By Len Pasquarelli The Sports Xchange It won’t quite be a clash of running-game philosophies in the two conference title battles this weekend. But it is interesting to note that the contests feature matchups between teams that rely on a feature-type tailback to do most of the… View full post on Yahoo! Sports – NFL [...]
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Championship contenders take different approach to run game (Yahoo! Sports)
January 21st, 2012 
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No Comments »Assessing Game-by-Game Odds New York Jets Could Sneak in to NFL Playoffs
December 18th, 2011 afcbeast The Jets’ victory at MetLife Stadium over the lowly Kansas City Chiefs in Week 13 of this NFL season was vital to their goal of qualifying for the 2011 AFC playoffs. Simultaneous losses by Tennessee, Cincinnati and Oakland were even more fortunate for Gang Green, as their collective playoff fates now lie much heavier in [...]
Posted in Bleacher Report Tags: Afc Playoffs, Assessing, Bets, Bleacher Report, Cincinnati, Contests, Could, Fates, Game Odds, GameByGame, Gang Green, Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Losses, Metlife, New York Jets, Nfl Playoffs, Nfl Season, Odds, playoffs, Rex Ryan, Sneak, Tennessee, Upcoming Games, Victory, York No Comments »Colts name Orlovsky starter at QB
November 29th, 2011 afcbeast The Indianapolis Colts named Dan Orlovsky as their starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots. Orlovsky will supplant Curtis Painter, who had thrown nine interceptions in his last six games and has failed to throw for 100 yards in three of the past five contests. Painter was forced into the starting role [...]
Wrap-up: Dolphins 31, Chiefs 3
November 6th, 2011 afcbeast Here are some thoughts on the Miami Dolphins’ impressive, 31-3, victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. What it means: The Dolphins (1-7) are no longer winless. They broke a 10-game losing streak, dating to last season. Miami is playing better football the past three weeks. The team blew a pair of fourth-quarter leads against the [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Best Game, Chiefs, Contests, Convincing Fashion, Denver Broncos, Dolphins, ESPN, First Game, Fourth Quarter, Game Losing Streak, Home Game, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Lead, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, NFL, Sun Life, Sweepstakes, Victory, Washington Redskins, Wrapup No Comments »Mark Sanchez Approval Rating
October 28th, 2011 afcbeast It is time for us to turn our attention to the quarterback, Mark Sanchez. Sanchez has not jumped into the elite level of quarterback play yet this season. I think we have seen continued progress from him, though. The completion percentage is still too low at 55.8%. This does not tell the whole story, though. [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: Accuracy, Approval, Approval Rating, Bad Game, Clutch, Completion Percentage, Contests, Disaster, Elite Level, Games, Jamarcus Russell, job, mark, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, Pace, Poll, rating, Rookie Year, Sanchez, Sanchez Sanchez, Spite, Stage Presence, Trend No Comments »Mark Sanchez Approval Rating
October 28th, 2011 afcbeast It is time for us to turn our attention to the quarterback, Mark Sanchez. Sanchez has not jumped into the elite level of quarterback play yet this season. I think we have seen continued progress from him, though. The completion percentage is still too low at 55.8%. This does not tell the whole story, though. [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: Accuracy, Approval, Approval Rating, Bad Game, Clutch, Completion Percentage, Contests, Disaster, Elite Level, Games, Jamarcus Russell, job, mark, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, Pace, Poll, rating, Rookie Year, Sanchez, Sanchez Sanchez, Spite, Stage Presence, Trend No Comments »Darrelle Revis Named AFC Defensive Player Of Week 6
October 20th, 2011 afcbeast CB Darrelle Revis’ brilliant performance against the Miami Dolphins did not go unnoticed, as the All-Pro cornerback was named the AFC Defensive Player of Week 6. Revis recorded three tackles, four passes defensed and tied a career-high with two interceptions, including a 100-yard interception-return touchdown in the Jets’ 24-6 win over the Dolphins. His 100-yard [...]
Posted in The Gang Green Tags: Aaron Glenn, Brilliant Performance, Career, Cb Performance, Contests, Cornerback, Darrelle, defensive, Defensive Player, Dolphins, Fifth Season, Jets, Miami Dolphins, Named, Player, Revis, Tackles, Team History, Third Game, touchdown, week No Comments »Darrelle Revis Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week
October 19th, 2011 afcbeast Darrelle Revis has been named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Miami Dolphins. DEFENSE: CB DARRELLE REVIS, NEW YORK JETSRevis recorded three tackles, four passes defensed and tied a career-high with two interceptions, including a 100-yard interception-return touchdown in the Jets’ 24-6 win over the Dolphins.Revis’ 100-yard interception-return touchdown tied [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: Aaron Glenn, AFC, Career, Cb, Contests, Darrelle, Darrelle Revis, defensive, Defensive Player, Dolphins, Fifth Season, Led, Miami Dolphins, Named, Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp, New York Jets, NFL, Player, Revis, Stat Sheet, Tackles, Td, Team History, Third Game, touchdown, week No Comments »2011 New York Jets: Predicting Every Remaining Game
October 14th, 2011 afcbeast The New York Jets have been one of the most disappointing teams of the 2011 season, as they have appeared sluggish and weak through the first five games. One of the elite AFC franchises heading into the season, the Jets have dropped three straight road contests to tough opponents. The Jets vaunted run defense has [...]
Posted in Bleacher Report Tags: 2011, Bleacher Report, Contests, Disappointing Teams, Elite, Every, Five Games, Franchises, game, Gang Green, Jets, New Game, New York Jets, Opponents, Predicting, remaining, Rushing Yards, Straight Road, York No Comments »2011 New York Jets: Predicting Every Remaining Game
October 14th, 2011 afcbeast The New York Jets have been one of the most disappointing teams of the 2011 season, as they have appeared sluggish and weak through the first five games. One of the elite AFC franchises heading into the season, the Jets have dropped three straight road contests to tough opponents. The Jets vaunted run defense has [...]
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