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Dan Pompei's NFL power rankings
1. Cardinals (9 last week): It's hard to believe they are the best in football, but they have beaten more good teams and answered more challenges than any other team. 2. Falcons (3): A quarterback who takes great care of the football and a defense...
Tags: Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Football, Baltimore Ravens
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Dan Pompei's NFL power rankings
Last week's rankings in parenthesis. 1. Cardinals (1): They have won eight in a row at home. Even if a lot of the victories have been ugly, they still count. 2. Falcons (2): Successful teams always catch breaks. The Falcons caught one Sunday, and then...
Tags: Josh Freeman, Kansas City Chiefs, Cameron Wake, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins
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Pompei's NFL power rankings
1. Texans (3 last week): They proved they are for real by winning against a tough Bears team in bad conditions Sunday. 2. Falcons (1): Did anyone really think they were the '72 Dolphins? They are allowed one mulligan. 3. Bears (2): No disgrace in...
Tags: Mike Mularkey, Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, Blaine Gabbert, Dennis Allen
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Bears season comes down surviving against Vikings
When the ribbon was cut on this NFL season in early September, nobody gave a second thought to the Bears' Week 12 assignment, Leslie Frazier's Vikings. No, you don't dismiss any divisional opponent, especially one that possesses the threat of Adrian...
Tags: Jared Allen, Matt Forte, Adrian Peterson, Football, San Francisco 49ers
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Cutler can't step up
MINNEAPOLIS — To understand what kind of day it was for Jay Cutler, know that Jason Campbell, the allegedly incompetent backup, was able to put as many points on the board in one drive as Cutler was in 11. That's if you don't count the 14 points...
Tags: Jared Allen, Everson Griffen, Adrian Peterson, Josh Robinson, Harrison Smith
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As bodies fall, Bears stand up
A response was demanded. A big response. The Bears needed to answer a bad, weak effort in San Francisco with a solid, physical game against visiting Minnesota. And they provided it in a tough and vicious game that required it. After the usual...
Tags: Lance Louis, Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings, Michael Bush, Jay Cutler
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Rudolph danger to Bears in red zone
The Vikings and quarterback Christian Ponder can use play action Sunday to target the middle of the Bears defense without Brian Urlacher on the field. Think of vertical concepts in the red zone that put stress on Nick Roach as he moves inside to middle...
Tags: Corey Wootton, Major Wright, Adrian Peterson, Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings
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Vikings think Ponder will make great progress
MANKATO, Minn. — After losing 11 straight games to NFC North opponents, the Vikings' view of the division might be similar to an ant's view of a Redwood forest. But, believe it or not, they have high hopes. "Stranger things have happened," Vikings...
Tags: Jared Allen, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
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New look in store for NFC North
PHOENIX — If you find the NFC North unrecognizable this fall, it's not because your binoculars need adjusting. It's because the division has undergone some radical changes. "Everybody in our division is getting better, and it already was the...
Tags: Jared Allen, Antoine Winfield, Cliff Avril, Seattle Seahawks, Football
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Is Jameis Winston FSU's next Charlie Ward?
TALLAHASSEE — How utterly appropriate that Charlie Ward was at his first spring game since he left Florida State 20 years ago. On the same weekend when last year's Masters champion will put the coveted Green Jacket on this year's Masters champion,...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), Baseball, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Jimbo Fisher, Heisman Trophy
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Hanie has ability to make most of opportunity
A chance encounter in his hometown of Dallas before Super Bowl XLV put Caleb Hanie in front of Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway.
A bit awestruck, the suddenly relevant Bears quarterback listened as Elway offered words of encouragement for Hanie's play...Tags: Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks, Tarvaris Jackson, Brett Favre, Nathan Enderle
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Cutler helps himself with fancy footwork
The player most responsible for keeping Jay Cutler clean Sunday was Jay Cutler. The quarterback did a number of things well. What he did best was avoid pressure. Cutler moved in the pocket before throwing six times. Cutler also rolled out four times....
Tags: Jared Allen, Antoine Winfield, Lance Louis, Matt Forte, Major Wright
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