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http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/ben-banogu-jersey , Mo. (AP) — Spencer Ware returned to practice Wednesday, raising the possibility that both will be available for their AFC championship showdown with New England.Berry missed most of the season with a heel injury that developed in training camp, then played parts of two games against the Chargers and Seahawks. The heel began to bother him again the next week, and he did not practice last week or play in the divisional round against Indianapolis.Ware hurt his hamstring in a Week 14 win over the Ravens.Chiefs coach Andy Reid also said that right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who was activated off injured reserve on Tuesday, would work into the mix with the starters. Whether he starts in Sunday’s game against the Patriots will not be decided until later in the week.“We’re getting our work done starting today,” Reid said, “and we’ll put it in right through Saturday.”The Chiefs have treated Berry with caution all year after the three-time All-Pro tore his Achilles tendon in last season’s opener. He remains one of their best playmakers when he’s on the field, and he’s continued to provide a vocal and emotional lift while he’s been out.He broke down the pregame huddle before last Saturday’s 31-13 victory over the Colts.One sign that Berry might be available came when Duvernay-Tardif came off IR. The Chiefs had to cut someone from the 53-man roster to make space and chose veteran safety Ron Parker.“We’ve had great communication with him, so we’re going to keep that and just see how he feels as we go,” Reid said. “Right now he feels pretty good and we’ll see how he feels at practice, and during practice. We talk to him all the time. Same with Larry and all the guys.”The only player who didn’t practice Wednesday was linebacker Dorian O’Daniel, who remains out with a calf injury. O’Daniel plays on four different special teams units.In other news
Parris Campbell Jersey , the Chiefs began to lay new sod inside Arrowhead Stadium on Wednesday after much of the field was torn up in the divisional round. Heavy snow that began last Friday and stopped just before kickoff left parts of the field mushy, particularly between the hash marks and along the sidelines.Those areas and the south end zone were getting fresh sod.Patriots coach Bill Belichick, whose team is accustomed to playing on turf, acknowledged this week that the playing surface can be important. He also said that the Patriots generally try to replicate it during practice, but that’s sometimes difficult to accomplish.“I’d say during the year we’ve practiced in most every condition we could get,” he said, “and it would be pretty unusual for something to come up that we haven’t at least approximated in the practice setting so that we can refer back to, ‘Well, when it’s like this or when this happens, we need to make this adjustment,’ because we’ve already talked about it and made it.“So, it would have to be something pretty extraordinary to fall outside of that, out of those experiences that we’ve had over the course of the year. But if it did
Will Harris Jersey , we would just broaden our net.”Another factor to consider is the weather: The forecast calls for more rain and snow on Saturday, followed by an arctic blast Sunday that could yield game-time temperatures in the single digits.“It don’t matter to me on game day,” Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston said. “I just hate TV timeouts and standing there. Besides that, it doesn’t matter what the temperature is when we’re playing.” CINCINNATI (AP)Coach John Fox answered the final question in a raspy voice and headed back toward his happy Chicago locker room. ”Sorry about the voice,” he said while leaving the podium. Nobody could fault him. It had been a long time since the Bears had anything worth celebrating, and they enjoyed a lot of yell-for-joy moments against a Bengals team that’s gone from hopeless to hapless. Rookie Mitchell Trubisky threw for a touchdown and ran for another in his best showing, and Chicago ended a five-game losing streak by routing the lackluster Bengals 33-7 on Sunday. Jordan Howard ran for 147 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Bears (4-9) dominated a matchup of the NFL’s worst offenses. Their rookie quarterback took full advantage of an aggressive game plan, completing a career-high 25 passes out of 32 attempts for 271 yards. He also ran 4 yards for a score. ”We just had fun doing it,” Trubisky said. ”We trusted the plan, went out there and let it loose.” The Bengals (5-8) couldn’t believe how poorly they played, describing themselves as stunned and embarrassed by their worst home loss since 2008. ”It wasn’t good,” said Andy Dalton, who threw his first interception since Oct. 22 during a loss in Pittsburgh. ”It’s disappointing that that’s what we put out there today.” The rival Steelers crushed their playoff hopes on Monday night at Paul Brown Stadium by rallying for a 23-20 victory . The physical game also depleted Cincinnati’s defense. The Bengals were missing starting cornerbacks Adam ”Pacman” Jones and Dre Kirkpatrick
