Fast and Furious, Linebackers Perfect Art of Disruption
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In Sunday's A.F.C. championship game, a trip to the Super Bowl will probably depend on which linebacking corps best turns mayhem into points.
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Shaun Rogers is in the backfield as often as some running backs. Whether teams dare to block Detroit's star defensive tackle with one player or follow the trend of double-teaming him, he often rips through offensive lines with a rare combination of size, speed, strength and nimble footwork.
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Pass rush. Pass protection. Run defense. Special teams. Pass coverage.
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Late in the second quarter of a November game against the New York Jets, Ed Reed intercepted a pass in the end zone. Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis yelled in delight and motioned for his teammate to drop to one knee.
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For a team with few detectable flaws, the Patriotsâ run defense, ranked 10th in the league, has occasionally been suspect, populated by an over-30 set of linebackers.
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Everyone could feel his presence on the field. Defensive tackle Jason Ferguson did. Linebacker Jonathan Vilma did. The entire offense did.
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Bart Scott is the latest Ravens linebacker to find stardom in the NFL, as he is known for both his hard hits and his constant chatter.
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It was a battle between the some of the league&#39;s best offensive and defensive lines. Packers have pieced together one of the better offensive lines in the NFC.
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Florida State's players celebrated their game-sealing defensive stop by cutting loose, whooping it up in front of those famously rowdy Cameron Crazies.
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PHILADELPHIA -- With its inside game stifled, Pitt got its transition offense going just in time.
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Talk about your hurry-up offense. During early scenes in &quot;Friday Night Lights&quot; of a match between the 1988 Permian Panthers football team of Odessa, Texas, and some other high school&#39;s varsity
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A makeshift offensive line came together at just the right time for the St. Louis Rams.
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The Tennessee Titans-Jacksonville Jaguars game Sunday will match the AFC South&#39;s most rapidly emerging ballcarrier against the division&#39;s stingiest defensive line.
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Perhaps the N.F.L.âs most anonymous starting running back, Laurence Maroney has existed on the margins of New Englandâs potent offense.
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Somewhere in Jeff Ulbrich&#39;s house lies a Kodak moment worth savoring. The 49ers&#39; linebacker is shown bringing down Emmitt Smith in a manner so forceful, it bore reenactment Thursday.
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New England's offense will have to find a way to neutralize Pittsburgh linebacker James Farrior on Sunday.
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Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush get the headlines. Southern California's defense does the heavy lifting.