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| Panthers playoff bound after routing Falcons |
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01/01/2006 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Jake Delhomme threw two touchdown passes and the Carolina Panthers clinched a playoff berth with a 44-11 drubbing of the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. Delhomme completed 14-of-20 passes for 163 yards and DeShaun Foster ran for 165 yards and a score on 18 carries, leading Carolina (11-5) to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in franchise history. Steve Smith ended his spectacular 2005 regular season with 131 yards and a touchdown on nine receptions for the Pan |
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| Morgan downgraded, Foster still questionable |
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12/30/2005 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - Carolina Panthers linebacker Dan Morgan was downgraded to doubtful for Sunday's big NFC South matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, while running back DeShaun Foster remained questionable. Morgan has been slowed by a shoulder injury and was the only player not to practice on Friday. Foster, meanwhile, has a toe injury, but practiced Thursday and Friday. Foster leads the team in rushing with 714 yards on 187 carries, while Morgan is the team's third-leading tackler with 75 and h |
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| Vick not happy about playing spoiler role |
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12/29/2005 |
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Michael Vick never considered that the Atlanta Falcons' season would unravel the way it did. The team was 6-2 and tied for the NFC lead after beating Miami in Week 9. The Falcons are now 8-7 and out of playoff contention. ``This is the first offseason that I've had to spend at home when I started all the games,'' Vick said Wednesday. ``So it's a little different.'' Atlanta can accomplish two goals Sunday when the Carolina Panthers (10-5) visit the Georgia Dome, but neither o |
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| Falcons' Hall out for season finale |
NFL Football |
12/28/2005 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall will miss Sunday's season-ending game against Carolina due to a separated left shoulder. Hall suffered the injury near the end of the first half of Saturday's 27-24 overtime loss at Tampa Bay. The second-year standout, who was recently named to the NFC roster for the upcoming Pro Bowl, hopes to be able to participate in the February 12 All-Star game. The Falcons' first selection in last year's draft, Hall has put together a breakth |
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| Three key Panthers questionable for season finale |
NFL Football |
12/28/2005 |
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| Charlotte, NC (MySportsbook) - Carolina Panthers running back DeShaun Foster, linebacker Dan Morgan and defensive end Mike Rucker were listed as questionable for the team's season finale against the Atlanta Falcons. Foster, the team's leading rusher with 714 yards on 187 carries, is battling a toe problem while Morgan is nursing a sore shoulder and Rucker has a balky ankle. Morgan is the team's third-leading tackler with 75 and has also tallied three sacks and a fumble recovery. Rucker is second on the team |
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| Foster misses practice with toe injury |
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12/28/2005 |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina running back DeShaun Foster missed practice Wednesday with a toe injury, but said he was sure he would play against the Atlanta Falcons. ``I'm good. I'll be ready,'' he said. ``It's nothing at all. I just jammed my toe.'' Foster seemed surprised to be listed as questionable on the injury report for Sunday's must-win game in Atlanta. A Carolina win assures them a spot in the playoffs. If the Panthers lose, they'll need help from other teams to make it. Three other Caroli |
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| Dungy recalls son as fun-loving teen with compassionate heart |
NFL Football |
12/27/2005 |
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| coaches and staff. Quarterback Peyton Manning arrived separately. Players from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, whom Dungy coached for six seasons, were among those present, along with owner Malcolm Glazer, former general manager Rich McKay, now with the Atlanta Falcons, and former Buccaneer and Dungy neighbor Warren Sapp. The coach even had kind words for Glazer, who fired him after the Bucs lost in the first round of the playoffs in 2001. He thanked the owner for taking time to help shape his son's life while h |
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| Bucs experience a very joyous holiday season |
NFL Football |
12/27/2005 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Santa Claus was mighty good to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Christmas Eve. The Bucs entered Saturday's important showdown with the rival Atlanta Falcons lagging behind the Carolina Panthers in the stretch run for the NFC South crown. However, a whirlwind chain of events in each of the games involving the division's two top dogs has once again anointed Tampa Bay as the favorite to seize the throne, one week after the club gave its control away with a disheartening 28-0 beatdown at the hands o |
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| Falcons refuse to play it safe |
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12/27/2005 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With their playoff lives hanging by a thread entering the final two weeks of the regular season, the Atlanta Falcons were in desperate need of a win when they took the field for a crucial Christmas Eve showdown with Tampa Bay. The Falcons' opportunity for victory was pretty slim when the team's offense took over deep in its own territory with under two minutes to go in overtime of Saturday's contest. But the chances of a loss were also becoming less likely with each passing second on the ga |
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| Hundreds pay respects to Colts coach and son |
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12/27/2005 |
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| . Quarterback Peyton Manning arrived separately. Players from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, whom Dungy coached from 1996 to 2000, were among those on hand, along with owner Malcolm Glazer, former general manager Rich McKay, now general manager for the Atlanta Falcons, and former Buccaneer Warren Sapp. Buccaneers stars Derrick Brooks and Simeon Rice were there, as were coaches Herman Edwards of the New York Jets and Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears, both former assistants under Dungy in Tampa Bay, and coaches D |
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