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• For Once, Rex Ryan Enjoys a Jets Fiasco

  

  PhotoBuffalo safety Corey Graham (20) intercepting a Ryan Fitzpatrick pass during the first half Thursday night at MetLife Stadium.CreditBen Solomon for The New York TimesEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — From coachingthe Jetsthese last 10 months, Todd Bowles knows his players pretty well. He tries every game to maximize their strengths and disguise their weaknesses — and hope that other teams do not notice.Only one other person might have the same intimate knowledge of Bowles’s team. On Thursday night, ..

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• NFL will factor color blindness into future “Color Rush” games

  

  APLast night’s game between the Bills and Jets featured the first Nikefied “Color Rush” matchup. The All Red versus All Green uniforms created a problem for folks watching at home whose rods and cones aren’t configured to allow for red and green to be distinguished.The NFL now says it plans to factor potential colorblindness into next year’s “Color Rush” promotion, if there is one.“The Color Rush jerseys are a test for four games this season, the first of which was last night,” NFL spokesman Bri..

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• The 4 straight pushovers that can jump-start or doom Jets

  

  The feeling existed, if only for a few minutes — the Jets were going to win.Trailing the Bills 22-3 in the third quarter Thursday night, the Jets cut the deficit to five and got the ball back 13 yards away from the lead, with just over five minutes remaining. Chris Ivory ran for 8 yards on first down, but the Jets didn’t gain another yard the rest of the game.Awaking Friday, coach Todd Bowles didn’t second-guess what was called on the deciding drive. Though he said the fateful fourth-down incomp..

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• Sabres 'gut it out' in win over Panthers, move to .500 on the year

  

  The last timeAlex Seminplayed for Montreal was back on Oct. 27 — a 5-1 loss in Vancouver, in which he finished minus-2 with one shot on goal in just over 13 minutes of action.Since then, he’s been sitting in the press box.Seven straight games, and counting — that’s how many times Semin’s been a healthy scratch, a streak that may or may not continue on Saturday when the Habs host the Avs.“When you don’t play in seven games, after that it’s tough to get started,” Semin said,per the Habs website. “..

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• 249+ Seasonal Holiday Jobs in the Shelton Area

  

  Check out these brand new seasonal jobs in the area that were just posted this week.Click herefor more jobs in your area.Dick’s Sporting Goods - Danbury, CT. Spend the Holiday Season with DICK’S Sporting Goods! Managers will be interviewing for Seasonal Part Time Cashiers, Retail Customer Service.Sgn Nutrition - Brookfield, CT. Company Description: About The Position: Sell our healthy and complete drink for the entire family - guaranteed to make you feel better. Direct sales in high paced Costco..

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• Remembering a Classic: The Day the Giants Played to Win

  

  On Sunday, the Patriots play at the Giants for the first time in the regular season since a momentous Saturday night in December 2007. Bill Belichick is 1-3 as a head coach against Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning. The first time they met was on this cold night in 2007, and it’s also the only win for Belichick in the four games. It was one of the most dramatic regular-season games in the 96-year history of the NFL. I spent time this week revisiting it with some of the characters in the play—in part ..

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• Bowles defends decision to go for the touchdown

  

  APFive days ago, Falcons coach Dan Quinn opted to kick a field goal when down by four points with less than three minutes to play, with the ball on the brink of the San Francisco end zone. Quinn thought the Falcons would get the ball back with a chance to score the game-winning field goal.It didn’t work out.Last night, in a similar situation, Jets coach Todd Bowles went for the touchdown. Specifically, facing fourth and four from the Buffalo seven and trailing by five with 3:02 to play, the Jets..

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• 13 Weird Things That Happened On Friday The 13th

  

  But in 2006, a record-shattering blizzard struck Buffalo on Oct. 13, leaving the city with 22 inches of snow, and more than one million people without power.

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• Comeback close? Bogosian takes full-contact practice with Sabres...

  

  The last timeAlex Seminplayed for Montreal was back on Oct. 27 — a 5-1 loss in Vancouver, in which he finished minus-2 with one shot on goal in just over 13 minutes of action.Since then, he’s been sitting in the press box.Seven straight games, and counting — that’s how many times Semin’s been a healthy scratch, a streak that may or may not continue on Saturday when the Habs host the Avs.“When you don’t play in seven games, after that it’s tough to get started,” Semin said,per the Habs website. “..

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• Bills move ahead of Jets in race for No. 5 seed in the AFC

  

  APIn this year’s AFC wild card race, the difference between the No. 5 seed and the No. 6 seed is huge. Which makes the Bills’ win over the Jets last night huge.The 5-4 Bills are now the No. 5 seed in the AFC, thanks to last night’s head-to-head win over the 5-4 Jets, who are No. 6 thanks to their better conference games record than the 5-4 Steelers.In the AFC this year, the No. 5 seed will get to play the winner of the AFC South, which could be a 7-9 or even 6-10 team, and will likely be one of ..

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