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          <title>Wrath of Woody: NFL matchups, Week 9</title>
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WASHINGTON (2-5) AT ATLANTA (4-3) Time: 1 p.m. Line: Falcons by 9 On the air: TV - Fox; radio - WXGI (950), 10 a.m. Inside slant: Redskins&#8217; offense self-destructs, but the defense is OK. After a battle with the Saints, maybe the Falcons won&#8217;t bring their &#8216;A&#8217; game. Wrath of Woody: In addition to apologizing for this season, Redskins owner Dan Snyder also apologized for the 73-0 loss to the Chicago Bears in 1940, for the loss to Miami in Super Bowl VII and the constant traffic backups on the Capital Beltway. Atlanta 23, Washington 16           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:54 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Desperate teams tangle</title>
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ATLANTA - The Atlanta Falcons are eager to break free of their mostly inglorious past, show they can be a team that consistently puts up winning records and contends for the playoffs. Time to end that losing streak. For the first time in Mike Smith&#8217;s two years as coach, the Falcons have lost consecutive games. Certainly, there&#8217;s no need for panic - Atlanta lost a pair of road games to Dallas (5-2) and unbeaten New Orleans - but this franchise&#8217;s mostly grim 43-year history raises doubts any time there&#8217;s the least bit of adversity.           ]]></description>
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          <title>First place on the line in Philly</title>
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PHILADELPHIA&#8212;They have played each other with both a Super Bowl and a playoff spot at stake. There was the &#8220;Bounty Bowl,&#8220; Emmitt Smith getting stuffed, Eagles fans cheering for a motionless Michael Irvin, and Terrell Owens stoking controversy for each side. Dallas and Philadelphia have lined up against each other 99 times in games that have forged one of the NFL&#8217;s most heated rivalries. Somehow it seems fitting the 100th meeting would have something significant on the line.           ]]></description>
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          <title>NFL notes: Colts hit hard in secondary</title>
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INDIANAPOLIS - The injury bug is still haunting the Indianapolis Colts. Cornerback Marlin Jackson and safety Bob Sanders were lost for the season yesterday as the team placed them on injured reserve. Jackson, who missed the second half of the 2008 season after injuring his right knee during practice, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his left knee during a non-contact drill Wednesday. He had been rehabbing the knee after he was hurt against Seattle on Oct. 4.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:31 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Now&#8217;s time for Brown to be down</title>
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Ever since the discovery of the wildcat offense, it&#8217;s been difficult to take Miami&#8217;s Ronnie Brown out of any fantasy lineup. This may be the week where you want to show him the bench, though. Brown is coming off a 27-yard game - which ties his worst output in 21 games since the unveiling of the high school-style scheme - and returns to the stadium where it all began. Tomorrow, he&#8217;ll face the Patriots, who surely are still bitter over his 113 yards and four TDs against them in the wildcat&#8217;s debut last year.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL East East  SCORES/SCHEDULE&nbsp; THURSDAY Virginia Tech 16, East Carolina 3 Temple 34, Miami (Ohio) 32 N. Illinois 50, E. Michigan 6           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL East East&nbsp; SUNDAY&#8217;S GAMES Arizona at Chicago, 1 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 1 Miami at New England, 1 Houston at Indianapolis, 1 Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 1 Kansas City at Jacksonville, 1 Detroit at Seattle, 4:05 Carolina at New Orleans, 4:05           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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RENTON, Wash.&#8212;Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has fully participated in practice a day after sitting out to give his broken ribs a rest. Hasselbeck said after practice that he feels similar to how he felt at this point a week ago. The Seahawks host Detroit on Sunday. Seneca Wallace ran the first-team offense Wednesday, but it was Hasselbeck leading the charge yesterday.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL East East&nbsp; SUNDAY&#8217;S GAMES Arizona at Chicago, 1 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 1 Miami at New England, 1 Houston at Indianapolis, 1 Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 1 Kansas City at Jacksonville, 1 Detroit at Seattle, 4:05 Carolina at New Orleans, 4:05           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Will Davis fill Skins&#8217; need for blocking?</title>
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a closer look ASHBURN Fred Davis had already paid his airfare to get out of town during the Washington Redskins&#8217; bye week vacation. He had even secured a ticket to see his college team, Southern California, play at Oregon. USC lost that game, by the way 47-20. &#8220;Good thing I stayed here,&#8220; Davis said, shaking his head. Davis canceled his travel plans after Chris Cooley broke his right ankle in the loss to Philadelphia in the game before the bye. With Cooley out a month and maybe longer, the 2008 second-round draft pick spent 4&#189; hours a day working with position coach Scott Wachenheim, preparing for his first game as a No. 1 tight end when the Redskins visit the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>NFL Notes: Westbrook expects to play against Dallas</title>
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Eagles running back Brian Westbrook said yesterday he will be back on the field for Sunday&#8217;s game against Dallas following a concussion that forced him to miss a game. Westbrook returned to practice yesterday. He said he is feeling no effects from the concussion that forced him to miss last week&#8217;s 40-17 win over the New York Giants. Westbrook was knocked unconscious when he was hit in the head by a knee a week earlier in a win over Washington.           ]]></description>
