Trampled by Adrian Peterson the last time they met, Brian Urlacher and the Chicago Bears figured out how to stop Minnesota’s star rookie for the better part of three quarters. At least until it really counted. Peterson’s 8-yard touchdown run, his second of the night started by a shoulder-shake to fake Urlacher at the line of scrimmage, sent the Vikings past the Bears 20-13 on Monday for their fifth…
Trampled by Adrian Peterson the last time they met, Brian Urlacher and the Chicago Bears figured out how to stop Minnesota’s star rookie for the better part of three quarters. At least until it really counted. Peterson’s 8-yard touchdown run, his second of the night started by a shoulder-shake to fake Urlacher at the line…
Sore-thumbed quarterback Tony Romo is going to be OK and the Dallas Cowboys still are tied for the NFC’s best record, with the inside track for home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. So it wasn’t exactly doomsday Monday for the Cowboys (12-2) when they dealt with defeat for the first time in two months.
Dallas Cowboys safety Roy Williams was suspended without pay for one game Monday by the NFL after his third illegal “horse collar” tackle of the season. Williams, whose use of the tactic led to the league passing a rule making it a 15-yard penalty, did it against Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb in Sunday’s 10-6 loss.
Coach Jack Del Rio has talked incessantly about building a potent offense in Jacksonville. He finally has one. Buoyed by quarterback David Garrard and running backs Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew, the Jaguars have set franchise records by gaining at least 400 yards in four consecutive games and scoring at least 24 points in eight…
The emergence of Justin Fargas as a featured running back has been the highlight offensively for the Oakland Raiders this season. Now they will have to finish the season without their 1,000-yard back. An MRI on Monday confirmed that Fargas sprained the MCL in his right knee in Sunday’s 21-14 loss, shutting him down for…
In their latest loss at home to Washington, the New York Giants frequently looked like the bumbling, stumbling team that lost six of its last eight games a year ago and barely slipped into the playoffs. Yet, while the Giants have lost four of seven games at Giants Stadium this season, they have won six…
Asked last week about his strategy for resting veteran players down the stretch, Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy said he’d be more willing to ponder the problem this week. Now the answer might have changed. While McCarthy would like to get his players some rest over the next two weeks, a surprising loss by…
Tennessee rookie running back Chris Henry returned to the Titans on Monday after serving his four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on anabolic steroids and related substances. Coach Jeff Fisher said Henry was back in the team’s building Monday and stayed in good shape. “He missed being around.
Coach Jon Gruden rattled off the names of several young Tampa Bay players who have been instrumental as the Buccaneers rebounded from their worst record in 15 years to a spot in the playoffs. Start with Micheal Spurlock whose historic kickoff return for a touchdown helped the Bucs (9-5) clinch the NFC South on Sunday.
The last time the Portland Trail Blazers managed a winning month was November 2004. At least, it was. Brandon Roy helped Portland to its eighth straight win with 24 points and eight assists in the Trail Blazers’ 88-76 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Monday night. “When you’ve won seven in a row you…
Nobody on the Phoenix Suns team was talking about revenge on Monday night. After all, this is still the early part of the regular season and their 100-95 win over the San Antonio Spurs may not mean much come playoff time. But the teams’ first meeting of the year came with plenty of baggage, and…
Mike Dunleavy did more than break a tie. He apparently broke the New York Knicks’ will to compete. By the time Dunleavy’s scoring spree was done, the only toughness shown by the Knicks came from Isiah Thomas, in perhaps the strongest comments he’s ever made about the disappointing team he assembled. Dunleavy scored 22 of…