Here are news and notes from OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><\/span> Home field hasn\u2019t always been that big an advantage in Dolphins<\/span> defensive end David Bowens Two weeks ago, Awasom<\/span> was on the The Steelers (2-6) try to stop a three-game losing streak Wide receiver Santana Moss was upgraded to probable on the The Patriots have beaten the Jets seven straight times, Raiders\u2019 defense is already ranked third league-wide in Linebacker Napoleon Harris (dislocated left wrist) and Childress,<\/span> asked if he\u2019s Cowboys<\/span> wide receiver Terry Glenn The Cardinals will face a 3-4 defense Sunday for the first \u00a0<\/span> 49ers-Lions Hoping to improve their play away from home, the 49ers <\/body> Sunday, November 12, 2006 Here are news and notes from OffshoreInsiders.com \u00a0private clipboard.\u00a0 They are compiled from hometown newspapers and the team\u2019s own press releases. Rams-Seahawks Seattle Post Intelligencer Home field hasn\u2019t always been that big an advantage in this series. The Rams won the division title in 2003, and beat the Seahawks … Continue reading Sunday News and Notes<\/span>
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\nand the team\u2019s own press releases. Rams-Seahawks
\nthis series. The Rams won the division title in 2003, and beat the Seahawks at
\nQwest Field. The Seahawks won the division title in 2004, but lost to the Rams
\ntwice at home\u2014once in the regular season and again in the first round of the
\nplayoffs. The Rams won four of five during the 2003 and \u201804 seasons. The
\nSeahawks have won the past three meetings.Since<\/span>
\nentering the Week 6 game against the Seahawks at 4-1,<\/span>
\nthe Rams have lost three in a row. Since beating the Rams 30-28 in
\nLouis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, the Seahawks have dropped two of three.
\nsports service in their highest ranked sports.\u00a0\u00a0
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Chiefs-Dolphins
Sun Sentinel
\ndidn\u2019t practice Friday because of a strained hamstring suffered during Thursday\u2019s
\nsession. Bowens is listed as questionable on the team\u2019s injury report for
\nSunday\u2019s game against visiting
\nFor
\nstarters \u2013 linebacker Derrick Johnson (ankle) and right tackle Kevin Sampson
\n(foot) \u2013 were officially declared out Friday. Keyaron<\/span>
\nFox will start for Johnson, while Kyle Turley, who had an offseason tryout with
\nthe Dolphins as a tight end, replaces Sampson.Former<\/span>
\nDolphins strong safety Sammy Knight also was added to
\nCity<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>\u2019s injury list as probable with an ankle injury. Joe
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\n\u00a0<\/span>Bears-Giants
NY Times
\npractice squad, but when LaVar<\/span> Arrington was lost for
\nthe season with an Achilles\u2019 injury and Osi<\/span>
\nOct. 23, Awasom<\/span> was promoted to the
\nwho is sidelined two to four weeks with a sprained right foot. \u201cWe have all of
\nthose defensive linemen working together in different spots and that will end
\nup being a game-time decision,\u201d Coach Tom Coughlin said. \u201cHe is ready to go.\u201d
\nlikely miss the Bears game, along with linebacker Brandon Short (quadriceps).
\n\u201cI am not worried about theguys<\/span> that are playing
\nright now,\u201d Coughlin said. \u201cWe\u2019ve just got to put the emphasis on those that
\nare playing and make sure they are prepared. They know what they are doing and
\nthey know what their responsibilities are.\u201d In spite of the injuries \u2014
\nincluding wide receiver Amani<\/span> Toomer<\/span>
\n(knee), who is out for the season \u2014 the Giants have won five consecutive games
\nand the locker room was upbeat Friday after practice.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Saints-Steelers
Post Gazette
\nagainst the New Orleans Saints (6-2) at Heinz Field.Redskins-Eagles
\nWashington Redskins\u2019 injury report, but a final decision on whether he can play
\nwill be determined before tomorrow\u2019s kickoff in Philadelphia. Moss, tight end
\nChristian Fauria<\/span>, who was upgraded to probable with
\nan ankle injury, and a handful of other players<\/span> will
\nbe given fitness tests during warmups<\/span> before the
\ngame. Moss is
\nproducing wide receiver over the past two seasons. Neither Brandon Lloyd nor
\nseason; they combined for two catches and 26 yards last week against
\nLloyd missed Thursday\u2019s practice with a mild groin problem but returned to the
\nfield yesterday and said he will play. Fauria<\/span> made a
\nquick turnaround yesterday after missing practice all week and needing a
\nwalking cast on his left ankle. Like Moss, he was upgraded from questionable to
\nprobable on the injury report. Wide receiver David Patten (hamstring), tackle
\nJon Jansen (calf), tight end Chris Cooley (shoulder) and cornerback Carlos
\nRogers (thumb) practiced and are expected to be available to play tomorrow.
