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NOTES, QUOTES · Dec 14, 2018

NFL Team Report - Indianapolis Colts--Defensive tackle Denico Autry, named AFC Defensive Player of the Week on Wednesday, said it was only a matter of time before he returned to health and started making plays. He missed games in Week 2 and Week 3 with an ankle injury, then sat out Week 6 and 7 with a hamstring issue. In the last two games, he's had five sacks, 11 tackles and two forced fumbles. He ...

INSIDE SLANT · Dec 14, 2018

NFL Team Report - Indianapolis ColtsHilton unsung big-play star for Colts The company line is that the Indianapolis Colts always make a concerted effort to get the football to Pro Bowl wide receiver T.Y. Hilton, and nothing has changed in the past month. But the numbers suggest otherwise. Nobody in the NFL has more receiving yards than Hilton's 556 yards in the past four games, which included nine ...

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL · Dec 14, 2018

NFL Team Report - Cleveland BrownsFRIDAY INJURY REPORTCLEVELAND BROWNS --OUT: T Austin Corbett (foot), CB Denzel Ward (concussion) --QUESTIONABLE: CB Phillip Gaines (knee), DT Larry Ogunjobi (biceps), C J.C. Tretter (ankle)DENVER BRONCOS --OUT: LB Shaquil Barrett (hip), CB Chris Harris Jr. (fibula), CB Isaac Yiadom (shoulder) --QUESTIONABLE: DE Derek Wolfe (concussion)PLAYER NOTES --FB Orson ...

NOTES, QUOTES · Dec 14, 2018

NFL Team Report - Cleveland Browns--Quarterback Baker Mayfield has thrown at least one touchdown pass in each of his first 10 starts. He is the first first-year starting quarterback to do that since Kurt Warner did it with the St. Louis Rams in 1999. "We just need to keep giving him time," running back Nick Chubb said. "If we protect him, then he'll make a play for us and get the ball where it needs ...

INSIDE SLANT · Dec 14, 2018

NFL Team Report - Cleveland BrownsImprobable Browns remain alive in playoff chase The Cleveland Browns have already accomplished more than most analysts thought they would this season, and with three games remaining more milestones are within each. The Browns, at 5-7-1, have already clinched their best record since finishing 7-9 in 2014. They are 4-2-1 at FirstEnergy Stadium with a home game against ...

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL · Dec 14, 2018

NFL Team Report - New York JetsFRIDAY INJURY REPORTHOUSTON TEXANS --OUT: WR Keke Coutee (hamstring) --QUESTIONABLE: G Zach Fulton (hand), S Andre Hal (ankle)NEW YORK JETS --OUT: LB Jeremiah Attaochu (concussion), RB Isaiah Crowell (toe), WR Quincy Enunwa (ankle) --QUESTIONABLE: RB Trenton Cannon (toe), LB Jordan Jenkins (shoulder, ankle), CB Trumaine Johnson (foot), LB Kevin Pierre-Louis (shoulder) ...

NOTES, QUOTES · Dec 14, 2018

NFL Team Report - New York Jets--So, who's carrying the ball for the Jets is a question that might struggle to generate an answer, especially if the early injury reports hold true to form by Saturday's game. Isaiah Crowell, Trenton Cannon, and Elijah McGuire all sat out the first practice for the Houston game with various leg issues. Crowell and Cannon sat out practice due to toe injuries while ...

INSIDE SLANT · Dec 14, 2018

NFL Team Report - New York JetsOne win isn't big, but better than more of the same One win will not erase the ugliness of a six-game losing streak that sent a promising season spiraling into a nightmare. But for the New York Jets, it certainly beats the alternative. Especially when it was rookie quarterback Sam Darnold's most encouraging performance, resulting in a 4-9 record heading into Saturday's ...

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL · Dec 14, 2018

NFL Team Report - Chicago BearsFRIDAY INJURY REPORTGREEN BAY PACKERS --DOUBTFUL: T Bryan Bulaga (knee) --QUESTIONABLE: CB Bashaud Breeland (groin, not injury related), DT Kenny Clark (elbow)CHICAGO BEARS --QUESTIONABLE: S Eddie Jackson (shin), DT Bilal Nichols (knee), WR Allen Robinson II (hip)PLAYER NOTES --CB Bryce Callahan (foot) suffered a broken fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot and ...

NOTES, QUOTES · Dec 14, 2018

NFL Team Report - Chicago Bears--Sherrick McManis goes from veteran special teams ace to playing a starting role in the nickel defense as the slot corner due to the season-ending injury suffered by nickel back Bryce Callahan. "That's a big loss for us," head coach Matt Nagy said. "But with that said, we're going to have the complete mentality of it's the next man up, we're rolling, Bryce is going ...

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