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[November 18, 2017]

The Sports Xchange

11/17/2017 NFL Note - Atlanta Falcons Freeman, Devonta

RB Devonta Freeman(concussion) did not practice Friday.

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NFL Note - Atlanta Falcons McKinley, Takkarist

DE Takkarist McKinley (shoulder) returned to practice Friday and fully participated.

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NFL Note - Atlanta Falcons Jones, Julio

WR Julio Jones (ankle) was limited in practice Friday.

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NFL Note - Atlanta Falcons Levitre, Andy

LG Andy Levitre (knee) was limited in practice Friday.

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NFL Note - Atlanta Falcons Bosher, Matt

P Matt Bosher (left ankle) did not practice Friday.

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NFL Note - Atlanta Falcons Jarrett, Grady

DT Grady Jarrett (knee) was limited in practice Friday.

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NFL Note - Arizona Cardinals Stanton, Drew

QB Drew Stanton won't start Sunday's game against the Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said Friday. Arians told reporters that Stanton, who has a sprained knee, will be Blaine Gabbert's backup if he can physically play.

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NFL Note - Atlanta Falcons Ward, Terron

RB Terron Ward (knee) was limited in practice Friday.

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NFL Note - Atlanta Falcons Riley, Duke

LB Duke Riley (knee surgery) was limited in practice Friday on his second day back.

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NFL Note - Tennessee Titans Mariota, Marcus

QB Marcus Mariota threw for 306 yards and a touchdown, but he also had a career-high four interceptions against the Steelers.

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NFL Note - Tennessee Titans Matthews, Rishard

WR Rishard Matthews scored on a 75-yard touchdown pass from Marcus Mariota and had 113 yards on five catches.

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NFL Note - Tennessee Titans Murray, DeMarco

RB DeMarco Murray had just 10 yards rushing on eight carries on Thursday night.

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NFL Note - Tennessee Titans Henry, *Derrick

RB Derrick Henry led the Titans with 32 yards on the ground on seven rushes.

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NFL Note - Tennessee Titans Byard, Kevin

S Kevin Byard left the game briefly with a shoulder injury, but returned to finish the contest.

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NFL Note - Tennessee Titans Morgan, Derrick

LB Derrick Morgan had one of the Titans' sacks of Ben Roethlisberger and now has a team-high six sacks for the season.

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NFL Note - Tennessee Titans Orakpo, Brian

LB Brian Orakpo left the game briefly with a leg injury, but was able to return and finish the contest.

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NFL Note - Pittsburgh Steelers Heyward, Cameron

DE Cameron Heyward had two more sacks and now has 31 for his career. He has the third-most sacks for a Steelers defensive lineman in franchise history.

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NFL Note - Pittsburgh Steelers Brown, Antonio

WR Antonio Brown became the first player in Steelers history with five consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons.

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NFL Note - Pittsburgh Steelers Roethlisberger, Ben

QB Ben Roethlisberger has thrown for at least 15 touchdown passes in each of his 14 NFL seasons, breaking a tie with Peyton Manning for most 15-touchdown seasons to start a career.

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NFL Note - Arizona Cardinals Fitzgerald, Larry

WR Larry Fitzgerald signed a one-year contract extension with the Cardinals on Friday that keeps the 10-time Pro Bowl wide receiver under contract through the 2018 season. In his 14th season, the 34-year old Fitzgerald has 60 catches for 677 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cardinals in all three categories. The 6-3, 218-pound Fitzgerald led the NFL with 107 receptions last season. Last week he became just the sixth player in NFL history to reach 15,000 career receiving yards. He currently ranks third in NFL history in career receptions (1,185), sixth in career receiving yards (15,066) and eighth in career touchdown receptions (107).

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NFL Note - Tampa Bay Buccaneers Winston, Jameis

QB Jameis Winston is under investigation by the NFL over an allegation that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback groped a female Uber driver during a ride in Arizona in March 2016. The league's investigation was first reported Friday by BuzzFeed News, which viewed a letter it said was sent from NFL special counsel for investigations Lisa Friel to the Uber driver. The Uber driver told BuzzFeed News that she picked up Winston in Scottsdale, Ariz., at around 2 a.m. local time on March 13, 2016. The driver alleged Winston "behaved poorly" as soon as he got in the car, and then asked her to stop at a drive-thru restaurant during the ride. While in line, the driver said Winston, who was the only passenger in the car, reached over and "grabbed" her crotch for three to five seconds.

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NFL Note - Arizona Cardinals Gabbert, Blaine

QB Blaine Gabbert will start over injured Drew Stanton for Sunday's game against the Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said Friday. Arians told reporters that Stanton, who has a sprained knee, will be Gabbert's backup if he can physically play. This will be Gabbert's first start since Week 5 last season for the San Francisco 49ers -- a 33-21 loss against the Cardinals on Oct. 6, 2016. The 28-year-old Gabbert completed 56.9 percent of his passes for 925 yards, five touchdowns and six interceptions in six games last season.

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