Cassel shines as QB carousel spins fast in NFL
The article highlights Matt Cassel's 400 yard, 3 TD performance against Miami as a benchmark moment. It notes Cris Collinsworth's praise and compares Cassel to Tom Brady, while also recounting Eli Manning's three TD game for the Giants and the quarterback stability challenge facing teams. It mentions Favre and Manning's long streaks and Tom Coughlin's decisions shaping Eli's rookie year.
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NFL
Matt Cassel
Cris Collinsworth
Cassel
Miami Dolphins
Collinsworth
Bengals
Tom Brady
Brady
Giselle Bundchen
Brett Favre
Peyton
Manning
Eli Manning
Giants
Cardinals
Tom Coughlin
Eli
Kurt Warner
Warner
Matt Leinart
New York
Browns fall to Texans as Quinn benched in 16 6 loss
Cleveland fans vent in the cold after a 16-6 setback to Houston. Sage Rosenfels threw for 275 yards as the Texans snapped an eight-game road drought. QB Brady Quinn exited late in the third after an interception, with Derek Anderson sparking a comeback attempt. Andre Johnson had 116 receiving yards. Browns drop to 4-7 amid home struggles and front-office turmoil.
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Cleveland
Pittsburgh Steelers
Browns
Houston
Sage Rosenfels
Texans
Romeo Crennel
Brady Quinn
Quinn
Derek Anderson
Braylon Edwards
Fred Bennett
Crennel
Golden Boy
Anderson
Brady
Rosenfels
Kevin Walter
Kris Brown
Oakland
Andre Johnson
Phil Savage
Buffalo
Jamal Lewis
Cleveland Browns
Xavier Adibi
Red Raiders lose control of destiny after Oklahoma loss
Texas Tech, ranked No. 7, can't clinch the Big 12 South yet after a 65-21 defeat to Oklahoma. The Red Raiders must beat Baylor and root for Oklahoma State to have any chance at the conference title and likely need help from the BCS rankings. Coach Mike Leach laments the performance and vows to regroup for Baylor while hoping OSU upset Oklahoma.
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Lubbock
Texas
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Red Raiders
Sooners
Oklahoma State
Baylor
Cowboys
Longhorns
Kansas
USU
Leach
Florida
USC
Norman
Okla
OSU
GM ends nine year Tiger Woods endorsement deal
GM said it will end its nine year endorsement with Tiger Woods to cut expenses amid the worst sales downturn in a quarter century. Woods sought more personal time as he expects his second child and finished with Buick campaigns highlighting a youthful image. The deal was valued at about seven million dollars per year and would have run through 2009.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Tiger Woods
Woods
Buick
Torrey Pines
Major
IMG
Mark Steinberg
Steinberg
Tiger
Mark LaNeve
General Motors