Filed under: NFL Predictions

The Dallas Cowboys shut everyone up in the simplest of ways: by winning.

It's really our fault. We all look at "trends'' and say "the Cowboys can't win in December.'' Then when they start December with two straight losses, we say "I told you so.''

Except they then ended New Orleans' unbeaten run and followed that up by smothering Washington and, all of a sudden, they're in the playoffs and going for the NFC East championship head-to-head at home against Philadelphia. And now they can win in December and may on into January. And February?

It's the Dallas defense that's doing it -- holding the Saints to 17 and shutting out the Redskins. They're favored by three against the Eagles (home-field) who can score points but also allow them.

Incentive? Philadelphia gets a first-round bye with a win.

 

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Buffalo Bills national scout Buddy Nix has been promoted to general manager in team owner Ralph Wilson's first move to revamp his front office.

Nix was introduced at a news conference Thursday as the Bills (5-10) prepare to close their season hosting Indianapolis (14-1) on Sunday. Nix fills a void after Marv Levy stepped down as general manager following the 2007 season.

Chief operating officer Russ Brandon, who had been filling the GM's role, was promoted to chief executive officer, reporting to Wilson.

 

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Three Oakland Raiders players were fined a total of $40,000 for their actions in last week's penalty-filled game against the Cleveland Browns. Tight end Tony Stewart got hit with the biggest amount, being docked $25,000 for "making intentional physical contact with a game official." Defensive end Richard Seymour was fined $10,000 for striking an opponent after the play was over and…

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Sean Payton says he'll draw on experience from his first season in New Orleans when the Saints line up against Carolina on Sunday. In 2006, the Saints were locked into the second seed in the NFC and pulled their starters early in their final regular season game, which was also against the Panthers.

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The Minnesota Vikings don't expect cornerback Antoine Winfield to be at full strength until the offseason. Winfield missed six games with a foot injury, before returning with a standout performance against Cincinnati three weeks ago. The past two games were some of his worst, though. Winfield was beaten in coverage several times.

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Niners wide receiver Isaac Bruce seems to be ending his NFL career much the way he played it. Quietly, and without much self-promotion.

The last remaining Los Angeles Rams player still active -- Bruce was a second-round draft pick there in 1994 -- is preparing for what figures to be his last hurrah.

Sunday's game against the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome, where Bruce was a standout until he left for San Francisco after the 2007 season, figures to be his last, capping a prolific career in which he compiled 15,208 receiving yards - second-most in league history -- and 1,024 catches, which ranks fifth among NFL receivers.

Now the dean of a young, developing 49ers receiving corps that features first-round draft pick Michael Crabtree, Bruce, 37, was supplanted from the starting lineup in mid-season by Josh Morgan. This week, Morgan and other 49ers receivers approached coach Mike Singletary and Morgan offered to return his starting spot to Bruce, a four-time Pro Bowler and one of the signature players in the Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf" Super Bowl era.

 

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The NFL has fined Denver Broncos receiver Brandon Stokley $25,000 for making contact with an official that led to his ejection from last weekend's game at Philadelphia. Stokley said he plans to appeal the fine. The 11-year veteran was upset over the lack of an interference call on a third-down play in the first quarter against the Eagles when his route was disrupted by a defender.

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Brandon Marshall is sitting out the Denver Broncos' practice with a strained right hamstring that he suffered running a route one day earlier. Coach Josh McDaniels said he wasn't sure how serious the injury was or if Marshall would be able to return to practice on Friday. Marshall just earned his second straight Pro Bowl honor and has caught at least 100 passes for three straight seasons.

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Buffalo Bills national scout Buddy Nix has been promoted to general manager in team owner Ralph Wilson's first move to revamp his front office. Nix was introduced at a news conference Thursday as the Bills (5-10) prepare to close their season hosting Indianapolis (14-1) on Sunday. Nix fills a void after Marv Levy stepped down as general manager following the 2007 season.

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The NFL has fined Tennessee defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil $20,000 for prohibited verbal abuse of a game official as a result of his sideline comments in the Titans' 42-17 loss to San Diego on Christmas night. The Titans had just been flagged for roughing Philip Rivers when an official heard Cecil say something.

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