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The Edgerrin James experiment in Seattle is over. The struggling Seahawks cut ties with James yesterday, releasing the backup running back who never provided the pop Seattle hoped to get when it signed the 31-year-old in late August. James&#8217; release was one of a handful of moves Seattle made two days after a 38-17 loss that dropped the Seahawks to 2-5. Seattle also released safety C.J. Wallace and cornerback Travis Fisher.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Saints stay undefeated on Monday night</title>
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NEW ORLEANS&#8212;Every time Drew Brees and the Saints&#8217; potent offense stumbles, New Orleans&#8217; resurgent defense is right there to pick up the slack. The Saints intercepted three Matt Ryan passes, with Jabari Greer returning one 48 yards for the club&#8217;s sixth defensive touchdown this season, and New Orleans stayed perfect with a 35-27 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL East East&nbsp; MONDAY&#8217;S GAME New Orleans 35, Atlanta 27  SUNDAY&#8217;S GAMES Arizona at Chicago, 1 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 1 Miami at New England, 1 Houston at Indianapolis, 1 Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 1 Kansas City at Jacksonville, 1           ]]></description>
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          <title>Snyder: &#8216;We&#8217;ve let everyone down&#8217;</title>
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The Washington Redskins&#8217; owner made some rare in-season comments about his team yesterday, speaking at an event to celebrate the franchise&#8217;s charitable program to renovate football fields at Maryland high schools. He received nothing but cheers from appreciative students and faculty when introduced, a change of pace from the reception he and his team have heard at FedEx Field during a 2-5 start.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Redskins&#8217; Snyder says team has &#8216;let everyone down&#8217;</title>
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Team owner Dan Snyder says his Washington Redskins have &#8220;let everyone down.&#8220;
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          <title>Brees, Saints stand 7&#45;0</title>
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NEW ORLEANS&#8212;The Saints have tied their best start to a season. Drew Brees had 308 yards passing, Pierre Thomas scored two touchdowns and Jabari Greer returned an interception for a score to help the Saints improve to 7-0 with a 35-27 victory over the Atlanta Falcons last night. Only the 1991 Saints began a season with as many wins.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL East East&nbsp; SUNDAY&#8217;S GAMES St. Louis 17, Detroit 10 Miami 30, N.Y. Jets 25 Dallas 38, Seattle 17 Chicago 30, Cleveland 6 Baltimore 30, Denver 7 Houston 31, Buffalo 10 Indianapolis 18, San Francisco 14 Philadelphia 40, N.Y. Giants 17 San Diego 24, Oakland 16           ]]></description>
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ASHBURN&#8212;DeAngelo Hall has plenty of positive things to say about his old team, the Atlanta Falcons. His old coach? That&#8217;s another matter. The Washington Redskins cornerback made it clear yesterday that he&#8217;s still no fan of Bobby Petrino, the coach who quit the Falcons during the 2007 season. The former Virginia Tech star and Petrino got in a shouting match on the sideline that year, leading to a $100,000 fine for the player and no doubt hastening the coach&#8217;s abrupt departure for the University of Arkansas.           ]]></description>
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HOUSTON&#8212;Houston tight end Owen Daniels has a torn knee ligament and will have season-ending surgery to repair the injury. Daniels, who injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, was hurt on Houston&#8217;s second possession in Sunday&#8217;s 31-10 win at Buffalo when he caught his foot in the turf. The fourth-year player has 40 receptions for 519 yards and five touchdowns this season. He&#8217;ll be replaced by Joel Dreessen when the Texans travel to Indianapolis on Sunday.           ]]></description>
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IRVING, Texas&#8212;Tony Romo has gone from swashbuckling to steady. Dare we say &#8220;workman-type&#8221;? Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips came up with that answering a question about his quarterback after Sunday&#8217;s 38-17 victory against Seattle. Romo had just finished his career-best third straight game without an interception, which happens to coincide with a three-game winning streak that ties Dallas with Philadelphia atop the NFC East and sets up a first-place showdown Sunday night.           ]]></description>
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QUARTERBACKS Aaron Rogers, Packers 34 287 pass yards, 52 rush yards, 3 TDs Brett Favre, Vikings 33 244 pass yards, 4 TDs Tony Romo, Cowboys 29 256 pass yards, 3 TDs, 10 rush yards Donovan McNabb, Eagles 28 240 pass yards, 3 TDs, 14 rush yards Matt Schaub, Texans 22 268 pass yards, 2 TDs, 14 rush yards x-Mark Sanchez, Jets           ]]></description>
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GLENDALE, Ariz.&#8212;Jake Delhomme left Arizona a winner, even if he had to take a trip to the hospital before he left town. The embattled Carolina quarterback, whose downward spiral began with a playoff loss at home against Arizona last season, threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith before leaving with a chest injury in the Panthers&#8217; 34-21 victory over the Cardinals.           ]]></description>
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  Ted Ginn Jr. returns a kickoff for one of his two touchdowns. Ginn provides kick-start Ted Ginn Jr. put it in high gear, and the Miami Dolphins put away the New York Jets 30-25 in a key AFC East matchup. Ginn became the first player to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same quarter since Green Bay&#8217;s Travis Williams in 1967. Ginn had returns of 100 and 101 yards against the Jets. Miami (3-4) swept the two regular-season games after the teams met for the second time in 20 days, capping a week filled with trash talk from both sides in a re-ignited rivalry. Before the game, Jets safety Kerry Rhodes and a few Dolphins got into a shoving match on the field. Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter appeared to say something that Rhodes took exception to. Rhodes went over to Porter and shoved him. Porter shoved back as other players got involved, including Jason Taylor, and Rhodes then took a swipe at Dolphins linebacker Cameron Wake before the players were separated. C5           ]]></description>
