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• Against the Giants, Tolzien's biggest mistake came on Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul's leaping interception at the line of scrimmage, which he returned 24 yards for a touchdown with 10 minutes, 49 seconds left in the game.
• The Packers had pulled within 20-13 on the previous possession and their struggling defense had forced the Giants to go three-and-out to give Tolzien the ball back with a chance to lead a game-tying touchdown drive.
• "(Pierre-Paul) made a nice play, but it's on me. I gave him a freebie there, really," said Tolzien, who has thrown five interceptions in two games.
• "That's a huge moment swing. We had a chance, and that kills you, and I'll learn from it. But I take full onus on that one."

Ala rail line reopens after derailment, oil spill

• ALICEVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- A railroad reopened a section of track 10 days after the fiery derailment of a train carrying crude oil in west Alabama, but state environmental officials said Monday they still don't know how much oil spilled into surrounding wetlands.
• While aerial photos taken by an environmentalist show what appeared to be large areas of oil in a marshy area at the wreck site, state regulators said the extent of the spill was difficult to compute. At least 8,000 gallons of oily water have been removed from the scene, authorities said, adding more remains.
• A train composed of 90 tank cars carrying crude oil derailed near Aliceville on Nov. 8, catching fire and spilling crude oil. The area is near a creek that flows into the Tombigbee River.
• The Connecticut-based Genesee & Wyoming said the first train to pass the site since the accident got through Sunday night. Authorities have continued to remove damaged rail cars and clean up the area.
• Environmentalist John Wathen flew over the crash site Thursday and snapped photographs that appear to show large areas of black liquid floating atop backwaters around the scene.
• Wathen said he counted two dozen damaged tank cars still at the scene, and the railroad said each tanker was loaded with about 30,000 gallons of crude being taken from Amory, Miss., to Walnut Hill, Fla.
• "There's at least several thousand gallons of oil in the water," Wathen said.
• The train was hauling some 2.7 million gallons of oil, based on the railroad's figures.
• The company and state have said they were uncertain how much oil spilled be

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