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Detroit at Minnesota (+2) Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Minn. Minn. Detroit Detroit
Carolina (+7) at Cincinnati Carolina Cinc. Carolina Cinc. Carolina Cinc. Carolina Cinc. Carolina Cinc. Cinc. Cinc. Carolina Cinc. Carolina Cinc. Cinc. Cinc.
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San Diego at Oakland (+7) SD SD SD SD SD SD SD SD SD SD Oakland SD Oakland SD SD SD SD SD
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Season vs. line 46-28-2 (.622) 37-37-2 (.500) 36-38-2 (.486) 32-42-2 (.432) 36-38-2 (.486) 37-37-2 (.500) 43-31-2 (.581) 33-41-2 (.446) 39-35-2 (.527)
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Season straight 55-21 (.724) 48-28 (.632) 50-26 (.658) 47-29 (.618) 47-29 (.618) 45-31 (.592) 46-30 (.605) 46-30 (.605) 52-24 (.684)
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SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
S4 Green Bay......W, 36-16
S14 at San Diego ..L, 30-21
S21Denver.W, 26-20 (OT)
S28 BYE
O6 at Wash. .......W, 27-17
O12 Dallas................3:25
O19 at St. Louis........noon
O26 at Carolina ........noon
N2 Oakland ..............3:25
N9 NY Giants............3:25
N16 at Kansas City ...noon
N23 Arizona .............3:05
N27 at San Francisco .7:30
D7 at Philadelphia.....3:25
D14 San Francisco .....3:25
D21at Arizona-x .......7:30
D28 St. Louis ............3:25
ST. LOUIS RAMS
S7 Minnesota .......L, 34-6
S14 at Tampa BayW, 19-17
S21Dallas ...........L, 34-31
S28 BYE
O5 at PhiladelphiaL, 34-28
O13 San Francisco .....7:30
O19 Seattle .............noon
O26 at Kansas City ...noon
N2 at San Francisco...3:05
N9 at Arizona ...........3:25
N16 Denver..............noon
N23 at San Diego ......3:05
N30 Oakland............noon
D7 at Washington ....noon
D11Arizona ..............7:25
D21NY Giants...........3:05
D28 at Seattle ..........3:25
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
S7 Carolina..........L, 20-14
S14 St. Louis ........L, 19-17
S18 at Atlanta......L, 56-14
S28 at Pitts .......W, 27-24
O5 at N.Orl. ..L, 37-31(OT)
O12 Baltimore..........noon
O19 BYE
O26 Minnesota ........noon
N2 at Cleveland........noon
N9 Atlanta ..............noon
N16 at Washington...noon
N23 at Chicago.........noon
N30 Cincinnati .........noon
D7 at Detroit ...........noon
D14 at Carolina.........noon
D21Green Bay .........noon
D28 New Orleans .....noon
TENNESSEE TITANS
S7 at Kansas CityW, 26-10
S14 Dallas ...........L, 26-10
S21at Cincinnati....L, 33-7
S28 at Indy ..........L, 41-17
O5 Cleveland.......L, 29-28
O12 Jacksonville.......noon
O19 at Washington...noon
O26 Houston ...........noon
N2 BYE
N9 at Baltimore .......noon
N17 Pittsburgh .........7:30
N23 at Philadelphia ..noon
N30 at Houston........noon
D7 NY Giants ...........noon
D14 NY Jets..............3:05
D18 at Jacksonville....7:25
D28 Indianapolis ......noon
WASHINGTON REDSKINS
S7 at Houston .......L, 17-6
S14 Jacksonville..W, 41-10
S21at Phila.........L, 37-34
S25 NY Giants .....L, 45-14
O6 Seattle...........L, 27-17
O12 at Arizona ..........3:25
O19 Tennessee.........noon
O27 at Dallas............7:30
N2 at Minnesota ......noon
N9 BYE
N16 Tampa Bay ........noon
N23 at San Francisco .3:25
N30 at Indianapolis ..noon
D7 St. Louis.............noon
D14 at NY Giants ......noon
D20 Philadelphia .......7:15
D28 Dallas...............noon
N9 at NY Jets ..........noon
N17 at Tennessee......7:30
N23 BYE
N30 New Orleans .....noon
D7 at Cincinnati .......noon
D14 at Atlanta .........noon
D21Kansas City .......noon
D28 Cincinnati .........noon
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
