{"id":992,"date":"2006-11-04T23:14:18","date_gmt":"2006-11-05T04:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2006\/11\/nfl-news-and-notes\/"},"modified":"2006-11-04T23:14:18","modified_gmt":"2006-11-05T04:14:18","slug":"nfl-news-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2006\/11\/nfl-news-and-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL News and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><\/p>\n<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoDate><st1:date Year=\"2006\" Day=\"5\" Month=\"11\">Sunday, November 5,<br \/>\n2006<\/st1:date><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>We will update injuries and weather Sunday morning at <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/p6.hostingprod.com\/@joeduffy.net\/\">JoeDuffy.net<\/a> <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>NFL<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Texans-Giants<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Newsday<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoNormal>Plaxico Burress\u2019 back spasms dropped him from probable to<br \/>\nquestionable Friday. The Giants could face the Texans without their leading<br \/>\nreceiver, their leader in sacks (<span class=SpellE>Osi<\/span> <span\nclass=SpellE>Umenyiora<\/span>), their leader in interceptions (Sam Madison) and<br \/>\none of their veteran defensive leaders (Brandon Short). <span style='background:\nyellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Bet the NFL and NBA now at -107 <span class=GramE><span\nclass=grame>juice<\/span><\/span>! Check out <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab241235b26bb2a6ef\/1\/\"><span\nstyle='color:navy;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>the latest odds<\/span><\/a> at <span\nclass=SpellE><span class=spelle>CanBet<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cowboys-Redskins<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><st1:State><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Washington<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> Post<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoNormal>Dressed in a gray sweat shirt and sweat pants yesterday,<br \/>\nWashington Redskins wide receiver Santana Moss effectively ruled himself out of<br \/>\ntomorrow\u2019s key NFC East game with the Dallas Cowboys at FedEx Field because of<br \/>\na strained left hamstring. Although Moss is <span class=GramE>quarterback<\/span><br \/>\nMark <span class=SpellE>Brunell\u2019s<\/span> favorite receiver, he has looked<br \/>\nincreasingly to Randle El on third-down plays. Lloyd has been less visible,<br \/>\nthough against <st1:City><st1:place>Indianapolis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> he<br \/>\ncaught a season-high four passes. He has 11 receptions this <span class=SpellE>season.Brunell<\/span><br \/>\nlikely will rely on tight end Chris Cooley, who caught three touchdowns against<br \/>\nthe Cowboys at FedEx Field last season in a 35-7 Redskins win. Cooley also has<br \/>\ntouchdown receptions in his last two games.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=GramE><span style='background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'>Bet<br \/>\nthis game now through BetUs.<\/span><\/span><span style='background:aqua;\nmso-highlight:aqua'> <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/10499\/sportsbook\/default.aspx\">Check out the<br \/>\nlines now<\/a><\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Titans-Jaguars<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Times-Union<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>While players learn to deal with quarterback issues, this<br \/>\none has several Jaguars wondering how much Garrard starting Sunday against the<br \/>\nTitans is because of <span class=SpellE>Leftwich\u2019s<\/span> medical impairment,<br \/>\nand how much is a combination of Del Rio\u2019s ire and <span class=SpellE>Leftwich\u2019s<\/span><br \/>\nineffectiveness two weeks ago at Houston. <span style='background:red;\nmso-highlight:red'>Bet now through Nine. <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.nine.com\/gcm.asp?c=GCM-3508-1\">Check out the latest odds.<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dolphins-Bears<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><st1:City><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Miami<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> Herald<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoNormal>The Dolphins\u2019 secondary will undergo changes again Sunday<br \/>\nbecause the starting lineup has been changed and injuries continue to be a<br \/>\nfactor. Coaches expect to make a game-day decision on how much to use <span\nstyle='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Travis Daniels<\/span> against the Bears now<br \/>\nthat the cornerback apparently is recovered from a knee injury that sidelined<br \/>\nhim the past two weeks. Linebacker <span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Derrick<br \/>\nPope<\/span>, who missed five of the past six games with a hamstring injury,<br \/>\napparently is healthy now. We kid you not, you \u201ccan bet\u201d both the <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab5e373d858df4117f\/1\/\">NBA<\/a><br \/>\nand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab3e25f73fe14dbd7a\/1\/\">NFL<\/a><br \/>\nat 107 juice from one of the highest rated sportsbooks in the world.