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PHILADELPHIA&#8212;Donovan McNabb threw three touchdown passes, and Sean Jackson had another big TD catch as the Philadelphia Eagles took a 40-17 win over a mistake-prone Eli Manning and the New York Giants yesterday. &#8220;When you play these NFC East teams, you prepare for a heavyweight fight,&#8220; Eagles coach Andy Reid said. The Eagles (5-2) remained undefeated in the division and host Dallas next week. Philly continued its victorious run over NFC East teams a week after beating Washington.           ]]></description>
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.&#8212;Ted Ginn Jr. was angry, his ego bruised by an embarrassing benching. The Miami wide receiver took out his frustration on the New York Jets, returning two long kickoffs for touchdowns in the third quarter, and the Dolphins&#8217; defense held on for a 30-25 victory yesterday. &#8220;Not being in that starting lineup hurt me deep down inside,&#8220; Ginn said. &#8220;I just wanted to make plays. You don&#8217;t always have to be a starter to make plays.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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WEEK 8 YESTERDAY St. Louis 17, Detroit 10 Miami 30, N.Y. Jets 25 Dallas 38, Seattle 17 Chicago 30, Cleveland 6 Baltimore 30, Denver 7 Houston 31, Buffalo 10 Indianapolis 18, San Francisco 14 Philadelphia 40, N.Y. Giants 17 San Diego 24, Oakland 16 Tennessee 30, Jacksonville 13 Minnesota 38, Green Bay 26 Carolina 34, Arizona 21 TODAY Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. Off: New England, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Washington, Tampa Bay WEEK 9 SUNDAY Arizona at Chicago, 1 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 1 Miami at New England, 1 Houston at Indianapolis, 1 Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 1 Kansas City at Jacksonville, 1 Detroit at Seattle, 4:05 Carolina at New Orleans, 4:05 San Diego at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 Tennessee at San Francisco, 4:15 Dallas at Philadelphia, 8:20 NEXT MONDAY Pittsburgh at Denver, 8:30 p.m. Off: Buffalo, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Minnesota, St. Louis, Cleveland           ]]></description>
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ARLINGTON, Texas&#8212;Miles Austin caught a touchdown pass for the third straight game and Patrick Crayton returned a punt for a score for the second consecutive week, sending the Dallas Cowboys past the Seattle Seahawks 38-17 and into a tie for first place in the NFC East yesterday. Tony Romo went a third straight game without an interception. Since a herky-jerky first month, the Cowboys (5-2) have found quite a groove, winning three straight, setting up a showdown Sunday night against the co-leading Eagles in Philadelphia.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL  ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Saturday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Others receiving votes: South Florida 115, Clemson 35, Auburn 30, Texas Tech 24, West Virginia 15, Rutgers 11, Boston College 6, Cent. Michigan 4, Oregon St. 4, Tennessee 3, Idaho 2, Richmond 1 , South Carolina 1, Temple 1.           ]]></description>
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N.Y. GIANTS (5-2) AT PHILADELPHIA (4-2) Time: 1 p.m. Line: Even TV: Fox Inside slant: In the opener of the New York-Philadelphia day-night hatefest, the Giants have a double-revenge angle working. Last year, the Eagles exposed the Giants&#8217; problems without WR Plaxico Burress and later slapped Big Blue in the playoffs. Philly&#8217;s offense is erratic, and RB Brian Westbrook (concussion) may sit.           ]]></description>
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ASHBURN Having failed to assemble a winning football team, the Washington Redskins now have a split in viewpoint between the front office and the locker room. While executives accent the positive, many players won&#8217;t play along. They know what a 2-5 record means. They also remember last year: Add this season&#8217;s start to last year&#8217;s finish, and the Redskins are a 4-11 team since last Halloween.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL East East&nbsp; TOMORROW&#8217;S GAMES St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 Seattle at Dallas, 1 Cleveland at Chicago, 1 Denver at Baltimore, 1 Houston at Buffalo, 1 San Francisco at Indianapolis, 1 N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1 Oakland at San Diego, 4:05           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - The Minnesota Vikings will be without Pro Bowl cornerback Antoine Winfield when they face the Green Bay Packers in a pivotal NFC North game tomorrow. Winfield (right foot) was listed as out in yesterday&#8217;s injury report. He also missed last week&#8217;s game against Pittsburgh. The Vikings (6-1) have a bye after the game against Green Bay (4-2), so they could be playing it safe with one of their most important defenders.           ]]></description>
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PHILADELPHIA New York vs. Philly. Let&#8217;s play two! When the Giants and Eagles clash with the NFC East lead at stake, they&#8217;ll only be the opening act in a Broadway-Broad Street twin bill. Kickoff is set for about 7&#189; hours before the Phillies throw the first pitch against the Yankees in the World Series. The loaded lineup should only increase the tension between the tailgating die-hards from each city.           ]]></description>
