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  • NFL Heads to UK in 2008
    The Brits will get another taste of the NFL next season. After playing in London last October, the NFL announced that it would return to the United Kingdom for a regular-season game in 2008 as part of the NFL’s International Series of regular-season games.

    Last year the New York Giants defeated the Miami Dolphins 13-10 before a sellout crowd of 81,176 at Wembley Stadium.

    “The game in London was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the entire 2007 season,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “The fan interest was tremendous. The passion they demonstrated for our sport that day continued throughout the season, as television viewership in the U.K. has grown by 40 percent since the game.”

    Goodell was tight-lipped about the details of the game, including the venue and competing teams, but an announcement is expected to be confirmed during Super Bowl week (Jan. 28-Feb. 3) in Arizona.

    In 2006, NFL owners approved a five-year plan to stage a limited number of regular-season games outside the United States.

    The NFL played its first-ever regular-season game outside the United States on October 2, 2005 at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. A crowd of 103,467 – the largest for a regular-season game in NFL history, saw the Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31-14.
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    Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:21:00 +0000

  • Wait, there's no crying in football
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    Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:45:00 +0000

  • Playoff Injury Report
    For those of you playing in post-season fantasy games, be sure to find out who's injured. You can find the complete rundown of injuries for playoff games by clicking here.
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    Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:54:00 +0000

  • T.O. Says He Will Play
    T.O. tells Deion Sanders that he will play "at a high level."
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  • NFL Records & Milestones in 2007
    As the football season nears its end, it’s a time to reflect on the many records and milestones of 2007. Sure, the Mac Bros. Fantasy Football Forecast became THE ultimate resource for fantasy football advice and rankings. Sure, one of the Mac Bros. won another fantasy championship (congrats to Rob). And sure, he’s still not going to get lucky with the pick-up line, “Hi, I’m Rob, a fantasy football GOD.”

    But that’s not what this is all about. This is about the players—some we love, some we love to hate. Here’s a breakdown of 2007’s record-breakers and milestone-makers.

    PLAYER

    ACCOMPLISHMENTS



    SHAUN ALEXANDER

    RB, Seattle Seahawks

    · Scored his 100th career rushing touchdown.



    ROB BIRONAS

    K, Tennessee Titans

    · Converted eight field goals against Houston on 10/21 to set an NFL single-game record, surpassing BILLY CUNDIFF, CHRIS BONIOL, RICH KARLIS and JIM BAKKEN, who all had seven in a game.

    · Kicked two extra points and eight field goals against Houston on 10/21, setting the NFL record for most points by a kicker in a game with 26.



    ANQUAN BOLDIN

    WR, Arizona Cardinals

    · Reached 400 receptions the quickest in NFL history. Did it in his 67th game, five less than KELLEN WINSLOW, SR., who did it in 72.



    TOM BRADY

    QB, New England Patriots

    · Set an NFL record with at least three touchdowns in each of his first eight games.

    · Had six passing touchdowns against Miami on 10/21 to set a franchise record.

    · Broke the single-season record of DAN MARINO (10) for most games with at least three touchdown passes.

    · Passed PEYTON MANNING (49; 2004) for most touchdown passes in a season with 50.son with 50.



    DREW BREES

    QB, New Orleans Saints

    · Set an NFL record for completions in a season with 443. Brees eclipsed the mark of 418 completions by RICH GANNON in 2002.



    KRIS BROWN

    K, Houston Texans

    · Tied an NFL single-game record on 10/7 against Miami with three field goals of over 50 yards. He hit two 54-yarders and 57-yard game winner.



    ISAAC BRUCE

    WR, St. Louis Rams

    · Pulled ahead of ART MONK (940) for sixth in NFL career receptions with 942.

    · Moved into third place on the career yards-receiving list, passing JAMES LOFTON (14,004), with 14,109 yards.



    MARQUES COLSTON

    WR, New Orleans Saints

    · Moved past teammate REGGIE BUSH (161) and LARRY FITZGERALD (161) for the most receptions by a player in his first two seasons. Has 168 career receptions.



    ANTONIO CROMARTIE

    CB, San Diego Chargers

    · Plucked a missed field goal out of the air and returned it 109 yards for a touchdown against the Vikings on 11/4 for the longest play in NFL history.



    ANDRE DAVIS

    KR, Houston Texans

    · Became only the seventh player in history to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same game when he did it against Jacksonville on 12/30.



    WARRICK DUNN

    RB, Atlanta Falcons

    · Became the 22nd running back in history with 10,000 yards rushing. Has 10,181 career yards



    JASON ELAM

    WR, Denver Broncos

    · Passed NORM JOHNSON (1,736) for sixth on the career scoring list. Has 1,786 points.

