NFL

Houston 43 — Jacksonville 37 (OT)

Andre Johnson scored a 48-yard game-winning touchdown in overtime on a screen pass from Matt Schaub, and the Houston Texans beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 43-37, in Houston on Sunday.

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N.Y. Giants 29 — Dallas 24

Lawrence Tynes kicked two field goals in the fourth quarter, and the New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys, 29-24, in Dallas on Sunday after blowing a 23-point lead. New York (6-2) surged to a 23-0 advantage early in the second quarter after defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul returned a Tony Romo interception 28 yards for a touchdown. Dallas (3-4) then scored 24 straight points to take a 1-point lead at the end of the third quarter.

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Friday, Oct. 26
Cincinnati at (15) Louisville

Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville; 8 p.m. (ET) on ESPN
Two of the Big East's best teams meet on a Friday night in Kentucky. Fifteenth-ranked Louisville (7-0 overall, 2-0 Big East) is led by quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and running backs Senorise Perry and Jeremy Wright. Cincinnati (5-1, 1-0) was ranked and undefeated before dropping its game against Toledo last week. The Bearcats have beaten Louisville in the last four meetings between the teams.

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The 2012 NFL season is flying by. We are almost through week five, so we have to ask who is the best quarterback after the first five games?Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints have been struggling. On Sunday however, they seemed to be back to normal. They beat the Chargers 31-24, and Drew Brees set a recordfor throwing a touchdown in 48 consecutive games. Is he one of the best?

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ESPN has been going nuts this off season with their predicting and prognosticating for the upcoming 2012 season.

Some of the predictions and analysis are so predictable that it's hard for me to even believe these guys are getting paid

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With the first two selections in this year's NFL draft all but a certainty - the Vikings find themselves in the "catbird seat".  After Andrew Luck goes to the Colts, and Robert Griffin III goes to the Redskins - nobody really knows what is going to happen

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After a college career in which he set 54 school records in just 41 games, Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III announced Wednesday that he would be skipping his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft.

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The regular season was pretty good to me (72-44-1 or@62%), but all real bettors of NFL football can't wait until playoff time.  These games are interesting this week, because we have two big favorites, and two games that are expected to be relatively close

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The Jets came through for us on Monday night, but last week, in general, did not go well.  The Steelers and Patriots both win, but neither cover.  Plus, I really wanted to bet on the 49ers in Detroit, but chickened out at the last second

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Last week was "money, money, money, money" - as only the Rams let us down.  Did your bookmaker start running with his tail between his legs, when he saw you coming to collect?  Hopefully so.

Don't feel bad for "the man", however, because there are plenty of suckers out there

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