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| Falcons go dark in their own town for first time since 2001 |
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11/01/2007 |
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| the Falcons game, though. For the first time since 2001, the struggling team is going dark in its own city, the latest fallout from the Michael Vick fiasco. The TV blackout was imposed when the Falcons failed to sell out Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers by the 72-hour deadline, threatening their streak of 56 full houses in a row. This could be a blessing for all those folks who don't have tickets. Instead of being tempted to watch two bad teams, they can go for a picnic. Or drive into the mountai |
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| Smith, 49ers both hurting after recent loss |
NFL Football |
10/30/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The San Francisco 49ers are hurting on all fronts after their most recent loss of the season. After beginning the season 2-0, the 49ers have lost five in a row and were routed by the New Orleans Saints, 31-10, at home on Sunday. San Francisco's struggling offense, which came into the game dead last in the league in yards (213.8) and passing yards (125.0) per game, put up only 260 total yards of offense versus the Saints. The 49ers also entered play this past weekend 31st in the league in scorin |
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| Falcons' streak of 56 straight sellouts in jeopardy |
NFL Football |
10/30/2007 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -The loss of Michael Vick is starting to affect the Atlanta Falcons at the ticket booth. The team announced Tuesday that some 3,000 tickets are still available for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers, endangering a streak of 56 consecutive sellouts at the 70,000-seat Georgia Dome. Atlanta (1-6) has struggled on the field since losing its franchise player. Vick was suspended indefinitely by the NFL and faces a prison term after pleading guilty to federal dogfighting charges. While Vi |
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| Alex Smith plays through pain for Niners, even when it seems unwise |
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10/30/2007 |
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| P) -Alex Smith is experiencing several new kinds of pain for the first time in his pro career. The quarterback's right shoulder has been aching for a month now, affecting everything from his throwing motion to his ability to sleep. Even worse, his San Francisco 49ers (2-5) are underachievers for the first time since the former No. 1 pick joined a club that's had mostly low expectations since going 2-14 before he arrived. After beginning this season with two wins and budding hopes for a playoff run, the 49ers h |
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| With starting QB Jackson already hurt, Vikings lose backup Holcomb |
NFL Football |
10/28/2007 |
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| re missing three key players during their 52-7 win over the Washington Redskins: running back Sammy Morris (chest), tight end Benjamin Watson (ankle) and safety Eugene Wilson (ankle). Redskins cornerback Fred Smoot (hamstring) was also inactive. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith was back in the lineup after separating his shoulder four weeks ago. Smith had a painkilling shot before the 31-10 loss to the New Orleans Saints and took off his pads once on the sideline for an examination but remained in th |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, October 28, 2007) |
NFL Football |
10/28/2007 |
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| ock Cartwright, T Rick DeMulling, T Stephon Heyer, CB Fred Smoot, G Randy Thomas Patriots - LB Eric Alexander, T Wesley Britt, DT Kareem Brown, S Mel Mitchell, RB Sammy Morris, S Eugene Wilson, G Billy Yates, TE Benjamin Watson NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, 4:15 P.M. (ET) Saints - DB Jay Bellamy, T Jermon Bushrod, C Jeff Faine, TE Ronnie Ghent, WR Robert Meachem, LB Marvin Mitchell, CB Fred Thomas, DE Renaldo Wynn 49ers - 3rd QB Shaun Hill, CB Tarell Brown, DT Atiyyah Ellison, WR Darrell Jackson, T Jo |
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| Former Saints "Beer Man" Michael Lewis thriving as Niners' punt returner |
NFL Football |
10/26/2007 |
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| franchise records while becoming a folk hero for anybody with a dream deferred. But when the Saints cut him in June, Lewis decided that ending wasn't good enough for a storybook. The NFL's self-proclaimed youngest 36-year-old is excelling with the San Francisco 49ers, who picked him up as a punt returner last month to boost their already strong special teams just in time for Sunday's visit from the Saints. ``I had a great time in New Orleans, some great years,'' said Lewis, who spent six seasons with his homet |
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| Saints, Niners, on Opposite Ends of Streak |
NFL Football |
10/25/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The defending NFC South champion New Orleans Saints are showing signs of turning the season around and go for their third straight win on Sunday, as the club battles the San Francisco 49ers at Monster Park. After scoring a mere 51 points over their first four games of the season -- all loses -- the Saints have recorded 50 points in the last two games, including a 22-16 win over Atlanta last Sunday. Drew Brees and New Orleans rallied from a 16-14 deficit in the fourth quarter, as the Saints quar |
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| London Calling Giants, Dolphins Matchup |
NFL Football |
10/25/2007 |
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| pating crowd at London's Wembley Stadium. This historic matchup kicks off a new initiative agreed upon by league owners and marks only the second time the NFL will hold a regular-season contest outside of the United States. The Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers met at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca in 2005, with the game drawing a league- record crowd of 103,467. The NFL voted last October in to play up to two games a season in foreign venues over a five-year period. London did host an annual NFL preseason g |
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| Backup's revenge: Eric Johnson leads Saints against former Niners teammates |
NFL Football |
10/25/2007 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Perhaps a backup tight end was the lynchpin that held the San Francisco 49ers' offense together last season. Maybe Eric Johnson's departure for New Orleans is the reason the Niners can't move the ball anymore. It's an unlikely scenario, but San Francisco has ventured just about every other explanation for its offensive ineptitude this season. So Johnson's return to Candlestick Park with the Saints on Sunday hardly seems likely to be the first step in the 49ers' recovery. Now excelling in |
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