Alexander suffered the injury just before halftime in the Vikings' loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday. He has been hampered by injuries all season, and has collected just 14 catches for 134 yards and a touchdown. Alexander is in his first season with the Vikings, who signed him after he was cut by Kansas City. Meanwhile, Vikings guard Corbin |
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| Buccaneers Team Report: Stumbling home |
NFL Football |
11/01/2002 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers return to the comforts of Raymond James Stadium this week to face the Minnesota Vikings. However, the team received a mighty scare from the undermanned Carolina Panthers before Martin Gramatica kicked a 47-yard field goal with five seconds remaining to give Tampa Bay a 12-9 road victory in Week 8. Gramatica was responsible for every Buccaneer point, as he booted four field goals in the game, while the defense kept the Panthers out of the end zone. "It was an amazing p |
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| Vikings Team Report: Tampa bound |
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11/01/2002 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Vikings' offense showed signs of life last week in a 25-7 victory over Chicago. Quarterback Daunte Culpepper completed 22-of-29 passing attempts for 216 yards and one touchdown. Most importantly, Culpepper played an interception-free game. "I felt that our quarterback played with a smile on his face," head coach Mike Tice said. "I kept telling [Daunte] all game to make sure he kept a smile on and I think that helped to relax him. He was determined to show that he should have tha |
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