Weekend NFL Schedule With Several Prime Time Games
The schedule lists Monday night matchups Indianapolis at Miami and Saturday and Sunday games including Arizona at the Giants Oakland at San Diego at 5 p.m. Sunday features Atlanta at Indianapolis Denver at Kansas City and a full slate with Cincinnati at the Jets Tampa Bay at Chicago Minnesota at Detroit New England at Buffalo Jacksonville at Cleveland Miami at San Francisco Dallas at Seattle Philadelphia at Washington Green Bay at Tennessee Pittsburgh at Baltimore and an open Monday December 17 with St Louis at New Orleans at 9.
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Marty Schottenheimer
Dolphins blitz Colts as Fiedler stars in 41-6 win
Miami quarterback Jay Fiedler posts three touchdown passes and a rushing TD while Peyton Manning suffers four interceptions as the Dolphins roll to their third straight victory, 41-6, to extend the AFC East lead. Lamar Smith gains 107 yards and Chris Chambers nets two TDs.
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Brock Marion
Marcus Pollard
Marion
Oronde Gadsden
Lamar Smith
Travis Minor
Ray Lucas
Tions
Indy
David Bowens
Terrence Wilkins
Wilkins
Chambers
Gilbert to miss season after shoulder surgery
Panthers defensive end Sean Gilbert will undergo surgery on a partially torn right biceps tendon and miss the remainder of the season. He has also missed five games with a knee sprain and his future with Carolina remains uncertain.
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Panthers face pivotal off season questions after 1-15 finish
The Panthers finished 2001 with a 1-15 record after a 30-3 loss to the Patriots. Owner Jerry Richardson weighs rebuilding options including Seifert’s future, potential hiring of a GM, and cap implications of veteran players like Sean Gilbert, Doug Evans, and Wesley Walls as the team contemplates top draft picks and quarterback fit.
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Chris Weinke
Broncos blame ex-teammate Kennison for quitting
Denver Broncos accuse Eddie Kennison of quitting the team after he told Mike Shanahan he had lost his love of the game and retired 16 hours before a November 11 clash with San Diego. Kennison later joined Kansas City for Sunday's game, with John Mobley predicting he may appear only on the sidelines or be injured.
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Kansas City
Denver
John Mobley
Mobley
Playoff Picture Shifts as NFL Contenders Vie for Spots
With standings tight, Steelers, Raiders, and Dolphins appear poised for division crowns while Baltimore and New England chase wild cards or East titles. Jets, Denver, Cleveland, and Seattle contest the final berth as Rams, Packers, Bears, 49ers, and Eagles lead the pack, and Marty Schottenheimer praised as coach of the year.
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Lions fall to Buccaneers as risky pass costs late lead
Detroit clung to a 12-7 edge with six minutes left but faced third and two at the Tampa Bay 28. A risky pass sack ended a potential eight-point gap and an ensuing punt led to an 80-yard Buccaneers drive for the winning TD. Coach Marty Mornhinweg, a rookie, acknowledged lessons on sacks.
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Tampa Bay
Jason Hanson
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Chicago
Mike McMahon
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NFL Tie Break Rules For Playoff Standings
New York AP outlines NFL procedures to break division and conference ties for playoff spots and game sites. Steps include head-to-head, division and conference records, common games, points, strength of schedule, and coin toss, with multi team adjustments and reversion to earlier steps as needed.
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