After Sunday's win in New England, Hines Ward and the Steelers are 9-3 with the AFC's second-best record. Jarrett Bell, who covers the NFL for USA TODAY, hands out his weekly accolades each Tuesday during NFL season Get the...
When the gun sounds, LaDainian Tomlinson is no more elusive than a bulldozer. He's a cutback runner, but a straightforward speaker: direct, succinct, all eye contact all the time. “We got our butts kicked,” the Chargers'...
I haven’t written about sports in ages, but I’ve got to ask any NFL-fan readers: I’ve long considered Rich Kotite to be the most inept head coach of my lifetime, but I’ve got to tell you, the job Norv Turner is doing in San...
He lends guidance to many in NFL When Ray Lewis heard Chad Ocho Cinco was deactivated for being late to a team meeting last week, it wasn't too long before he was on the phone with the disgruntled Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver.
By Jim Armstrong The Denver Post With coach Tom Coughlin at the controls, the Giants are 10-1. San Francisco at Buffalo 11 a.m., Bills by 7 Last meeting: Bills won 41-7 at San Francisco on Dec. 26, 2004. Prediction: Bills 30,...
By Bob Christ • Special to the RGJ • November 30, 2008 San Francisco (3-8) at Buffalo (6-5) Line: Bills by 6.5 Facts: The 49ers, 0-6 straight up (and against the line) in "jet lag" games in 2007-08, are the fourth West Coast...
This Sunday's game between the Atlanta Falcons and San Diego Chargers was supposed to be a matchup of one team squarely in the playoff mix and the other struggling to pick up wins. SERIES HISTORY The Falcons are 6-1 in their...
No matter what you've heard, perception is not always reality. It's the mirror image you find in a carnival funhouse, except for the degree to which the distortion is accepted as accurate. Perception is the triumph of...
McCarthy in the same boat as Belichick, others By Tom Pelissero • for The Northwestern • November 28, 2008 GREEN BAY — John Fox has been in Mike McCarthy's shoes. A late-season surge in Year 1 set up a highly successful second...
This Sunday's game between the Atlanta Falcons and San Diego Chargers was supposed to be a matchup of one team squarely in the playoff mix and the other struggling to pick up wins. That's turned out to be exactly the case, only...