November 6
New Orleans Times-Picayune
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After further review, Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner gained a season's worth of yards-after-contact in his team's 35-27 loss Monday night to the usually sure-tackling Saints. Turner muscled and motored his way to 151 yards on 20 carries and one touchdown, becoming the first running back to pass 100 yards rushing against the undefeated Saints this season. Consequently, New Orleans tumbled from fourth overall (92.3 yards per game) in rushing defense to 11th in the latest NFL rankings (102.1 yards per game), a fact that is sure to be emphasized Sunday by the run-oriented Carolina Panthers. The Panthers (3-4) boast the one-two punch of running backs DeAngelo Williams and ..."
November 5
New Orleans Times-Picayune
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This has been a rough year for Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme. It began in January, when the Lafayette native threw five interceptions in a playoff loss to the Arizona Cardinals, and it carried over to this season. Carolina lost its first three games and got off to a 2-4 start, with Delhomme throwing 13 interceptions, fumbling twice and being sacked 13 times in his first six starts. Then when the Panthers were finally playing their best game last week, a 34-21 victory at Arizona, he got knocked out during the third quarter with a chest injury that sent him to the emergency room. But Delhomme checked out OK, and he practiced fully Wednesday. So as far as the Saints are ..."
November 5
New Orleans Times-Picayune
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After further review, Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner gained a season's worth of yards-after-contact in his team's 35-27 loss Monday night to the usually sure-tackling Saints. Turner muscled and motored his way to 151 yards on 20 carries and one touchdown, becoming the first running back to pass 100 yards rushing against the undefeated Saints this season. Consequently, New Orleans tumbled from fourth overall (92.3 yards per game) in rushing defense to 11th in the latest NFL rankings (102.1 yards per game), a fact that is sure to be emphasized Sunday by the run-oriented Carolina Panthers. The Panthers (3-4) boast the one-two punch of running backs DeAngelo Williams and ..."
October 26
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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If there's one thing veteran defensive end Chris Kelsay has learned during his frustrating career with the Bills, it's this: "It's better to win ugly than to lose ugly," Kelsay said with a smile. Anyone who has followed the Bills for any length of time, particularly in the last decade, knows they have perfected the art of the hideous loss. So good for them that in the last two weeks they have turned it around and pulled out back-to-back victories that would make Cinderella's step-sisters look like beauty queens. "I don't care how ugly it is, as long as we win," Kelsay said after the Bills defeated the Carolina Panthers 20-9 Sunday afternoon in front of 73,497 fans at Bank of America ..."
October 22
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Trent Edwards was absent Wednesday from Bills practice, and the strange thing is that it seems he was hardly missed. Buffalo's struggling starting quarterback was told to stay home and rest as part of the team's protocol for treating concussions, so Edwards was not involved in meetings, workouts or any part of practice. In fact, he's not even allowed to talk on the phone or text. In his stead, Ryan Fitzpatrick ran the first-team offense in practice, and afterward, comments made by several players indicated that it really wouldn't matter to them who starts Sunday when the Bills travel to Carolina to take on the Panthers. "I wouldn't really say there's any difference from my standpoint," ..."
October 22
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Quarterback Trent Edwards was not in attendance at practice today, advancing speculation that he will not play Sunday when the Buffalo Bills face the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C. Edwards suffered a concussion - his second in little more than a year - in last week's game against the New York Jets. Ryan Fitzpatrick came off the bench and engineered a 16-13 overtime win that snapped Buffalo's three-game losing streak. Fitzpatrick, 26, would start against the Panthers and was taking the bulk of today's practice repetitions with normal No. 3 QB Gibran Hamdan backing him up. Edwards was scheduled for further testing."
October 22
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Injuries continue to be a source of concern for the Bills as six starters did not practice Wednesday when the team began preparing for Sunday's game at Carolina. In addition to quarterback Trent Edwards, who is recovering from a concussion, safeties Donte Whitner and Bryan Scott (ankles), offensive tackle Jonathan Scott (ankle), defensive tackle Kyle Williams (shoulder) and cornerback Terrence McGee (knee) all were on the sidelines. So was backup tight end Shawn Nelson (illness), while defensive end Chris Kelsay was limited due to a sore eye. One player who returned to work was wide receiver James Hardy. He had been on the physically unable to perform list and could not practice with the ..."
October 22
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Trent Edwards was absent Wednesday from Bills practice, and the strange thing is that it seems he was hardly missed. Buffalo's struggling starting quarterback was told to stay home and rest as part of the team's protocol for treating concussions, so Edwards was not involved in meetings, workouts or any part of practice. In fact, he's not even allowed to talk on the phone or text. In his stead, Ryan Fitzpatrick ran the first-team offense in practice, and afterward, comments made by several players indicated that it really wouldn't matter to them who starts Sunday when the Bills travel to Carolina to take on the Panthers. "I wouldn't really say there's any difference from my standpoint," ..."