10 hot topics for Week 11 1. Offenses hide the other side Three teams that have a concentration of injuries on the defense are lucky to have the right Band-Aid for the problem. The Colts' secondary is decimated, the Patriots' defensive line is beat up and the Eagles...
Nov 21, 2009 | Pat Kirwan
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Last month, a blurry photo featuring Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress dressed as a flight attendant with a black wig and a pink apron appeared on one of his player's Twitter pages. Tight end Visanthe Shiancoe was the culprit, but he had more...
Nov 20, 2009
The man who brought Brett Favre to the Minnesota Vikings will stick around for a while. The Vikings signed coach Brad Childress to a contract extension Thursday, nine games into what is shaping up as a promising season for the men in purple. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed,...
Nov 19, 2009
It takes a lot to win on the road in the NFL, but there are four teams that possess the ingredients necessary to pull off the difficult feat in Week 1. The Lions, Jets, Cowboys and Vikings all appear to be in position to claim road victories. The Lions are facing the...
Nov 19, 2009
The Bears and 49ers enter Thursday night's NFL Network game in San Francisco among a group of NFL teams playing for hope. Both started the season full of it; San Francisco showing signs of an energized upstart, Chicago looking quite dangerous with Jay Cutler...
Nov 19, 2009 | Steve Wyche
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions came out of the 27-10 loss at Minnesota with several injuries. Rookie quarterback Matt Stafford wasn't one of them. Stafford was sacked three times and hit several more times Sunday as Minnesota's highly rated defensive line...
Nov 16, 2009
10 hot topics for Week 10 The marquee game this week is New England at Indianapolis, where we could see 700 yards of passing. But that's just one of the Week 10 storylines to watch. Here are 10 things I'll be watching this weekend: 1. Young goes...
Nov 16, 2009 | Pat Kirwan
Here's a look at all the key matchups to watch in Week 10: 1 p.m. ET, FOXAtlanta at Carolina Atlanta OT Sam Baker vs. Carolina DE Julius Peppers There???s a lot at stake for Atlanta in this NFC South game. The Falcons have three losses, with games coming up...
Nov 13, 2009 | Gil Brandt
8:20 p.m. ET, NBC????|????TicketsNew England at Indianapolis (watch live online) Matchup Jason La Canfora's storyline Did you know? Series leader: New England, 44-28, including the playoffs. Streaks: Indianapolis has won four of the last five meetings. Playbook...
Nov 13, 2009
Everyone loves an award show, so I figured I'd put my own little spin on the first half of the 2009 NFL season and dole out some kudos, and throw a few tomatoes as well. So here goes ... Best Team Kind of splitting hairs here between the Saints and the...
Nov 12, 2009 | Jason La Canfora
Vikings go for season sweep of reeling Lions In Brief ?? Last meeting: Brett Favre completed 23 of 27 passes as the Vikings rallied past the Lions, 27-13, in Week 2. ?? Streaks: Minnesota has won 14 of the past 15 meetings and has a 64-30-2 overall series advantage. ??...
Nov 10, 2009
Sheldon Kopp was a psychotherapist and author, who once suggested, "Each person's only hope for improving his lot rests on his recognizing the true nature of his basic personality, surrendering to it, and becoming who he is". Dr. Kopp was not talking...
Nov 9, 2009 | Michael Lombardi
Kevin Rivoli / Associated Press By skipping out on his team, Mike Williams undoubtedly hurt his NFL draft stature. After learning of Mike Williams' decision to leave the Syracuse football program earlier this week, the old adage about winners never quitting came...
Nov 5, 2009 | Bucky Brooks
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Fire up the DeLorean and cue the Huey Lewis music. The Packers might be going back to the future to protect their ailing quarterback. With sacks piling up at a record rate and quarterback Aaron Rodgers now hobbled by two foot injuries, Green Bay coach Mike...
Nov 4, 2009
Many people remember Gen. Douglas MacArthur's speech when he said, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away." For me, however, some of MacArthur's greatest words were delivered when he quoted poet Samuel Ullman in a speech on his 75th birthday. ...
Nov 3, 2009 | Michael Lombardi
It looks as if there won't be any in-season coaching changes in the NFL this year. For the many frustrated fans of the Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns -- three teams that seemed most likely to fire their head coaches by now -- that's...
Nov 3, 2009 | Vic Carucci
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The hits just keep on coming for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who has experienced a season's worth of sacks in seven games. All that punishment is beginning to take its toll. Rodgers limped away from Sunday's loss to...
Nov 2, 2009
?? In Week 8, a living legend returned home, a winless team finally won a game when their best player put the team on his back, a team fell from the ranks of the unbeaten, the most targeted tight end in the NFL was lost to injury, and a team won a game with 104 total net...
Nov 2, 2009 | Pat Kirwan
Packers welcome Favre, Vikings to Lambeau In Brief ?? Last meeting: In Week 4, Brett Favre passed for 271 yards and three touchdowns as the Vikings knocked off the Packers, 30-23. ?? Streaks: The Packers have won six of the past seven meetings and have a 49-46-1 overall...
Nov 1, 2009
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre jogged out of the tunnel in a purple helmet. He might as well have been wearing a black hat. On NFL Replay NFL Replay will re-air the Minnesota??Vikings' 38-26 win over the Green Bay??Packers on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 9:30 p.m. ET. ??...
Nov 1, 2009