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[Sylar]

2 TD's and some big defensive contributions to start the second half!

Good TD by Edelman and then a superb strip recovery from Ninkovich to get us the ball back and allow Brady to find the Gronk for another

[Haymaker]

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2 TD's and some big defensive contributions to start the second half!

Good TD by Edelman and then a superb strip recovery from Ninkovich to get us the ball back and allow Brady to find the Gronk for another

Absolutely love Edelman, he will play any position and always gives his all. Great to see him get some TDs.

[Sylar]

Another 6-pick from Dennard this time

Cruising early in the 4th quarter, 45-17.

I genuinely thought this would have been a close game!

[Sylar]

This is one of the most comprehensive performances I can remember from any Patriots side against the Colts.

We're obliterating Indy here - 52 points and still 9 minutes to go...

[Sylar]

Another turnover from Luck. He's looked really poor today, making some very bad decisions.

Brady rested for the last couple of minutes but in position and driving at Indy again. 59 is a franchise tying record - it would be nice to see us break 60!

[Haymaker]

Sadly, we didnt break 60 but what a game!

[NOLA]

Almost felt sorry for byron leftwich last night, he took some brutal hits from the ravens, I wouldn't be surprised if he's got injured now, 2 weeks + he gets to play baltimore again :) final score from beans field 13 - 10 ravens

[hibsbollah]

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I did a little accumulator again for tomorrows games, I was astonished the Pats are NINE point favourites over the Colts The way Luck is playing id expect a close game.

This is why bookies know best

[Sylar]

Buffalo 19-14 Miami
Atlanta 23-19 Arizona
Dallas 23-20 Cleveland (OT)
Green Bay 24-20 Detroit
Cincinnati 28-6 Kansas City
Washington 31-6 Philadelphia
Tampa Bay 27-21 Carolina (OT)
Houston 43-37 Jacksonville (OT)
NY Jets 27-13 St Louis
New Orleans 38-17 Oakland
Denver 30-23 San Diego
New England 59-24 Indianapolis
Baltimore 13-10 Pittsburgh

NFC East

NY Giants 6-4
Dallas 5-5
Washington 4-6
Philadelphia 3-7

NFC North

Chicago 7-2
Green Bay 7-3
Minnesota 6-4
Detroit 4-6

NFC South

Atlanta 9-1
Tampa Bay 6-4
New Orleans 5-5
Carolina 2-8

NFC West

San Francisco 6-2-1
Seattle 6-4-0
Arizona 4-6-0
St Louis 3-6-1

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AFC East

New England 7-3
NY Jets 4-6
Buffalo 4-6
Miami 4-6

AFC North

Baltimore 8-2
Pittsburgh 6-4
Cincinnati 5-5
Cleveland 2-8

AFC South

Houston 9-1
Indianapolis 6-4
Tennessee 4-6
Jacksonville 1-9

AFC West

Denver 7-3
San Diego 4-6
Oakland 3-7
Kansas City 1-9

[DH1875]

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Almost felt sorry for byron leftwich last night, he took some brutal hits from the ravens, I wouldn't be surprised if he's got injured now, 2 weeks + he gets to play baltimore again :) final score from beans field 13 - 10 ravens

Did you see their first drive? I was like, WTF when he ran it in. Game went down hill from there though and I crashed out before half time. Hadn't realized the Ravens D had gone so down hill and are as bad as the Steelers throw backs.

[James.]

Rutgers and Maryland off to the Big 10.

Another blow for the Big East.

[NOLA]

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Did you see their first drive? I was like, WTF when he ran it in. Game went down hill from there though and I crashed out before half time. Hadn't realized the Ravens D had gone so down hill and are as bad as the Steelers throw backs.

he kinda just fell into the endzone and looks like thats where he injured himself before getting smashed for the rest of the game funny throwing action aswell, almost as bad as phillip rivers "pushing" the ball

[hibsbollah]

49ers dismantled the Bears last night 32-7.

Jason Campbell does NOT look like an NFL QB. Just like last season, Cutler going down injured at the runin to the playoffs..

[Gatecrasher]

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49ers dismantled the Bears last night 32-7.

Jason Campbell does NOT look like an NFL QB. Just like last season, Cutler going down injured at the runin to the playoffs..

