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| Jags' holdovers return to glory |
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01/05/2006 |
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| cisions. They endured four losing seasons and barely missed the playoffs. Tight end Kyle Brady, safety Donovin Darius, receiver Jimmy Smith and running back Fred Taylor have dealt with numerous highs and lows during the past seven seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Now, the lone holdovers from the team's last trip to the postseason in 1999 are relishing their long-awaited return, which culminates with Saturday night's game at New England. ``This is an exciting moment,'' Taylor said. ``My first two years h |
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| Champs have little time for outside activities |
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01/04/2006 |
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| e on a lot of new projects and model airplanes and all of that,'' Belichick said Wednesday. He's coaching a team trying to become the first to win three consecutive Super Bowls, and the playoff path starts Saturday night when New England hosts the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both ended their regular seasons last Sunday, so they have one less day than usual to get ready. They had plenty to cram in, because they've met just five times. Two of those games were in the playoffs and the last time they faced each other was |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Deck Is Stacked Against Wild Cards |
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01/04/2006 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - If you are a fan of the Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars, or Pittsburgh Steelers, you better make sure those plane tickets to Detroit are refundable. The NFL's four 2005 Wild Card entries will this week begin what has been a historically rare run to the Super Bowl stage. Sure, since the Wild Card game was invented in 1978, nine teams to be featured on the opening playoff weekend have made the Super Bowl, though two of those are the '82 Redskins and Do |
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| Leftwich probable for Saturday's game |
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01/04/2006 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (MySportsbook) - Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich is listed as probable for Saturday's first-round playoff game against the New England Patriots. He took the majority of the snaps during practice on Tuesday and met with reporters for a lengthy interview afterwards. "I'm not looking that rusty in practice," said Leftwich. "I'm hitting everything. My goal this week is to make it through without a setback." David Garrard guided the Jaguars to a 4-1 record in his five starts during Le |
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| Jaguars enter playoffs off emphatic win |
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01/03/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Jacksonville Jaguars decided not to take a week off in preparation for their first playoff appearance since 1999, and instead came away with their most emphatic win of the season in a 40-13 beat-down of Tennessee. Sunday's game meant nothing, in terms of playoff seeding, as the Jaguars had already cemented their spot as the fifth seed in the AFC playoffs. No one would have blamed head coach Jack Del Rio if he sat his starters with a road playoff game on the horizon. Running backs Fred Taylor |
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| Cleveland's future looks bright |
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01/03/2006 |
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| third overall pick out of Michigan played just 10 games this season and caught 32 passes for 512 yards with three touchdowns. The 22-year-old wideout had his season cut short after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee following a 20-14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 13. He had caught five passes for 86 yards and two first-half touchdowns before leaving the game. The wideouts combined with Frye, as well as running back Reuben Droughns, who became the first Browns back in 20 years to top 1,000 yards, Clev |
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| Bills end season on sour note |
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01/03/2006 |
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| g. It has not bounced in our direction for a lot of the season." 2006 OPPONENTS The Bills will face four playoff teams next season. In addition to the three games in its division (NY Jets, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots), Buffalo will host the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers. The Bills will also visit the Houston Texans, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens. Buffalo had six games against postseason opponents t |
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| Playoff quarterbacks say their teams are disrespected |
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01/03/2006 |
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| s after the 2001 season. They know an upset is very possible. ``In that situation, 14-point underdogs in the National Football League in the Super Bowl, we've been as low as you can be,'' linebacker Mike Vrabel said. So the Patriots have ``no disrespect for the Jacksonville Jaguars.''Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
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| Now the Season Begins for Pats |
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01/03/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Who are the New England Patriots kidding? Their 16-game regular season is just a warmup for the real season - the postseason - and that gets underway this Saturday night when the Jacksonville Jaguars come to town. The Jaguars are actually the last team to beat the Pats in a playoff game, but I would not expect the same outcome on Saturday, as New England has all the looks of a team that is poised for a third straight Super Bowl title, despite their season-ending loss to the Miami Dolphins. New E |
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| Injured safety hungry to play again |
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01/03/2006 |
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| fense has stabilized. Harrison said he hasn't given the defensive backs much advice. He could only watch as New England went 6-2 in the second half, won the AFC East with a 10-6 record and got homefield advantage for the wild-card game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night. ``I'm happy for the team, the organization, the city to come as far as we've come with all the injuries and adversity we've faced this year,'' Harrison said. ``To be able to host a playoff game, that's pretty big and it says a l |
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