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February 27th, 2008 ayardandahalf 2008

Thomas, who was trailing the pass and looking for a ricochet, caught it at the half-yard line and then stepped across the goal line for the winner.

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I tripped a couple of weeks ago and got tackled on the half-yard line at New England.

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The last touchdown came a play after a Tom Coughlin challenge left Steve Smith a half-yard shy on a play that originally was ruled a TD.

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Duckett's touchdown from about a half-yard out capped an 80-yard drive, and the Rams were hampered before getting the ball back when Haslett unsuccessfully challenged the ruling from a scrum at the goal line.

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Their lone score came on a 20-yard field goal by Jay Feely to end the opening drive, after Mangini decided against going for it on fourth down with a half-yard to go at the 2 against the league's 30th-ranked defense.

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Tom Brady threw a short pass to Kevin Faulk to ice the game but backup safety Melvin Bullitt drove the Patriots running back into the ground a half-yard short of the marker.

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According to the Football Outsiders game charting project, Tryon allowed 5.8 adjusted yards per attempt, nearly a half-yard better than any other Redskins corner.

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Tom Brady threw a short pass to Kevin Faulk to ice the game but backup safety Melvin Bullitt drove the Patriots running back into the ground a half-yard short of the marker.

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But Vanderbilt's last chance ended when a fourth-down pass from Adams to Graham came up a half-yard short, stopped by a big lick from Asher Allen.

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