Good news as that moves Green Bay to the top of NFC north

[NOLA]

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49ers dismantled the Bears last night 32-7.

Jason Campbell does NOT look like an NFL QB. Just like last season, Cutler going down injured at the runin to the playoffs..

As good as the niners were, chicago were awful, the O-line were terrible and campbell should think about retiring he was that bad, Cutler is the heart of their team they should protect him better starting next game :)

[hibsbollah]

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As good as the niners were, chicago were awful, the O-line were terrible and campbell should think about retiring he was that bad, Cutler is the heart of their team they should protect him better starting next game :)

There was all kinds of chat this season that Campbell was the best backup QBs in the league I watched him against the Texans last week and the first half last night and he looked scared to be playing. Absolutely woeful.

[Sylar]

Some performance from San Francisco's defense last night. Still the best in the league IMO, despite their poor outing against St Louis last week.

We're going to be without the Gronk for a few weeks, after he broke his forearm at the end of the Colts game on Sunday night.

In terms of my fantasy team, Willis McGahee is also out for the next 6-8 weeks with a torn MCL. Wonderful...

[DarrenSQH]

New England looking pretty stupid by having one of their best players break an arm when they are 58-24 up with hardly anytime left.

Surely the starters should be out the game by then.

[Sylar]

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New England looking pretty stupid by having one of their best players break an arm when they are 58-24 up with hardly anytime left.

Surely the starters should be out the game by then.

Our starters were pretty much out of the game by that point. Brady and Welker had sat out the previous series and he only came in for the extra point. Gronk had sat out the previous plays also but went in to block on the extra point as he always does. Things like the field-goal unit don't have a wealth of backups and because they're on the field for so little time, I doubt anyone other than these guys practice the drills as the roster is pretty set here.

Thankfully Aaron Hernandez is scheduled to return for the game against the Jets on Friday morning but we'll definitely miss the big guy!

[hibsbollah]

Leagues best TE injured, so you bring in another probowler to replace him. Not bad.

[DarrenSQH]

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Leagues best TE injured, so you bring in another probowler to replace him. Not bad.

The leagues best tight end will still be playing in the superdome on sunday night.

[HibsMax]

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The leagues best tight end will still be playing in the superdome on sunday night.

The one with 562 yards and 8 touchdowns, or the one with 748 yards and 10 touchdowns? In both these stats and fantasy terms, the best TE in the league is not playing this week (unless Hernandez is at 100%).

[DarrenSQH]

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The one with 562 yards and 8 touchdowns, or the one with 748 yards and 10 touchdowns? In both these stats and fantasy terms, the best TE in the league is not playing this week (unless Hernandez is at 100%).

Jimmy has been Injured this season, He missed 1 game totally and got hurt on the first play against San Diego so has basically missed 2 full games. If we look again in 2 weeks it will give a better suggestion on who's stats are better this season.

For a guys who is going into his 4th full year of football ever, i think he looks set to be the greatest TE of all time.

[Sylar]

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Jimmy has been Injured this season, He missed 1 game totally and got hurt on the first play against San Diego so has basically missed 2 full games. If we look again in 2 weeks it will give a better suggestion on who's stats are better this season.

For a guys who is going into his 4th full year of football ever, i think he looks set to be the greatest TE of all time.

This is Gronkowski's third season (second full season) of professional football and he's already amassed 2621 receiving yards with 37 TDs. He also has a 2 yard rushing TD and missed a few games at the end of last season owing to injury.

At the same career stage, Graham has amassed 2228 receiving yards with 24 TDs.

They're both exceptional TEs and it's a bit like the Messi/Ronaldo argument. Rather than quibble over the slight statistical differential between them, let's just agree that they're both going to set the league alight and enjoy them

[DarrenSQH]

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This is Gronkowski's third season (second full season) of professional football and he's already amassed 2621 receiving yards with 37 TDs. He also has a 2 yard rushing TD and missed a few games at the end of last season owing to injury.

At the same career stage, Graham has amassed 2228 receiving yards with 24 TDs.

