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| After two pointless seasons, Nedney scoring in bunches for Niners |
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11/10/2005 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Joe Nedney is the only player to score any points for the San Francisco 49ers in the last two games. Not long ago, the veteran kicker wondered if he would ever score again. After missing nearly all of the past two seasons with injuries in Tennessee, Nedney has been nearly flawless in his first season with San Francisco. He is 11-of-12 on field-goal attempts, perfect on 12 extra points and remarkably strong on kickoffs - all welcome developments for the 49ers, who have struggled with |
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| Pickett to make second start for 49ers |
NFL Football |
11/09/2005 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (MySportsbook) - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Cody Pickett will make his second start of the season Sunday against the Chicago Bears. "I thought (Pickett) played well last week, and showed that he has the ability to make plays," said 49ers head coach Mike Nolan. Pickett made his first career start last week against the New York Giants, finishing with 102 yards on 12-of-21 passing with one interception. He was forced into action after rookie quarterback Alex Smith suffered a knee injury and ba |
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| QB Pickett gets second start with 49ers |
NFL Football |
11/09/2005 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Quarterback Cody Pickett will make his second straight start for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Chicago. Pickett, the club's fourth-stringer just last month, made his first NFL start in last week's 24-6 loss to the New York Giants. Pickett went 12-for-21 for 102 yards and one interception, and the 49ers' offense managed just 138 yards. Coach Mike Nolan still decided to stick with Pickett, the former University of Washington star who spent most practices this fall with the sc |
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| Bears' Jones questionable |
NFL Football |
11/09/2005 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Bears running back Thomas Jones is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers because of bruised ribs. Jones started last Sunday's 20-17 win over the New Orleans Saints despite entering the game with the ailment and being listed as probable, but was unable to finish. He pulled himself out of the contest in the second quarter, ending with 40 yards on 11 carries. For the season, Jones has recorded 753 yards and six touchdowns rushing. Both tot |
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| LT Jennings out for season after shoulder surgery |
NFL Football |
11/09/2005 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Left tackle Jonas Jennings will miss the rest of the San Francisco 49ers' season after surgery on his right shoulder. Jennings, who got a seven-year, $36 million contract as the 49ers' biggest offseason free-agent signing, played just three games before being sidelined by a torn labrum. He also missed most of an early loss at Philadelphia after taking a blow to the throat. He sat out San Francisco's last five games in an attempt to heal his shoulder, but surgery Tuesday revealed t |
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| Bears release FB Edwards; activate McKie |
NFL Football |
11/08/2005 |
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| nine- year veteran has made 10 catches for 66 yards and two touchdowns. In his career, the Notre Dame product has 405 yards on 124 carries with three touchdowns and 167 catches for 1,301 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns. Edwards has also played for the San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars. McKie, a four-year veteran, has played in 22 career games, 21 with the Bears. In 2004 he appeared in 15 games with Chicago, making 13 receptions for 79 yards and two touchdowns. |
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| Bucs' Ship Starting to Veer Off Course |
NFL Football |
11/08/2005 |
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| ree short weeks ago, with the club holding down first place in the rugged NFC South after a sensational 5-1 start to the season. However, a season-ending knee injury to quarterback Brian Griese and two consecutive defeats, including one to the lowly San Francisco 49ers, have now changed the Bucs' status from serious NFC contenders to mere playoff hopefuls. With Tampa Bay racking up its gaudy early record against a relatively soft schedule, Sunday's showdown with the surging Carolina Panthers was supposed to be the |
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| No Identity Crisis In Chicago |
NFL Football |
11/08/2005 |
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| ghting to play through it) but staying healthy has been the stigma in Jones' career. He has never completed an entire 16-game schedule in his six years in the NFL. With the fourth overall pick Benson playing as well as he's playing, Jones can ill- afford to miss much time this season. UP NEXT The Bears have a great opportunity to tighten their grip on the NFC North when they host the 2-6 San Francisco 49ers this Sunday. --- Andy Benoit is the author of the NFL annual Touchdown 2005, published by Ballantine Books. |
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| Pickett Can't Kick Niners' Offense Into Gear |
NFL Football |
11/08/2005 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Did this come as a surprise to anyone? Even the most positive San Francisco 49ers loyalist had to realize that the team's struggling offense didn't figure to get well while featuring an inexperienced former seventh-round draft choice at quarterback, one that had been fourth on the depth chart just a few short weeks ago. Cody Pickett was the man that controlled the Niners' fortunes on Sunday against the New York Giants, and charged with a nearly impossible mission, presided over a 24-6 loss. In |
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| NFL Guest Column: Reid Should Have Stuck With First Instinct |
NFL Football |
11/08/2005 |
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| ht NFC Championship loss. Soon after, the most stubborn man in professional sports caved in. The same person that would not consider taking in any player with a questionable record traded for Owens, who was being blamed at the time for poisoning the San Francisco 49ers. Reid got his man, and Philly went crazy: Now there's some horns amongst the halos, some unapologetic swagger in the offense, a final piece that will fill a franchise-long void. Flash forward to this past Friday, when a pensive Reid stepped to the p |
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