Niners place RB Gore on injured reserve (AP):
Frank Gore’s season is over — and what a hit for the San Francisco offense. The 49ers placed their star running back on season-ending injured reserve Tuesday. Gore fractured his right hip during the Niners’ 27-6 win at Arizona on Monday night and was scheduled to undergo further tests to determine the severity of the injury. Yahoo! Sports – NFL News
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Big Ben wearing boot but expects to play (AP):
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is wearing a protective boot on his sprained right foot but is expected to play Sunday when Pittsburgh and Baltimore face off for first place in the AFC North. Roethlisberger re-injured the foot during a 19-16 overtime victory in Buffalo last Sunday. He did not leave the game and had an 18-yard run while scrambling after getting hurt. Yahoo! Sports – NFL News
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Ben Roethlisberger wearing boot but likely to face Baltimore Ravens:
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is wearing a protective boot on his sprained right foot but is expected to play Sunday when Pittsburgh and Baltimore face off for first place in the AFC North. ESPN.com – NFL
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Sports Illustrated selects Saints QB Brees a’s sportsman of year:
Drew Brees was honored as Sports Illustrated’s sportsman of the year for his championship on the field and his charity off it. NFL.com
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Westbrook lifts 49ers as Gore breaks hip (AP):
Brian Westbrook finally got an opportunity to show he can still do it. News that San Francisco’s Frank Gore has a broken right hip means more chances are just ahead. Westbrook rushed for 136 yards and
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Westbrook rushes for 136 yards as Niners romp:
Brian Westbrook rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown in place of the injured Frank Gore, and the San Francisco 49ers sent punchless Arizona to its sixth straight loss, 27-6 Monday night in a shower of boos from the Cardinals home crowd. ESPN.com – NFL
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Josh McDaniels shrugs off Denver Broncos says job status is out of his hands:
Josh McDaniels says he’s not worried that the Denver Broncos’ embarrassing issues both on and off the field might cost him his job because the decision is out of his hands. ESPN.com – NFL
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Andre Johnson, Cortland Finnegan each fined $25,000 by NFL for fight:
The NFL will fine but not suspend Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson, for his role in an on-field fistfight with Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. ESPN.com – NFL
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Report: Titans’ Finnegan told Texans to ‘Watch this’ before fight:
In the seconds before Sunday’s ugly brawl between Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson and Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan, Finnegan grabbed the attention of the Texans’ sideline and shouted, “Watch this,” according to the Houston Chronicle. NFL.com
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Ben Roethlisberger of Pittsburgh Steelers suffered sprained foot in win over Buffalo Bills:
Ben Roethlisberger has a week to prepare for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ biggest game of the season. He’ll need most, if not all of it, to recover after spraining his right foot in Sunday’s overtime win over the Bills. ESPN.com – NFL
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