Josh McDaniels says he’s not worried that the Denver Broncos’ embarrassing issues both on and off the field might cost him his job because the decision is out of his hands. The Broncos’ second-year coach said his only focus is on fixing what’s gone wrong during a 3-8 season sullied by a videotaping scandal that cost him and the team $50,000 each and resulted in a subordinate’s…
Peyton Manning blamed himself for the Colts’ mistakes. The Chargers took credit for forcing him into them. Either way, it was the same lousy result for Indianapolis’ suddenly struggling quarterback
Six years later, Matt Cassel got a chance to show Pete Carroll firsthand how good he can be as a starter. With the help of Dwayne Bowe and Kansas City’s run game, Cassel and the Chiefs made it look easy. Cassel tied his career high with four touchdown passes, three of them to Bowe and the Chiefs stayed on top of the AFC West with an impressive 42-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
With his team trailing by 11 points and the season on the brink, coach Tom Coughlin wasn’t the only voice in the New York Giants’ locker room at halftime.
Brett Favre’s voice was a raspy whisper and he rattled a lozenge around in his mouth as he spoke about the 10-yard scramble his creaky legs managed to carve out Sunday, helping seal his Minnesota Vikings’ 17-13 victory over the Washington Redskins. “Did I expect to run for a first down?
Andre Johnson politely asked Cortland Finnegan to stop it. By the fourth quarter, Houston’s star receiver had simply had it with the Tennessee cornerback’s antagonistic antics
Don’t even mention a third straight winning season to the Atlanta Falcons. Their goals are so much bigger than that. The Falcons stayed atop the NFC when Matt Bryant kicked a 47-yard field goal with 9 seconds remaining Sunday for a 20-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers, one of the teams trying to chase down Atlanta in the conference standings
The Minnesota Vikings have activated wide receiver Sidney Rice in time to play the Packers. Rice had hip surgery in late August and returned to practice two weeks ago. The team announced the move on Saturday.
Clinton Portis is set to return for the Washington Redskins after missing five games with a torn left groin. Coach Mike Shanahan said Friday it looks as if the running back “will be ready to go” Sunday at Tennessee
The Oakland Raiders have become the final team to vote to give the NFL Players Association the option of decertifying if there is a lockout next year. Union spokesman Carl Francis said the Raiders’ players voted Thursday on the issue.