\n
\nwho missed most of training camp and the first half of the season with groin
\nand abdominal injuries, was rested yesterday as a precaution, but will play
\ntomorrow, Gibbs said.\u00a0 <\/span>Stevie Vincent\u2019s
\nhandicapping and part of
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\nincluding once already this season, and are looking to make it eight at
\nGillette Stadium on Sunday.Broncos-Raiders
SF Gate
\nred-zone defense, second in pass defense and tied for sixth with 10
\ninterceptions. The Raiders have scored 92 points in eight games. The defense
\nhas scored 20 of them (plus three extra points), and spoon-fed the offense 16
\nmore with turnovers in the opponents\u2019 territory. Packers-Vikings
\nwide receiver Marcus Robinson (bruised lower back) were ruled out of Sunday\u2019s
\ngame, meaning a second consecutive start at middle linebacker for
\nconcerned about Harris\u2019 injury dragging on, said he didn\u2019t know. \u201cIt\u2019s a pretty
\ngood injury,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s got to be able to play and play at a high level,
\nnot just be a body in there.\u201d Defensive end Darrion<\/span>
\nScott (left ankle sprain) practiced but remains questionable, and Childress
\nsaid he wants to see how the ankle responds. Rookie Ray Edwards would start if
\nScott can\u2019t play. Everyone else is expected to play, including fullback Tony
\nRichardson (thumb) and defensive tackle Pat Williams (knee), who were upgraded
\nto probable. For the Packers, wide receiver Greg Jennings (questionable-ankle)
\nmade it through a portion of practice but had to stop because of soreness and
\nwill be a game-time decision. MasterLockLine.com<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Cowboys-Cardinals
Star Telegram
\npracticed briefly Friday after sitting out Wednesday and Thursday with a
\nlingering right knee injury. Glenn is listed as probable on the injury report
\nfor Sunday\u2019s game against
\nbut said it will be a game-time decision. He has chondromalacia<\/span>,
\na roughening of the cartilage under his kneecap, and said he has trouble
\n10-yard touchdown, against Washington last week after getting a shot to numb
\nthe pain before the game. He said he will likely have to do the same in order
\nto play against the Cardinals. If Glenn doesn\u2019t play, rookie Sam
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\ntime since the season opener, a twist a struggling offense may not need right
\nnow. The reality is the Cardinals have regressed on offense as the season has
\nprogressed.
\nyards and 23 points in the two games since Mike Kruczek<\/span>
\nwas promoted to offensive coordinator, and the Cowboys feature the fifth-ranked
\ndefense in the NFL. Coach Dennis Green kept his offensive line the same this
\ngame, choosing to stick with Chris Liwienski<\/span> at right
\nguard instead of putting the now-healed Milford Brown back in. That was in part
\nbecause Green felt the running game showed some signs of life in
\nBay<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, when Edgerrin James ran for 84 yards (on 24
\ncarries). Green also expressed optimism quarterback Matt Leinart wouldn\u2019t
\ncontinue to slump. Leinart\u2019s<\/span> passing rating the past
\ntwo games is 44.4.\u00a0 <\/span>Joe Duffy\u2019s sports
\nbetting selections are at www.GodsTips.com<\/a>Inside Bay Area
\nhave ended a short-lived experiment in which they departed for road games in
\nthe eastern or central time zone the day before the game. \u201cThat was a mistake,\u201d
\ncoach<\/span> Mike Nolan said Friday shortly before the 49ers
\nflew to
\nSunday against the Lions. Nolan decided to change the 49ers\u2019 traditional departure
\nday for road games during an off-season evaluation of the team\u2019s play last
\nseason, when the 49ers won only one of their eight games away from home. The
\napparently will have to wait until at least next week\u2019s game against
\nThe rookie tight end was again held out of practice Friday and remained
\ndoubtful for Sunday\u2019s game at
\nThe outlook was more promising for safety Chad Williams (quad) and cornerback
\nWalt Harris (hip pointer). They were both upgraded from questionable to
\nprobable after going through Friday\u2019s practice. Williams sustained the hip
\npointer during last Sunday\u2019s 9-3 win over
\nHarris missed the
\nafter suffering a quad injury during a midweek practice.
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