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There&#8217;s a small group of stars who are so great you can never leave them out of your fantasy football lineup, regardless of matchup, recent performance or minor injuries. Now that it&#8217;s halfway through the fantasy season in many leagues, it&#8217;s time to call out some impostors who&#8217;ve slipped out of that no-brainer category. So goodbye, Steve Smith (no TDs). Adios, Clinton Portis (no line, little hope), LaDainian Tomlinson (1 TD, 2 missed games), Brian Westbrook (injuries, age) and Marion Barber (fragile time-sharer). See you later, Matt Forte (sophomore slump ends brief stay in this group). And if it weren&#8217;t for a 200-yard game that makes it just too scary to bench him, Frank Gore would be out, too, thanks to injury and the 1940s offense he plays in.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL East East&nbsp; SUNDAY&#8217;S GAMES St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 Seattle at Dallas, 1 Cleveland at Chicago, 1 Denver at Baltimore, 1 Houston at Buffalo, 1 San Francisco at Indianapolis, 1 N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1 Oakland at San Diego, 4:05           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL East East&nbsp; SUNDAY&#8217;S GAMES St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 Seattle at Dallas, 1 Cleveland at Chicago, 1 Denver at Baltimore, 1 Houston at Buffalo, 1 San Francisco at Indianapolis, 1 N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1 Oakland at San Diego, 4:05           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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On the day after the Washington Redskins&#8217; top receiving weapon was sidelined, their chief personnel executive said he had loaded the 2-5 team with a playoff-caliber roster. Vinny Cerrato, the executive vice president of football operations, also told reporters yesterday that coach Jim Zorn&#8217;s job status was undecided in the days after the play-caller switch from Zorn to offensive consultant Sherm Lewis, who made his debut in the role in Monday night&#8217;s 27-17 loss to Philadelphia.           ]]></description>
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Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson was told to stay away from the team yesterday while the NFL and the Chiefs complete their investigation into his use of a homosexual slur twice this week. Johnson issued an apology, and a national gay rights advocacy organization called on the league and the team to take action against the two-time Pro Bowl back.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL East East&nbsp; MONDAY&#8217;S GAME Philadelphia 27, Washington 17  SUNDAY&#8217;S GAMES St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 Seattle at Dallas, 1 Cleveland at Chicago, 1 Denver at Baltimore, 1 Houston at Buffalo, 1 San Francisco at Indianapolis, 1           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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LANDOVER, Md. (AP)&#8212;Sherm Lewis might want to go back to bingo. Or, better yet, he might want to apply for a job as the Philadelphia Eagles&#8217; play caller - it&#8217;s a much easier job with someone such as DeSean Jackson on your side.           ]]></description>
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LANDOVER, Md.&#8212;Sherm Lewis might want to go back to Bingo. Or, better yet, he might want to apply for a job as the Philadelphia Eagles&#8217; play-caller&#8212;it&#8217;s a much easier job with someone such as DeSean Jackson on your side. Jackson scored on a 67-yard reverse and caught a 57-yard touchdown pass in the first half, and the Eagles converted three turnovers into points last night in a 27-17 win over the Washington Redskins.           ]]></description>
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NEW ORLEANS Drew Brees had four turnovers, was sacked five times, and his team was down by three touchdowns in the waning moments of the first half. The Saints still won. On the road. By double digits. Generally, teams can&#8217;t win that way in the NFL. Then again, conventional wisdom goes out the window when a club is on pace to break the league&#8217;s all-time single-season scoring record.           ]]></description>
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.&#8212;The Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants turned back the clock to late 2009 in front of a national audience. The Cardinals (4-2) are starting a run similar to the one that carried them to the Super Bowl while the Giants (5-2) could be starting a swoon reminiscent of late last season. Kurt Warner threw a touchdown pass, Arizona forced four turnovers and the Cardinals scored 21 points off mistakes by the usually reliable Jeff Feagles and Eli Manning in a 24-17 victory Sunday night.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL East East 7 &nbsp; SUNDAY&#8217;S GAMES New England 35, Tampa Bay 7 Pittsburgh 27, Minnesota 17 Houston 24, San Francisco 21 Indianapolis 42, St. Louis 6 San Diego 37, Kansas City 7 Green Bay 31, Cleveland 3 Buffalo 20, Carolina 9 N.Y. Jets 38, Oakland 0           ]]></description>
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LANDOVER, Md.&#8212;Over the past decade, the Washington Redskins have employed six coaches. The Philadelphia Eagles have had one. Since 1999, the Redskins have burned through more than a half-dozen so-called No. 1 quarterbacks. None has started more than 42 games. The Eagles have had Donovan McNabb. He&#8217;s started 131. Since Jeffrey Lurie bought the Eagles in 1994, the franchise has been one of the most successful in the NFL. Nine playoff appearances. An NFC title. Only five teams have won more games since his first full year of ownership. He&#8217;s hired talented people to do the work and let them be.           ]]></description>
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HOUSTON - Steve Slaton scored two touchdowns and Houston built a big lead before holding on for a 24-21 win over San Francisco yesterday. Former University of Virginia standout Matt Schaub&#8217;s 42-yard touchdown pass to Owen Daniels made it 21-0 in the second quarter, and the Texans took that lead into halftime. Schaub was 20 of 30 for 264 yards and two touchdowns. He leads the NFL in passing yards (2,074) and TDs (16).           ]]></description>
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The Arizona Cardinals bewildered Eli Manning with their blitzes, forced four turnovers and used timely plays by their veterans to beat the New York Giants 24-17 last night. Arizona erased some bad memories in its last regular-season visit to Giants Stadium, where it finished 3-15. Kurt Warner, who was 6-2 as a starter with the Giants in 2004, threw for one TD and got plenty of help from star receiver Larry Fitzgerald and a staunch defense.           ]]></description>
