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| Super Bowl coverage meets `American Idol' with Seacrest hosting, Abdul singing |
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02/03/2008 |
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| England Patriots with one of the NFL's marquee franchises, hailing from the country's biggest market. With those factors in mind, Fox and its advertisers were eyeing to break the record 94.08 million viewers who watched the Dallas Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in January 1996, according to Nielsen Media Research. Whatever the number, it will surely be more than the turnout for Super Tuesday. Still, an ABC News-Washington Post poll taken last week found Americans are nearly as excited about Tuesday's pri |
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| Steelers' Cedrick Wilson urged suicide, girlfriend says |
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02/01/2008 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -The ex-girlfriend of Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Cedrick Wilson says he encouraged her to commit suicide during events leading to her armed standoff at his home last month. Wilson denied the accusation through his lawyer. Police withdrew charges of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment against the woman, Lindsey Paulat, on Friday. But she waived her right to a preliminary hearing and will stand trial on a new felony charge, discharging a firearm in an occupied structure. After |
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| UNDATED: Add Super Bowl History |
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02/01/2008 |
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| ubach picked up a couple of first downs but his desperation pass on the last play of the game was picked off by Glen Edwards in the endzone. ---Super Bowl IXJan. 12, 1975 At New Orleans-80,997 Pittsburgh 0 2 7 7-16 Minnesota 0 0 0 6- 6 The Pittsburgh Steelers totally shut down Minnesota's offense to hand the Vikings their third Super Bowl defeat. In beating Oakland for the AFC title, Pittsburgh held the Raiders to 29 yards rushing. The Vikings didn't reach that total. On 21 rushing plays, Minnesota man |
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| Bush says he's "fired up for the Super Bowl" |
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02/01/2008 |
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| ould all be happy of that,'' he said. ``It's a proud moment for the NFL and it's a moment in history that everyone wants to take part in.'' --- LAWNWORK NEEDED: Responding to player complaints, NFL Players Association chief Gene Upshaw urged the Pittsburgh Steelers to replace the Heinz Field playing surface. Upshaw said the field has drawn poor reviews in union surveys of players. ``We would like to see them go to a different surface,'' Upshaw said in response to a question during an NFLPA news conference on |
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| At a combined 18-1, Giants and Patriots rule the road |
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01/31/2008 |
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| et and snow, the Giants overcame four more turnovers - and a 14-0 first-quarter deficit - in a 38-21 victory at Buffalo on Dec. 23. The Giants capped the streak with three playoff victories. The last team to win three postseason road games was the Pittsburgh Steelers, who carried the momentum to a 21-10 victory over Seattle in the 2006 Super Bowl. Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt was on Pittsburgh's staff, and said the Steelers' confidence grew with each triumph, much the way it has for the Giants. ``T |
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| Fox network hopes to beat Super Bowl viewership record of more than 94 million viewers |
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01/30/2008 |
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| and Patriots aren't taking the only shot at history this weekend. There's a strong chance that this could be the most-watched Super Bowl ever. The record Fox will be shooting for is the 94.08 million viewers who watched the Dallas Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in January 1996, according to Nielsen Media Research. Last year's victory by the Indianapolis Colts came closest with 93.2 million. The biggest draw is the Patriots themselves, as they attempt to become the first undefeated NFL team since the 1972 |
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| Fox hopes to beat Super viewership record of more than 94 million viewers |
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01/30/2008 |
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| and Patriots aren't taking the only shot at history this weekend. There's a strong chance that this could be the most-watched Super Bowl ever. The record Fox will be shooting for is the 94.08 million viewers who watched the Dallas Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in January 1996, according to Nielsen Media Research. Last year's victory by the Indianapolis Colts came closest with 93.2 million. The biggest draw is the Patriots themselves, as they attempt to become the first undefeated NFL team since the 1972 |
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| Romeo Crennel rewarded by Browns with 2-year contract extension |
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01/29/2008 |
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| and, Crennel's first two seasons with the Browns were rough. They went 10-22, including 1-11 against AFC North opponents, and Crennel started 2007 on the proverbial hot seat. His days appeared to be numbered after Cleveland was thumped 34-7 by the Pittsburgh Steelers in its home opener. However, the Browns bounced back. Behind a high-scoring offense and despite having one of the league's worst defenses, they won their most games since 1999, finished 3-3 in their division and were still in the playoff picture u |
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| Resilient Giants' road to Arizona was often rocky |
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01/29/2008 |
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| ants in this year's conference postseason tournament, New York battled its way to a pair of triumphs at Tampa Bay and Dallas before upending Green Bay in an overtime nail-biter in the NFC Championship. Only the 1985 New England Patriots and the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers were able to reach the Big Game by recording three straight victories as the visitor. That New England squad entered the Louisiana Superdome being viewed as having little chance to overtake the now-legendary Chicago Bears for the world title, then c |
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| Super Bowl XLII Preview |
NFL Football |
01/29/2008 |
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| Patriots can also enhance one of the NFL's foremost dynasties with a victory. After winning Super Bowls following the 2001, 2003, and 2004 season, the Pats can become just the second team in NFL history to win four titles in a seven- year span. The Pittsburgh Steelers (1974, 1975, 1978, 1979), who won four world championships in six years, are the only other club to pull off the feat. The Steelers and 49ers (1981, 1989, 1988, 1989) are currently the only franchises to win four Super Bowl titles in a single decade |
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