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It’s Christmas Eve, so we thought we’d do something really different, really cool. Really original. So we bring you the Goal-Line Stand’s Christmas list for the top 10 teams in football -- something that surely has never been done before. But it’s been a tough year for St. Nick’s pocketbook, too. So...
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Brad Gagnon
on 12-24-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers
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In one of the strangest anomalies in NFL history, the league could have two 8-8 playoff teams while an 11-win team is left out of the picture. Every NFL season is predictably unpredictable; screwed beyond anyone’s prognostications. But this one has been especially capricious. It’s just … weird. That...
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Brad Gagnon
on 12-22-2008
Filed under: Matt Cassel, New York Giants, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Rear-view Monday, Peyton Manning, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Kurt Warner, Derrick Mason
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One thought from each game. Titans 31, Steelers 14 We kept saying, “Don’t worry about the Titans defensive line!” And nobody listened. Hopefully they will now. People weren’t remembering that Tennessee smothered the Baltimore defence earlier in the season without the services of Albert Haynesworth and...
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Brad Gagnon
on 12-21-2008
Filed under: New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Sunday's Best, Albert Haynesworth, Jason Jones
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Officially, the AFC and NFC Championship games will be held on Sunday, January 18. But the hype machine is working extra hours this week in advance of what many are calling the prequels to those big games. The Panthers and the Giants are playing for the first seed in the NFC, while the Steelers and Titans...
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Brad Gagnon
on 12-20-2008
Filed under: Picks, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, Sunday Preview, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers
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In case you missed it, we delivered our Pro Bowl rosters to loyal readers on Tuesday , hours before the actual rosters were released by the league. There were, of course, some shockers. Not surprisingly, it was the rookies and sophomores who got screwed. Eight guys who should be on the AFC team, but...
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Brad Gagnon
on 12-17-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers
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It’s hard to remember the last time the league was this wide open. Remember back in November, when the Giants were walking to the No. 1 seed in the NFC and the Titans were thinking perfection? It feels like only a few weeks ago the Colts were in turmoil, the Redskins were considered the most efficient...
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Brad Gagnon
on 12-15-2008
Filed under: New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Rear-view Monday, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers
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This should come as no big surprise because the trend has been emerging for years, but let’s just reemphasize the importance of dual running backs. Whether you want to call them Thunder and Lightning or Smash and Dash or Earth Wind and Fire or Wash and Wear or whatever, multi-back systems have truly...
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Brad Gagnon
on 12-10-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers
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It was an exciting day, with some wild games that came down to the wire. OK, maybe not. But there were still some things we took away from Thanksgiving Thursday. Allow us to elaborate. • As soon as the Titans-Lions game got into the fourth quarter, we wondered aloud (but to ourselves) if we’d finally...
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Brad Gagnon
on 11-27-2008
Filed under: Donovan McNabb, Tennessee Titans, Vince Young, Anquan Boldin, Edgerrin James, Tim Hightower, Troy Aikman
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Start spreading the news, I'm leaving today I want to be a part of it - New York, New York These vagabond shoes, they are longing to stray Right through the very heart of it - New York, New York I wanna wake up in a city that doesn't sleep And find I'm king of the hill - top of the heap These...
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Brad Gagnon
on 11-26-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Frank Sinatra
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After spending three weeks atop our weekly rankings of the best 10 teams in football, the Tennessee Titans are handing their crown back this week. Sorry, Titans. We don’t mean any disrespect. But as Sean famously told Will : “It’s not your fault.” It’s not your fault, because one week after proving you...
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Brad Gagnon
on 11-19-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Good Will Hunting
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They say it’s become an offensive league, all about deep balls and spread formations. But here’s something for you: Nine of the 10 teams in this week’s edition of The Ten are ranked higher defensively than offensively. At least seven (all but the Patriots, Jets and Falcons) would be considered defensive...
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Brad Gagnon
on 11-12-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, defence
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If you haven’t heard about the rather disturbing disturbance at Ralph Wilson Stadium last Sunday, we’ll sum it up: A man, a woman, and a bathroom stall. Understood? If not, you can read the gory details here . But amid the story of public copulation, one thing is bothering us. The Buffalo News is reporting...
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Brad Gagnon
on 11-05-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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And when you're Marv 's kid, that's saying something. . . In this clip from Sunday's Titans-Packers game, Albert-- uh... I don't know... perhaps a little distracted by the cheerleaders on his team-- appears to refer to the Pack as the "Knockers". (OK, so it's not that...
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Divide 17 by 2 and you get 8.5. If there’s a midway point of the NFL season, it’s right in between the eighth and ninth week. Coincidentally, that’s where we’re at today, which makes it all the more fitting that we bring you our midseason awards. MVP: Albert Haynesworth, Titans How smart do the Titans...
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Brad Gagnon
on 10-29-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles, Albert Haynesworth, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Drew Brees, Chris Johnson
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We classify teams in several ways: great, good, average, bad, and horrible. This year, we aren’t having problems finding horrible teams. The Bengals, Chiefs and Lions get the job done. There is no shortage of bad teams. The 49ers, Raiders and Vikings come to mind. Average teams? Please. The Bears, Broncos...
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Brad Gagnon
on 10-22-2008
Filed under: The Ten, New York Giants, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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It feels like just yesterday LaDainian Tomlinson was a rookie sensation, single-handedly reviving a San Diego Chargers team that had hit rock bottom. But as quickly as he arrived on the scene, is the guy who stole Lawrence Taylor ’s nickname already disappearing? The 2000 season was rough on the San...
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Brad Gagnon
on 10-20-2008
Filed under: Tennessee Titans, Rear-view Monday, Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers
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No overreaction here. You’ll see it pretty much everywhere else, but we refuse to pull the New York Giants from the top spot on our list of the 10 best teams in the NFL. Sure, the Giants were dominated in pretty much every facet of the game Monday night against the Browns, but let’s call that a mulligan...
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1. Who will get the bigger share of the workload, LenDale White or Chris Johnson? White became the number one back in Tennessee in his second season. Although he was relatively consistent, White did disappear at times and his average yards per carry dropped from his rookie season. Although White was...
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One thing that’s always driven us crazy at The Score is when two guys on the same team have the same last name. Every year, for every sport, we print off a list of “same name, same team” players, so we can be wary of them when doing CG boards and scoreboards. Well, the Tennessee Titans could make things...