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Oakland Raiders – Ready to Spend Big on Free Agency in 2014
Teams that aren’t heading to the NFL playoffs, like the Oakland Raiders, have three things to enjoy until the end of the season – seeing some of their younger players develop, start thinking about what they’re going to do in the draft and if they have a lot of cap space, what free agents they’re going to pick up in 2014.
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New England Patriots – Antonio Smith Thinks They’re Cheating
Instead of getting more credit from the media after a 34-31 win over the Houston Texans which included another impressive second half, leading the New England Patriots back from a double digit deficit, accusations or at least subtle allegations coming from Antonio Smith force you to at least consider that there was something less than Kosher about the way the Pats adjusted to what their rivals were doing to slow them down.
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Carolina Panthers – Cam Newton Has a Perfect Weekend
It’s hard to tell what is making Cam Newton more happy these days; winning for the eighth consecutive time by beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-6, improving to 9-3 this season, or the sight of Auburn, a program he led to the national title almost three years ago, getting the best of Alabama in the Iron Bowl.
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Philadelphia Eagles – Nick Foles Can Do No Wrong
The Philadelphia Eagles are keeping pace with the Dallas Cowboys at the top of the NFC East with a fourth consecutive win after yet another impressive performance from the undisputed starting quarterback, Nick Foles, leading his team to a 24-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
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Denver Broncos – Peyton Manning Shuts Down the AFC West Debate
For the second time in three weeks, the Denver Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs as Peyton Manning, throwing five touchdown passes, showing that rough and icy weather isn’t really an issue for him and his team in general, and on the way taking care of their pesky rival from the AFC West, close to closing the book on the division, making sure they’ll finish first in the division and probably the conference.
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2013 BCS Standings – Week 14
In the most anticipated BCS standings release of the season (before the one that will come out next week), it seems Ohio State have the inside track to the second berth in the BCS national championship game, leaving Auburn and Missouri on the outside and hoping for either the Buckeyes or Florida State to slip up in order to keep the SEC in the final of College Football.
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BCS National Championship Game – Ohio State Deserve it More Than Auburn or Missouri
Even if the BCS isn’t a fair system, you at least expect it to be consistent. However, the mayhem of rivalry week suddenly means that Ohio State, who have gone 12-0 for a second consecutive season might be hurt by the prejudice against the Big Ten and the infatuation with the SEC, which will allow Missouri or Auburn, the surprising division champions in the conference, a ticket to the BCS national championship game, probably against Florida State.
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Missouri Tigers – Biggest Surprise of The SEC
While the rise of Auburn in the SEC West is quite stunning, it’s even more surprising to see Missouri coming out with only one loss from the SEC East, a year after joining the conference and looking like a team that’s going to need a lot more time before they adjust to realignment. Their 28-21 win over Texas A&M puts them in the conference championship game, something no one would have imagined when this season began.
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Auburn Tigers – The Field Goal That Changed an Entire Season
The 2013 Iron Bowl can be summed up with one play – Nick Saban needlessly sending Adam Griffith to kick a 57 yard field goal. He missed, Chris Davis catches it, returning it 109 yards for the touchdown and the 35-28 Auburn win, making a huge difference in the SEC, BCS and national championship picture just as time expires. But a game like this is much bigger than just one play or sentence.
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Ohio State Buckeyes – Tyvis Powell Saved Their Season
With all of the big names Ohio State had to offer – Urban Meyer on the sidelines, Braxton Miller at quarterback, Carlos Hyde busting through the middle and speedy receiver Devin Smith, it came down to a freshman cornerback, Tyvis Powell, to make what might turn out to be the biggest play of the season for the Buckeyes, intercepting a Devin Gardner pass to deny a 2-point conversion and keep his team undefeated with a 42-41 win.