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Bills Fan Fired After Stadium Fall

He's barred from games after reckless slide

(Newser) - Unemployment has been added to injury for a Buffalo Bills fan who put himself and another fan in the hospital with a reckless stunt at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday. In an incident that became a viral video, a fan identified as Rob Hopkins slid down a safety railing on...

Bills Player to N. Korea: If You Hit US, Nuke the Patriots

Stevie Johnson tweets rogue state to target Foxboro, Mass.

(Newser) - Buffalo Bills player Stevie Johnson would really like North Korea to "chill out with that nuke talk ." But if it doesn't, the wide receiver has suggested a target for Kim Jong Un's agression: "War is nothing to be played with. I apologize North Korea........but...

Pats Sink Bills 49-21, Clinch Top AFC Seed

Patriots top Bills, Saints crush Panthers, 49ers thump Rams

(Newser) - The New England Patriots overcame a 21-point deficit today with 49 unanswered points to rock the Buffalo Bills 49-21, the AP reports. The win earned the Pats home-field advantage and the AFC's top seed. Tom Brady threw for 338 yards and finished with the second-most passing yards in NFL...

Bills Player Drops Pass, Tweets Anger at God

Steve Johnson less than thrilled with Almighty after hellish flub

(Newser) - After dropping a would-be winning touchdown pass in an overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday, the New York Daily News reports that Buffalo Bills receiver Steve Johnson did what any modern day athlete would—he tweeted to the Almighty. "I praise you 24/7!!! And this how you do...

NFL Fines Titans Owner $250K for Flipping Bird

 NFL Fines Titans 
 Owner $250K for 
 Flipping Bird 
octogenarians gone wild
Nov 16, 2009 6:25 PM CST

NFL Fines Titans Owner $250K for Flipping Bird

Tennessee's Bud Adams dinged for 'detrimental' conduct

(Newser) - The NFL fined 86-year-old Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for "conduct detrimental to the league"—namely, flipping the bird toward the Buffalo Bills' sideline in the waning moments of yesterday's 41-17 Tennessee victory. He later repeated the display on the field, the Tennessean reports. "I...

Brady, in Return, Rallies Patriots Past Bills

(Newser) - Quarterback Tom Brady, in his first game since missing almost all of last season with a knee injury, threw two touchdown passes in the final 2:06 to lead the New England Patriots to a comeback 25-24 victory over the visiting Buffalo Bills tonight, the Boston Herald reports. Brady, 32,...

Kemp Changed GOP Forever
 Kemp 
 Changed 
 GOP Forever 
APPRECIATION
May 3, 2009 1:03 PM CDT

Kemp Changed GOP Forever

(Newser) - For Adam Clymer, writing in the New York Times, Jack Kemp won’t be remembered as just a Bills star and Buffalo congressman. He’ll be remembered as the player who boycotted a New Orleans game to protest segregation, and the politician who “moved the Republican Party to a...

Ex-Congressman, QB Jack Kemp Dead at 73

(Newser) - Jack Kemp, the former football star, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee, and self-described "bleeding-heart conservative" died today of cancer at age 73. Kemp, a former quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, represented western New York for nine terms in Congress, leaving the House for an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1988. Eight...

Ex-Cowboy Owens Signs With Bills

(Newser) - Superstar receiver Terrell Owens is headed to the wintry climes of upstate New York, the Buffalo News reports. The Buffalo Bills are signing the NFL showman to a 1-year deal worth a guaranteed $6.5 million. Released a few days ago by the Dallas Cowboys, Owens has racked up 14,...

The Worst Super Bowl Chumps
 The Worst Super Bowl Chumps 
OPINION
Jan 26, 2009 4:32 PM CST

The Worst Super Bowl Chumps

NFL's title game has seen its share of stinkers

(Newser) - With the big game set for Sunday, Fox Sports remembers the 10 worst Super Bowl performances. A sampling:
  • Tony Eason, Patriots, Super Bowl XX: The ’85 Bears were a defense to be feared, and Eason crumbled before them. He was benched in the second after going 0 for 6
...

Jack Kemp Treated for Cancer
 Jack Kemp Treated for Cancer 
Jan 7, 2009 1:34 PM CST

Jack Kemp Treated for Cancer

Docs can't say what afflicts former NFL star, GOP lawmaker, 73

(Newser) - Jack Kemp, the former NFL star and Republican congressman, is in treatment for cancer, the Buffalo News reports. A spokeswoman said the type of cancer is “undetermined,” but that tests are under way to identify it. Kemp, 73, served 18 years as a representative from New York before...