S8 at Arizona .......L, 18-17
S14 Seattle ........W, 30-21
S21at Buffalo ....W, 22-10
S28 Jacksonville.W, 33-14
O5 NY Jets ..........W, 31-0
O12 at Oakland .........3:05
O19 Kansas City ........3:05
O23 at Denver...........7:25
N2 at Miami ............noon
N9 BYE
N16 Oakland .............3:05
N23 St. Louis............3:05
N30 at Baltimore .....noon
D7 New England........7:30
D14 Denver...............3:05
D20 at San Francisco .3:30
D28 at Kansas City ...noon
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
S7 at Dallas .......W, 28-17
S14 Chicago.........L, 28-20
S21at Arizona .....L, 23-14
S28 Philadelphia.W, 26-21
O5 Kansas City ...W, 22-17
O13 at St. Louis.........7:30
O19 at Denver-x ........7:30
O26 BYE
N2 St. Louis..............3:05
N9 at New Orleans ...noon
N16 at NY Giants......noon
N23 Washington.......3:25
N27 Seattle..............7:30
D7 at Oakland...........3:25
D14 at Seattle...........3:25
D20 San Diego ..........3:30
D28 Arizona .............3:25
S14 Houston........L, 30-14
S21at New EnglandL, 16-9
S28 vs. Miami ......L, 38-14
O5 BYE
O12 San Diego...........3:05
O19 Arizona..............3:25
O26 at Cleveland.......3:25
N2 at Seattle............3:25
N9 Denver ................3:05
N16 at San Diego.......3:05
N20 Kansas City........7:25
N30 at St. Louis .......noon
D7 San Francisco.......3:25
D14 at Kansas City....noon
D21Buffalo ..............3:25
D28 at Denver...........3:25
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
S7 Jacksonville...W, 34-17
S15 at Indy ........W, 30-27
S21Washington.W, 37-34
S28 at San Fran....L, 26-21
O5 St. Louis.......W, 34-28
O12 NY Giants ..........7:30
O19 BYE
O26 at Arizona..........3:05
N2 at Houston .........noon
N10 Carolina.............7:30
N16 at Green Bay......noon
N23 Tennessee ........noon
N27 at Dallas............3:30
D7 Seattle................3:25
D14 Dallas ................7:30
D20 at Washington ...3:30
D28 at NY Giants......noon
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
S7 Cleveland......W, 30-27
S11at Baltimore....L, 26-6
S21at Carolina ...W, 37-19
S28 Tampa Bay....L, 27-24
O5 at Jacksonville W, 17-9
O12 at Cleveland ......noon
O20 Houston ............7:30
O26 Indianapolis.......3:25
N2 Baltimore............7:30
ARIZONA CARDINALS
S8 San Diego ......W, 18-17
S14 at NY Giants.W, 25-14
S21San FranciscoW, 23-14
S28 BYE
O5 at Denver .......L, 41-20
O12 Washington .......3:25
O19 at Oakland .........3:25
O26 Philadelphia.......3:05
N2 at Dallas.............noon
N9 St. Louis..............3:25
N16 Detroit ..............3:25
N23 at Seattle ..........3:05
N30 at Atlanta..........3:05
D7 Kansas City..........3:05
D11at St. Louis .........7:25
D21Seattle-x............7:30
D28 at San Francisco .3:25
ATLANTA FALCONS
S7 New Orl .W, 37-34 (OT)
S14 at Cincinnati ..L, 24-10
S18 Tampa Bay ...W, 56-14
S28 at Minnesota.L, 41-28
O5 at NY Giants...L, 30-20
O12 Chicago.............noon
O19 at Baltimore......noon
O26 Detroit (London)...8:30a
N2 BYE
N9 at Tampa Bay......noon
N16 at Carolina ........noon
N23 Cleveland..........noon
N30 Arizona .............3:05
D8 at Green Bay........7:30
D14 Pittsburgh.........noon
D21at New Orleans ..noon
D28 Carolina............noon
BALTIMORE RAVENS
S7 Cincinnati .......L, 23-16
S11Pittsburgh .....W, 26-6
S21at Cleveland .W, 23-21
S28 Carolina.......W, 38-10
O5 at Indianapolis L, 20-13
O12 at Tampa Bay.....noon
O19 Atlanta.............noon
O26 at Cincinnati......noon
N2 at Pittsburgh-x ....7:30
N9 Tennessee..........noon
N16 BYE
N24 at New Orleans ..7:30
N30 San Diego .........noon
D7 at Miami ............noon
D14 Jacksonville.......noon
D21at Houston ........noon
D28 Cleveland..........noon
