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Eagles 20, Chiefs 17
Mike Kafka's 18-yard pass to Riley Cooper in the closing seconds boosted the visiting Eagles on Friday night, making Todd Haley 0-7 in preseason games as the Chiefs' head coach.
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CHAMPAIGN - Illinois' season of disappointment found another layer of frustration Saturday when a late rally fizzled, ending with a referee's decision that had 60,523 Memorial Stadium fans boiling mad.
Mike Kafka threw for 305 yards and ran for a touchdown as Northwestern held on to win 21-16, victory No. 7 for the bowl-bound Wildcats.
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Inactive today for the Bills are: CB Aaron Williams (collarbone), CB Terrence Wheatley, LB Chris White (hamstring), G Colin Brown, T Demetrius Bell (shoulder), LB Chris Kelsay (calf) and NT Torell Troup (back).
For the Eagles, QB Mike Kafka, S Jaiquawn Jarrett, CB Curtis Marsh, DE Trent Cole (calf), G Kyle DeVan, OT Jason Peters (hamstring), G Julian Vandervelde.
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NORTHWESTERN GLANCE COACH: Pat Fitzgerald, fourth season at Northwestern, fourth overall 2008 RECORD: 9-4, (5-3, tied for fourth Big Ten) LAST BOWL: 2008 Alamo Bowl, lost to Missouri, 30- 23 in OT STADIUM: Ryan Field (47,130) RETURNING STARTERS: 14 (5 offense, 8 defense, 1 special teams) KEY PLAYERS: QB Mike Kafka, DE Corey Wootton, CB Jordan Mabin, CB Sherrick McManis, S Brad Phillips, S Brendan Smith. KEY RECRUITS: OL Patrick Ward, DE Anthony Battle, DE Davon Custis, RB Arby Fields, DB Davion Fleming, LB Roderick Goodlow, OL Taylor Paxton, LB Damien Proby, LB Will Studlien, RB Mike Trumpy, QB Evan Watkins. KEY DEPARTURES: RB Tyrell Sutton, RB Omar Conteh, QB C.J. Bacher, WR Ross Lane, WR Eric Peterman, WR Rasheed Ward. COACHSPEAK: "We're going to have new names and new faces,...
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Eagles 28, Jaguars 27
Starting quarterback Kevin Kolb was impressive and backup Michael Vick displayed flashes of his old self Friday before rookie Mike Kafka rallied the Eagles in Philadelphia.
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Northwestern 23, Vanderbilt 15
NASHVILLE - The Northwestern Wildcats don't need to worry about not having Mike Kafka around anymore. Dan Persa looks like he can handle the pressure just fine.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Andrew Quarless caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Mike Kafka with 6 seconds remaining, lifting the East to a 13- 10 win over the West on Saturday in the annual showcase for college all-stars looking to make an impression on NFL scouts.
The Northwestern quarterback overcame a slow start to lead an 11- play, 55-yard drive on a day when his team's defense was dominant. He finished with 150 yards passing and was selected the Offensive Most Valuable Player of the East-West Shrine Game.
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Hall throws touchdown in Shrine Game
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Mike Kafka was the only East team quarterback who didn't get to practice the 2-minute drill in front of NFL scouts before the East-West Shrine Game this week.
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Friday's preseason results
Phila. 28, Jacksonville 27: Starting QB Kevin Kolb was impressive and backup Michael Vick displayed flashes of his old self before rookie Mike Kafka rallied the Eagles in their preseason opener. Kolb was 6 of 11 for 95 yards. Vick was 11 of 17 for 119 yards and ran for 50 yards.
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EVANSTON, Ill. - It seemed Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was talking about the same player as he analyzed first his own quarterback, Mike Kafka, and then the one the Wildcats must contain today - No. 17 Wisconsin's Scott Tolzien.
He's very accurate. He puts the ball where it belongs. He doesn't make a lot of bad decisions and he's done a really good job," Fitzgerald said of Tolzien, who cut up Michigan with four TD passes last week.