    · Tied MORTEN ANDERSEN and GARY ANDERSON (14) for the most seasons with 100 points.

    · Became the first kicker since 1990 to convert four game-winners in a season.



    BRETT FAVRE

    QB, Green Bay Packers

    · Passed JOHN ELWAY (148) for the most wins by a quarterback with 160.

    · Passed DAN MARINO (420) for most career touchdown passes with 442.

    · Passed DAN MARINO (62) for the most career games with three-or-more touchdowns passes. Now has 63 career three-touchdown games.

    · Eclipsed the all-time career passing yards mark set by DAN MARINO (61,361) with 61,655.

    · His 82-yard touchdown pass to GREG JENNINGS against Denver on 10/29 was the second-longest overtime touchdown in NFL history, tying TOM BRADY and TROY BROWN on 10/19/03. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback RON JAWORSKI and wide receiver MIKE QUICK combined on a 99-yard play on 11/10/85.



    TONY GONZALEZ

    TE, Kansas City Chiefs

    · Passed SHANNON SHARPE (62) to become the all-time leader in touchdowns by a tight end. Has 66 career touchdown catches.

    · Broke the NFL record for catches by a tight end set by SHANNON SHARPE (815) with 820.



    JASON HANSON

    K, Detroit Lions

    · Became the 11th player in NFL history to score 1,600 points, moving past former Lion EDDIE MURRAY for 10th on the career scoring list.



    MARVIN HARRISON

    WR, Indianapolis Colts

    · Passed CRIS CARTER for fourth all-time in receiving yards with 13,944.



    RODNEY HARRISON

    S, New England Patriots

    · Became the first player in history with 30 interceptions and 30.0 sacks. Now has 33 interceptions and 30.5 sacks



    DEVIN HESTER

    KR-PR, Chicago Bears

    · Broke his own NFL record for kick-return touchdowns (5, 2006) in a season with six.



    SHAUN HILL

    QB, San Francisco 49ers

    · Completed 22 of 27 (.815) passes against Minnesota on 12/9, moving past SAM WYCHE (20 for 25, .800); 1968) for the highest completion percentage in a quarterback’s first career game with a minimum of 20 attempts.



    ELLIS HOBBS

    KR, New England Patriots

    · Returned a kickoff 108 yards for a touchdown against the New York Jets on 9/10, surpassing AL CARMICHAEL, NOLAND SMITH, and ROY GREEN (106) for the longest kickoff return in NFL history



    TORRY HOLT

    WR, St. Louis Rams

    · Topped 1,000 yards receiving for the eighth straight year. Only JERRY RICE (11), TIM BROWN (9), CRIS CARTER (8) and MARVIN HARRISON (8) have had such streaks. Had 1,189 receiving yards in 2007.



    T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH

    WR, Cincinnati Bengals

    · Tied for the second-most consecutive games to start a season with a TD reception with BUDDY DIAL (8, 1960). ELROY HIRSCH holds the record with 10 (1951).



    SHANE LECHLER

    P, Oakland Raiders

    · Set a single-season record for net punting by averaging 41.1 net yards per punt. The previous record was 39.9 by MIKE HORAN of the New York Giants in 1993.



    RIAN LINDELL

    K, Buffalo Bills

    · Has 248 consecutive extra points, the NFL record for longest streak to open a career. Passed TOMMY DAVIS, who hit 234 in a row from 1959-65.



    PEYTON MANNING

    QB, Indianapolis Colts

    · Passed JOE MONTANA (40,551) to move into ninth place all-time in passing yards with 41,626

    · Passed JOHN ELWAY (300) for fourth place on the career passing touchdown list with 306.

    · Passed JOE MONTANA (3,409) for eighth place on the all-time completions list with 3,468.

    · Topped 30 TD passes for the fourth time in his career.

    · Became only the third player in history to throw for at least 20 touchdowns in 10 consecutive seasons.

    · Extended his NFL record for most 4,000-yard seasons to eight.



    BRANDON MARSHALL

    WR, Denver Broncos

    · With 102 receptions, became the third second-year player in history to top 100 catches in a season, joining ISAAC BRUCE and LARRY FITZGERALD.



    KEENAN MC CARDELL

    WR, Washington Redskins

    · Passed JIMMY SMITH (862) for ninth on the all-time receptions list with 883.



    MATT MOORE

    QB, Carolina Panthers

    · By leading the Panthers to a 13-10 win over Seattle on 12/16, became the first undrafted rookie quarterback since 1974 to win his first start.