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WEEK 7 YESTERDAY New England 35, Tampa Bay 7 Pittsburgh 27, Minnesota 17 Houston 24, San Francisco 21 Indianapolis 42, St. Louis 6 San Diego 37, Kansas City 7 Green Bay 31, Cleveland 3 Buffalo 20, Carolina 9 N.Y. Jets 38, Oakland 0 Dallas 37, Atlanta 21 New Orleans 46, Miami 34 Cincinnati 45, Chicago 10 Arizona at N.Y. Giants, late TODAY Philadelphia at Washington, 8:30 p.m. Off: Denver, Seattle, Detroit, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Tennessee WEEK 8 SUNDAY St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 Seattle at Dallas, 1 Cleveland at Chicago, 1 Denver at Baltimore, 1 Houston at Buffalo, 1 San Fran. at Indianapolis, 1 N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1 Oakland at San Diego, 4:05 Jacksonville at Tennessee, 4:05 Minnesota at Green Bay, 4:15 Carolina at Arizona, 4:15 NEXT MONDAY Atlanta at N. Orleans, 8:30 p.m. Off: New England, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Washington, Tampa Bay           ]]></description>
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CINCINNATI - Carson Palmer threw five touchdown passes - four of them in a dominant first half - and Cedric Benson ran for a career-high 189 yards and a touchdown against the team that let him go, shocking Chicago with a 45-10 victory Sunday that will go down as one of the worst days in Bears history. The Bengals improved to 5-2 for the first time since 2005, when a fast-strike offense got them to the playoffs. There was a strong resemblance in the first half, when Cincinnati scored on all five possessions and went up 31-0. It tied for the third-most points the Bears (3-3) have allowed in an opening half.           ]]></description>
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PITTSBURGH&#8212;Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings were anything but perfect. The Vikings couldn&#8217;t gain a half-yard when it might have turned the game, then watched the Steelers&#8217; big-play defense end their unbeaten season with two long touchdown returns in the final 6&#189; minutes. LaMarr Woodley&#8217;s 77-yard fumble return and Keyaron Fox&#8217;s 82-yard interception return on turnovers by Favre allowed the Steelers to turn back Minnesota&#8217;s repeated comeback attempts, and the Steelers rode three major defensive stands to an important 27-17 victory yesterday.           ]]></description>
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MIAMI&#8212;For most of the first half, the New Orleans Saints could hardly make a first down. Later there was no stopping them, as usual. The unbeaten Saints overcame an early 21-point deficit, mounting touchdown drives of 82, 79 and 60 yards on successive possessions in the second half to overtake the Miami Dolphins 46-34 yesterday.           ]]></description>
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QUARTERBACKS x-Carson Palmer, Bengals 39 233 pass yards, 5 TDs Tony Romo, Cowboys 33 311 pass yards, 31 rush yards, 3 TDs Tom Brady, Patriots 30 308 pass yards, 3 TDs Drew Brees, Saints 29 298 pass yards, 3 TDs Philip Rivers, Chargers 29 268 pass yards, 18 rush yards, 3 TDs Aaron Rodgers, Packers 29 246 pass yards, 23 rush yards, 3 TDs Peyton Manning, Colts           ]]></description>
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ARLINGTON, Texas&#8212;Tony Romo is running around and having fun again, and Miles Austin is the reason for it. Romo returned to his swashbuckling style, keeping drives alive by improvising and turning one near-disaster into a touchdown, and Austin proved his breakout game was no fluke by coming up with big play after big play, leading the Dallas Cowboys to a 37-21 victory over the Atlanta Falcons yesterday.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL  ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Saturday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Others receiving votes: BYU 80, Cent. Michigan 76, California 24, Texas Tech 18, Wisconsin 16, Navy 13, Kansas 12, Clemson 11, Rutgers 1.           ]]></description>
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Surely there&#8217;s no way the Philadelphia Eagles will lose to one of the NFL&#8217;s most dysfunctional franchises, even if the game is on the road. Oh, wait. They just did that. A week after laying a 13-9 egg against the Oakland Raiders, the Eagles (3-2) have another potential letdown game against the Washington Redskins (2-4). The Monday nighter has prime-time slaughter written all over it, with the Redskins coming off a distraction-filled week following the front office&#8217;s decision to strip coach Jim Zorn of the play-calling.           ]]></description>
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MINNESOTA (6-0) AT PITTSBURGH (4-2) Time: 1 p.m. Line: Steelers by 6 On the air: TV&#8212;Fox; radio: WHAN (1430), noon; WRNL (910), 12:30 p.m. Inside slant: Vikings should have lost at home to the 49ers and Ravens, and the big picture says this is a logical spot for a first defeat. Minnesota&#8217;s secondary has holes, and Ben Roethlisberger is on pace to throw for about 5,000 yards.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL East East&nbsp; TODAY&#8217;S GAMES Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 1 Indianapolis at St. Louis, 1 San Diego at Kansas City, 1 New England at Tampa Bay, 1 Green Bay at Cleveland, 1 Buffalo at Carolina, 4:05 N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 4:05           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON&#8212;Well, that should quiet things down for a while. The Jim Zorn unemployment watch is over. Jerry Gray, as it turns out, isn&#8217;t a coach-in-waiting about to be promoted any day now. Another week of Washington Redskins craziness ended with an actual message of stability yesterday: The front office said Zorn will be the coach for the rest of the season.           ]]></description>
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The Arizona Cardinals are heading to another desert of sorts this weekend - the one 5 miles west of New York City. If anything has been a wasteland for the Cardinals since their move from St. Louis to Phoenix in 1988, it&#8217;s been Giants Stadium. The Cardinals have played in the 33-year-old structure that serves as home to the Giants and Jets 17 times since the move and won twice - both against the Giants. The last win came in 1999.           ]]></description>
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ARLINGTON, Texas - The Dallas Cowboys certainly felt better after a weekend off. Receiver Roy Williams, running back Felix Jones and safety Gerald Sensabaugh were among the injured players given some extra recovery time after already missing games and should be back tomorrow against Atlanta. The Cowboys (3-2) also moved into a second-place tie with Philadelphia and gained a half-game on the NFC East-leading New York Giants without even playing - all the other division teams lost last weekend while Dallas had its bye.           ]]></description>
