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    Titans defense comes through

    Sunday, December 17, 2006, 01:27 PM EST [General]

    It's been a rather quiet afternoon for Vince Young and the Tennessee Titans so far.

    Late in the third quarter, the Titans had all of 90 yards in total offense against the Jaguars. They also had a 24-10 lead. 

    In one of the more unusual box scores of the 2006 season, the Titans have scored all three of their touchdowns on defense.

    Pacman Jones started it all with an 83-yard interception return for a touchdown in the first quarter, followed by Cortland Finnegan' 92-yard fumble TD and a 61-yard INT return by Chris Hope.

    Jacksonville has held the ball nearly three times longer than the Titans in this game, but when the ball has gotten away from the Jags, they've paid dearly.

    Hard to believe -- if the Titans can hold on to win this game, they'll be 7-7, a remarkable turnaround after their 0-5 start.

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    Kick it to Hester

    Sunday, December 17, 2006, 01:13 PM EST [General]

    It's a bit nuts how Devin Hester has turned every punt into an event in Chicago.

    Just now, Bears fans were buzzing the second fourth down rolled around, then let loose a stream of boos when the Bucs punted the ball out of bounds.

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    Grossman goes at Bucs

    Sunday, December 17, 2006, 12:40 PM EST [General]

    Conventional wisdom was that even if the Bears did beat the Bucs, Tampa Bay's defense would be able to cause some problems for shaky starter Rex Grossman.

    Of course, sometimes conventional wisdom just plain sucks. Grossman has thrown for almost 200 yards and two scores in the first half.

    And it can't be a coincidence that stories emerged at the tail end of this week that Bears backup Brian Griese might not have the arm strength to replace Grossman after all.

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    What's the point?

    Sunday, December 17, 2006, 12:20 PM EST [General]

    Just curious?

    What's the point of switching up QBs mid-game when you're 3-10 and your starter is only in there because the guy normally ahead of him on the depth chart is out of commission with a ruptured spleen?

    Maybe we're wrong, but anyone else think Tim Rattay is the long-term answer in Tampa Bay?

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    Delhommeless

    Sunday, December 17, 2006, 11:49 AM EST [General]

    Fighting to hold onto a chance at the postseason, the Panthers are without Jake Delhomme for a second straight week and have fallen behind at home to the Steelers.

    Pittsburgh has won four of its last five games and has outscored its opponents 47-10 in the last two games.
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