    RANDY MOSS

    WR, New England Patriots

    · Passed JERRY RICE (22, 1987) for the most touchdown receptions in a season with 23.

    · Became the first receiver in history with 100 yards receiving in each of his first four games with a new team.

    · Moved past DON MAYNARD (50) for third place in career 100-yard receiving games with 54.

    · Passed MARVIN HARRISON (123) for third place in career receiving touchdowns with 124.



    TERRELL OWENS

    WR, Dallas Cowboys

    · Passed JIMMY SMITH (862) for ninth on the all-time receptions list with 882.

    · Passed IRVING FRYAR (862) for 10th on the career receiving yards list with 13,070.

    · Tied CRIS CARTER (131) for fifth-most touchdowns in history.



    CARSON PALMER

    QB, Cincinnati Bengals

    · Reached 100 career touchdown passes in the fifth-fewest games in history (60). Only DAN MARINO (44 games), KURT WARNER (50), JOHNNY UNITAS (53) and PEYTON MANNING (56) did it in fewer games.



    ADRIAN PETERSON

    RB, Minnesota Vikings

    · Had 296 yards rushing against San Diego on 11/4, breaking the NFL single-game rushing record of Baltimore’s JAMAL LEWIS, 295 yards against Cleveland on 9/14/03.



    ED REED

    S, Baltimore Ravens

    · Became the only player in history to score return touchdowns of a punt, blocked punt, interception, and fumble when he returned a punt for a TD against Cincinnati on 9/10/07



    MATT STOVER

    K, Baltimore Ravens

    · Passed JOHN CARNEY (1,812) to move into fourth place on the all-time scoring list with 1,822 points.



    FRED TAYLOR

    RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

    · Became the 21st running back in history with 10,000 yards rushing (10,715).



    JASON TAYLOR

    DE, Miami Dolphins

    · Surpassed GEORGE MARTIN (8) for the most touchdowns by a defensive lineman in the modern era. He has 9.



    VINNY TESTAVERDE

    QB, Carolina Panthers

    · Passed WARREN MOON (44 years, 8 days old; 11/26/00) as the second-oldest quarterback to start a game He was 44 years, 26 days old when he started against Jacksonville on 12/9. STEVE DE BERG, at 44 years, 279 days, holds the record for oldest QB to start a game (10/25/98).

    · Passed JOE MONTANA (273) for eighth all-time for career touchdown passes with 275.



    LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON

    RB, San Diego Chargers

    · Became the 23rd player in history with 10,000 yards rushing. Tied EMMITT SMITH as the player to do so in the fourth-fewest games (106).

    · Passed WALTER PAYTON (110) for third on the all-time career rushing touchdown list with 115.

    · Passed JIM BROWN (126) for seventh on the all-time career touchdown list with 129.

    · Joined ERIC DICKERSON as the only players in history to rush for more than 1,200 yards in each of their first seven seasons. He had 1,474 yards this season.



    LEON WASHINGTON

    RB-KR, New York Jets

    · Became the 11th player in history to have at least three kickoff returns in a season for touchdowns and the first since Buffalo's TERRENCE MC GEE in 2004.



    JEFF WILKINS

    K, St. Louis Rams

    · Tied the NFL record set by JASON ELAM (1992-02) for consecutive conversion kicks at 371.

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    Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:53:00 +0000

  • Wild Card & Playoff Match-ups

    NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND



    Saturday, Jan. 5

    NFC: 4:30 pm (ET)

    Washington (9-7) at Seattle (10-6) (NBC)





    AFC: 8 pm (ET)

    Jacksonville (11-5) at Pittsburgh (10-6) (NBC)


    Sunday, Jan. 6

    NFC: 1 pm (ET)

    New York Giants (10-6) at Tampa Bay (9-7) (FOX)





    AFC: 4:30 pm (ET)

    Cleveland (10-6) or Tennessee (9-6) at San Diego (11-5) (CBS)


    NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS

    Saturday, Jan. 12

    NFC: 4:30 pm (ET)

    Seattle (10-6), Tampa Bay (9-7) or New York Giants (10-6) at Green Bay (13-3) (FOX)





    AFC: 8 pm (ET)

    Pittsburgh (10-6), Jacksonville (11-5), Cleveland (10-6) or Tennessee (9-6) at New England (16-0) (CBS)

    Sunday, Jan. 13



    AFC: 1 pm (ET)

    San Diego (11-5), Pittsburgh (10-6), or Jacksonville (11-5) at Indianapolis (13-2) (CBS)





    NFC: 4:30 pm (ET)

    Tampa Bay (9-7), New York Giants (10-6) or Washington (9-7) at Dallas (13-3) (FOX)

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