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MIAMI&#8212;This would be a good time for the Miami Dolphins to unveil the defensive equivalent of the wildcat, whatever that might be. Nothing tried so far has slowed the New Orleans Saints. The Dolphins face the NFL&#8217;s highest-scoring team tomorrow and could use a wildcat-style surprise. &#8220;Put 11 linebackers in the game,&#8220; Miami linebacker Channing Crowder suggested. &#8220;Blitz Crowder every play.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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PITTSBURGH&#8212;Steelers safety Troy Polamalu returned to practice after sitting out two days to rest his still-healing left knee. Polamalu practiced yesterday with the Steelers&#8217; starters and is planning to play tomorrow against the unbeaten Minnesota Vikings. He did not practice Wednesday or Thursday. The five-time Pro Bowl safety tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee Sept. 10 against Tennessee. He returned Sunday to make an interception against Cleveland.           ]]></description>
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. Thomas Jones has no plans to call it a career anytime soon. The 31-year-old New York Jets running back, a former star at the University of Virginia, believes he&#8217;s still in his prime, and it&#8217;s hard to argue with the guy. The Buffalo Bills certainly wouldn&#8217;t, not after he ran for a franchise-record 210 yards against them last Sunday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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FOOTBALL East East&nbsp; TOMORROW&#8217;S GAMES Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 1 Indianapolis at St. Louis, 1 San Diego at Kansas City, 1 New England at Tampa Bay, 1 Green Bay at Cleveland, 1 Buffalo at Carolina, 4:05 N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 4:05           ]]></description>
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Jim Zorn will remain the Washington Redskins coach &#8220;for the rest of this season and hopefully into the future,&#8220; a team executive said on a radio talk show this morning.
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LYNCHBURG&#8212;Two friends of Michael Vick are borrowing his jersey number for the name of a new sports-themed restaurant in Lynchburg. The restaurant&#8212;simply named &#8220;7&#8221;&#8212;is scheduled to open for business today. The two friends opening the restaurant are Andre Kendrick and Marcus Revely. Kendrick is a former Virginia Tech teammate.           ]]></description>
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Almost everyone has an idea on how to fix the Washington Redskins, and many begin with firing Vinny Cerrato and hiring a &#8220;real&#8221; general manager. That idea misses the point. Cerrato, the executive vice president of football operations, is not the problem. Replacing him with a &#8220;real&#8221; general manager will not solve anything.            ]]></description>
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As Brett Favre puts his 40th birthday in the rearview mirror, fantasy football players are wondering the same thing everybody else is: Can he really keep doing this? He&#8217;s off to a blistering start for the unbeaten Vikings, with 12 touchdowns, four multiple-TD games and an average of 270 yards in the past four contests. That&#8217;s enough for some fantasy players to plug him into the starting lineup, or at least consider it most weeks.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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NAPA, Calif. - Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable won&#8217;t face charges after being investigated over allegations that he assaulted one of his assistants, ending a two-month saga that was a cloud over the team&#8217;s season. Napa County district attorney Gary Lieberstein said yesterday that the investigation concluded no charges were warranted. The alleged attack occurred at the team&#8217;s training camp hotel on Aug. 5 in Napa, after Cable called Randy Hanson into a meeting with defensive coordinator John Marshall and defensive backs coaches Lionel Washington and Willie Brown.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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FOOTBALL East East&nbsp; SUNDAY&#8217;S GAMES Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 1 Indianapolis at St. Louis, 1 San Diego at Kansas City, 1 New England at Tampa Bay, 1 Green Bay at Cleveland, 1 Buffalo at Carolina, 4:05 N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 4:05           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Norv Turner: 1999-2000 (17-12 regular season, 1-1 postseason) &nbsp; Terry Robiskie: 2000 (1-2) &nbsp; Marty Schottenheimer: 2001 (8-8) &nbsp; Steve Spurrier: 2002-03 (12-20) &nbsp; Joe Gibbs: 2004-07 (30-34 regular season; 1-2 postseason) &nbsp; Jim Zorn: 2008-present (10-12)            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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A former Bingo caller is now the Redskins&#8217; play-caller. Columnist Paul Woody wonders why, oh why, did coach Jim Zorn agree.            ]]></description>
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Jason Campbell knows there could be some moments of chaos with Sherm Lewis calling the plays. &#8220;There&#8217;ll probably be a couple of plays I have in my head,&#8220; the Washington Redskins quarterback said, &#8220;just in case if some reason it doesn&#8217;t get in on time.&#8220; The Redskins spent yesterday trying to get a feel for their new front office-mandated play-caller. Lewis, who still carries the title of offensive consultant and has been out of retirement for only two weeks, stood before the offense&#8217;s morning meeting for the first time and went over the passing game.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL East East&nbsp; SUNDAY&#8217;S GAMES Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 1 Indianapolis at St. Louis, 1 San Diego at Kansas City, 1 New England at Tampa Bay, 1 Green Bay at Cleveland, 1 Buffalo at Carolina, 4:05 N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 4:05           ]]></description>
