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QBs Vaughn Charlton and Chester Stewart finished the 2009 season with 13 touchdown passes and 14 interceptions, Charlton guilty of a costly pick-six down near his own goal line in the bowl game.
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A 10th, the would-be Donovan McNabb pick-six, was nullified by a delay of game penalty.
Redskins-Bears, Best and Worst Dan Steinberg 2010
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Delhomme threw two more interceptions, including a pick-six to Terence Newman that decided the outcome — one that Panthers receiver Steve Smith insists was his fault for breaking off the route — and suggests that his slump is hardly over.
NFL Replay: Declining skills at the root of T.O.'s slow start 2009
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Or before Sanchez, from his own end zone, threw a pick-six to Rob Ninkovich in the final quarter to put the Pats up 37-16.
Brady, Patriots Smother Jets Chris Herring 2011
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John Riggins pounded the Dallas defense for 140 yards and two touchdowns that afternoon, but it was defensive lineman Daryl Grant’s unforgettable pick-six off a Dexter Manley tip that clinched Washington’s second Super Bowl berth.
The best of the best Evan Bliss 2011
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Victor Cruz tips a ball that turns into the game-killing pick-six.
A Maddening Manning Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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Worst Hands: Lions cornerback Alphonso Smith had about the easiest pick-six you could imagine late in the first half, a softly tossed McNabb ball to the flat with no one between Smith and the end zone.
Redskins-Lions, Best and Worst Dan Steinberg 2010
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Over the last three games, the Terps defense has only given up 18 points per game (taking out the kick return for a touchdown and the pick-six in the Clemson game.)
Maryland-Wake Forest - Homecoming preview Box Seats blogger 2010
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He's come up with game-breaking interceptions in each of the last two games: a 100-yard pick-six against Miami and a crucial 64-yard scamper after picking off San Diego's Philip Rivers this past Sunday.
A Bad Time to Travel to Revis Island Chris Herring 2011
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And as he grinned real wide after the pick-six, a coach yelled out to drop and give him 20 push-ups.
The Mercurial Rise of an Unheralded Rookie Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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