Joe Duffy is CEO of From Cy<\/span> McCormick: most of our Manning has the worst third-down passer rating in the Giants Sam Madison picked a heck of a time to come back to Even without Hines Tampa has given up 21 touchdown passes this season\u2014tied the Falcons not The only time the Redskins have won back-to-back games was Texans coach Gary Kubiak said Last year\u2019s season-ending six-game winning streak and The Jets practiced outside yesterday in the rotten
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\nsharp NFL experts believe Eli Manning has struggled greatly since the
\nsince his injury and he was Manning\u2019s favorite target. NY Times
\ndismal 46.4, and he has had his worst performances of the season. The team\u2019s
\npassing offense, ranked 11th<\/sup> in the league three weeks ago, is now
\n18th<\/sup>. Manning has two touchdowns and six interceptions in the past
\nthree games. Approved
\nsportsbooks are at <\/span><\/span>Journal Times
\nthe starting lineup from a two-week absence with a re-strained right hamstring.
\nSome will say, hey, just in time. The Cowboys come to town tomorrow, and the
\nGiants need all the veterans possible as they attempt to retake first place in
\nthe NFC East. The more pessimistic, though, say a tender hamstring is bad
\nenough, but throw in the task of covering Terry Glenn and Terrell Owens and it\u2019s
\njust a matter of time before the thing goes \u201ctwang\u201d again.
\nallows R.W<\/span>. McQuarters<\/span>, <\/span>
\nto move over to left corner, where he will start while Corey Webster nurses
\nturf toe. Frank Walker, one of the most inconsistent cornerbacks in the league,
\nstarted last week in <\/span>
\nunnecessary-roughness penalty that Coughlin termed \u201cstupid.\u201d Joe Duffy\u2019s sports
\nbetting selections are at Buccaneers-Steelers
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\nWard,<\/span> the Steelers\u2019 passing game could still flourish against the Tampa
\nBay Buccaneers. Ward, the AFC\u2019s eighth-leading receiver with 57 catches, will
\nmiss only his second start in nine seasons tomorrow after having arthroscopic
\nsurgery to remove bone chips in his left knee Monday. That means
\ndistinguished himself more for his drops than his catches this season, will
\nmake his first start against the Buccaneers. Washington, an undrafted<\/span>
\nrookie in 2005, is fifth on the team with 27 catches, but he leads in yards per
\ncatch (16.1) and is tied for second behind Ward with three touchdowns. But
\ncould be tied with Ward with six touchdown catches if he didn\u2019t drop passes in
\nthe end zone in games against
\n
\nOf course, there was also that costly \u201cflinch\u201d at the end of regulation that prevented
\nthe Steelers from attempting a winning field goal in
\nwith Green Bay for most in the NFL\u2014but have only managed five interceptions,
\ntied with the Saints for fewest in the league. The Steelers will be without
\nWard and safety Troy
\nplayers are expected to play against the Buccaneers. The lone exception is wide
\nreceiver\/punt returner<\/span> Willie Reid<\/span> (foot\/questionable), who has missed the past seven
\ngames.Falcons-Redskins
\nTimes
\nonly lost back-to-back to the Lions and Browns (3-17 against the rest of the
\nleague) but followed with one-sided defeats to heavyweights Baltimore and New
\nOrleans. The latter 31-13 spanking was preceded by owner Arthur Blank
\nthreatening major changes if Atlanta didn\u2019t produce a winning season and was
\npunctuated by franchise player Vick\u2019s now-infamous dirty bird salute to the
\nhecklers in the Georgia Dome crowd. Injuries have hurt the defense which
\nadded passrusher John Abraham and safeties Lawyer Milloy and Chris Crocker in
\nthe offseason, but played without Abraham and middle linebacker Ed Hartwell for
\neight games apiece. Atlanta\u2019s defense is ranked 22nd<\/sup>, just as it was
\nlast year. Stevie Vincent\u2019s BetOnSports360.com<\/b><\/a>
\nis pioneer in forensic handicapping and part of
\n<\/span><\/b> <\/span>The Falcons are ninth
\nagainst the run and 11th<\/sup> in sacks but 30th<\/sup> against the
\npass. The Falcons\u2019 3-4 NFC record is the worst of the conference\u2019s five teams
\nthat are 5-6 overall, putting them 11th<\/sup> in the race for six playoff
\nspots with three road games and home dates with contenders Dallas and Carolina
\nremaining. So Mora didn\u2019t mince words when asked if tomorrow\u2019s game against the
\n4-7 Washington Redskins is a must-win. \u201cYeah, we have to win it,\u201d he said.Washington Post
\nthe third and fourth games of the season, when they beat
\nand
\nmarked the high points on offense and defense.On<\/span>
\noffense, the Redskins racked up 976 yards over those games — 495 against
\nand 481 against the Jaguars. Against
\nthe Redskins played their most physical game offensively and Clinton
\nBut the Redskins have sputtered since. They lost to the New York Giants,
\nand
\nOct. 29 bye weekend, and lost to
\nafter an emotional victory at home against the Dallas Cowboys. Joe Duffy\u2019s
\nsports betting selections are at www.GodsTips.com<\/b><\/a>Texans-Raiders
\n2-9 record is misleading,<\/span> and the numbers seem to bear
\nthat out. The last three weeks, the Raiders have four-point losses to
\nCity<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and
\nand a seven-point loss to
\nIf the playoffs began today, all three of those AFC West teams would be in the
\npostseason. Both of the Raiders\u2019 wins (22-9 over
\nand 20-13 over
\ncome at home.
