Talk about NFL highlights and disasters. | Tony Gonzalez: Practices Tuesday | | Gonzalez (shoulder) returned to practice on Tuesday, the Kansas City Star reports. Recommendation: The tight end is expected to be a game-time decision, but his return to practice is a very positive sign. Hopefully Wednesday's practice will shed more light on his status for Thursday night's important showdown with Denver. | |
| | Who will be the best in the NFC SOUTH this year? | | I think the falcons will do real good this year because the key offensive move they made with Tony Gonzalez now they have a legit red zone threat. Great run blocker, people say he isn't that fast and won't be able to get up the field but if u ask me he never was that fast and he made it happen in kc so what you think? | |
| | Our Record this year, Falcons | | People call us over rated, some say we were lucky, but i think that we got all teh tools to go all the way. We got Ryan as teh qB that will amke some nice passes to Roddy white adn receiving back Norwood. Harry Dougals as a returner and Micheal turner in teh back. We et Tony Gonzalez to improve our air attack, so it will be even harder to beat us. I say that this year we will amke a record of either 11-5 or 12-4hope teh saints just suck cause tehy seem hard | |
| | Brees dislocates elbow in Pro Bowl | | Drew Brees lived every player's Pro Bowl nightmare Saturday, dislocating his left elbow on his second series as the NFC's starting quarterback.
The All-Pro quarterback's injury seems unlikely to affect next season, but the threat of injury exists in any football game -- even a low-key, halfhearted affair such as the NFL's all-star game. "You never want to see anybody get hurt in a game like this, where it's just an exhibition," said Kansas City tight end Tony Gonzalez, a veteran of eight Pro Bowls. "Hopefully it's not something big." Despite the ever-present threat, serious injuries are rare in the Pro Bowl -- and even moderate injuries usually have at least three months to heal before most clubs open minicamps. The most infamous Pro Bowl injury didn't even occur during the game. New England running back Robert Edwards' career was ruined when he seriously injured his knee during a rookie flag-football game on the beach after his standout 1998 rookie season. | |
| | Chiefs lead Broncos 10-3 at half | | Larry Johnson scored on a 1-yard dive with 3:03 left in the second quarter to help the Kansas City Chiefs take a 10-3 lead over the Denver Broncos at halftime Thursday night. Johnson has tourchdowns in nine consecutive games, the second longest streak in Chiefs' history. Johnson, who has scored 13 touchdowns this season, rushed for 65 yards on 16 carries in the first half. The 80-yard touchdown drive consumed 7:41 and took 13 plays. Tony Gonzalez caught a 10-yard pass on the drive to push his streak of games with at least one catch to 94. The drive also included a 15-yard run by backup running back Michael Bennett and a 14-yard reception by Samie Parker. The drive was kept alive by a roughing-the-passer penalty on Broncos defensive end Ebenezer Ekuban. Chiefs quarterback Trent Green completed six of 10 passes for 61 yards in the first half. The Broncos did not cross midfield until 1:30 left in the second quarter after Jake Plummer's 21-yard pass to Javon Walker at the Chiefs 47. Jason Elam kicked a 31-yard field goal with 14 seconds left in the half to make it 10-3. Lawrence Tynes kicked a 24-yard field goal on Kansas City's first possession and the... | |
| | Healthy Chiefs have only 1 inactive starter | | November 23, 2006KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Running back Tatum Bell was among eight Denver players on the inactive list Thursday night for the Broncos' game in Kansas City, while the Chiefs were Bell, who has two 100-yard rushing games for Denver this season, was sidelined by turf toe. Other inactives included wide receiver Quincy Morgan, linebacker Nate Webster, defensive end Kenny Peterson and running back Cedric Cobbs. Right tackle Kevin Sampson was the only Kansas City starter inactive. The week before the Chiefs were without Pro Bowl guard Brian Waters, Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez and weakside linebacker Derrick Johnson. | |