<span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab3e25f73fe14dbd7a\/1\/\">Please<br \/>\nsign up now<\/a>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h3><st1:City><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Chicago<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> Sports<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoNormal>The Dolphins, though stumbling, have the best ranking in<br \/>\nyardage allowed (No. 5 overall) and second-best scoring defense (16<sup>th<\/sup>)<br \/>\nof any Bears opponent so far. We kid you not, you \u201ccan bet\u201d both the <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab5e373d858df4117f\/1\/\">NBA<\/a><br \/>\nand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab3e25f73fe14dbd7a\/1\/\">NFL<\/a><br \/>\nat 107 juice from one of the highest rated sportsbooks in the world.<span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab3e25f73fe14dbd7a\/1\/\">Please<br \/>\nsign up now<\/a>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Vikings-49ers<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Pioneer Press<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoNormal>The Vikings will head to San Francisco without their<br \/>\ndefensive signal caller and their offensive <span class=SpellE>playmaker.Middle<\/span><br \/>\nlinebacker Napoleon Harris and receiver Marcus Robinson, keys to each unit,<br \/>\nwere downgraded Friday from questionable to <span class=SpellE>out.Harris<\/span><br \/>\ndislocated his left wrist in the second quarter Monday against the New England<br \/>\nPatriots. Robinson injured his lower back in <st1:City><st1:place>Seattle<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\non Oct. 22. Vikings coach Brad Childress would not put a timetable on either<br \/>\nplayer\u2019s return, but there is optimism that both could return Nov. 12 when the<br \/>\nVikings host the Green Bay Packers at the <span class=SpellE>Metrodome<\/span>.<br \/>\nChildress said Harris now wears a cast instead of a splint. We kid you not, you<br \/>\n\u201ccan bet\u201d both the <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab5e373d858df4117f\/1\/\">NBA<\/a><br \/>\nand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab3e25f73fe14dbd7a\/1\/\">NFL<\/a><br \/>\nat 107 juice from one of the highest rated sportsbooks in the world.<span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab3e25f73fe14dbd7a\/1\/\">Please<br \/>\nsign up now<\/a>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Texans-Giants<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><st1:City><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Houston<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> Chronicle<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoNormal>Quarterback David Carr\u2019s home and road numbers vary little.<br \/>\nLast season, he fumbled the ball three times on the road and at home. Seven of<br \/>\nhis 11 interceptions in 2005 were thrown at Reliant <span class=SpellE>Stadium.Carr\u2019s<\/span><br \/>\nfirst two fumbles away from home this season came at <st1:State><st1:place>Tennessee<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nlast Sunday. He has one fumble at home.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span>We<br \/>\nkid you not, you \u201ccan bet\u201d both the <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab5e373d858df4117f\/1\/\">NBA<\/a><br \/>\nand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab3e25f73fe14dbd7a\/1\/\">NFL<\/a><br \/>\nat 107 juice from one of the highest rated sportsbooks in the world.<span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab3e25f73fe14dbd7a\/1\/\">Please<br \/>\nsign up now<\/a>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Broncos-Steelers<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Post-Gazette<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=MsoNormal>The Steelers are 2-5 and ready to juggle their offensive<br \/>\nline again, just in time for the Broncos to come to Heinz Field for a rematch<br \/>\nof the AFC championship game in January. This time, some of the changes are not<br \/>\nbeing mandated because of injuries. <span class=SpellE>Chukky<\/span> <span\nclass=SpellE>Okobi<\/span> will make his first start in four years because Pro<br \/>\nBowl center Jeff <span class=SpellE>Hartings<\/span> is out with a sprained<br \/>\nknee, which was injured in the loss Sunday in <st1:City><st1:place>Oakland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.<br \/>\nBut Kendall Simmons likely will return to start at right guard in what has<br \/>\nbecome some kind of weekly rotation with Chris <span class=SpellE>Kemoeatu<\/span>,<br \/>\nwho played most of the second half in <st1:City><st1:place>Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nand started against the Raiders. We kid you not, you \u201ccan bet\u201d both the <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab5e373d858df4117f\/1\/\">NBA<\/a><br \/>\nand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab3e25f73fe14dbd7a\/1\/\">NFL<\/a><br \/>\nat 107 juice from one of the highest rated sportsbooks in the world.<span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>\u00a0 <\/span><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.commissionking.com\/_b72e2db6db669aab3e25f73fe14dbd7a\/1\/\">Please<br \/>\nsign up now<\/a>. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, November 5, 2006 &nbsp; We will update injuries and weather Sunday morning at JoeDuffy.net NFL Texans-Giants Newsday Plaxico Burress\u2019 back spasms dropped him from probable to questionable Friday. The Giants could face the Texans without their leading receiver, their leader in sacks (Osi Umenyiora), their leader in interceptions (Sam Madison) and one of their &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2006\/11\/nfl-news-and-notes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">NFL News and Notes<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/992\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}