\nonly 39 points in its last three home games and has given up more than 20
\npoints just once in its last seven games.The<\/span> Texans
\nare 29th<\/sup> in the league in scoring at 16 points a game. Texans
\nfullback Jameel<\/span> Cook (knee) was downgraded to
\nquestionable, but Gary Kubiak said his playing status would be a game-time
\ndecision after a pregame<\/span> workout on Sunday. The
\nTexans likely will have all three of their lead backs Wali<\/span>
\nLundy, Samkon<\/span> Gado<\/span> and Ron
\nthird week of the season.Jacksonville-Miami
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\ncompletes its tour of the NFL on Sunday when it meets the Dolphins on the road
\nfor the first time in franchise history. I\u2019ve never played in
\nFlorida<\/st1:place> my entire career,\u201d said running back Fred Taylor, a
\nPahokee native in his ninth NFL season. \u201cSo to go back home in front of family
\nand friends, I\u2019m just ready to go man, sort of like the way I felt leading up
\nto that Philly game.\u201d
\nnotched one of his three 100-yard outings on Oct. 29 at
\naveraging 6.9 yards per carry in a 13-6 Jags victory. But another stellar
\nperformance from
\ntough, given the stinginess of
\nfifth-rank run defense. Instead of worrying about the postseason,
\nsaid Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio told the club to have fun during its last five
\nregular-season contests. Jaguars<\/span> cornerback Brian
\nWilliams practiced Friday, but whether he starts against the Dolphins on Sunday
\nis still unknown. Williams said earlier in the week that he expected to play,
\nbut backed away from speculating on Thursday. Second-year cornerback Scott
\nStarks took Williams\u2019 place in the Jags starting lineup during Friday\u2019s
\npractice.
\nsports service in their highest ranked sports.
\n<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Jaguars\u2019 two
\nailing cornerbacks appear to be healing and they could make a big difference in
\nthe secondary against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Starting cornerback Brian
\nWilliams and nickel back Terry Cousin, who were<\/span>
\nsidelined in
\nboth practiced. Williams, who returned to practice after missing Wednesday\u2019s
\nworkout, remained questionable while Cousin, who has missed five weeks with a
\ntorn groin muscle, practiced for the second consecutive day and was upgraded
\nfrom doubtful to questionable. With both Williams and Cousin out in
\nthe Jaguars started rookie Dee Webb at cornerback and he was victimized on
\nthree big plays that led to
\n17 first-half points.Sun Sentinel
\noffensive improvement coincided with then offensive coordinator Scott
\nhe could communicate directly with his players. This year\u2019s offensive turnaround
\nseemed to begin with another shift of positions. Damion<\/span>
\nMcIntosh moved from right guard to his natural spot at left tackle, and
\nexpensive offseason free-agent acquisition L.J<\/span>.
\nShelton slid over from left tackle to right guard, a position he never played
\nat any level. The offensive line has clicked since the swap was made prior to
\nGame 6 against the Jets. The average points have increased from 12.2 to 22.7.
\nRushing yards have gone from 84.9 to 111.1 yards per game. Quarterback
\nthe first four games, but Joey Harrington has gone down just eight times over
\nthe past seven games. Since the start of training camp, injuries, unfamiliarity
\nor poor play have combined to wipe out a group of guards, including Seth
\nMcKinney, Joe Berger, Joe Toledo, Bennie Anderson, Kendyl<\/span>
\nJacox<\/span> and McIntosh. It seemed to take two games,
\nlosses to the Packers and Jets, for the revamped unit to bond. Harrington, who
\ntook over for Culpepper the game before the line moves, has factored into the
\noffense\u2019s rise from 24th<\/sup> to 16th<\/sup>, with his quick release
\nand midrange passing skills.
\nbelieves the line\u2019s success correlates to playing with leads and remaining
\ncommitted to the running game. The Dolphins trailed or were tied at halftime in
\ntheir first six games (1-5) and have been ahead at halftime in the past four
\ngames (4-0).Jets-Packers
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\nweather, as they often have done under Eric Mangini<\/span>.
\nThe head coach wants his team to be ready for whatever conditions it might
\nface, and the strategy has already paid dividends when the Jets went to
\nEngland<\/st1:place> and beat the Patriots on a wet, sloppy afternoon. There
\nwas nothing, however, Mangini<\/span> could do to replicate
\nthe frigid temperatures or the remnants of the snowstorm that is hitting the