The New York Jets had a few days off to celebrate their big win at New England and get away from football for a little while. The break’s over now. Next stop: undefeated Tennessee. “They don’t make a lot of mistakes,” coach Eric Mangini said Monday of the 10-0 Titans. “They haven’t turned the ball over much offensively and they’ve been able to generate a lot of turnovers defensively, and that always…
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The Pittsburgh Steelers walked off the field Sunday just happy they had won. A lot of bettors in this gambling city were more concerned by how many points they ended up winning by. Winners turned into losers and losers ended up winning when a game that should have ended up 17-10 or 18-10 instead went into the record books as the first 11-10 final in NFL history.
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No more bone-jarring tackles for John Lynch. The hard-hitting, nine-time Pro Bowl safety retired Monday, saying it was time to begin a new phase of life after 11 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and four more with the Denver Broncos. He felt so strongly about the relationships he built with both clubs that he decided against stepping down in the colors of either team.
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As three Minnesota defensive linemen travel to New York this week to meet with the NFL, they could be bringing the Vikings’ playoff fate with them. Jared Allen, Pat Williams and Kevin Williams all will meet with league officials in hopes of avoiding suspensions that would gut the team’s biggest strength.
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Minnesota Vikings left tackle Bryant McKinnie has a trial date in Miami set for March 16. He faces four charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a fight outside a nightclub in February. McKinnie’s attorney, Larry Kerr, appeared in Miami-Dade County court Tuesday. McKinnie was not required to attend.
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Jack Reader, who spent nearly 50 years in NFL officiating and worked two Super Bowls, has died. He was 82. He died of cancer in Hingham, Mass., on Nov. 10, a day before his birthday, the NFL said Tuesday. Reader was the back judge in the first and third Super Bowls. He was a referee and back judge in the AFL and NFL from 1960-74 before joining the officiating department as a supervisor.
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If the Cincinnati Bengals are seeking retribution for his hit that broke linebacker Keith Rivers’ jaw last month, Hines Ward said they know where to find him Thursday night. Revenge factor or not, the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver expects it will be the Bengals — as usual — that end up getting the worst of the AFC North matchup physically.
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Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow will have an MRI on his right shoulder after injuring it in the closing minutes of Monday night’s win over the Buffalo bills. Winslow was hurt when he was tackled in front of Buffalo’s bench while making a 16-yard reception that set up Cleveland’s game-winning field goal.
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Inches from infamy, the only thing that stopped the Cleveland Browns from making unwanted history was another miss off the foot of a Buffalo kicker. In jeopardy of becoming the first NFL team to blow leads of at least 13 points in three consecutive games, the Browns survived with a 29-27 win on Monday night when Bills kicker Rian Lindell pushed a 47-yard field goal to the right — a hauntingly…
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It wasn’t that long ago when Trent Edwards was reminding anyone who cared to listen about not getting too carried away with the Buffalo Bills’ hot start because there was still a lot left to the season. The second-year quarterback was speaking from experience following his days at Stanford, when the Cardinal would raise hopes with a few early season wins before falling apart.
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