Online wire reportsOct. 7, 2012 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The familiar showdown had a new twist — Peyton Manning in a Denver Broncos uniform. It ended as it usually does with Tom Brady winning the matchup of marquee quarterbacks. But not before Manning nearly pulled off another fourth-quarter comeback in a career filled with them. In [...]
Oct. 4, 2012 Sam Bradford threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Lance Kendricks on the opening drive, rookie Greg Zuerlein kicked a 53-yard field goal, and the St. Louis Rams then relied on defense to take a 10-3 lead over the Arizona Cardinals 10-3 into the fourth quarter Thursday night. The Rams, ranked 27th in [...]
Oct. 1, 2012 Bears linebacker Lance Briggs ended a wild two-play swing of traded turnovers by picking a ball out of the air and racing 74 yards for a touchdown, and Chicago led the Dallas Cowboys 24-10 after three quarters Monday night. Chicago had its first fumble of the season midway through the third quarter [...]
Oct. 1, 2012 Bears linebacker Lance Briggs ended a wild two-play swing of traded turnovers by picking a ball out of the air and racing 74 yards for a touchdown, and Chicago led the Dallas Cowboys 24-10 after three quarters Monday night. Chicago had its first fumble of the season midway through the third quarter [...]
Online wire reportsSep. 30, 2012 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Jets were a delicious treat for the San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco used a solid running game, a smothering defense, a little bit of the wildcat-style offense and even blocked a punt to cruise to a 34-0 victory. That romp came a week [...]
Online wire reportsSep. 30, 2012 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Theres nothing wrong with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots that a game against their familiar AFC East patsies — the Buffalo Bills — cant fix. Not even after Brady and Co. spotted them a 14-point, third-quarter lead. Brady responded by directing six straight touchdown [...]