Archive for December, 2007
Tuesday 11 December 2007 @ 11:11 am
Visiting Saints run wild on hapless Falcons 34-14
USA Today - 4 hours ago
ATLANTA (AP) — The Falcons awoke to news of their disgraced quarterback being sentenced to nearly two years in prison for dogfighting. …
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Five Things We Learned
SI.com - 1 hour ago
ATLANTA — What we learned on a night when Monday Night Football came here to see the 3-10 Falcons for the third time (including one preseason game) this … |
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Bush’s season over, according to source
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 2 hours ago
By Billy Turner ATLANTA — A second examination of Reggie Bush’s injured left knee by Birmingham orthopedist Dr. James Andrews confirmed the original … |
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Redman’s spark not enough for Falcons
Macon Telegraph, GA - 3 hours ago
By Jay Adams - jadams@macon.com The quarterback saga in Atlanta turned another page Monday night, hours after the Falcons’ former franchise signal-caller … |
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Saints 34 Falcons 14
KTVZ, OR - 3 hours ago
AP - December 11, 2007 12:33 AM ET ATLANTA (AP) - Drew Brees (breez) passed for 328 yards and three touchdowns as the New Orleans Saints routed Atlanta … |
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Saints hammer hapless Falcons
CBC News, Canada - 2 hours ago
The Atlanta Falcons began Monday knowing their franchise quarterback will be spending almost two years behind bars and then ended the night on the wrong end … |
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Vick’s fans stand proud
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - 3 hours ago
By CARROLL ROGERS It’s been the same all season. The Falcons have played every game with a giant elephant in the room. It just gets a little bigger when … |
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Falcons’ Horn still bitter over release by NO
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 2 hours ago
By Guy Curtright ATLANTA — Former Saints wide receiver Joe Horn did nothing to stir up things before or after his first game against his former team. … |
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Some pleased with sentence, others are not
Macon Telegraph, GA - 1 hour ago
By Michael A. Lough - mlough@macon.com Back in July, there was a thought that Michael Vick’s celebrity would play a role in the sentencing for his role in a … |
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Saints lead Falcons 7-0 in 1st quarter
USA Today - 6 hours ago
By AP ATLANTA — Drew Brees threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to David Patten to give the New Orleans Saints a 7-0 lead over the Atlanta Falcons in the first … |
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Redman, Falcons rally for 7-7 tie with Saints
USA Today - 6 hours ago
By Charles Odum, AP Sports Writer ATLANTA — Drew Brees completed a 25-yard touchdown pass to David Patten to cap a 99-yard touchdown drive, but Chris Redman … |
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Bush among Saints’ inactives against Falcons
SportingNews.com - 7 hours ago
ATLANTA (AP) — As expected, running back Reggie Bush was among the New Orleans Saints’ inactive players for Monday night’s game against Atlanta. … |
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New Orleans Saints Beat Falcons on MNF, 31-14
Bayou Buzz, LA - 2 hours ago
Atlanta- The New Orleans Saints kept their playoff hopes alive for now as they defeated the hapless Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football, 31-14. … |
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Saints-Falcons contest dimmed by fallen stars
USA Today - 11 hours ago
By Chris Colston, USA TODAY ATLANTA — One team is looking to next year. The other hopes to play in January. Monday night’s game between Atlanta and New … |
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Horn ‘won’t forget’ hurt left by New Orleans
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - Dec 8, 2007
By STEVE WYCHE Flowery Branch — Falcons wide receiver Joe Horn took the high road out of New Orleans when they released him after last season and he’s … |
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SEASON OVER? NO WAY
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 2 hours ago
ATLANTA — Fans of the home team Falcons may remember this edition of “Monday Night Football” as the day their quarterback got 298 yards passing in a 34-14 … |
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Saints lead Falcons 17-7 in 3rd quarter
Hilton Head Island Packet, SC - 5 hours ago
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Photo: Atlanta Falcons defensive back deangelo Hall wears a tribute to suspended quarterback Michael Vick on his eyeblack … |
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Falcons within reach
Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - 5 hours ago
By The Bird Babe | Monday, December 10, 2007, 10:10 PM Considering Brees had a great first half, the Falcons are still in this game. … |
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NFL: New Orleans 34, Atlanta 14
Earthtimes, UK - 3 hours ago
ATLANTA, Dec. 11 Drew Brees dissected Atlanta for 328 yards and three touchdowns Monday, sending the Falcons to their fourth straight setback, … |
Seeing Redman
Seahawks Huddle, WA - 7 hours ago
After a solid performance in St. Louis, a former Petrino understudy looks to make the most of his second life in the NFL Monday, December 10th, …
Monday 3 December 2007 @ 9:11 am
Redskins’ Secondary Had It Covered for Most of Game