BUFFALO BILLS
S7 at Chi ....W, 23-20 (OT)
S14 Miami..........W, 29-10
S21San Diego......L, 22-10
S28 at Houston....L, 23-17
O5 at Detroit ......W, 17-14
O12 New England .....noon
O19 Minnesota.........noon
O26 at NY Jets.........noon
N2 BYE
N9 Kansas City.........noon
N13 at Miami ............7:25
N23 NY Jets ............noon
N30 Cleveland..........noon
D7 at Denver ............3:05
D14 Green Bay .........noon
D21at Oakland..........3:25
D28 at New England .noon
CAROLINA PANTHERS
S7 at Tampa Bay.W, 20-14
S14 Detroit..........W, 24-7
S21Pittsburgh.....L, 37-19
S28 at Baltimore..L, 38-10
O5 Chicago.........W, 31-24
O12 at Cincinnati ......noon
O19 at Green Bay......noon
O26 Seattle .............noon
O30 New Orleans ......7:25
N10 at Philadelphia ...7:30
N16 Atlanta.............noon
N23 BYE
N30 at Minnesota ....noon
D7 at New Orleans ...noon
D14 Tampa Bay ........noon
D21Cleveland ..........noon
D28 at Atlanta.........noon
CHICAGO BEARS
S7 Buffalo ...L, 23-20 (OT)
S14 at San Fran ..W, 28-20
S22 at NY Jets....W, 27-19
S28 Green Bay .....L, 38-17
O5 at Carolina......L, 31-24
O12 at Atlanta .........noon
O19 Miami...............noon
O26 at New England .noon
N2 BYE
N9 at Green Bay........7:30
N16 Minnesota ........noon
N23 Tampa Bay........noon
N27 at Detroit ..11:30 a.m.
D4 Dallas .................7:25
D15 New Orleans.......7:30
D21Detroit..............noon
D28 at Minnesota.....noon
CINCINNATI BENGALS
S7 at Baltimore ..W, 23-16
S14 Atlanta........W, 24-10
S21Tennessee.....W, 33-7
S28 BYE
O5 at N. England ..L, 43-17
O12 Carolina ............noon
O19 at Indianapolis...noon
O26 Baltimore .........noon
N2 Jacksonville........noon
N6 Cleveland ............7:25
N16 at New Orleans..noon
N23 at Houston........noon
N30 at Tampa Bay ....noon
D7 Pittsburgh ..........noon
D14 at Cleveland ......noon
D22 Denver ..............7:30
D28 at Pittsburgh.....noon
CLEVELAND BROWNS
S7 at Pittsburgh ..L, 30-27
S14 New Orleans W, 26-24
S21Baltimore......L, 23-21
S28 BYE
O5 at Tennessee W, 29-28
O12 Pittsburgh.........noon
O19 at Jacksonville...noon
O26 Oakland.............3:25
N2 Tampa Bay..........noon
N6 at Cincinnati ........7:25
N16 Houston............noon
N23 at Atlanta.........noon
N30 at Buffalo .........noon
D7 Indianapolis........noon
D14 Cincinnati..........noon
D21at Carolina.........noon
D28 at Baltimore......noon
DALLAS COWBOYS
S7 San Francisco ..L, 28-17
S14 at TennesseeW, 26-10
S21at St. Louis...W, 34-31
S28 New Orleans W, 38-17
O5 Houston W, 20-17 (OT)
O12 at Seattle...........3:25
O19 NY Giants ..........3:25
O27 Washington.......7:30
N2 Arizona ..............noon
N9 at Jville (London)noon
N16 BYE
N23 at NY Giants-x ...7:30
N27 Philadelphia.......3:30
D4 at Chicago............7:25
D14 at Philadelphia-x.7:30
D21Indianapolis .......3:25
D28 at Washington ..noon
DENVER BRONCOS
S7 Indianapolis...W, 31-24
S14 Kansas City ..W, 24-17
S21at Sea ...L, 26-20 (OT)
S28 BYE
O5 Arizona.........W, 41-20
O12 at NY Jets .........noon
O19 San Francisco .....7:30
O23 San Diego ..........7:25
N2 at New England....3:25
N9 at Oakland...........3:05
N16 at St. Louis........noon
N23 Miami ...............3:25
N30 at Kansas City....7:30
D7 Buffalo................3:05
D14 at San Diego.......3:05
D22 at Cincinnati ......7:30
D28 Oakland.............3:25
DETROIT LIONS
S8 NY Giants......W, 35-14
S14 at Carolina ......L, 24-7
S21Green Bay......W, 19-7
S28 at NY Jets....W, 24-17
O5 Buffalo...........L, 17-14
O12 at Minnesota.....noon
O19 New Orleans......noon
O26 at Atl. (London)8:30a
N2 BYE
N9 Miami ................noon
N16 at Arizona..........3:25
N23 at New England .noon
N27 Chicago .....11:30 a.m.