They're both exceptional TEs and it's a bit like the Messi/Ronaldo argument. Rather than quibble over the slight statistical differential between them, let's just agree that they're both going to set the league alight and enjoy them

I would agree on that. They are the Messi/Ronaldo of the TE position.

Jimmy Grahams back story is truly amazing though.

Most of the public is only recently becoming aware of the story of Jimmy Graham. I find this very unfortunate, but true. Graham is a tight end for the New Orleans Saints football team. As of this writing, he is the leading tight end in the NFL in terms of receptions and touchdowns. But most importantly, he is proving to be a true “baller” in the game of life!

Born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina, this 24-year-old has scored big both on and off the field. Just imagine, at the age of 11, being put in a parent’s car and then being dropped off at an orphanage.

Well, unfortunately for Graham, he doesn’t have to imagine—this was his life. Graham recounts the story of him being in the backseat of a van with his housemates from the orphanage and being beaten until his eyes were swollen shut. He called his mother and asked her to pick him up and she simply hung up the phone. Ouch!

After bouncing around from house to house, he was eventually taken into the home of his future adoptive mother, Becky Vinson during his high school years.

According to Graham, he and his biological mother are “slowly rebuilding a relationship, but it’s moving very slowly… I told her that I forgive her, but I won’t forget.”

Graham is a better man than me. I’m very impressed with the way he presents himself on TV. But, his attitude towards his mother goes to the type of character he has. Isn’t it a shame that more people are aware of Beyoncé’s pregnancy than Graham’s story?

Graham, who now stands 6’6” and 260 pounds, earned a basketball scholarship to attend the University of Miami (commonly referred to as “The U”). He played football in his last year of school (along with four years of basketball) and graduated in 2009 with a double major in marketing and management. He then enrolled in graduate school so he could play one year of football. During the 2010 NFL draft, Graham was picked by the New Orleans Saints in the third round (95th overall pick) and signed to a four year, $ 2.5 million contract.

There’s a lot more to this story, but because of space constraints, there is not enough room to write about everything; but just Google his name and you can read all the details of this fascinating person (or watch ESPN’s profile below). So, the next time you hear or read a negative story about a professional athlete, just think about Michael Vick or Jimmy Graham. Most professional athletes are good, upstanding citizens. Don’t allow the media to cloud your views because of a few bad apples.

Jimmy Graham’s story makes you cry, makes you angry, and makes you joyful. You can’t help but cry when you think of the traumatic experience he suffered at the age of 11. You can’t help but be angry at how an adult and a mother could subject her own child to such a life-altering situation. But, you can’t help but be joyful about how an 11-year-old, traumatized kid could develop into such a wonderful, marvelous person!

This story is not about sports, it’s about life. We all have faced or will face our own traumatic situation(s) in our life. How we respond will determine the quality of our life.
There are not many people who I really want to meet in life, but Jimmy Graham is definitely one. I want to know how he went from failing grades, to a basketball scholarship to a very prominent university (with a double major in marketing and management), finished in four years, then enrolled in graduate school so he could play one year of football, and then to excel on the professional level in the sport. All this while overcoming the trauma of his youth.

Jimmy Graham, your life is truly a touchdown. Whether you know it or not, you have already won the Super Bowl of life!

Watch ESPN’s profile of Jimmy Graham below:

The clip is here, http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7140597

It reminds me a bit of the blind side but at least michael oher was adopted by a rich family and not one living in a trailer park.

[NOLA]

I saw the Jimmy Graham story last year, truly heart wrenching and heart warmming in equal measures,good to see him succeeding, could easily have turned into a bad lad but good luck to him :)
just watched it again on youtube, he's worth more than $98 dollars now :)

[Gatecrasher]

Remember its Thanksgiving so there are some nfl games on tonight

[Sylar]

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Remember its Thanksgiving so there are some nfl games on tonight

Indeed, Happy Thanksgiving one and all

Turkey roast for the wife and I with a bottle of red, followed by her homemade pumpkin pie and back to back football.

Houston @ Detroit - 5.30pm
Washington @ Dallas - 9.25pm
New England @ NY Jets - 1.20am

[Calvin]

Just bought the two game package for the Wembley games this year. No better way to mark Thanksgiving than with football tickets!

[James.]

Happy Pats-Spanking Day folks!