Washington Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss will miss Quarterback Brett The Patriots should be closer to full strength when they The defense has been decimated by injuries. The run In a game that Steelers <\/span> Raiders coach Art Shell isn\u2019t saying, but all indicators The Carolina Panthers seemed poised for greatness this Starting right guard Bobbie Williams had an emergency Using the same 11 starters from last season, the unit <\/body> Sunday, November 19, 2006 Redskins-Buccaneers Washington Post Washington Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss will miss tomorrow\u2019s game at Tampa Bay with a left hamstring injury that kept him out of practice this week. Moss suffered the injury Oct. 22 at Indianapolis, and even though the Redskins had a bye week following that game, Moss … Continue reading Sunday NFL Notes<\/span>
\n2006<\/st1:date>Redskins-Buccaneers
\ntomorrow\u2019s game at
\nwith a left hamstring injury that kept him out of practice this week. Moss
\nsuffered the injury Oct. 22 at
\nand even though the Redskins had a bye week following that game, Moss did not
\nplay in the Redskins\u2019 22-19 victory over
\non Nov. 5. In Sunday\u2019s 27-3 loss at
\nMoss clearly was not himself, catching three balls for 17 yards. Moss is the
\nRedskins\u2019 leading receiver this season, with 31 catches for 452 yards and three
\ntouchdowns. All three of his touchdowns came in the same game, a 36-30 overtime
\nwin over
\nfrustration regarding the injury is mounting, especially because quarterback
\nJason Campbell will make his debut tomorrow without the team\u2019s best wide
\nreceiver and best running back, Clinton Portis<\/span>, who
\nwas placed on injured reserve earlier in the week. Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs
\nsaid there was a \u201cslim hope\u201d that Moss would play and that it would be a
\ngame-time decision. MasterLockLine.com<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span>
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\n<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Patriots-Packers
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\nFavre <\/span>might be at less than full strength Sunday when the Green Bay
\nPackers meet the New England Patriots at Lambeau Field. Coach
\nsuffered a groin injury Thursday during practice, an injury that the coach said
\n\u201creally bothered\u201d Favre as he took some but not all of the repetitions with the
\nNo. 1 offense Friday. Favre had been listed as probable on the injury report with
\nan ankle injury. The Packers now list him as probable with ankle and groin
\ninjuries. McCarthy was asked if he was at all worried about Favre and his
\nability to move Sunday. \u201cNo,\u201d he replied. \u201cI\u2019ve talked to him at length today.
\nHe doesn\u2019t think it\u2019s a big deal.\u201d It isn\u2019t certain if wide receiver
\nMcCarthy said he expected the rookie to play more than
\nend David Martin <\/span>(shoulder,
\nthigh) and cornerback Will Blackmon <\/span>(rib)
\nreturned to practice Friday. Martin will play. Blackmon remained
\nquestionable after taking Friday off. Running back
\nreturn kickoffs. Fullback Brandon
\nexpected to play. For the Patriots, the only players definitely out are
\nstarting safeties Rodney Harrison <\/span>(shoulder)
\nand Eugene Wilson <\/span>(hamstring).
\nGame-time decisions probably will determine the availability of guard
\nAsante<\/span><\/span>
\nlast three games but appears close to playing. Samuel finished the last game
\nbut didn\u2019t practice all week. If Samuel cannot play, the Patriots probably
\nwould move safety Chad Scott <\/span>back
\nto cornerback and start James Sanders <\/span>at
\nstrong safety. Sanders, a fourth-round draft choice in 2005,
\nhas<\/span> played sparingly from scrimmage and, when he has played, has been
\nineffective. Joe Duffy\u2019s sports betting selections are at
\ntake on the Packers tomorrow – defensive end Ty<\/span>
\nWarren is expected to play.
\nmissed the first game of his career last week against the Jets with what was
\nlisted as a bad shoulder. While
\nhas been seen with both shoulders wrapped in recent weeks, sources say he
\nmissed the Jets game because of a strained right calf. The team feared he might
\ntear it if he attempted to play. His importance to the defense was never more
\napparent than last week, when the Jets ran for over 100 yards and the Patriots
\nwere forced to shuffle their defensive line, moving Richard Seymour from his
\ncomfortable right end spot to
\nleft. Jarvis Green, a right-side player, took
\nspot. Warren, a fourth-year player out of Texas A&M<\/span>,
\nis in the midst of his best season. He recorded 43 tackles, two sacks and a
\nsafety in his first eight games, and remains on course to set career highs in
\nevery defensive category. If he plays the second half like he did the first,
\nhe\u2019ll deserve serious All-Pro consideration. Stevie Vincent\u2019s
\nhandicapping and part of
\n<\/span><\/b> <\/span>Colts-Cowboys
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\ndefense, which was ranked in the middle of the N.F.L<\/span>.
