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12-15-2008, 02:22 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3771600
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- If the Tennessee Titans are going to pressure Ben Roethlisberger or Peyton Manning in their last two regular-season games, they're going to have to do it without their two top defensive linemen.
Albert Haynesworth and Kyle Vanden Bosch are out until the playoffs, coach Jeff Fisher said at his Monday press conference.
Haynesworth suffered a MCL sprain of his left knee when his leg was pinned and rolled on late in Sunday's loss in Houston.
Vanden Bosch didn't play Sunday and missed three games and the bulk of two others earlier this season with a groin injury. He's having surgery to repair muscle that Fisher said was injured last week against the Cleveland Browns.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3771495
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Pat Williams will miss anywhere from two to six weeks with a fractured shoulder.
Williams was hurt Sunday in a 35-14 rout of Arizona. It's a big blow to a Vikings defense that is second in the NFL against the run.
Williams is the emotional leader and chief run stopper on the line. The Vikings face the two best rushing teams in the league in the Atlanta Falcons and the New York Giants in the final two games of the season as they push for the playoffs.
This definitely hurts the Vikings more, won't be easy against the Falcons and Giants without Pat, and they still need to win to get into the playoffs, unlike the Titans. Tennessee's lucky they already secured the bye so their big guys get an extra week to rest up.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- If the Tennessee Titans are going to pressure Ben Roethlisberger or Peyton Manning in their last two regular-season games, they're going to have to do it without their two top defensive linemen.
Albert Haynesworth and Kyle Vanden Bosch are out until the playoffs, coach Jeff Fisher said at his Monday press conference.
Haynesworth suffered a MCL sprain of his left knee when his leg was pinned and rolled on late in Sunday's loss in Houston.
Vanden Bosch didn't play Sunday and missed three games and the bulk of two others earlier this season with a groin injury. He's having surgery to repair muscle that Fisher said was injured last week against the Cleveland Browns.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3771495
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Pat Williams will miss anywhere from two to six weeks with a fractured shoulder.
Williams was hurt Sunday in a 35-14 rout of Arizona. It's a big blow to a Vikings defense that is second in the NFL against the run.
Williams is the emotional leader and chief run stopper on the line. The Vikings face the two best rushing teams in the league in the Atlanta Falcons and the New York Giants in the final two games of the season as they push for the playoffs.
This definitely hurts the Vikings more, won't be easy against the Falcons and Giants without Pat, and they still need to win to get into the playoffs, unlike the Titans. Tennessee's lucky they already secured the bye so their big guys get an extra week to rest up.