D7 Tampa Bay..........noon
D14 Minnesota.........noon
D21at Chicago .........noon
D28 at Green Bay .....noon
GREEN BAY PACKERS
S4 at Seattle .......L, 36-16
S14 NY Jets........W, 31-24
S21at Detroit........L, 19-7
S28 at Chicago....W, 38-17
O2 Minnesota ....W, 42-10
O12 at Miami ...........noon
O19 Carolina ............noon
O26 at New Orleans ..7:30
N2 BYE
N9 Chicago ...............7:30
N16 Philadelphia ......noon
N23 at Minnesota ....noon
N30 New England......3:25
D8 Atlanta ...............7:30
D14 at Buffalo..........noon
D21at Tampa Bay.....noon
D28 Detroit .............noon
HOUSTON TEXANS
S7 Washington ....W, 17-6
S14 at Oakland ...W, 30-14
S21at NY Giants ..L, 30-17
S28 Buffalo........W, 23-17
O5 at Dallas .L, 20-17 (OT)
O9 Indianapolis.........7:25
O20 at Pittsburgh .....7:30
O26 at Tennessee.....noon
N2 Philadelphia........noon
N9 BYE
N16 at Cleveland ......noon
N23 Cincinnati .........noon
N30 Tennessee ........noon
D7 at Jacksonville ....noon
D14 at Indianapolis...noon
D21Baltimore..........noon
D28 Jacksonville ......noon
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
S7 at Denver........L, 31-24
S15 Philadelphia ..L, 30-27
S21at Jackville..W, 44-17
S28 Tennessee ...W, 41-17
O5 Baltimore .....W, 20-13
O9 at Houston ..........7:25
O19 Cincinnati..........noon
O26 at Pittsburgh .....3:25
N3 at NY Giants ........7:30
N9 BYE
N16 New England ......7:30
N23 Jacksonville ......noon
N30 Washington......noon
D7 at Cleveland........noon
D14 Houston............noon
D21at Dallas ............3:25
D28 at Tennessee.....noon
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
S7 at Philadelphia L, 34-17
S14 at WashingtonL, 41-10
S21Indianapolis...L, 44-17
S28 at San Diego..L, 33-14
O5 Pittsburgh........L, 17-9
O12 at Tennessee .....noon
O19 Cleveland ..........noon
O26 Miami ..............noon
N2 at Cincinnati .......noon
N9 Dallas (London)...noon
N16 BYE
N23 at Indianapolis ..noon
N30 NY Giants .........noon
D7 Houston .............noon
D14 at Baltimore ......noon
D18 Tennessee..........7:25
D28 at Houston........noon
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
S7 Tennessee ......L, 26-10
S14 at Denver ......L, 24-17
S21at Miami ......W, 34-15
S29 New England W, 41-14
O5 at S. Francisco.L, 22-17
O12 BYE
O19 at San Diego.......3:05
O26 St. Louis ...........noon
N2 NY Jets ..............noon
N9 at Buffalo...........noon
N16 Seattle .............noon
N20 at Oakland.........7:25
N30 Denver-x ...........7:30
D7 at Arizona ...........3:05
D14 Oakland ............noon
D21at Pittsburgh.....noon
D28 San Diego .........noon
MIAMI DOLPHINS
S7 New England.W, 33-20
S14 at Buffalo......L, 29-10
S21Kansas City ...L, 34-15
S28 vs. Oakland..W, 38-14
O5 BYE
O12 Green Bay .........noon
O19 at Chicago .........noon
O26 at Jacksonville ..noon
N2 San Diego...........noon
N9 at Detroit ...........noon
N13 Buffalo ..............7:25
N23 at Denver ..........3:25