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SAN DIEGO&#8212;Eddie Royal was running so fast that even his brown-and-white striped socks were a blur. The former Virginia Tech star became the first player in Broncos history to return a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in the same game, leading undefeated Denver to a wild 34-23 win over the San Diego Chargers on Monday night. Royal thinks one of the Chargers got a hand on him during his 93-yard kickoff return in the first quarter. He knows no one touched him on his 71-yard punt return in the second quarter.           ]]></description>
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The Philadelphia Eagles yesterday acquired linebacker Will Witherspoon from the St. Louis Rams for rookie wide receiver Brandon Gibson and a fifth-round pick in 2010. The Eagles, who will meet the Washington Redskins on Monday night, picked up an eight-year veteran who spent his first four seasons with Carolina. He was the Rams&#8217; starter at the weak-side spot and had 36 tackles and one forced fumble this season.           ]]></description>
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Jason Campbell will remain the Washington Redskins starting quarterback. Coach Jim Zorn said yesterday on his ESPN980 radio show that he will stick with Campbell for Monday night&#8217;s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Campbell was benched at halftime of Sunday&#8217;s 14-6 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Todd Collins played the second half, but neither quarterback was able to mount a touchdown drive against a defense that entered the game ranked last in the National Football League.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL East East&nbsp; MONDAY&#8217;S GAME Denver 34, San Diego 23  SUNDAY&#8217;S GAMES Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 1 Indianapolis at St. Louis, 1 San Diego at Kansas City, 1 New England at Tampa Bay, 1 Green Bay at Cleveland, 1           ]]></description>
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PHILADELPHIA - No matter the opponent, the Philadelphia Eagles learned the hard way they can&#8217;t take any team lightly. A day after blowing a gimme against the woeful Oakland Raiders, the Eagles searched for answers. It was an all-around ugly performance that resulted in a stunning 13-9 loss. &#8220;It&#8217;s a great lesson to learn that no team is as good as you think in this league and no team is as bad as you think in this league,&#8220; coach Andy Reid said yesterday. &#8220;It&#8217;s the National Football League and you better be ready every week to play and execute as coaches and players and it starts with me. Anything less than that, you&#8217;ve got a problem.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Sherm Lewis has gone from calling Bingo games to calling plays for the Washington Redskins. Lewis, who came out of retirement two weeks ago to join the Redskins&#8217; staff as an offensive consultant, took over play-calling duties yesterday after coach Jim Zorn yielded the role at the request of the front office. While he didn&#8217;t say he was given an ultimatum, Zorn said he complied with the request &#8220;because I want to stay here and win.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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CINCINNATI - Defensive end Antwan Odom had surgery for a torn Achilles&#8217; tendon yesterday, ending his season and leaving the Cincinnati Bengals with a gaping hole on their defensive line. Odom was the Bengals&#8217; top pass rusher, tied for the league lead with eight sacks. He hurt his right Achilles&#8217; tendon during a 28-17 loss to Houston on Sunday. The Bengals put Odom on injured reserve but didn&#8217;t immediately fill his spot.           ]]></description>
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - The Atlanta Falcons will have a new look in their secondary Sunday at Dallas after losing cornerback Brian Williams to a season-ending knee injury. Coach Mike Smith said yesterday that Williams tore the anterior cruciate ligament &#8220;and some other things&#8221; in his right knee in Sunday night&#8217;s 21-14 win over Chicago. Smith said Williams faces reconstructive knee surgery.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL East 0  East 9  9 &nbsp; SUNDAY&#8217;S GAMES Green Bay 26, Detroit 0 New Orleans 48, N.Y. Giants 27 Pittsburgh 27, Cleveland 14 Houston 28, Cincinnati 17 Kansas City 14, Washington 6 Carolina 28, Tampa Bay 21 Jacksonville 23, St. Louis 20 (OT)           ]]></description>
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Barely two weeks ago, Sherman Lewis was enjoying retirement, calling Bingo games at a senior center and delivering Meals on Wheels. Now the ex-assistant will be calling plays for the Redskins.           ]]></description>
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Jim Zorn stood alone on the sideline yesterday, his headset off, his arms folded across his chest, hearing the dwindling crowd&#8217;s boos and watching the seconds tick away on the latest Washington Redskins loss.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - Louis Murphy sprinted upfield and laid out a defender with a punishing block. Not satisfied, he caught up to the play again and delivered a second block that allowed Zach Miller to cruise into the end zone on an 86-yard catch-and-run. For an offense criticized for lacking big plays, intensity and leadership, a rookie receiver gave the Oakland Raiders all three in one play that answered the skeptics.           ]]></description>
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WEEK 6 YESTERDAY Green Bay 26, Detroit 0 New Orleans 48, N.Y. Giants 27 Pittsburgh 27, Cleveland 14 Houston 28, Cincinnati 17 Kansas City 14, Washington 6 Carolina 28, Tampa Bay 21 Jacksonville 23, St. Louis 20 (OT) Minnesota 33, Baltimore 31 Arizona 27, Seattle 3 Oakland 13, Philadelphia 9 Buffalo 16, N.Y. Jets 13 (OT) New England 59, Tennessee 0 Chicago at Atlanta, late TODAY Denver at San Diego, 8:30 p.m. Off: Indianapolis, Miami, Dallas, San Francisco WEEK 7 SUNDAY Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 1 Indianapolis at St. Louis, 1 San Diego at Kansas City, 1 New England at Tampa Bay, 1 Green Bay at Cleveland, 1 Buffalo at Carolina, 4:05 N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 4:05 Atlanta at Dallas, 4:15 Chicago at Cincinnati, 4:15 New Orleans at Miami, 4:15 Arizona at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 NEXT MONDAY Philadelphia at           ]]></description>