Disputed TD Wins Division for Steelers
 Disputed TD 
 Wins Division 
 for Steelers 

NFL ROUNDUP
Dec 14, 2008 5:19 PM CST

Disputed TD Wins Division for Steelers

Tennessee loses steam as playoffs approach

(Newser) - The Pittsburgh Steelers clinched another AFC North title with a controversial touchdown in the final minute today, USA Today reports:
  • Santonio Holmes snagged the 4-yard pass with 43 seconds left, securing Pittsburgh's 13-9 win over the Baltimore Ravens. A review showed that Holmes had possession of the ball with both
...

Jets Punch Hole in Titans' Perfect Season
Jets Punch Hole in Titans' Perfect Season
NFL ROUNDUP
Nov 23, 2008 5:09 PM CST

Jets Punch Hole in Titans' Perfect Season

Tennessee loses for the first time this season

(Newser) - In NFL action, it was an exciting day for the AFC East’s No. 1 and 2, the New York Jets and the New England Patriots, the AP reports:
  • Brett Favre threw two TDs and the Jets took down the Tennessee Titans 34-13, breaking their 13-game winning streak. The Jets
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Splitting Bills With Toronto Key to Revitalized Buffalo

Sharing of football team could give boost to both cities

(Newser) - The Bills’ loss in the 1967 AFL championship game began the downfall of the football team and the city of Buffalo itself, native Gregg Easterbrook writes in the Atlantic, and he suggests looking north to turn everything around. Adding affluent Toronto (100 miles away) as a second “home” city...

Unbeaten Titans Top Bears Despite Ground Game
Unbeaten Titans Top Bears Despite Ground Game
nfl roundup
Nov 9, 2008 4:46 PM CST

Unbeaten Titans Top Bears Despite Ground Game

Jets beat Rams 47-3 in record-setting rout

(Newser) - The Tennessee Titans secured a stunning 9-0 record today and the Indianapolis Colts stole a much-needed win in NFL action:
  • The Titans overcame a franchise-low 20-yard rushing game to beat the Chicago Bears 21-14 and stay undefeated, the AP reports.
  • Peyton Manning tossed three TD passes in a 24-20 comeback
...

Giants Upend Tumbling Cowboys
 Giants Upend 
 Tumbling Cowboys 
NFL ROUNDUP
Nov 2, 2008 4:32 PM CST

Giants Upend Tumbling Cowboys

Tennessee lands 19-16 overtime win against Packers

(Newser) - Tony Romo's injured pinkie spelled doom for the Dallas Cowboys again as the New York Giants pummeled them 35-14 today, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. In other games:
  • The Tennessee Titans continued their unbeaten streak by outlasting the Green Bay Packers 19-16 in overtime, USA Today reports.
  • The Atlanta Falcons held
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Tube 2, Boobs 0 in Weekend Sports Viewing Snafus

Technical issues keep baseball playoff, NFL game off air long enough to drive fans nuts

(Newser) - Power problems had fans hoping to catch the baseball playoffs and the NFL on TV this weekend howling, the AP reports, with a malfunction at TBS headquarters keeping the first 20 minutes of Tampa Bay’s Game 6 loss to visiting Boston off the airwaves Saturday. Yesterday, balloons snagged a...

Rams Shock No-Romo 'Boys
 Rams Shock No-Romo 'Boys 
nfl roundup
Oct 19, 2008 4:03 PM CDT

Rams Shock No-Romo 'Boys

(Newser) - The St. Louis Rams shocked a leaderless Dallas Cowboys today, as the Green Bay Packers deflated the Indianapolis Colts and the Oakland Raiders came back to life:
  • Even at an away game, Cowboys fans cheered for injured Tony Romo—but got 40-year-old Brad Johnson, who tossed three interceptions in a
...

NFL's Newest Treat: Trick Plays
 NFL's Newest Treat: Trick Plays 
Sep 25, 2008 4:54 PM CDT

NFL's Newest Treat: Trick Plays

Dolphins' 'Wildcat' formation not only way offenses trying to fool defenses this season

(Newser) - Sunday’s four-touchdown performance from Miami running back Ronnie Brown may signal the year of the trick play in the NFL, USA Today reports. The Dolphins’ “Wildcat” formation, in which the running back takes a direct snap, seems likely to catch on. “This is a copycat league,”...

Pats Top Jets 19-10 Without Brady at Helm

Manning sparks Colts rally; Giants win 12th straight road game

(Newser) - Matt Cassel stepped in to lead the Tom Bradyless New England Patriots today, as Peyton Manning sparked a late Indianapolis Colts rally and Eli Manning showed why the New York Giants are champs:
  • Tom who? In his first start since high school, Matt Cassel led the Patriots to a 19-10
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