D1at NY Jets............7:30
D7 Baltimore ...........noon
D14 at New England..noon
D21Minnesota.........noon
D28 NY Jets.............noon
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
S7 at St. Louis .....W, 34-6
S14 New England...L, 30-7
S21at New OrleansL, 20-9
S28 Atlanta .......W, 41-28
O2 at Green Bay...L, 42-10
O12 Detroit..............noon
O19 at Buffalo..........noon
O26 at Tampa Bay ....noon
N2 Washington........noon
N9 BYE
N16 at Chicago .........noon
N23 Green Bay.........noon
N30 Carolina............noon
D7 NY Jets ..............noon
D14 at Detroit ..........noon
D21at Miami ...........noon
D28 Chicago.............noon
NEWENGLAND PATRIOTS
S7 at Miami ........L, 33-20
S14 at Minnesota.W, 30-7
S21Oakland.........W, 16-9
S29 at Kansas CityL, 41-14
O5 Cincinnati .....W, 43-17
O12 at Buffalo..........noon
O16 NY Jets..............7:25
O26 Chicago.............noon
N2 Denver ................3:25
N9 BYE
N16 at Indianapolis....7:30
N23 Detroit .............noon
N30 at Green Bay ......3:25
D7 at San Diego ........7:30
D14 Miami ...............noon
D21at NY Jets .........noon
D28 Buffalo.............noon
NEWORLEANS SAINTS
S7 at AtlantaL, 37-34 (OT)
S14 at Cleveland ..L, 26-24
S21Minnesota.....W, 20-9
S28 at Dallas .......L, 38-17
O5 T. Bay....W, 37-31(OT)
O12 BYE
O19 at Detroit..........noon
O26 Green Bay..........7:30
O30 at Carolina.........7:25
N9 San Francisco......noon
N16 Cincinnati..........noon
N24 Baltimore ..........7:30
N30 at Pittsburgh ....noon
D7 Carolina..............noon
D15 at Chicago ..........7:30
D21Atlanta .............noon
D28 at Tampa Bay ....noon
NEWYORK GIANTS
S8 at Detroit .......L, 35-14
S14 Arizona .........L, 25-14
S21Houston ......W, 30-17
S25 at Wash ......W, 45-14
O5 Atlanta ........W, 30-20
O12 at Philadelphia ...7:30
O19 at Dallas ............3:25
O26 BYE
N3 Indianapolis.........7:30
N9 at Seattle............3:25
N16 San Francisco ....noon
N23 Dallas ...............7:30
N30 at Jacksonville ..noon
D7 at Tennessee ......noon
D14 Washington.......noon
D21at St. Louis.........3:05
D28 Philadelphia......noon
NEWYORK JETS
S7 Oakland.........W, 19-14
S14 at Green Bay..L, 31-24
S22 Chicago.........L, 27-19
S28 Detroit .........L, 24-17
O5 at San Diego.....L, 31-0
O12 Denver..............noon
O16 at New England ..7:25
O26 Buffalo.............noon
N2 at Kansas City.....noon
N9 Pittsburgh..........noon
N16 BYE
N23 at Buffalo .........noon
D1Miami .................7:30
D7 at Minnesota ......noon
D14 at Tennessee......3:05
D21New England .....noon
D28 at Miami...........noon
OAKLAND RAIDERS
S7 at NY Jets .......L, 19-14
SCHEDULES
NFL
FLORHAM PARK, N.J.
Michael Vick pointed the fin-
ger squarely at himself.
The New York Jets backup
quarterback was stunningly
critical Wednesday when he
acknowledged that he
couldve done a better job of
getting ready to play last Sun-
day. The comments drew the
ire of fans and the media
and kudos from his head
coach.