| | Denver (7-3) at Kansas City (6-4) | | Longtime Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt has always wanted his team to host a Thanksgiving game since the AFL-NFL merger. The NFL finally rewarded him with quite a matchup. The Chiefs will try to win their fifth straight home game and pull into a tie with the Denver Broncos Thursday night when the AFC West rivals meet. Kansas City hosted games on Thanksgiving three times during its first three seasons in the American Football League. Hunt's team never got a chance to host one since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, and always wanted other cities to get the chance to host. With the league's television network broadcasting live games for the first time, it was a natural choice for Kansas City (6-4) to host the first Thursday night contest of the package. ADVERTISEMENT
"I think it's important in a lot of ways," Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said. "I think it's important for Lamar Hunt that this game is here. That's a good gesture by the league letting us play in this game. "It's the first time, but I think probably the most important thing is it's the first NFL Network game that they're actually going to televise to a national audience. So, they're excited about... | |
| | A little less cheerful | |
The Lions probably aren't feeling so thankful as they head into their Thanksgiving Day game against Miami without running back Kevin Jones and defensive tackle Shaun Rogers. The Dolphins have issues of their own as they try to overcome a banged-up secondary. In other Thursday action, the Cowboys and Bucs have an assortment of minor injuries to deal with while the Broncos and Chiefs could be without a handful of starters for their showdown. Let's go to the injury report and find out who's in, who's out and who might be getting signed! QUARTERBACKDonovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles has been placed on the season-ending injured reserve list with a torn ACL in his right knee. McNabb hopes to be healthy for the start of next season, but his rehab could extend into the early portion of the 2007 campaign. Jeff Garcia will be under center for Sunday's game against Indianapolis but a final decision hasn't been made on whether they'll stick with him or eventually play A.J. Feeley. Meanwhile, the team announced the signing of rookie Omar Jacobs to the practice squad as insurance. Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers expects to return to practice this week... | |
| | NFL Injury Report | | FOLLOWING is a list of injured players for Week 12 (November 23-27): MIAMI DOLPHINS AT DETROIT LIONS on Thursday ADVERTISEMENT
Miami Dolphins OUT QB Daunte Culpepper (Knee); G Jeno James (Knee); S Travares Tillman (Hand) QUESTIONABLE CB Will Allen (Groin) PROBABLE RB Ronnie Brown (Groin); DT Keith Traylor (Knee); WR Wes Welker (Ankle); CB Michael Lehan (Nose); LB Channing Crowder (Hip); DE David Bowens (Ankle); TE Randy McMichael (Shoulder) Detroit Lions DOUBTFUL DT Shaun Cody (Toe) QUESTIONABLE G Blaine Saipaia (Chest); RB Kevin Jones (Ankle); WR Eddie Drummond (Concussion); WR Devale Ellis (Shoulder); S Kenoy Kennedy (Ankle) TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS on Thursday Tampa Bay Buccaneers OUT DE Simeon Rice (Shoulder) DOUBTFUL TE Alex Smith (Ankle); DT Ellis Wyms (Ankle) QUESTIONABLE TE Dave Moore (Illness); RB Michael Pittman (Shoulder); LB Shelton Quarles (Knee); CB Juran Bolden (Shin); T Anthony Davis (Ankle) Dallas Cowboys No Injuries to Report DENVER BRONCOS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS on Thursday Denver Broncos OUT S Nick Ferguson (Knee) QUESTIONABLE RB Mike Bell (Thigh); RB Tatum... | |
| | Chiefs, Broncos inaugurate a new holiday tradition | | Football fans of America, say hello to a brand new holiday tradition. Starting this year in Arrowhead Stadium, there'll be a third NFL Thanksgiving Day game for fans to stuff themselves with. This week, it's Kansas City hosting Denver in a key AFC West matchup.
Next year, in the NFL's expanding universe of television entertainment, the night game will be somewhere else. Unlike the long-standing Detroit and Dallas Thanksgiving game traditions, the third contest will be rotated, which is exactly what Lamar Hunt has been fighting for since 1969. That's when the founder of the Chiefs first pointed out that letting the same two teams host year after year on Thanksgiving was unfair. "There is no doubt that having this first Thanksgiving night game in Kansas City is a salute to Lamar," said Carl Peterson, Chiefs president and general manager. Hunt's just happy to see his argument finally carry the day. "I figured out that I've been fighting for this for 37 years," he told The Associated Press. The plan is for the league to offer a third Thanksgiving day game from this year forward. "That's my understanding," Hunt said. "And I would not want it... | |
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