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NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers--Since the start of the 2005 season, Seattle has the best home record among NFC teams. The Seahawks play in arguably the NFL's loudest stadium. "We can talk about communication all we want, right?" right tackle Bryan Bulaga said. "It's kind of like that old saying, 'You have a plan until you get punched in the face.' Well, it's kind of like that. We can talk about ...

NFL Team Report - Green Bay PackersPackers, Seahawks feature battle of runners In 2014, the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks played in the NFC Championship Game. While those teams are still led by the same head coaches (Green Bay's Mike McCarthy and Seattle's Pete Carroll) and quarterbacks (Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers and Seattle's Russell Wilson), plenty has changed. First and foremost, it's ...

NFL Team Report - New Orleans SaintsPLAYER NOTES --WR Michael Thomas has 274 catches through the first 40 games of his career, the most catches in NFL history through that many games. --T Terron Armstead is expected to miss a few weeks because of a shoulder injury that he suffered at Cincinnati last Sunday. --DE Marcus Davenport (toe), who missed the last two games and is expected to miss at ...

NFL Team Report - New Orleans Saints--The Saints are on an eight-game winning streak for the second consecutive season. Last year's streak ended at eight when New Orleans lost to the Rams. --The Saints will play two home games in a five-day stretch as the game against the Eagles will be followed by a game against the Falcons on Thanksgiving night. BY THE NUMBERS: 5.0 - The Saints average on punt ...

NFL Team Report - New Orleans SaintsHard to slow down Saints offensive train The New Orleans Saints are now the highest-scoring team in the NFL. Their season-high point total in a 51-14 victory against Cincinnati last week increased their scoring average to 36.7, which sent them past the Kansas City Chiefs into first place. The balance between the run (eighth best) and the pass (seventh best) ...

NFL Team Report - Tennessee TitansPLAYER NOTES --FB Jalston Fowler's stay on the roster was a short one. He was waived two weeks after being signed to the active roster because the Titans needed his roster spot for running back Dalyn Dawkins. Fowler was inactive for both games he was on the roster. --RB Dalyn Dawkins was restored to the 53-man roster after a stint on the practice squad. Dawkins ...

NFL Team Report - Tennessee Titans--Veteran linebacker Wesley Woodyard was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his 12-tackle, 1.5 sack effort in the Titans' win over the Patriots. Woodyard, 32, is playing perhaps better now than he did when he first joined the Titans as a free agent five years ago. He was asked on Wednesday if he had found the fountain of youth, and joked, "I have, but I can't ...

NFL Team Report - Tennessee TitansTitans search for first win over Colts QB Luck Last week, the Tennessee Titans ended one tenure of failure, stopping a seven-game losing streak to Tom Brady that spanned nearly 16 years. This week, the Titans get to try and end a skid that hits a little closer to home. Tennessee is 0-9 all-time against Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. Luck is back this ...

NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh SteelersPLAYER NOTES --RB James Conner, who has been in concussion protocol since taking a hit to the head against Carolina last Thursday, went through a full practice Wednesday and said afterward that he felt like he was "back to normal." --T Marcus Gilbert, who missed the past three games with a knee injury, did not practice Wednesday. --DE Stephon Tuitt, who suffered ...

NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh Steelers--The Le'Veon Bell saga is finally over for the Steelers. Bell did not report by the 4 p.m. ET Tuesday deadline and is ineligible to play in the NFL this season. Bell's former teammates are glad they don't have to be asked about him any longer. For the past 10 weeks, Bell's status was a constant topic reporters broached. "You know what the thing about it he ...