When Mike looked at it,
Rex Ryan said Thursday, he
had the guts to say, You know
what? Maybe, I could have
done more. I could have pre-
paredbetter.
Rather than be alarmed by
Vicks admission, Ryan ap-
plauded the quarterbacks
honesty.
I think the way I chal-
lenged the team, in fact, this is
exactly what I wanted, Ryan
said. I want guys to take a
stand.
Vick is a backup quarter-
back who still draws a crowd
of media around his locker be-
fitting a starter. He knows all
eyes are on him, especially
with Geno Smith struggling
through the Jets 1-4 start.
When Smith was benched at
halftime of New Yorks 31-0
drubbing at San Diego last
Sunday, Vick came in to try to
add a spark.
Instead, Vick struggled just
as much as Smith in his first
significant playing time this
season, finishing 8 of 19 for 47
yards, compared to 4 of 12 for
27 yards by Smith.
Then came his jaw-drop-
ping comments Wednesday
that he perhaps took his scout-
team reps during practice for
granted. Vick was widely crit-
icized for his apparent lack of
preparation, especially for
someone who has claimed to
still have the ability to lead a
team to the playoffs and be-
yond.
I understand how it could
be interpreted the way it was
interpreted, Vick said Thurs-
day. Honestly, when I heard
about it, I knew I shouldve
worded it probably a different
way. That was just me taking
responsibility. Im very hard
on myself. I expect a lot of my-
self when I go out on the field
and I play, and I know my
teammates expect a lot out of
me.
As thebackup quarterback,
Vick takes very few, if any,
snaps with the first-team of-
fense. Those go to Smith, and
Vick works with the backups
and the scout team, some-
thing that Vick is unaccus-
tomedto doing.
Offensive coordinator
Marty Mornhinweg said he
hasnt seen any drop-off from
Vick in his preparation from
week to week.
It didnt come out the way
that he was thinking about it,
Mornhinweg said. Weve
both done that, where you say
something and think, Thats
not really what I meant. Prep-
aration, Mike is diligent with
his preparation, now. Theres
no question about that.
Dennis Waszak Jr.,
The Associated Press
Ryan likes Vicks candor
NFL | For results of Thursdays Colts-Texans game, go to SportsDayDFW.com
Coach says QB has
guts for admitting
he was unprepared
Denis Poroy/The Associated Press
NewYork Jets quarterback Michael Vick struggled in his first significant playing time
this season against head coach Mike McCoys San Deigo Chargers.
NFL penalties up more
than two per game
Penalty flags are being
thrown about 15 percent more
often than they were last sea-
son through Week 5.
NFL games are averaging
about 17 penalties, up more
than two per game from the
14.7 to this point in 2013, ac-
cording to the league. Howev-
er, games are actually running
a few minutes shorter.
Also, 15 touchdowns have
been wiped out already, up
from 11 at this time a year ago,
according to STATS.
Im certainly not surprised
that fouls are up. Were in a
good place, NFL Vice Presi-
dent of Officiating Dean Blan-
dino said. I dont see a dimin-
ished product on the field.
Illegal contact, defensive
holding, defensive illegal use of
hands and offensive pass inter-
ference are all at Week 5 highs
over the last 20 years, STATS
said. The jumps from 2013 are
staggering, particularly for ille-
gal contact (which has more
than tripled, from 15 to 56) and
defensive holding (more than
doubled, from 52 to 113).
There already have been
more illegal contact calls than
the 54for all of last season.
Ex-GM: Domestic
violence went ignored
Former Chicago Bears gen-
eral manager Jerry Angelo said
NFL teams didnt discipline
players in hundreds and hun-
dreds of domestic violence in-
cidents during his 30-year ca-
reer, USA Today reported
Thursday.
I made a mistake, Angelo
told the newspaper. I was hu-
man. I was part of it. Im not
proud of it.
Angelo was the Bears GM
from 2001to 2011.
We knew it was wrong,
Angelo told USA Today. For
whatever reason, it just kind of
got glossed over. Im no psychi-
atrist, so I cant really get into
what that part of it is. Im just
telling you how I was. Ive got
to look at myself first. And I
was part of that, but I didnt
stand alone.
