Both Raiders, Bucs are in abyss
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Give Tim Brown this much: The man has visited the Black Hole in Oakland often enough over the years to know the scent of overt sporting hatred.
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A tough season has gone from bad to worse for the Miami Dolphins, who lost running back Ronnie Brown for the rest of the season because of a knee injury.
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TAMPA, Fla. - One team hasn't won a playoff game in seven years, the other has gone through hard times since winning the Super Bowl five seasons ago.
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There was injury to go with the insult of a 31-26 loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Network Associates Coliseum. Three Oakland starters failed to finish
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The Bucs went on to win seven, Buffalo and Pittsburgh six, Houston five and the Giants four. The five losers made the playoffs. The Patriots, you might recall, had a pretty decent year.
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On Sunday, the Raiders&#39; defense made the Kansas City Chiefs look like, well, the Kansas City Chiefs. The offense ranked second in the league in total yards per game certainly played that role at the Coliseum
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TAMPA - Inside the Bucs locker room, there was indisputable visual evidence that Michael Pittman accepted the blame for Sunday&#39;s 21-17 ridiculous loss to the New Orleans Saints.
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A fight between teammates, incessant trade talk about Mike McKenzie, Brett Favre's bum shoulder, a desolated defense.
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Tampa Bay's sputtering offense suffered a major blow Monday when the team learned receiver Joey Galloway will miss four to six weeks after aggravating a groin injury.
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Although the Miami Dolphins doubled their victory total, there were no real winners. The NFL's two worst teams played a game every bit as wretched as their records.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden returns to Oakland tonight for the first time since leaving the Raiders after the 2001 season, then beating his old team in the Super Bowl after the 2002 season.
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Admit it, you thought Brian Griese was crazy, didn&#39;t you? I know I did. Griese, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers&#39; third-string quarterback-turned-starter, said Wednesday that the Bucs offense could hang point for point with that of the Kansas City Chiefs.
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The big ugly for the Buffalo Bills was halfway down the postgame stats sheet: seven sacks for 46 yards lost. The Oakland Raiders knew coming into Sunday&#39;s game that they could attack the Bills&#39; offensive line.
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The Green Bay Packers dealt the Carolina Panthers a defeat now familiar to Super Bowl losers. Ahman Green ran up, down, and all over the
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TAMPA -- The Carolina Panthers are one step closer to overcoming their horrendous start. Jake Delhomme threw for 214 yards and four touchdowns yesterday, helping the defending NFC champions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 37-20, and move within a victory of clinching a playoff berth.
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The Baltimore Ravens still haven't given up a touchdown. The Oakland Raiders have now gone 120 minutes without one. Baltimore staged another stellar defensive showing Sunday at the expense of the inept Raiders, forcing six turnovers and getting a half-dozen sacks in a 28-6 rout.
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The Division 4 Super Bowl last night featured two teams coming off 180-degree turnarounds.