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Malcolm Kelly's rookie season with the Redskins has been slowed by injuries.

Had wide receiver Malcolm Kelly stayed for his senior season at Oklahoma, he'd be on the verge of playing for a national title. Instead, he's playing sparingly as a rookie for the Redskins – and he couldn't be happier, writes Rick Gosselin in this week's Inside the NFL.
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Plaxico Burress has caught 35 passes for 454 yards and four touchdowns this season.

The New York Giants are a franchise that preaches team first, last and always. No player is bigger than the team, writes DMN pro football columnist Rick Gosselin. In light of recent events involving wide receiver Plaxico Burress, the question the New York brass must answer is this: Is he worth the headaches he is now causing?
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Tony Romo leads the NFC in quarterback rating at 103.2. He is second in the NFL behind only Phillip Rivers of San Diego.

Tony Romo has gone to the Pro Bowl in each of his two seasons as starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. But his run of Pro Bowls is in jeopardy in 2008, writes DMN pro football columnist Rick Gosselin. Three NFC quarterbacks have entered into the discussion for NFL MVP honors – and Romo isn't one of them. Two of them have played better and a third is more popular.
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Philadelphia RB Brian Westbrook (36) runs away from Arizona defender Aaron Francisco.

Donovan McNabb threw four touchdown passes, Brian Westbrook tied a team record with four scores and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Arizona Cardinals 48-20 on Thursday night. Westbrook, playing with a sore ankle and knee, had 110 yards rushing and 20 more receiving. He had two TDs on the ground and two receiving. Wideout Irving Fryar was the last Eagles player to score four TDs in 1996.
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Ex-Dallas Cowboy Julius Jones back for the holiday

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Julius Jones has been pleased with his move from Dallas to Seattle.

Julius Jones admits Thursday's game against the Dallas Cowboys will be awkward. To say that Jones wants to prove a point on Thanksgiving Day is an understatement. He's had this game circled on his calendar for months.
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Quarterback Daunte Culpepper joined the Lions in Week 10, but he hasn't changed the team's losing ways.

The Detroit Lions have some talent, but they still don't have any victories this season. With five games remaining, the Lions have a good shot to become the first team in league history to finish 0-16, writes Rick Gosselin in this week's Inside the NFL.
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Giants quarterback Eli Manning completed 26 of 33 passes for 240 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions.

Excuse Eli Manning for feeling kind of lonely Sunday as he stood at the scene of his greatest triumph, writes DMN pro football columnist Rick Gosselin. Manning and the New York Giants returned to Arizona for the first time since winning the Super Bowl last February. He turned in another Super Bowl MVP-type performance in dusting the Cardinals, 37-29.
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No motivational ploy 49ers coach Mike Singletary employs can close the gap between his team and the Dallas Cowboys. San Francisco never had a chance. Singletary press conferences are the most entertaining aspect of the 49ers these days.
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Giants quarterback Eli Manning ranks 14th in both passing yardage and efficiency, yet he's seen by some as an MVP candidate.

Jerry Reese, general manager of the New York Giants, is amused at the change in perception of his quarterback Eli Manning in the last year, writes DMN pro football columnist Rick Gosselin. Manning is the same quarterback in November 2008 that he was in November 2007. But now that Manning has a Super Bowl MVP award, he's seen in an entirely different light than a year ago.
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Steelers safety Troy Polamalu picks up a loose ball on a lateral attempt. Officials overruled Polamalu's apparent touchdown.

The biggest lie in sports was on display following Sunday's Pittsburgh-San Diego game, won by the Steelers, 11-10. Tim Cowlishaw writes that the score should have been 18-10, and the biggest lie is that the NFL wants in no way to be associated with gambling.
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Defensive end Jevon Kearse and the Titans made it 10-0 Sunday with a come-from-behind victory over the Jaguars.

The Tennessee Titans are rolling through the NFL with a 10-0 record. However, history says the leader at the 10-game mark often doesn't have a successful ending to its season, writes Rick Gosselin in this week's Inside the NFL.
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Titans WR Justin Gage (12) reaches out for the end zone after catching a touchdown pass in the third quarter past Jaguars S Reggie Nelson.

In improving to 10-0 Sunday with a 24-14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher was quick to single out the 37th or 38th player on his roster – Chris Carr, writes DMN pro football columnist Rick Gosselin. Carr made three tackles, broke up three passes and intercepted his first pass of the season with the Titans clinging to a three-point lead in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.
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It's Wade Phillips' first game at Texas Stadium as coach of the Cowboys.

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