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| GOLDBERG ON FOOTBALL: No. 13 easier than 11 and 12 for Pats |
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12/09/2007 |
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| oits it ... Which is as good a way as any to explain why his New England Patriots are 13-0, three victories away from a perfect regular season and back in the form they showed before they stumbled a bit in their past two games. In this case, the Pittsburgh Steelers' weakness in the Patriots' 34-13 win Sunday was that, for most of the second half, they were missing three of the four guys who started the season in the secondary. So the Patriots, as usual, eschewed conventional wisdom and played as if it were a t |
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| Pittsburgh's Polamalu out with knee injury |
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12/07/2007 |
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| Charlotte, NC (Best E Casino) - Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu will likely miss Sunday's game at New England after sitting out practice for the second straight day Friday with a sprained knee. Polamalu has missed the last two games for Pittsburgh with the same knee injury. The Pro Bowl safety injured the knee November 18th against the New York Jets. |
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| Jets Try to Damage Browns' Playoff Hopes |
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12/07/2007 |
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| game you're going to win.' That's how we went about it throughout the week." Against legitimate opposition, the road's been a little rougher. New York is a mere 1-9 in 10 games against non-finned opponents, with only a shocking Week 11 upset of the Pittsburgh Steelers standing between them and an ignominy even greater than their already precipitous plummet from 2006 playoffs to 2008 draft board. "They (stink), too," Miami defensive end Jason Taylor said, "but they beat us and they go home happy." Meanwhile, the s |
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| Steelers Attempt to Slay Patriots |
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12/07/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - In their past two games, the New England Patriots have played with fire. On Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium, the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers will look to turn that blaze into an inferno. The Patriots, heavy favorites in recent narrow wins over the Eagles (31-28) and Ravens (27-24) have encountered fourth-quarter deficits in both of those contests, only to rally late. This past Monday night in Baltimore, it took a 13-play, 73-yard drive furthered by several defensive penalties to keep Bill |
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| Steelers eager for chance at handing Patriots first defeat |
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12/07/2007 |
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have been anything but stellar on the road this season, losing away from Heinz Field to the Cardinals, Broncos and Jets. Traveling to Foxborough to play the unbeaten Patriots? Doesn't faze them. ``This isn't Appalachian State against Michigan,'' coach Mike Tomlin said this week. The 9-3 Steelers, who could clinch the AFC North if they win and Cleveland loses at the Jets, would seem the logical team to end New England's streak after 12 games. In their last two games, the Patriot |
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| GAME OF THE WEEK: Patriots put unbeaten mark on line against strong defense |
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12/06/2007 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -The last best chance to keep the Patriots from going 16-0 comes this Sunday. If the Pittsburgh Steelers can't spoil New England's perfect regular season, chances are no one can. ``It's bigger than just another game,'' Steelers linebacker Larry Foote said. ``They're the best in the NFL, they're undefeated, so naturally we're a little more pumped up.'' The Patriots are 12-0 and lead the league in scoring. But they struggled in winning their last two games by three points each in the |
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| Viewers flock to tune into Patriots games as New England chases history |
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12/06/2007 |
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| >``People understand they may be watching something they'll never see again in their lifetimes,'' Nantz said. That lures even casual fans. Nantz will be in the booth when another highly anticipated matchup kicks off Sunday: the Patriots face the Pittsburgh Steelers, the tradition-rich franchise with big stars, recent Super Bowl rings and a 9-3 record. ``This will be another monster rating,'' Nantz predicted, hardly going out on a limb. Before New England's two meetings with undefeated teams earlier this se |
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| Steelers' Smith doesn't back down on guarantee, welcomes Patriots to target him |
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12/06/2007 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -His head coach told him he shouldn't have done it. His teammates warned him to watch his words. His family hopes he knows what he's getting himself into. Despite all that clamor, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Anthony Smith isn't taking back his words. He guaranteed a victory over the New England Patriots and, on Thursday, said he's not backing down. Smith, a second-year safety from Syracuse, insists he's not trying to make a name for himself by boldly guaranteeing the Steelers will halt the Pa |
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| Moss tops the list for AFC Players of the Month |
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12/06/2007 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss was named AFC Player of the Month for November, while Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison and Cleveland Browns kick returner Joshua Cribbs took defensive and special teams honors, respectively. Moss, who leads the NFL in touchdown receptions with 17, finished the month with 24 receptions for 316 yards and five touchdowns. He averaged 105.3 receiving yards-per-game in November and had two games with at least 125 receiving yards |
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| Cameron says he's still calling Dolphins plays |
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12/06/2007 |
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| sive coordinator with the San Diego Chargers. But the Dolphins rank fourth-worst in the NFL in offense, and they've gone a franchise-record 13 consecutive quarters without an offensive touchdown. Mularkey is a former offensive coordinator with the Pittsburgh Steelers and is doing ``a super job'' helping with the offense, Cameron said. But he said any changes in Miami's playing-calling system have been minor. ``Don't read too much into it,'' Cameron said - five times.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. |
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