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Sep  ›  2007
09/17/2007   |   Brownout: Dolphins fall, use No. 1 back sparingly   ( 7 )   09/17/2007   |   Once again, Bills’ Losman sinks offense   ( 56 )   09/17/2007   |   Whistled dead: Raiders let one slip by in OT   ( 83 )   09/17/2007   |   Patrick Willis’ star is rising over the Bay   ( 13 )   09/17/2007   |   Cowboys can win on the ground, too   ( 4 )   09/17/2007   |   Pass defense still a concern for Minnesota   ( 10 )   09/15/2007   |   Ex-Redskin can relate to Bills’ Everett   ( 1 )   09/15/2007   |   Ten days later, Saints face Dungy’s defense again   ( 1 )   09/15/2007   |   Few bright spots for Chiefs in opener   ( 5 )   09/14/2007   |   AC’s bottom line: NFL predictions, Week 2   ( 19 )   09/14/2007   |   Fantasy Finds: QB issues equal defensive bounty   ( 0 )   09/14/2007   |   So far, Bush has been more flash than substance   ( 4 )   09/14/2007   |   Wallace wishers will have to wait until Frye’s ready   ( 0 )   09/14/2007   |   If the Raiders want to win, they need to…   ( 42 )   09/14/2007   |   Vikings’ key to victory: pressure and more pressure   ( 4 )   09/14/2007   |   Colbert or Carter? That is the question   ( 0 )   09/14/2007   |   Can inspired Bills hang with Pittsburgh? Don’t bet on it   ( 40 )   09/14/2007   |   Dolphins’ Green holds his own in tough loss   ( 1 )   09/14/2007   |   Offensive changes could give Chiefs a chance   ( 0 )   09/14/2007   |   49ers and Cardinals hard to watch   ( 3 )   09/13/2007   |   Dolphin dilemma: Two backs, one football   ( 1 )   09/13/2007   |   The Case of Belichick’s Nicked Flick   ( 7 )   09/13/2007   |   49ers’ Willis plays, sounds like a veteran   ( 6 )   09/13/2007   |   Bills could become America’s Team, 2007   ( 37 )   09/13/2007   |   Drought in Raiders’ secondary won’t last long   ( 37 )   09/13/2007   |   For Ravens’ Ogden, the agony of de feet   ( 0 )   09/12/2007   |   Week 1 Power Rankings: Colts start hot   ( 19 )   09/12/2007   |   Fantasy studs and duds: Week 1   ( 0 )   09/12/2007   |   Russell’s holdout shouldn’t hurt the Raiders   ( 28 )   09/12/2007   |   49ers pass on run defense, but secondary saves day   ( 11 )   09/12/2007   |   Offense must stretch field for Miami to progress   ( 1 )   09/12/2007   |   Three starters down, Buffalo’s ‘D’ in turmoil   ( 25 )   09/11/2007   |   Injury to Everett worse than any loss Bills could endure   ( 26 )   09/11/2007   |   Vikings game ball: Adrian Peterson   ( 9 )   09/11/2007   |   Cowboys roll with Owens as a face among many   ( 6 )   09/11/2007   |   Ten positives from Oakland’s 36-21 loss   ( 42 )   09/11/2007   |   Dolphins struggle to find handle on the ball   ( 5 )   09/10/2007   |   Favre vs. McNabb: Very revealing   ( 9 )   09/10/2007   |   Raiders show little improvement in loss   ( 71 )   09/10/2007   |   Patient balance works for Indianapolis   ( 3 )   09/10/2007   |   Losman, Fairchild cost Bills in opening loss to Broncos   ( 50 )   09/10/2007   |   What the Saints have to look forward to   ( 2 )   09/10/2007   |   Coy playcalling not enough to overcome Dolphins’ misfires   ( 12 )   09/10/2007   |   St. Louis: Good, bad and ugly   ( 2 )   09/10/2007   |   49ers don’t have to make the playoffs to be successful   ( 14 )   09/08/2007   |   Fantasy Finds: Glenn injury opens doors   ( 0 )   09/07/2007   |   AC’s bottom line: NFL predictions, Week 1   ( 15 )   09/07/2007   |   Saints find out where they need to be   ( 1 )   09/07/2007   |   QB play will determine winner of Vikings-Falcons matchup   ( 5 )   09/07/2007   |   Bills don’t match up well with Denver   ( 27 )   09/07/2007   |   49ers’ Brown checks his baggage   ( 14 )   09/07/2007   |   Seahawks still making moves   ( 0 )   09/07/2007   |   Five reasons the Raiders will win on Sunday   ( 34 )   09/07/2007   |   Why the Lions will beat Oakland on Sunday   ( 27 )   09/07/2007   |   In Carolina, safety comes last   ( 0 )   09/07/2007   |   Will Leftwich be left out?   ( 1 )   09/07/2007   |   Chiefs’ offense is still a mystery   ( 7 )   09/07/2007   |   Which Dolphins will be key during season’s second half?   ( 3 )   09/06/2007   |   Fantasy Finds: Colts vs. Saints offers up a bounty of options   ( 2 )   09/06/2007   |   RF365 crystal ball predictions (Part II of II)   ( 1 )   09/06/2007   |   Can the Bills improve on 7-9? Not likely   ( 29 )   09/06/2007   |   Reports say McCown; Marinelli says ‘it doesn’t matter’...  ( 41 )   09/06/2007   |   Snelling’s strong preseason didn’t save him   ( 0 )   09/06/2007   |   Five big questions facing San Francisco   ( 12 )   09/06/2007   |   A look at the first half of the Dolphins’ schedule   ( 13 )   09/05/2007   |   Get well soon, Donald Driver (please)   ( 2 )   09/05/2007   |   Draft miscues are starting to add up for Raiders   ( 80 )   09/05/2007   |   Breaking down Buffalo’s roster (Part II - offense)   ( 47 )   09/05/2007   |   Healthy McNabb key to Eagles’ fortunes (Or is he…?)   ( 0 )   09/05/2007   |   With Pittman gone, McAllister’s future seems secure   ( 3 )   09/05/2007   |   Does Miami need another Marino to succeed?   ( 15 )   09/05/2007   |   RF365 crystal ball predictions (Part I of II)   ( 0 )   09/04/2007   |   49ers’ 3-4 is only about three-quarters healthy   ( 15 )   09/04/2007   |   Suddenly, Jordan’s the man in Oakland again   ( 28 )   09/04/2007   |   Breaking down Buffalo’s roster (Part I - defense)   ( 43 )   09/04/2007   |   Two rookies set to step up for Dolphins in Week 1   ( 10 )   09/03/2007   |   PFT’s Lane Kiffin rumors just don’t add up   ( 67 )   09/03/2007   |   Wire’s true test begins this Sunday for Buffalo   ( 23 )   09/03/2007   |   Reasons why the Dolphins named Mauia starting FB   ( 14 )   09/03/2007   |   49ers’ offense, defense went in different directions   ( 9 )   08/31/2007   |   Cameron’s safe play was the right move   ( 9 )   08/31/2007   |   Poised rookie QB proving Bills’ Levy right   ( 63 )   08/31/2007   |   Morant ran out of time in Oakland   ( 98 )   08/31/2007   |   And the ninth-best fantasy TE is …   ( 3 )   08/31/2007   |   Final wide receiver cut will be tough call for 49ers   ( 11 )   08/30/2007   |   Brayton survives in Oakland; Huntley pays price   ( 70 )   08/30/2007   |   Bills’ Parrish could speed his way into a significant role   ( 18 )   08/30/2007   |   Steelers’ backfield still in motion   ( 0 )   08/30/2007   |   Once again, Patten is in a good New place   ( 1 )   08/30/2007   |   Ogden’s toe woes give Gaither a toe hold   ( 1 )   08/30/2007   |   49ers shouldn’t jettison OT Harris   ( 16 )   08/30/2007   |   A Brown-Chatman platoon could work out for Miami   ( 28 )   08/30/2007   |   Defensive ‘A Team’ gives Falcons hope   ( 0 )   08/29/2007   |   Redskins’ Campbell wants in   ( 0 )   08/29/2007   |   Nose job is Sopoaga’s for now   ( 24 )   08/29/2007   |   Lapses, missed tackles plague Bills’ defense   ( 28 )   08/29/2007   |   Fullback not obsolete for Miami   ( 7 )   08/29/2007   |   Three Raiders to watch against Seattle   ( 50 )   08/28/2007   |   Biggest game of Raiders’ season? The first   ( 59 )   08/28/2007   |   Performance aside, Jackson’s no lock to make Bills’ roster...  ( 26 )   08/28/2007   |   Nolan “doing a two-two” with “guy rotations”   ( 20 )   08/28/2007   |   Miami weighing options at kick returner   ( 8 )   08/27/2007   |   RF365’s modern-era all-criminal team   ( 7 )   08/27/2007   |   Raiders’ Culpepper looks solid, but Kiffin won’t commit   ( 39 )   08/27/2007   |   Dolphins preseason musings, Part III: Baby, we were born to run   ( 8 )   08/27/2007   |   Huard makes sense in Kansas City - for now   ( 8 )   08/27/2007   |   Bills’ offense remains consistently inconsistent   ( 42 )   08/27/2007   |   Deciphering Belichick   ( 0 )   08/27/2007   |   49ers can’t take many positives from loss to Bears   ( 18 )   08/24/2007   |   Harris and Clements: Together at last   ( 16 )   08/24/2007   |   Losman, first-team ‘O’ need to get in gear for Buffalo   ( 54 )   08/24/2007   |   Versatile Moore gives Saints more   ( 2 )   08/24/2007   |   Passing on Kendall a vote of confidence in Miami   ( 14 )   08/24/2007   |   Washington having problems with the left   ( 2 )   08/24/2007   |   Morency’s injury gives rookie Jackson the Green light   ( 0 )   08/23/2007   |   Redskins’ Gibbs racing against a conflict of interest   ( 1 )   08/23/2007   |   Where’s the 49ers’ defense?   ( 15 )   08/23/2007   |   Raiders’ Warren could become the Burgess of ‘07   ( 62 )   08/23/2007   |   Sharper: “Vikings fans will have a lot to cheer about”   ( 19 )   08/23/2007   |   Miami’s ground game is the road back to playoffs   ( 14 )   08/23/2007   |   Bills’ Edwards playing well—for a backup   ( 44 )   08/23/2007   |   Steelers’ forward wall missing a few bricks   ( 1 )   08/23/2007   |   Questions for T.O.   ( 0 )   08/23/2007   |   Seahawks’ third quarterback still looks too Greene   ( 1 )   08/22/2007   |   Saints build defense with recycled linebackers   ( 3 )   08/22/2007   |   Quarterback? Anybody got a quarterback?   ( 4 )   08/22/2007   |   Lelie tries to bust into 49ers’ receiving rotation   ( 15 )   08/22/2007   |   Is this the year Minnesota finally records a shutout?   ( 5 )   08/22/2007   |   O-line clearly Miami’s weakest link   ( 12 )   08/22/2007   |   In uneven performance, some Bills defenders shine   ( 32 )   08/22/2007   |   The three-headed monster: Why Daunte is the default   ( 52 )   08/21/2007   |   Multidimensional Lynch shining for Bills   ( 60 )   08/21/2007   |   Koren Robinson: Antidote for the Vick story?   ( 6 )   08/21/2007   |   Preseason thought process on the Vikings   ( 15 )   08/21/2007   |   John Madsen standing out in Oakland   ( 63 )   08/21/2007   |   Dolphins hoping to find new legs with Feely, Fields   ( 7 )   08/20/2007   |   In like Quinn   ( 0 )   08/20/2007   |   Culpepper, O-line look impressive for Raiders   ( 64 )   08/20/2007   |   Second-year defenders shine for victorious Vikes   ( 8 )   08/20/2007   |   Rams no strangers to current woes   ( 3 )   08/20/2007   |   The attack of the mini-linebackers in Washington   ( 0 )   08/20/2007   |   The (meaningless) game balls go to…   ( 0 )   08/20/2007   |   Bills’ offense a little better in second preseason game   ( 49 )   08/20/2007   |   Niners show good and bad in victory   ( 31 )   08/20/2007   |   Dolphins preseason musings, Part II: Don’t believe the hype   ( 23 )   08/20/2007   |   Falcons’ ‘future shock’ elevates Nicholas   ( 0 )   08/17/2007   |   First-half Dolphins observations from Kansas City   ( 16 )   08/17/2007   |   Catch of the Day lifts Meachem’s confidence   ( 0 )   08/17/2007   |   Bills needs to find the best five on their O-line   ( 42 )   08/17/2007   |   Backup Walker looks up to starter Davis   ( 28 )