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NOTES, QUOTES · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Chicago Bears--Safety Eddie Jackson continues to amaze with his two touchdown returns in successive weeks. "Eddie Jackson. Eddie Jackson, he'll make a play anywhere," defensive end Akiem Hicks said. "We've got guys like that all throughout every position room. Guys that will come up with that clutch play and guys that it means a lot to. I think that's what makes us special." Jackson, ...
INSIDE SLANT · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Chicago BearsIf QB Daniel plays, he'll have practice this time Chase Daniel looks at his two-touchdown, 230-yard passing effort in last week's 23-16 win for the Chicago Bears over the Detroit Lions and sees room for improvement, even though he had no practice time. "I'm a perfectionist so what I try to do is look at the negatives of the game and try to improve on it," Daniel said. ...
STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh SteelersPLAYER NOTES --TE Vance McDonald injured his hip against Denver, AND did not practice Wednesday. --TE Xavier Grimble, who entered the concussion protocol after the Denver game, went through a full practice Wednesday. --OLB Bud Dupree suffered a pectoral injury against Denver and did not practice Wednesday. --DE Stephon Tuitt, who missed the past two games ...
NOTES, QUOTES · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh Steelers--Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger criticized two of his receivers for mistakes they made in the 24-17 loss in Denver. Roethlisberger said on his radio show that Antonio Brown did not run his route correctly when Roethlisberger threw a late-game interception that ended any hopes for a comeback victory. He also was critical of rookie James Washington for his crucial ...
INSIDE SLANT · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh SteelersTurnover ratio affecting Steelers fortunes The Pittsburgh Steelers had their six-game winning streak snapped against the Broncos and head coach Mike Tomlin knows why. The Steelers turned the ball over four times and did not create any in the 24-17 loss in Denver. And it wasn't just a one-game hiccup. The Steelers also turned the ball over three times against ...
STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Oakland RaidersPLAYER NOTES --TE/WR Darren Waller signed with the Raiders off the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. Waller sat out last season under a league suspension and has been on Baltimore's practice squad all season. --C Rodney Hudson (ankle) was limited in Wednesday's practice. --CB Daryl Worley (shoulder) was limited in Wednesday's practice. --DE Frostee Rucker (neck) ...
NOTES, QUOTES · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Oakland Raiders--Packers background: Sunday's game reunites Raiders head coach Jon Gruden and Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, who worked together 26 years ago as gopher-level assistants under Green Bay's Mike Holmgren. This week they each recalled their days together with the Packers. "We were both young and we were able to learn a ton from a great head coach," Reid said. "Jon and ...
INSIDE SLANT · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Oakland RaidersLatest version of Chiefs-Raiders rivalry not so hot The Kansas City Chiefs visit the Oakland Raiders on Sunday to renew the current version of what was once one of the hottest rivalries in pro football -- first in the raucous American Football League and then the NFL. But the Chiefs arrive with a 9-2 record, and one of the most explosive offenses in recent history. ...
STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Jacksonville JaguarsPLAYER NOTES --DE Yannick Ngakoue has 14 tackles, 4.5 sacks and one interception in five games against the Colts, the most of those three categories he has against any team in the NFL. --LB Telvin Smith Sr. had a team-high nine tackles against Buffalo in Week 12 and has now posted at least six tackles in 15 of his last 16 games including three postseason games. ...
NOTES, QUOTES · Nov 29, 2018
NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars--Jacksonville executive vice president of football operations Tom Coughlin broke his silence for the first time this season, saying, "I'll put the gloves on with anybody that wants to talk about what (moves the team made)." Coughlin has declined numerous requests by local media to comment about the 2018 season. He did however talk to announcers on a local radio ...
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