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>>Hawks Fly By Eagles

(Seattle, WA)  --  Marshawn Lynch had a pair of powerful touchdown runs and the Seahawks created four turnovers in a 31-14 defeat of the Eagles.  Seattle intercepted Eagles QB Vince Young on the first play from scrimmage and a total of four times in the game.  Young's third pick sealed the outcome, as David Hawthorne returned it 77 yards to make it 31-14 Seattle with less than five minutes to go.  Lynch finished with 148 yards on 22 carries.  Tarvaris Jackson completed 13-of-16 attempts for 190 yards.  The Seahawks improve to 5-and-7 while the Eagles slip to 4-and-8.

>>Manning Cleared For Increased Intensity Of Workouts

(Indianapolis, IN)  --  Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was cleared for workouts of greater intensity, though there still has not been a timetable established for a return to the field.  After starting every game for the Colts since 1998, Manning has missed the entire season with a lingering neck injury.  The team has kept him on its active roster, hoping that he can at least practice.  Manning has endured three surgeries on his neck, including two in the past five months.  He had a single level anterior fusion surgery on September 8th and was cleared to leave the booth and stand on the sidelines in early October.

>>Bears Battle Chiefs In Windy City Sunday

(Chicago, IL)  --  The Chicago Bears will look to build a new winning streak as they welcome the Kansas City Chiefs to Soldier Field on Sunday for a Week 13 tilt in the Windy City.  The Bears had a five-game winning streak snapped with a 25-20 setback at Oakland in Week 12 to fall to 7-and-4 on the season.  It was Chicago's first game without starting quarterback Jay Cutler, who broke his right thumb on November 20th and had surgery last week.  Caleb Hanie, making his first NFL start, finished 18-of-36 for 254 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions in a losing effort.  Meanwhile, the Chiefs have dropped four games in-a-row to sit at 4-and-7.  The team claimed former Bears and Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton off waivers last week and there is a chance he could start under center in place of current starter Tyler Palko on Sunday.  Chicago beat KC, 20-10, the last time the two teams played in 2007.

>>49ers Host Rams In NFC West Tilt

(San Francisco, CA)  --  A pair of teams on opposite sides of the NFC West divisional standings meet in San Francisco on Sunday as the 49ers host the Rams.  St. Louis has dropped back-to-back games to fall to 2-and-9 on the season.  They are coming off a 23-20 home loss to Arizona in Week 12, a game in which they allowed 268 rushing yards in defeat.  San Francisco is 5-and-1 at home this season and a perfect 3-and-0 against division foes.  These teams split a pair of meetings last season with each team winning at home.

>>Bears' Peppers Wins Monthly Award

(New York, NY)  --  Chicago Bears defensive end Julius Peppers has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month.  Peppers nabbed the defensive honor by finishing the season's third month with 10 tackles, tied for the NFC lead with four sacks and also recorded a forced fumble as the Bears went 3-and-1.  The 10-year veteran out of North Carolina has eight sacks this season.

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