Philadelphia tries to avoid dropping five straight for the first time under coach Andy Reid when it hosts Dallas, which has lost four of five.

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use the word urgent a lot around here. We believe in urgency 365 days out of the year. That's where we are right now. We have to be urgent in our preparation ... getting ready for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday."

"It's incredible. To have Peyton (Manning) and his greatness and his type of leadership, and then to have Andrew (Luck) come in ..." Irsay said, pausing as he made his way through the Lucas Oil Stadium tunnel after the Colts' Week 9 win over the Miami Dolphins. "To go from Peyton to Andrew, I'm blessed as an owner. The circumstances were things that you can't control. And it's crazy. Peyton could've <a href="http://www.atlantafalconsprojersey.com/atlanta-falcons-jersey/matt-bosher-jersey.html">Matt Bosher Jersey</a>

come out as a junior (in 1997) and ended up with the Jets. But he stayed his senior year. Andrew could've come out (in 2011) and ended up in Carolina."

Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg: The circumstances aren't fair -- only Evan Mathis is left from the starting five linemen the team rolled out on opening day -- but neither is life in the NFL. And while Michael Vick, who held the ball and didn't feel the rush, was partially responsible for the beating he took against the Saints in Week 9, Mornhinweg and Co. must get creative to find a way to keep Vick clean.

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O-LINE STABILITY: Offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski said early in the week the Panthers might tweak their offensive line. But Rivera said they will start the same line for the third consecutive week, with Jeff Byers remaining at right guard.

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A: I will be one of the four or five people in that room. I'll have a voice. In some instances, it will go through me, but our goal is always to drive a consensus. That's always been my role as it related to the football part of the operations.

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Indianapolis became just the third road team to win on Thursday night this season, and just the fifth in the last two seasons. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said before the game that the league is analysing whether home teams on short weeks have a distinct advantage.

Similarly, among teams taking part in four such games, the Lions and Titans have each gone 3-1; Detroit is 4-4 overall and Tennessee 3-6. Only the Colts, led by rookie quarterback Andrew Luck, can say they've gotten a big boost from these heart-stopping endings. They're also 3-1 in those games and now are 6-3 after a lopsided Thursday night win in Week 10.

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