Daily Archives: January 6th, 2012

Broncos S Brian Dawkins ruled out for playoff game (PA SportsTicker)

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer

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Broncos S Brian Dawkins ruled out for playoff game (PA SportsTicker)

Rob Chudzinski interviewed with Jaguars on Thursday (The National Football Post)

Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski has been viewed as an emerging head-coaching candidate…

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Rob Chudzinski interviewed with Jaguars on Thursday (The National Football Post)

Ranking the four NFL wild card games (Yahoo! Sports)

Both you and I know you’re going to be on the couch for 12 hours over the weekend watching NFL playoff games. If, sadly, you aren’t able to devote yourself fully to the cause, use Shutdown Corner’s wild card rankings … Continue reading →

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Ranking the four NFL wild card games (Yahoo! Sports)

Steelers Roethlisberger OK, Pouncey questionable (PA SportsTicker)

A sprained left ankle won’t keep Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger out of Sunday’s AFC wild card game in Denver, but one could sideline starting center Maurkice Pouncey.

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Broncos S Brian Dawkins ruled out for playoff game (AP)

Brian Dawkins’ biggest contribution in the playoffs will be with his talking and not his tackling. Hampered by a neck injury, the Denver Broncos’ emotional leader hasn’t practiced in weeks and was ruled out Friday for the first-round game against the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend. Still, Dawkins will be heard, even if it’s standing on the sideline instead of calling plays in the…

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Wildcard predictions (The National Football Post)

Eight teams look to keep the dream alive as wildcard weekend gets underway Saturday in Houston.

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It’s okay, Tim Tebow … Ben Roethlisberger understands (Yahoo! Sports)

Ben Roethlisberger, like every other sentient being on earth with access to a television, radio or newspaper, is aware of the media onslaught surrounding Tim Tebow. In a media conference call in advance of this week’s Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver … Continue reading →

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Pasquarelli: In playoffs, running is winning (Yahoo! Sports)

By Len Pasquarelli The Sports Xchange In last week’s season finale at Green Bay, the Lions-Packers scoreathon that produced the most points (86) in a contest all year, the teams combined for only 39 rushing attempts in 147 total snaps, and the game essentially turned into a…

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Why inconsistency helps Eli Manning, hurts Alex Smith in playoffs

Peter Keating examines how consistency is both wrongly described, and prescriptive for the NFL playoffs.

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Why inconsistency helps Eli Manning, hurts Alex Smith in playoffs

Tebow playing for more than his playoff life (Yahoo! Sports)

The wild-card matchup on Sunday is shaping up to be a referendum on Tebow mania. Failure could mean Plan B for the Broncos

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Tebow playing for more than his playoff life (Yahoo! Sports)