Al Thompson
PHILADELPHIA: They say in life timing is everything. You’re either in the right place at the right time or the wrong place at the wrong time. For the Eagles these days, their timing couldn’t be better, at least through the first seven games. Quarterback Carson Wentz could not have picked a better time to escape […]
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Al Thompson
EAST RUTHERFORD: The Giants came into their game against the Seattle Seahawks with a new-found attitude on offense following Big Blue’s 23-10 road win against the Denver Broncos last week. The Giants defense always had the attitude. But attitude alone was not enough Sunday as the Seahawks offense was able to wear down the Giants […]
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The last time the NFL let Jerry Jones host a major NFL event at AT&T Stadium is was a disaster.
On February 6, 2011, the stadium hosted Super Bowl XLV in which the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31–25.
Hours before kickoff, over 1,200 seats were blocked off in the interest of safety; according to a police officer in the affected area, the seats hadn’t been finished in time for the fire marshal to inspect them. Approximately 800 people were given other seats inside the stadium, thus costing the NFL any chance of setting the Super Bowl attendance record (the final figure of 103,219 came 766 short of the record set in Super Bowl XIV.
On February 9, 2011, the first lawsuit was filed against the NFL and Jerry Jones. Will Jones get a chance to redeem himself?
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*The Giants improved to 1-3 on the road this season. *The Giants held their opponents to their lowest point total since a 19-10 defeat of Washington in the 2016 season finale. *The Giants led at halftime, 17-3, their largest lead after two quarters since Dec. 7, 2014, when they led the Titans in Tennessee, 23-0. […]
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Al Thompson
When the team you coach is 0-5, you’ve lost several top players to injury and a few more because you simply lost them mentally, it’s time for change or it’s you the owner’s will change. Giants second year coach Ben McAdoo is no dummy. It was time for change. McAdoo had been the offensive coordinator […]
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Al Thompson
The Eagles overcame injuries, mistakes, and a relentless pass rush to defeat the Carolina Panthers 28-23 on the road. The Birds are sitting on top of the NFC with a 5-1 record and are looking at three straight home games. Carson Wentz completed 16 of 30 passes for 222 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. […]
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Al Thompson
The Giants locker room is now a place where there seems to be a lot of resentment. The suspension of veteran Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie without pay is not going over well with many of the players. Cornerback Janoris Jenkins appears to be one of them. The former second round pick out of North Alabama said “No comment” […]
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Al Thompson
The Giants 2017 season continues to unravel. A dispute between head coach Ben McAdoo and cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie that, according to a NFL source, started on the sideline during Big Blue’s 27-22 loss at home to the Los Angeles Chargers and continued during the beginning of the week, ended as badly as bad as it could have […]
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Al Thompson
The Eagles (4-1) will face a much tougher opponent Thursday night than they have over the last three weeks. The Carolina Panthers (4-1) are legitimate contenders in the NFC and the Birds will find if they are as well in front of a national audience (8:25 PM, CBS/NFL Network with Tony Romo, Jim Nantz doing […]
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Al Thompson
Giants second year head coach deals with injuries, an 0-5 season an unforgiving schedule and now a veteran cornerback in Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie who appears to have walked out on the team.
Big Blue is really blue.
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