Word: sackings
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...wave of euphoria overwhelmed the Giants supporters. Those feelings were only intensified when on New England’s final drive, its last shot at preserving perfection, New York rookie defensive tackle Jay Alford knocked the granite off of Brady’s chiseled jaw with a devastating sack. The game ended, and a downtrodden exodus of Patriots fans ensued. I celebrated some more with Conley and the other Giants fans and congratulated Kirkland security guard Bob Butler on the winnings he would receive since he had put money down on New York. “I always...
...many shopping lists. So were commercial goods. On the Gaza side, an unemployed mason with nine kids was hoisting bags of cement off an Egyptian flatbed truck. The Israelis had banned the import of cement, so all construction had stopped. But with the opening, the price of a sack of cement fell from $60 to $12, he told me, so he was happily back at work...
...maybes” have to swing in their direction.Maybe the thunder and lightning running back combo of Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw will wear out the experienced but aging linebacker corps of the Patriots.Maybe New York’s fearsome defensive front, led by sack machines Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora, will penetrate New England’s imposing offensive line and make life difficult for Brady and the Patriot running attack.Maybe the Giants’ shaky crop of cornerbacks will keep it together for one more game and find a way to stop Randy Moss and rest...
...Solomon Islands--even though his own plane was nearly out of gas and he knew he could not make it back to base. He swam eight miles to an island, where one indigenous tribe traded him to another--which helped ferry him to safety--for a 10-lb. sack of rice. DeBlanc was awarded the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart and other decorations...
...ending,” said captain and defensive end Brad Bagdis. “I’ll have a smile on my face for probably four weeks.”DEFENSE WINS... Senior leadership started on the defensive side of the ball.Although the Crimson registered just two official sacks, the Yale offensive line that had given up just eight all season watched senior quarterback Matt Polhemus get hit time after time. In arguably his best performance of the season, in his final game, Bagdis registered six tackles, including two and a half for a loss, one of which...