http://www.detroitlionsteamonline.com/austin-bryant-jersey , along with linebacker Vontaze Burfict and Nick Vigil. The Bears piled up a season-high 482 yards after managing only 140 and 147 yards in each of the past two games. ”Some new people, some moving parts, and you know, it was not very good,” coach Marvin Lewis said. Some takeaways from Chicago’s most lopsided victory in five years: TRUBISKY’S BEST: The rookie shined in an aggressive game plan aimed at going after the holes in Cincinnati’s defense. In the past two games, he has completed 37 of 47 passes without an interception. ”I just feel confident I’m getting better each week,” Trubisky said. LEADER OF THE PACK: Howard led a rushing attack that piled up 232 yards. Howard has rushed for 1,032 yards this season. He’s the first Bears running back to start a career with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. ”There’s a great running back tradition here, a lot to live up to,” Howard said. ”So to do so, it’s a great feeling. NUGENT’S RETURN: The Bears signed kicker Mike Nugent after Cairo Santos went on injured reserve with a groin injury during the week. Nugent spent seven seasons with the Bengals, who released him last season after a streak of missed field goals and extra points. He was booed loudly whenever he came onto the field. Nugent missed an extra-point attempt – he hit the right upright – after Chicago’s first touchdown
Max Scharping Jersey , but was good on every other kick, including field goals of 34 and 27 yards. ”You’re going to think of some of the negative stuff, but I had a really good time playing here in Cincinnati,” Nugent said. ”I hated to see my run here end.” DALTON PICKED OFF: Dalton’s career-best streak without an interception ended at 193 consecutive throws. The rare interception set up Trubisky’s 1-yard touchdown pass that put the Bears in control 26-7 early in the fourth quarter, their biggest lead of the season. HOW LOW WILL THEY GO? The Bengals showed the effects of their loss to Pittsburgh in many ways. Dalton acknowledged that they came out with a lack of energy. The question is how low they’ll sink in the final three weeks. Lewis is in the final year of his contract. The game Sunday drew only 52,002 fans. There have been at least 10,000 empty seats for every game at Paul Brown Stadium this season. ”Definitely embarrassing,” receiver A.J. Green said. ”Anytime you lose 33-7, no matter how good the other team played, it’s embarrassing. We have three more weeks left, and we have to continue fighting.” —
KANSAS CITY http://www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com/ben-banogu-jersey , Mo. (AP) — Spencer Ware returned to practice Wednesday, raising the possibility that both will be available for their AFC championship showdown with New England.Berry missed most of the season with a heel injury that developed in training camp, then played parts of two games against the Chargers and Seahawks. The heel began to bother him again the next week, and he did not practice last week or play in the divisional round against Indianapolis.Ware hurt his hamstring in a Week 14 win over the Ravens.Chiefs coach Andy Reid also said that right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who was activated off injured reserve on Tuesday, would work into the mix with the starters. Whether he starts in Sunday’s game against the Patriots will not be decided until later in the week.“We’re getting our work done starting today,” Reid said, “and we’ll put it in right through Saturday.”The Chiefs have treated Berry with caution all year after the three-time All-Pro tore his Achilles tendon in last season’s opener. He remains one of their best playmakers when he’s on the field, and he’s continued to provide a vocal and emotional lift while he’s been out.He broke down the pregame huddle before last Saturday’s 31-13 victory over the Colts.One sign that Berry might be available came when Duvernay-Tardif came off IR. The Chiefs had to cut someone from the 53-man roster to make space and chose veteran safety Ron Parker.“We’ve had great communication with him, so we’re going to keep that and just see how he feels as we go,” Reid said. “Right now he feels pretty good and we’ll see how he feels at practice, and during practice. We talk to him all the time. Same with Larry and all the guys.”The only player who didn’t practice Wednesday was linebacker Dorian O’Daniel, who remains out with a calf injury. O’Daniel plays on four different special teams units.In other news Parris Campbell Jersey , the Chiefs began to lay new sod inside Arrowhead Stadium on Wednesday after much of the field was torn up in the divisional round. Heavy snow that began last Friday and stopped just before kickoff left parts of the field mushy, particularly between the hash marks and along the sidelines.Those areas and the south end zone were getting fresh sod.Patriots coach Bill Belichick, whose team is accustomed to playing on turf, acknowledged this week that the playing surface can be important. He also said that the Patriots generally try to replicate it during practice, but that’s sometimes difficult to accomplish.