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Falcons 24, Raiders 0: 3 First Downs

This week the Oakland Raiders set some special time aside in practice to work on their end zone celebrations. Perhaps this coming week the Raiders could set aside a little more time to work on (1) getting into the end zone and (2) getting a couple of first downs. Atlanta marched into Oakland today and walked out with one...

Patriots 30 49ers 21: Patriots Offense Arrives

Entering Sunday's game in San Francisco, New England had never won a game on the road against the 49ers, while the Patriots had gone four consecutive games scoring fewer than 20 points. Both streaks would come to an end, as New England came from behind on two separate occasions to pull out a 30-21 win on the road, keeping...

Chargers 28 Raiders 18: Raiders Can't Hold Lead ... Again

For the second week in a row it appeared as if the Raiders were going to pull out a relatively surprising win, only to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the fourth quarter ... again. The Raiders were outscored 28-3 in the second half, including 25-3 in the fourth quarter, as the San Diego Chargers survived an early...

Buccaneers 30 Packers 21: Tampa Picks Off, Knocks Out Aaron Rodgers

Entering Sunday's game at Raymond James Stadium, Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers had not thrown an interception in 158 pass attempts. He ended up throwing three on just 27 passes in the Packers' 30-21 loss to Tampa Bay. Though, to be fair, the first pick wasn't his fault, as it was a perfect pass to running back...

Dolphins 38 Patriots 13: Joey Porter Was Right

The New England Patriots entered Sunday's game having not lost a regular season game since December 10, 2006, a 21-0 loss at the hands of ... the Miami Dolphins. Since that loss, the Patriots went on a run of 21 consecutive regular season wins, dominating just about every team they came in contact with. By comparison,...