\nat the end of last season, is the lowest ranked in the league, allowing more
\nthan 5 yards a rush. The defense is yielding 49 more rushing yards a game than
\nlast season. There is a rookie running back, Joseph Addai<\/span>,
\nreplacing the departed Edgerrin James. The offense has been limited in its use
\nof three-receiver plays because of an injury to receiver Brandon
\ncomebacks in three games to remain unbeaten, and their average margin of
\nvictory is 6.6 points \u2014 nearly 10 points less than their margin of victory
\nduring their 13-0 start last season. Only two victories this season have come
\nby double digits; 9 of the first 13 last year were by double digits. And the
\nColts have already had two 1-point victories this season. That did not happen
\nat all last season. By popular request, check out
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\nin every sport for 365 days. Falcons-Ravens
\ncould end a losing streak or leave them with a .500 record, the Falcons could,
\nat times, field a defensive line Sunday at Baltimore with two undrafted rookies
\nand two second-year players . Atlanta has lost both starting defensive ends
\n(John Abraham and Patrick Kerney), two defensive backs (Jason Webster and Kevin
\nMathis) and having to replace both offensive guards (Kynan Forney and Matt
\nLehr) as the Falcons have. The Falcons (5-4) are left having to count on three
\nplayers who never started an NFL game until this season and 11 undrafted
\nplayers to rescue a season that, once again, started well but has leveled off
\nand is at a crossroads. Approved
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\nthrough an entire practice for the first time this week without difficulty and,
\nbarring some type of setback, should play Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. \u201cHe\u2019s
\ngotten better each day,\u201d coach<\/span> Bill Cowher<\/span> said of his two-time Pro Bowl safety. Also, center
\n(knee\/questionable), who has missed the past two games, practiced for the
\nsecond day in a row and likely will play in
\nRaiders-Chiefs
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\nChronicle
\npoint to Aaron Brooks taking over as the starting quarterback Sunday against
\nthe Kansas City Chiefs. Brooks took the majority of first-team snaps at
\npractice Friday, according to a person who watched practice. Shell said he won\u2019t
\nannounce his starter until game day. Brooks,<\/span> signed in
\nthe offseason and named the starter in training camp, has been out with a
\nstrained pectoral muscle near his right throwing shoulder since the first
\nquarter of Week 2\u2019s game at
\nHe ran the scout team offense last week, then declared himself<\/span>
\nfit to play this week as he shared first-team snaps with Andrew Walter. Friday,
\nthe team\u2019s final practice before boarding a plane for
\nCity<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, was the first time he got most of the work with
\nthe starters. Joe Duffy\u2019s sports betting selections are at
\na third-round draft pick last year, is 2-5 as a starter with the NFL\u2019s
\nworst-rated total offense and passing offense. He threw nine interceptions
\nversus three touchdowns for the league\u2019s lowest quarterback rating. Chiefs
\ncoach Herm Edwards, who named Trent Green his starter this week, thought Brooks
\nwould start all along, and prepared for as much.Rams-Panthers
\nseason, topping many a preseason list as the team most likely to represent the
\nNFC in Super Bowl XLI. Yet they prepare to face the Rams with a record of 5-4,
\none of eight teams in the conference within a game of .500. The Panthers
\nentered the opener without wide receiver Steve Smith, who led the NFL last year
\nin receiving yards and tied for the lead in receptions and receiving
\nof their 20-6 loss to
\nPanthers had lost two starters on the offensive line.
\nsports service in their highest ranked sports.
\n<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Center Justin
\nlisted as out for Sunday. Left tackle Travelle<\/span>
\nWharton was placed on the injured-reserve list. The losses have been felt most
\nkeenly in
\nThe Panthers hoped that DeShaun<\/span> Foster and rookie
\nDeAngelo Williams would form a 1-2 punch to soften defenses for the passing
\ngame. Instead,
\n28th<\/sup> in rushing yardage. Foster has gained 588 yards, 19th<\/sup>
\nin the NFL. Williams has just 158 yards but has missed almost four games
\nbecause of an ankle injury. Perhaps more devastating was the concussion
\nsuffered in the opener by middle linebacker Dan Morgan. He was inactive for the
\nnext four games, then<\/span> was placed on injured reserve.
\nThe defense ranks in the middle of the pack in rushing, passing and total yards
\nallowed, though defensive end Julius Peppers has stood out. Peppers
\nleads<\/span> the league with 11 sacks and was named defensive player of the
\nmonth for October. The Panthers lost their first two games but reeled off four
\nconsecutive victories with Smith\u2019s return.Bengals-Saints
\nappendectomy Wednesday afternoon and is out for the game Sunday at New
\nseason, Williams has started 42 consecutive games. Playing alongside tackle
\nWillie Anderson, Williams is a key part in the Bengals\u2019 power run game. The Bengals
\nplayed the past four games with the same starting line after juggling the
\nquintet the first five games because of injuries to starting left tackle Levi
\nJones and starting center Rich Braham. Backup Eric Ghiaciuc<\/span>
\nhas started six games at center, and rookie backup Andrew Whitworth four at
\nleft tackle and two at left guard.
\n2006<\/st1:date>Giants-Jaguars
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\nglided through the early stages of this season. It featured an array of star
\nplayers swirling around the nucleus of an underrated offensive line, usually
\nmoving downfield. Now, in the second half of the season, there is concern. Left
\ntackle Luke Petitgout<\/span> and wide receiver
\nreserve. The Giants\u2019 offense has become less a model of cool efficiency and
\nmore a contraption of fits and starts. The Giants (6-3) averaged 27.2 points in
\ntheir first six games, but 17 in their past three. Now they are headed south to
\nplay the Jacksonville Jaguars (5-4) on Monday night. The Jaguars have allowed
\n14.1 points a game, third lowest in the N.F.L<\/span>.
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