“I’d say during the year we’ve practiced in most every condition we could get,” he said, “and it would be pretty unusual for something to come up that we haven’t at least approximated in the practice setting so that we can refer back to, ‘Well, when it’s like this or when this happens, we need to make this adjustment,’ because we’ve already talked about it and made it.“So, it would have to be something pretty extraordinary to fall outside of that, out of those experiences that we’ve had over the course of the year. But if it did Will Harris Jersey , we would just broaden our net.”Another factor to consider is the weather: The forecast calls for more rain and snow on Saturday, followed by an arctic blast Sunday that could yield game-time temperatures in the single digits.“It don’t matter to me on game day,” Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston said. “I just hate TV timeouts and standing there. Besides that, it doesn’t matter what the temperature is when we’re playing.” CINCINNATI (AP)Coach John Fox answered the final question in a raspy voice and headed back toward his happy Chicago locker room. ”Sorry about the voice,” he said while leaving the podium. Nobody could fault him. It had been a long time since the Bears had anything worth celebrating, and they enjoyed a lot of yell-for-joy moments against a Bengals team that’s gone from hopeless to hapless. Rookie Mitchell Trubisky threw for a touchdown and ran for another in his best showing, and Chicago ended a five-game losing streak by routing the lackluster Bengals 33-7 on Sunday. Jordan Howard ran for 147 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Bears (4-9) dominated a matchup of the NFL’s worst offenses. Their rookie quarterback took full advantage of an aggressive game plan, completing a career-high 25 passes out of 32 attempts for 271 yards. He also ran 4 yards for a score. ”We just had fun doing it,” Trubisky said. ”We trusted the plan, went out there and let it loose.” The Bengals (5-8) couldn’t believe how poorly they played, describing themselves as stunned and embarrassed by their worst home loss since 2008. ”It wasn’t good,” said Andy Dalton, who threw his first interception since Oct. 22 during a loss in Pittsburgh. ”It’s disappointing that that’s what we put out there today.” The rival Steelers crushed their playoff hopes on Monday night at Paul Brown Stadium by rallying for a 23-20 victory . The physical game also depleted Cincinnati’s defense. The Bengals were missing starting cornerbacks Adam ”Pacman” Jones and Dre Kirkpatrick http://www.detroitlionsteamonline.com/austin-bryant-jersey , along with linebacker Vontaze Burfict and Nick Vigil. The Bears piled up a season-high 482 yards after managing only 140 and 147 yards in each of the past two games. ”Some new people, some moving parts, and you know, it was not very good,” coach Marvin Lewis said. Some takeaways from Chicago’s most lopsided victory in five years: TRUBISKY’S BEST: The rookie shined in an aggressive game plan aimed at going after the holes in Cincinnati’s defense. In the past two games, he has completed 37 of 47 passes without an interception. ”I just feel confident I’m getting better each week,” Trubisky said. LEADER OF THE PACK: Howard led a rushing attack that piled up 232 yards. Howard has rushed for 1,032 yards this season. He’s the first Bears running back to start a career with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. ”There’s a great running back tradition here, a lot to live up to,” Howard said. ”So to do so, it’s a great feeling. NUGENT’S RETURN: The Bears signed kicker Mike Nugent after Cairo Santos went on injured reserve with a groin injury during the week. Nugent spent seven seasons with the Bengals, who released him last season after a streak of missed field goals and extra points. He was booed loudly whenever he came onto the field. Nugent missed an extra-point attempt – he hit the right upright – after Chicago’s first touchdown Max Scharping Jersey , but was good on every other kick, including field goals of 34 and 27 yards. ”You’re going to think of some of the negative stuff, but I had a really good time playing here in Cincinnati,” Nugent said. ”I hated to see my run here end.” DALTON PICKED OFF: Dalton’s career-best streak without an interception ended at 193 consecutive throws. The rare interception set up Trubisky’s 1-yard touchdown pass that put the Bears in control 26-7 early in the fourth quarter, their biggest lead of the season. HOW LOW WILL THEY GO? The Bengals showed the effects of their loss to Pittsburgh in many ways. Dalton acknowledged that they came out with a lack of energy. The question is how low they’ll sink in the final three weeks. Lewis is in the final year of his contract. The game Sunday drew only 52,002 fans. There have been at least 10,000 empty seats for every game at Paul Brown Stadium this season. ”Definitely embarrassing,” receiver A.J. Green said. ”Anytime you lose 33-7, no matter how good the other team played, it’s embarrassing. We have three more weeks left, and we have to continue fighting.” —