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QUARTERBACKS Tom Brady, Patriots 51 380 pass yards, 6 TDs Matt Schaub, Texans 39 392 pass yards, 4 TDs Drew Brees, Saints 38 369 pass yards, 4 TDs Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers 29 417 pass yards, 11 rush yards, 2 TDs x-Brett Favre, Vikings 29 278 pass yards, 3 TDs x-Joe Flacco, Ravens 27 385 pass yards, 2 TDs Aaron Rodgers, Packers           ]]></description>
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CINCINNATI - Former University of Virginia star Matt Schaub tied his career high with his four scoring throws - two of them to tight end Owen Daniels - as the Houston Texans pulled away to a 28-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday. The Bengals (4-2) had won three straight games in the last 22 seconds, pulling off one improbable drive after another because an opponent failed to finish them off. They had one more escape yesterday - Steve Slaton fumbled with the Texans (3-3) in field goal range with 6:12 left.           ]]></description>
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NEW ORLEANS - Drew Brees torched the Giants&#8217; league-leading defense, swarming Saints defenders ruined Eli Manning&#8217;s homecoming and undefeated New Orleans matched its best start since 1993 with a 48-27 throttling of previously unbeaten New York yesterday. &#8220;We wanted to really dictate the tempo of the game the whole way through,&#8220; Brees said. &#8220;Seven different guys scored touchdowns. That&#8217;s big. That&#8217;s the type of rhythm that, when you get in, you feel like you can call anything and it&#8217;s going to work.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - This was the history-making Tom Brady everyone remembers. And those were the hapless Tennessee Titans fans are beginning to expect. Brady threw six touchdown passes - five in one quarter, an NFL mark - and the Patriots sent the Titans plummeting to a new low in their winless season with a 59-0 win on a snowy Sunday.           ]]></description>
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MINNEAPOLIS&#8212;As great as Brett Favre was yesterday, the Minnesota Vikings quarterback was pretty sure he wasn&#8217;t good enough. So sure that the Vikings were headed to their first defeat of the season, Favre couldn&#8217;t even bear to watch as Baltimore kicker Steve Hauschka lined up for a 44-yard field goal with 2 seconds to play. Yet thanks to Favre, receiver Sidney Rice and a whole lot of luck, the Vikings are 6-0.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Marques Colston caught eight passes for 166 yards and one of Drew Brees&#8217; four TD tosses. Saints rip Giants in battle of unbeatens The league&#8217;s No. 1 defense was no match for Drew Brees and the high-flying Saints. Brees threw for 369 yards and four touchdowns as New Orleans (6-0) rolled past New York. The Giants (5-1) entered giving up averages of 210.6 yards and 14.2 points. The Saints had 34 points and 315 yards by halftime. Brees now has 101 TD passes with New Orleans, joining Archie Manning and Aaron Brooks (U.Va.) as the only Saints quarterbacks with at least 15,000 passing yards and 100 TDs. New Orleans&#8217; defense also excelled, holding New York to a season-low 84 yards rushing and holding Eli Manning to 14 completions on 31 attempts for 178 yards. C5           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL  ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Saturday, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 61, Mississippi 59, South Florida 57, Nebraska 52, Michigan 41, Cent. Michigan 39, Arizona 25, California 9, Arkansas 8, Oregon St. 5, Idaho 4, Missouri 4, Navy 4, Wisconsin 4, Auburn 3, Boston College 3.           ]]></description>
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NEW ORLEANS&#8212;Drew Brees and Eli Manning have a lot in common lately. Both went to the Pro Bowl last winter and now lead undefeated teams. Today, they&#8217;ll meet in the Big Easy, where Manning grew up and Brees now lives. Their teams will clash in the Louisiana Superdome, where Manning has seen countless games as a fan, and where the fans now pull for Brees.           ]]></description>
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KANSAS CITY (0-5) AT WASHINGTON (2-3) Time: 1 p.m. Line: Redskins by 6 On the air: TV - CBS; radio - WXGI (950) Inside slant: Only 11 of 76 losers have covered, and Washington did it by a half-point at Carolina. Maybe that&#8217;s what nervous Jim Zorn means when he says he can see progress. The Redskins lost to the winless Lions and Panthers, so anything&#8217;s possible.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:01:30 EST</pubDate>
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LANDOVER, Md. The Washington Redskins had been reciting the same line every week for a month. Struggling teams are the worst to play, the saying goes, because they&#8217;re desperate and unpredictable. Enough of that political correctness. The Redskins are a desperate team now. They have no problem saying they should&#8217;ve been beating all these winless teams, and&#8212;now that the creampuff part of the schedule is coming to an end&#8212;they must dispense with the Kansas City Chiefs (0-5) today.           ]]></description>
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The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded underachieving defensive end Gaines Adams to the Chicago Bears for a second-round pick in the 2010 draft. The deal Friday night came four days before the NFL trade deadline. Adams was the fourth overall pick in the 2007 draft out of Clemson and had 13&#189; sacks in two-plus seasons with the Bucs, failing to play up to expectations that he&#8217;d help revive a once-revered pass rush.           ]]></description>
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FOOTBALL&nbsp; TODAY&nbsp; HOUSTON at CINCINNATI  Texans: OUT: S Nick Ferguson (knee). QUESTIONABLE: DT Shaun Cody (illness), LB Brian Cushing (foot). PROBABLE: LB Zac Diles (knee), LB DeMeco Ryans (shoulder), DE Mario Williams (shoulder). Bengals: OUT: T Andre Smith (foot). DOUBTFUL: RB Brian Leonard (groin), DE Frostee Rucker (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: DT Tank Johnson (foot), S Roy Williams (forearm). PROBABLE: S Kyries Hebert (hip), LB Rashad Jeanty (finger), S Chinedum Ndukwe (hamstring), QB Carson Palmer (left thumb), WR Jerome Simpson (illness).           ]]></description>
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