Player Notes
STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Minnesota VikingsPLAYER NOTES --S Andrew Sendejo was placed on injured reserve this week after he had a setback with his injured groin. Sendejo ended up playing in just five games and had 27 tackles. Head coach Mike Zimmer declared Anthony Harris his starter after Harris has started the past four games. Minnesota also signed CB Craig James to the active roster. --WR Stefon Diggs ...
NOTES, QUOTES · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Minnesota Vikings--Running back Dalvin Cook scored his first touchdown of the season and his first receiving touchdown in the NFL in last week's game and he'll be an important factor again versus New England. The Patriots are 14th in the league in allowing 107.7 rushing yards per game. Minnesota has only had three games this season with at least 100 yards rushing as a team but is ...
INSIDE SLANT · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Minnesota VikingsVikings prepare for rare matchup with Brady Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has watched Tom Brady dominate the NFL like few, if any, quarterbacks before him. Cousins' memories go back to when Brady won his first Super Bowl following the 2001 season, his first year as the New England starter. Cousins was in the seventh grade. Brady has won four more ...
STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Arizona CardinalsPLAYER NOTES --S Budda Baker (knee), LT D.J. Humphries (knee) and WR Chad Williams (ankle) practiced on a limited basis on Wednesday and after each of them missed the past two games because of injuries, head coach Steve Wilks said he is hopeful all three starters will play Sunday when the Cardinals play at the Packers. "It's a plus," Wilks said of Baker's return ...
NOTES, QUOTES · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals--Sunday's 45-10 loss at the Chargers dropped the Cardinals to 2-9, threatening to leave them with their worst record in their Arizona history. With a remaining schedule that includes road dates at Green Bay, Atlanta and Seattle and home games against the Lions and Rams, there's a chance the Cardinals might not win another game. If they don't and finish the season ...
INSIDE SLANT · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Arizona CardinalsCardinals make more changes in O-line A day after allowing two sacks during the Arizona Cardinals' 45-10 loss to the Chargers, veteran starting right tackle Andre Smith was released and Arizona anointed rookie Korey Cunningham, a seventh-round pick out of the University of Cincinnati, as the new starter on the right side of a banged-up offensive line. "He's getting ...
STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Cincinnati BengalsPLAYER NOTES --DE Carlos Dunlap did not practice Wednesday due to a hip injury. --WR A.J. Green was limited in practice Wednesday but said he expects to play Sunday. Green missed the last three games with a toe injury. --T Jake Fisher did not practice Wednesday with a back injury and could sit out Sunday. --T Cordy Glenn did not practice Wednesday with a ...
NOTES, QUOTES · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Cincinnati Bengals--Linebacker Vontaze Burfict was a middle linebacker for the first time this season though not a productive one. The Browns encountered little problems getting by him or blocking him, frustrating him to the point where he tried to pick fights with members of the Cleveland offense and getting in the faces of referees. If those things were not bad enough, his defensive ...
INSIDE SLANT · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Cincinnati BengalsQB Dalton out, but WR Green in for Bengals If the Cincinnati Bengals were teetering on the brink of trouble heading into Week 12, then about three hours after kickoff in their ugly, ugly loss to the Cleveland Browns, they are on the verge of being pushed over the cliff when it comes to their playoff status. Now it is Jeff Driskel tasked with the responsibility ...
STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Dallas CowboysPLAYER NOTES --WR Tavon Austin did not practice on Monday or Tuesday with a groin injury. He missed the last five games and is questionable at best this week. --DE Taco Charlton left the Tennessee game with a shoulder injury. He didn't play in the last three games, but he returned to full practice on Monday and Tuesday. --DT Maliek Collins left the Philadelphia ...
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