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Alex Smith threw a pair of touchdown passes following Arizona turnovers and the San Francisco 49ers capitalized on a litany of mistakes by the Cardinals to take a 17-0 lead at halftime Monday night. The 49ers turned five Arizona turnovers into 17 points, with Smith throwing a 5-yard touchdown pass to Vernon Davis after a [...]

Injured Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez will practice this week, although coach Rex Ryan is uncertain what the rookie's status will be for New York's next game against Atlanta. Ryan said Monday he wants to see how Sanchez and his sprained right knee get through Wednesday's practice before making a decision on who the starter will [...]

Vince Young has had a variety of tests on his right hamstring, and coach Jeff Fisher calls it a mild strain that will keep the Tennessee quarterback day-to-day. Fisher said Monday he has not ruled Young out for Sunday's game with Miami (7-6) and hopes to have the quarterback on the practice field Wednesday for [...]

Injured Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez will practice this week, although coach Rex Ryan is uncertain what the rookie's status will be for New York's next game against Atlanta. Ryan said he wants to see how Sanchez gets through Wednesday's practice before making a decision. Sanchez didn't make the trip with the team for its 26-3 [...]

The Dallas Cowboys have gone from the NFC East lead to chasing Philadelphia. Their kicker has misses in five consecutive games, Pro Bowl linebacker DeMarcus Ware is recovering from a strained neck sustained in a scary headfirst collision, and a trip to undefeated New Orleans comes next. Yet despite consecutive losses to start December that [...]

Reggie Wayne and Peyton Manning want to keep playing this season. Or at least this week. Apparently, Jim Caldwell has heard their pleas. On Monday, the first-year coach walked into his regular news conference and announced Indy's "healthy" starters would play Thursday night at Jacksonville.
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Reggie Wayne and Peyton Manning want to keep playing this season. Or at least this week. Apparently, Jim Caldwell has heard their pleas. On Monday, the first-year coach walked into his regular news conference and announced Indy's "healthy" starters would play Thursday night at Jacksonville.
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New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin has given rookie defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan a vote of confidence. Hours after the defense gave another pitiful performance in a 45-38 loss to the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles, Coughlin on Monday said he had no intention of replacing Sheridan. Sheridan was elevated from linebackers coach after Steve Spagnuolo [...]

Troy Polamalu hopes to play at least one more game this season, even though the slumping Pittsburgh Steelers have only a slim chance of making the playoffs. Polamalu has missed eight games and most of two others with a pair of ligament injuries in his left knee. He hasn't played since the opening series against [...]

Eagles wide receiver Kevin Curtis, out since the second week of the season with a knee injury, could return for Sunday's home game with the San Francisco 49ers. Curtis would replace rookie receiver Jeremy Maclin, who reinjured his left foot in Sunday night's win over the Giants and could be out for two weeks or [...]