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STATS LLC For all the twists and turns and ups and downs the New York Jets have had with first-year coach Rex Ryan and rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez, the scenario for them clinching a playoff berth is surprisingly simple. // Win and they’re in, lose and they’re out. The Jets play the final regular-season game at Giants Stadium [...] STATS LLC Mistakes were prevalent as the Baltimore Ravens let one opportunity to clinch a wild-card spot slip away, but there’s a second chance // awaiting them Sunday when they visit an opponent whose playoff hopes were dashed long ago. The Oakland Raiders, however, have acquitted themselves rather well against the AFC North‘s other postseason contenders. It’s win and [...] STATS LLC If the Pittsburgh Steelers fail to earn a shot to defend their Super Bowl title, they won’t have a problem pinpointing exactly when their season began to crumble. // The Steelers have followed their stunning five-game losing streak with consecutive wins, but they’ll need some help along with a road victory over the Miami Dolphins [...] STATS LLC The Jacksonville Jaguars‘ playoff chances were in their own hands just three weeks ago. Three disheartening losses later, the Jaguars need what amounts to a minor miracle to qualify for the postseason — and winning their finale is suddenly far from a sure thing. The Jaguars look to bounce back from a four-touchdown defeat and [...] Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Tim Tebow rose above all the distractions caused by coach Urban Meyer‘s uncertain future and capped a storied college career with his finest performance. It was the best in BCS history, too. Tebow threw for a career-high 482 yards and three touchdowns, ran for 51 yards and another score, and fifth-ranked Florida overwhelmed [...] LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — John Calipari doesn’t mind a good feud. This is the same coach who recalls his infamous postgame run-in with Temple’s John Chaney 16 years ago — in which Chaney challenged Calipari to a fight in front of reporters — with a smile. Yet the Kentucky coach insists there will be no such fireworks [...] Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. — Ohio State‘s bowl woes are over, thanks to a sturdy defense and a quarterback who finally played up to his enormous potential. Terrelle Pryor passed for a season-high 266 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 72 more and threw a 17-yard scoring pass to DeVier
Terrelle Pryor passed for a season-high 266 [...] Sugar Bowl Cincinnati, playing in its second straight BCS bowl, tries to cap a perfect season after losing coach Brian Kelly to Notre Dame. Florida is hoping to bounce back from a disheartening loss to Alabama in the SEC title game and end the program’s most anticipated [...] Rose Bowl Two strong programs that finished the regular season playing outstanding football will meet in two long-overdue returns to the Rose Bowl. Oregon hasn’t been there since 1995, while Ohio State hasn’t made it to Pasadena since 1997. The Buckeyes are eager
to end their three-game [...] Associated Press FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Cornerback Donald Strickland will miss the New York Jets‘ game against the Cincinnati Bengals with a strained // quadriceps, while punter Steve Weatherford is questionable with a tweaked hamstring. Coach Rex Ryan said Weatherford was a full participant in practice Friday, but injured his right hamstring. Ryan said the Jets will work [...] |
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