(Reuters) – It is rare to get a do-over in professional sports, but the Baltimore Ravens believe they have earned just that opportunity in their AFC title showdown on Sunday against the Patriots in New England. One year ago, the visiting Ravens squandered a golden chance to book a trip to the Super Bowl when a dropped pass in the end zone followed by a short field goal miss at the end of the AFC title game allowed the Patriots to claim a 23-20 victory. …
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Ravens get rare do-over in AFC title rematch with Patriots (Reuters)
Jan 16 (Reuters) – It is rare to get a do-over in professional sports, but the Baltimore Ravens believe they have earned just that opportunity in their AFC title showdown on Sunday against the Patriots in New England. One year ago, the visiting Ravens squandered a golden chance to book a trip to the Super Bowl when a dropped pass in the end zone followed by a short field goal miss at the end of the AFC title game allowed the Patriots to claim a 23-20 victory. …
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears hired Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman on Wednesday to replace the fired Lovie Smith and gave him two basic tasks – fix the offense and lead the team to the playoffs on a consistent basis.
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Bears hire CFL coach Trestman to replace Smith (The Associated Press)
I am an American, Chicago born — Chicago, that somber city — and go at things as I have taught myself, free-style, and will make the record in my ow…
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University of Oregon head coach Chip Kelly will be named head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports. Kelly, 49, was pursued by the Eagles, Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills this offseason, spending nine hours with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, general manager Howie Roseman and team president Don Smolenski on Jan. 5. The Bills hired former Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone, who was also a candidate in Philadelphia, and the Browns bowed out of the running, “rebooting” their search that ended last Thursday night with the hiring of Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinkski. Kelly decided to remain at Oregon after Nike founder and Ducks booster Phil Knight made a strong push to retain the innovative head coach who had guided Oregon to a 46-7 record over the last four seasons. A similar scene played out in 2012, as Kelly was in negotiations to become the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before deciding at the last minute to remain at Oregon.
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Report: Chip Kelly to be named head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles (Shutdown Corner)
A season of adversity has forged the Ravens into a force to be reckoned with.
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Baltimore Ravens eager to shake memories of last year’s AFC title game loss (Yahoo! Sports)
In his latest Vic’s Signature, Vic Lombardi walks Broncos fans through five stages of recovery. But he admits, he’s stuck on one particular stage.
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5 Stages Of Broncos Recovery
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