Miami Dolphins guard Bennie Anderson had surgery Tuesday to repair a torn left triceps tendon and is expected to miss the rest of the season. Anderson suffered the injury in Miami’s 16-6 loss to Buffalo on Sunday. He’s the fourth right guard hurt this season for Miami. Seth McKinney (neck surgery) and Joe Toledo (sprained knee ligament) are on injured reserve, while Joe Berger will miss his third…
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What we’ve learned in 2006 (SI.com)
After just two weeks of the NFL’s regular season, we hold these truths to be self-evident: • Drew Brees…
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All grown up (Yahoo! Sports)
With their stingy D and improved offense, the Jags have matured into a team capable of playing deep into January.
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Faster Cotchery catching on for Jets (AP)
The acrobat in Jerricho Cotchery often came out in practice, impressing his New York Jets teammates. The rest of the league is finally getting a chance to see what all the jaw dropping was about. Cotchery gained speed in the offseason and won a starting job after two frustrating years. He has become one of the Jets’ offensive stars and already left his mark on the highlight reels, providing an early…
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Cursed in Carolina (Yahoo! Sports)
A trendy preseason Super Bowl pick, the Panthers have stumbled out of the gate because of offensive woes.
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AFC team reports: Problems appear in Week 2 (SportingNews.com)
The best beat guys in the business take a look at AFC teams each week for Sporting News. Here’s a taste of their latest info and insight.
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Jags could use another big game from Taylor against Steelers (AP)
Fred Taylor has a chunk of sod from Three Rivers Stadium prominently displayed in his trophy case. It’s one of his favorite souvenirs and a constant reminder of his best career day, a 234-yard rushing performance at Pittsburgh in 2000. Steelers coach Bill Cowher remembers it well, too. “Fred always seems to get his game up playing against us,” Cowher said.
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At 0-2, Dolphins facing tough road (AP)
The cries of “Jo-ey! Jo-ey!” started in the third quarter and were repeated often by a faction of fans who decided a quarterback change was in order for the Miami Dolphins. Joey Harrington wasn’t flattered. “It made me a bit angry, to be perfectly honest,” the Dolphins’ backup quarterback said Monday, a day after Miami lost its home opener to the Buffalo Bills, 16-6.
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Business as usual (Yahoo! Sports)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Even with his top two targets from last year gone, Tom Brady again delivered down the stretch.
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Passing game leads Bears offense (AP)
Their defense is shutting down opponents again and the Chicago Bears are 2-0. OK, so that’s not shocking. They were expected to beat Green Bay and Detroit. And the defense is doing what it did last season when it was one of the league’s stingiest, shutting out the Packers and holding the Lions to seven points.
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Lots of extra work in Week 2 (AP)
The Giants and Broncos needed to work longer hours for their first victories this season. The Vikings went to overtime to go 2-0. All three teams came from behind for their wins Sunday, with New York making the biggest comeback, from a 24-7 deficit in the fourth quarter. Eli Manning’s 31-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress with 3:11 left in overtime gave the Giants a 30-24 victory at…
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