Our business is to win
games. Angelo said. We got
our priorities out of order.
Teen with laser
pointer discovered
DETROIT The Detroit
Lions have barred a teenager
from all Ford Field events for
using a laser pointer at a game
against the Bills.
Detroit city attorney Melvin
Hollowell identified the alleged
offender as a 17-year-old from
West Bloomfield, Mich. He
saidthe teen will be ticketed for
disorderly conduct, a misde-
meanor.
The teen was using a ticket
held by a season-ticket holder.
The Lions are revoking that
persons tickets for the rest of
the season.
AROUND THE NFL
Arizona: QB Drew Stanton
(concussion) said he is symp-
tomfree but hopes to pass tests
Friday that would clear him to
play Sunday against the Red-
skins. If he cant play, rookie
Logan Thomas will start.
Cincinnati: WR A.J. Green
missed practice because of an
injuredbigtoe onhis right foot.
... MLBVontaze Burfict had his
second consecutive full prac-
tice, an indication hes ready to
play. He sat out the last week
following his second concus-
sion of the season.
Jacksonville: WR Cecil
Shorts III (hamstring) re-
turned to practice after missing
more than a week.
San Francisco: QB Colin
Kaepernick was fined $10,000
by the NFL for the pink Beats
by Dre brand name head-
phones he wore around his
neck after Sundays game. The
leagues contract is with Bose.
The Associated Press
NFL BRIEFS
FROM WIRE REPORTS
NFC
EAST W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia ............. 4 1 0 .800 156 132
Dallas ...................... 4 1 0 .800 135 103
NY Giants ................ 3 2 0 .600 133 111
Washington ............. 1 4 0 .200 112 136
SOUTH W L T Pct PF PA
Carolina................... 3 2 0 .600 104 120
Atlanta.................... 2 3 0 .400 151 143
New Orleans ............ 2 3 0 .400 132 141
Tampa Bay ............... 1 4 0 .200 103 156
NORTH W L T Pct PF PA
Detroit .................... 3 2 0 .600 99 79
Green Bay ................ 3 2 0 .600 134 106
Minnesota ............... 2 3 0 .400 101 126
Chicago.................... 2 3 0 .400 116 131
WEST W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona.................... 3 1 0 .750 86 86
Seattle .................... 3 1 0 .750 110 83
San Francisco ........... 3 2 0 .600 110 106
St. Louis .................. 1 3 0 .250 84 119
AFC
EAST W L T Pct PF PA
Buffalo .................... 3 2 0 .600 96 89
New England ............ 3 2 0 .600 123 107
Miami...................... 2 2 0 .500 96 97
NY Jets.................... 1 4 0 .200 79 127
SOUTH W L T Pct PF PA
Indianapolis ............. 3 2 0 .600 156 108
Houston................... 3 2 0 .600 104 87
Tennessee................ 1 4 0 .200 88 139
Jacksonville ............. 0 5 0 .000 67 169
NORTH W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati ................ 3 1 0 .750 97 76
Baltimore ................ 3 2 0 .600 116 80
Pittsburgh ............... 3 2 0 .600 114 108
Cleveland................. 2 2 0 .500 103 105
WEST W L T Pct PF PA
San Diego ................ 4 1 0 .800 133 63
Denver..................... 3 1 0 .750 116 87
Kansas City .............. 2 3 0 .400 119 101
Oakland ................... 0 4 0 .000 51 103
WEEK 6
THURSDAYS RESULT
Indianapolis........... at Houston ..........
SUNDAYS GAMES
Dallas at Seattle (Ch. 4) 3:25
Jacksonville at Tennessee noon
Detroit at Minnesota noon
Baltimore at Tampa Bay noon
Denver at NY Jets (Ch. 11) noon
New England at Buffalo noon
Carolina at Cincinnati noon
Pittsburgh at Cleveland noon
Green Bay at Miami (Ch. 4) noon
San Diego at Oakland 3:05
Washington at Arizona 3:25
Chicago at Atlanta 3:25
NY Giants at Philadelphia (Ch. 5) 7:30
MONDAYS GAME
San Francisco at St. Louis (ESPN) 7:30
Bye: Kansas City, New Orleans