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| NFL Injury Report |
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12/29/2007 |
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| Luis Castillo (ankle), K Nate Kaeding (left fibula), LB Shawne Merriman (knee), LB Brandon Siler (shoulder), DT Jamal Williams (ankle). RAIDERS: QUESTIONABLE: LB Jon Alston (calf), WR Tim Dwight (hamstring). PROBABLE: QB Josh McCown (left finger). SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at CLEVELAND BROWNS - 49ERS: OUT: QB Trent Dilfer (concussion), QB Shaun Hill (back). DOUBTFUL: WR Jason Hill (groin), CB Shawntae Spencer (quadricep). QUESTIONABLE: CB Marcus Hudson (knee), RB Michael Robinson (shoulder), LB Derek Smith (shoulder). |
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| 49ers' Singletary interested in another interview with Falcons |
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12/28/2007 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -Mike Singletary would not elaborate Friday on his interest in pursuing the Atlanta Falcons head coach position for a second straight year. One year ago, Singletary - the San Francisco 49ers' assistant head coach - was a finalist in the Falcons' coach search. The Falcons instead hired Louisville coach Bobby Petrino, who this year quit after only 13 games to take the job at Arkansas. Singletary said this week he would ``absolutely'' have interest in the Atlanta job, but on Friday he relayed word |
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| Browns Can't Control Fate, But Can Take Down 49ers |
NFL Football |
12/28/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The game doesn't mean a whole lot to the Cleveland Browns, but you can be sure that Romeo Crennel's team will play as if it does. The Browns will welcome the San Francisco 49ers to the banks of Lake Erie for both teams' regular season finale, and Cleveland figures to bear the look of a frustrated football team. Crennel and company experienced a disastrous Week 16, watching as control of their own playoff fate slipped through their collective fingers. The Browns went to Cincinnati and were dealt |
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| Titans Need Win in Indy to Reach Playoffs |
NFL Football |
12/28/2007 |
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| incinnati Bengals. So now, all the Titans have to do is beat Indianapolis for their first trip to the postseason since the 2003 campaign. That's easier said than done, but the Titans can also clinch a playoff spot with a tie and a Browns loss to the San Francisco 49ers this weekend. If both Cleveland and Tennessee win, the Titans have the tiebreaker advantage. However, if Tennessee loses on Sunday, the Browns will go to the playoffs no matter what their outcome is against San Francisco. The Titans have won three o |
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| Must-see-TV: Browns set to tune in as playoff future is settled in Indy |
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12/27/2007 |
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| ay ahead. It could be their last one together for awhile. Fumbling away a win at Cincinnati last week has left the Browns, arguably the NFL's biggest surprise of 2007, in a vulnerable position heading into their season finale at home against the San Francisco 49ers. Even if they win, the Browns (9-6) need Tennessee (9-6) to lose at Indianapolis later that night in order to make the AFC playoffs for the first time since 2002 and for only the second time since their 1999 expansion revival. Cleveland can also |
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| 49ers QB Hill questionable |
NFL Football |
12/26/2007 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (Best E Casino) - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Shaun Hill is questionable to start Sunday's season-finale at Cleveland due to a back injury that he sustained in the win over Tampa Bay this past weekend. Hill, who was forced out of the game for one play in the third quarter before returning to the contest, sat out practice on Wednesday. "Right now we're just taking it a day at a time," 49ers coach Mike Nolan said. "We rested him today. I'm hopeful that he'll play on Sunday and right now the res |
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| Giants DBs will try to prevent Moss from getting mark |
NFL Football |
12/26/2007 |
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| for perfection, defensive backs have found it almost impossible to stop Brady and Moss. Brady's 48 touchdown passes are one shy of the record set by Peyton Manning in 2004, while Moss' 21 TD catches are one shy of the standard by Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers in 12 games in 1987, a strike season. Only Cleveland, Philadelphia and the Jets have prevented Moss and Brady from combining for a touchdown pass this season. ``He is an unbelievable receiver, and now he has found a quarterback who's not afraid |
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| Shanahan: this season worse than '99 because this team is better |
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12/26/2007 |
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| Shanahan said. They sure didn't show it, and now all they have to play for Sunday is pride. The Vikings (8-7) are one of three NFC teams fighting for a wild-card berth, but the Broncos cringe at the notion they're playing the spoiler, a role the San Francisco 49ers embraced in last year's season finale when they denied Denver a trip to the playoffs. ``I don't approach it that way,'' receiver Brandon Marshall said. ``When you think about getting the chance to mess up the playoffs for someone else it means you |
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| Niners QB Shaun Hill misses practice with back spasms |
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12/26/2007 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -Quarterback Shaun Hill missed the San Francisco 49ers' practice Wednesday with back spasms, and coach Mike Nolan isn't sure Hill will play in Sunday's season finale at Cleveland. Hill, the sixth-year pro who hadn't thrown an NFL pass until this month, has led the 49ers (5-10) to victories over Cincinnati and Tampa Bay in their last two games. He got his first significant NFL action midway through a loss to Minnesota on Dec. 9 when Trent Dilfer, subbing for injured first-stringer Alex |
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| Niners at their best late, but will it matter for Nolan? |
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12/24/2007 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Mike Nolan has the San Francisco 49ers on track for another fast finish in the regular season's final three games. It's those first 13 games that Nolan hasn't figured out in three seasons with the club - and the coach knows that's why his job could be in jeopardy despite the 49ers' knack for big endings. ``I'd like to hear people say that year in and year out: 'They play well in December - along with September, October, November,''' Nolan said Monday. Not this year. San Francisco (5- |
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