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Archive for September, 2011
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Michael Vick threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns, and also nearly reached 100 yards rushing during the Philadelphia Eagles victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday in the 2011 season opener. Vick was also sacked three times and hit plenty more, leading ESPN's Merrill Hoge to proclaim that ...
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
The New England Patriots started off what looks to be another season of regular season dominance with a 38-24 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football. The Pats looked vulnerable at the outset, as Chad Henne led the Dolphins right down the field on the first drive of ...
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
In his first Week 1 start since 2007, Rex Grossman, completed 21 of 34 passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Redskins to a 28-14 victory over the New York Giants. An impressive performance by Grossman any way you look at it. Not everybody on New York's defense ...
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
I guess the Chicago Bears didn't get the memo about taking a couple steps back in 2011. Coming off an 11-5 season in 2010 in which they won a disproportionately high number of close games, the Bears were expected to be good but not great or a real threat to ...
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
For three quarters on Sunday night the Cowboys looked like a different team than the one the football world saw last year. Tony Romo was back healthy and looked like he was ready to take the next step at quarterback, their much maligned offensive line was holding up against the ...
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
What a night it was last Thursday when the NFL season kicked off in Green Bay. I imagine that Sean Payton wasn't too thrilled with the final outcome, Packers 42 Saints 35, but for the league and its fans, the entertaining high-scoring affair was one heck of a way to ...
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
The Vikings didn’t want to lose Adrian Peterson. Adrian Peterson wanted to stay in the city where his NFL career began. While it’s extremely rare to pay a running back like a premiere player in the NFL, Adrian Peterson deserves the contract that he got on Saturday. The running back ...
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
I think we all knew heading into Week 1 of the NFL season that the matchup pitting the Carolina Panthers and the Arizona Cardinals was going to be an interesting one at the quarterback position. The Panthers had top draft pick Cam Newton starting for the first time, while the ...
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
It was an emotional night at MetLife Stadium in remembrance of the attacks on September 11th, 2001, but also for New York Jets wide receiver, Plaxico Burress. For Plax it was his first regular season game since the end of the 2008 regular season, his first shot at redemption on ...
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Joe Torre, MLB Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, was put in a tough spot over the weekend when he was forced to issue a ruling on the New York Mets wearing FDNY/NYPD in honor of the 10th anniversary of 9-11. The Mets were the only team to ask baseball if ...
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