Cleveland Browns 12/14/2007 8:52 AMBrowns RB Jamal Lewis will be making his 100th career start this Sunday as the Browns host the Bills.Last Sunday, Lewis added 118 yards rushing on 21 carries and one rushing touchdown and guided the Browns running game to a 24-18 road win over the N.Y. Jets.The 118 yards rushing marked the third game this season, and 33rd of his career, to top the 100-yard rushing mark.Lewis has played in 103 career games, with 99 starts, and has totaled 8,722 yards rushing and 54 touchdowns during his eight year career with Baltimore and Cleveland.Read more
Miami Dolphins 12/14/2007 8:48 AMThe Palm Beach Post reports Dolphins LB Joey Porter can hear the clock ticking and feel the pressure mounting. The 0-13 Dolphins have just three more chances to win a game this season and avoid the infamy of the first 0-16 season in NFL history. "We're running out of time. You got to be more desperate," Porter said Thursday. "It's 'Whatever it takes' right now." Coming to Dolphin Stadium this Sunday are the 4-9 Baltimore Ravens, losers of seven straight games.Read more
Atlanta Falcons 12/14/2007 8:43 AMThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports look for one piece of good news to emerge from this disastrous Falcons season. Team president Rich McKay said no ticket prices will be raised for next season, but "some will be adjusted," meaning downward. "It's an acknowledgment of the season," he said. The team would not reveal specifics on next season's pricing plans. McKay and team owner Arthur Blank said an announcement is planned in the coming weeks. "We are going to be very sensitive in our ticket pricing to the situation our fans have been through this year," Blank said.Read more
Atlanta Falcons 12/14/2007 8:40 AMThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports running a pro sports franchise seems simple compared to running, say, a retail empire. The Atlanta Falcons, with about 200 employees, generate an estimated $185 million in annual revenue. Home Depot, with 350,000 employees, generates about $80 billion. But recent events suggest that maybe the football team is tougher to run."In certain ways, it is," said Arthur Blank, the Home Depot co-founder who now owns the Falcons. Blank made the football business look easy for a while, taking over the Falcons from the much-criticized Smith family in 2002, pouring money into the product, slashing some ticket prices, selling out the Georgia Dome and reaching the playoffs in two of his first three years as owner.Read more
