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Defense sparks Broncos over Pats 17-7
Sep 24 2006 10:58PM (CT)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Maybe it's time for Denver fans to stop booing Jake Plummer and start cheering the Broncos' defense.
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Brother of Colts WR Reggie Wayne killed
Sep 24 2006 10:10PM (CT)
KENNER, La. (AP) - The brother of Indianapolis Colts receiver Reggie Wayne was killed Sunday when the delivery truck he was driving crashed into a highway guardrail.
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Simms has spleen removed after Bucs loss
Sep 24 2006 9:56PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms had his spleen removed after taking several hard hits in 26-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers and was resting comfortably in a hospital Sunday night.
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Shockey criticizes Coughlin after loss
Sep 24 2006 9:23PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Jeremy Shockey is at it again. New York's volatile tight end criticized coach Tom Coughlin after the Giants fell behind by 35 points early before losing to Seattle 42-30 on Sunday.
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NFL to stage preseason game in Beijing
Sep 24 2006 8:58PM (CT)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will face each other in an exhibition game next August in Beijing exactly one year before the start of the Olympic Games in China.
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Keyshawn is huge as Panthers nip Bucs
Sep 24 2006 8:53PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Keyshawn Johnson has only been with the Carolina Panthers a few months, yet his teammates have already picked up on one thing about the ultraconfident, loquacious receiver.
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Warner fumbles away Cards' hope vs. Rams
Sep 24 2006 8:33PM (CT)
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Marc Bulger and Kurt Warner took turns trying to fumble the game away Sunday. Warner succeeded. The Arizona quarterback, who threw three interceptions, fumbled a snap at the Rams 18 with 1:46 to play and Will Witherspoon recovered to allow St. Louis to hold on and beat the Cardinals 16-14.
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Hasselbeck's 5 TDs lift Seahawks to win
Sep 24 2006 8:26PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Flat doesn't begin to describe the New York Giants' start to their supposed showdown with Seattle. Flattened is more like it.
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Eagles overwhelm error-prone 49ers 38-24
Sep 24 2006 8:12PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Mike Patterson simply followed one of football's oldest rules: Keep playing until you hear the whistle. About 98 yards after he started running with a loose ball nobody seemed to want, the 292-pound defensive lineman was begging for that whistle.
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Stover's 52-yard FG lifts Ravens
Sep 24 2006 8:07PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - As Matt Stover jogged onto the field, the Baltimore Ravens' worries were over. A few seconds and 52 yards later, Stover had given them three points and their first 3-0 start.
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Niners lose RB Gore, TE Davis on 1 play
Sep 24 2006 8:07PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco running back Frank Gore strained his abdomen and rookie tight end Vernon Davis cracked a bone in his leg on the same wacky play Sunday _ a 98-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Philadelphia's Mike Patterson.
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Favre exploits Lions for 340 yards, 3 TD
Sep 24 2006 6:39PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Brett Favre sprinted toward the end zone, signaled touchdown and then pumped his right fist. The 36-year-old quarterback had just become the second player in NFL history to throw 400 career touchdown passes.
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New Orleans rallies behind its Saints
Sep 24 2006 6:27PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A gleaming white dome hovers above the Big Easy, a symbol of rebirth amid all the rubble. And when the New Orleans Saints return to the Superdome, they'll be carrying the hopes of all those people who still live in trailers parked alongside their gutted-out homes, who vow to rebuild when it would be so much easier to give up on their beloved hometown.
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Palmer gets his revenge in Pittsburgh
Sep 24 2006 6:18PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - He hated the eight months of exhausting rehabilitation, and the team that made him go through it. Carson Palmer didn't play the way he wanted against the team he dislikes the most, but the result couldn't have been more satisfying.
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Pennington impressive as Jets down Bills
Sep 24 2006 6:15PM (CT)
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Chad Pennington made up for the New York Jets' lack of a running game. Pennington capped three drives of 58 yards or more with touchdowns, and linebacker Victor Hobson's 32-yard fumble return for a score helped the Jets to a 28-20 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
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Bears rally past tough Vikings 19-16
Sep 24 2006 5:23PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - For more than 3 1/2 quarters, Minnesota was beating Chicago at its own defensive game. By the end, it was the Bears who pulled a switcheroo on the Vikings.
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Dolphins outlast Titans for 1st win
Sep 24 2006 5:12PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Daunte Culpepper endured five sacks, threw no touchdown passes and still managed to put a positive spin on his latest erratic performance. He merely noted the final score.
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Brunell sets record in Redskins rout
Sep 24 2006 5:08PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Mark Brunell spent all week trying to ignore the criticism. Then he spent all of Sunday quieting it. One connection after another, Brunell kept finding holes in the Houston Texans' shaky defense, breaking an NFL record for consecutive completed passes en route to Washington's first win. Brunell completed his first 22 throws and Clinton Portis scored two touchdowns in his first start of the season as the Redskins beat Houston 31-15.
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Nationals down slumping Mets 5-1
Sep 24 2006 4:44PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Washington Nationals found the perfect way to honor first baseman Nick Johnson while he was lying in the hospital Sunday with a broken right leg. Playing with Johnson's jersey hanging in the dugout and their socks pulled high in his favorite style, the Nationals beat the slumping New York Mets 5-1 behind Alfonso Soriano and Tony Armas Jr.
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Manning overcomes Jaguars' staunch 'D'
Sep 24 2006 4:44PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts' high-scoring offense proved it could be patient, too. Peyton Manning went into the locker room at halftime and tried to not be frustrated after the Colts had only three first-half series and nine offensive plays in the first 27 minutes.
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Brunell sets consecutive completion mark
Sep 24 2006 2:23PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Washington quarterback Mark Brunell broke the NFL record for most consecutive passes completed in a single game when he connected on his first 22 passes on Sunday against the Houston Texans.
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Packers' Favre throws 400th TD pass
Sep 24 2006 1:04PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Packers quarterback Brett Favre became the second player in NFL history to throw 400 career touchdown passes Sunday.
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