Washington Post, United States - 1 hour ago
By Dan Steinberg An hour after the Redskins’ fourth straight loss, 17-16 to the visiting Buffalo Bills, safety Reed Doughty stood by himself in a fedex …
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Redskins’ Draining Week Ends in Emotional Defeat
New York Times, United States - 3 hours ago
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fans hold up towels with number 21 in memory of slain Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor during a ceremony before Sunday’s game. … |
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Redskins fight emotions in loss
FOXSports.com - 4 hours ago
LANDOVER, Md. - The Washington Redskins did everything they could to honor Sean Taylor’s memory Sunday except what was most important: Just playing the … |
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Playing through pain, Redskins honor Taylor
SportingNews.com - 1 hour ago
There is no playbook for what the Redskins are enduring: mourning a teammate who was murdered in the middle of a season. Sean Taylor’s locker at fedex Field … |
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A sad ending to a sadder day for Redskins
The Virginian-Pilot, VA - 46 minutes ago
By JIM DUCIBELLA, The Virginian-Pilot Maybe Rian Lindell makes the field goal, even from 51 yards, even in a driving rain, even with more than 85000 … |
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On-field loss secondary
Chicago Tribune, United States - 2 hours ago
On another week, or in another city, they’d be calling what happened here Sunday a disaster. A catastrophe. A debacle. But it was just a game the Redskins … |
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Bills win with last second FG on Gibbs’ gaffe
Sports Network - 1 hour ago
Landover, MD (Sports Network) - Rian Lindell kicked five field goals, including a 36-yarder with four seconds left, as the Bills took advantage of an errant … |
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Fans mourn Taylor’s loss
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - 1 hour ago
A Redskins fan displays a tribute to slain player Sean Taylor. Yesterday’s game was preceded by a five-minute tribute to Taylor shown on fedex Stadium’s … |
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Gibbs’ gaffe the latest to cripple Redskins
The Free Lance-Star, VA - 41 minutes ago
LANDOVER, Md.–The Washington Redskins will say their final goodbyes to Sean Taylor today–a day after they effectively laid to rest their playoff hopes. … |
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Redskins, fans remember Sean Taylor during game
Fredericksburg.com, VA - 54 minutes ago
BY STEVE deshazo LANDOVER, Md.–What was already arguably the most difficult week in the 75-year history of the Washington Redskins concluded with even more … |
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Football an afterthought for Sean’s team
MiamiHerald.com, FL - 3 hours ago
By GREG COTE LANDOVER, Md. — A football defeat such as this one might have counted as heartache, on another day, on another field, for another team. … |
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Bills escape with victory
Buffalo News, United States - 4 hours ago
By Mark Gaughan - NEWS SPORTS REPORTER AP Photo Buffalo Bills’ Lee Evans catches a pass while being covered by Washington Redskins Fred Smoot in the third … |
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Washington mourns Taylor, loses to Bills 17-16
Kansas City Star, MO - 2 hours ago
AP The Bills’ Lee Evans made a grab despite the best efforts of Washington’s Fred Smoot during Sunday’s game, Washington’s first since the murder of Sean … |
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In the End, Bills’ Quarterback Made the Plays
Washington Post, United States - 1 hour ago
By Paul Tenorio Late in the fourth quarter, Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback Trent Edwards sat on the sideline, watching the clock tick down as the … |
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NFL: Buffalo 17, Washington 16
United Press International - 1 hour ago
LANDOVER, Md., Dec. 2 (UPI) — Rian Lindell’s 36-yard field goal with four seconds left Sunday gave Buffalo a 17-16 win over Washington on a day of tributes … |
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Redskins honor slain teammate in NFL defeat
AFPÂ - 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Using only 10 men for their first defensive play, the Washington Redskins honored defensive star Sean Taylor on and off the field Sunday … |
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Skins in a lose-lose situation
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - 1 hour ago
By PAUL WOODY LANDOVER, Md. The setting was appropriate: a cold, gray, raw day that became a cold, gray, raw, rainy day. The Washington Redskins defense, … |
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Smoot mourns awful ending By Jon Siegel
Washington Times, DC - 1 hour ago
By Jon Siegel The way cornerback Fred Smoot figured it, the disaster-prone Washington Redskins didn’t exactly honor Sean Taylor’s memory with yesterday’s … |
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The final blow for Coach Joe? By David Elfin
Washington Times, DC - 1 hour ago
By David Elfin Michael Connor / The Washington Times The Redskins and tight end Chris Cooley might be down for the count after this defeat. … |
Edwards’ magic moment could define his season
Buffalo News, United States - 3 hours ago
By Jerry Sullivan - NEWS SPORTS COLUMNIST LANDOVER, Md. — A cold autumn rain was falling at fedex Field, along with the Bills’ chances. …
