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We all know that the NFL is defined by parity. We also know that the “any given Sunday” ideal becomes reality on a weekly basis, with games often coming down to the wire and underdogs often upending favorites. That said, Week 6 delivered a major dose of close games, ups ...

Another one in this dismal 2008 Oakland Raiders season is in the books, as is the first game of the Tom Cable era, and it seems as though the profoundly deep problems ain’t gonna disappear overnight. Indeed, after an admirably defensive-minded first-quarter performance ...

Apparently the Jets won't have to rely on quarterback Brett Favre to do everything in order for the team to continue their winning ways. Running back Thomas Jones, who has failed to live up to the hype he had when the Jets acquired him from Chicago in 2007, did somethin ...

Fantasy football success is often tied to timely waiver-wire acquisitions. This is especially true for owners who don’t have a top-tier defense on their roster. When analyzing your options at 'DST', it’s often as important to scout the opposing offense as it is to brea ...

Commentary: Atlanta kicker Jason Elam has had his share of game-winning kicks during his NFL career, but it's not often that he has had the pressure of kicking one to make up for a previous shank. That didn't stop Elam from booting a 48-yarder at the end of regulation S ...

After starting every game since returning from a horrific knee injury in 2006, Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer can't shake a strained elbow on his passing arm. Bengals coach Marvin Lewis confirmed Saturday that Palmer will miss his second start in the team's last th ...

This is one of those no-brainers on which you can bet the house and feel safe in knowing that you’ll win. The 0-4 St. Louis Rams traveling to Washington to face the 4-1 Redskins this weekend is sure money, right? But before you put this game in the 'L' column for St. L ...

Two victories came for the Steelers in their past two games. That's two victories to go along with three fines, $32,750 and a strength-flexing league showing its desire to adhere to the rules. The NFL announced a $20,000 fine on Steelers linebacker James Harrison fo ...

The New Orleans Saints aren’t, by any stretch of the imagination, an easy challenge for any NFL team. That applies more so than ever for the Oakland Raiders. In fact, substitute any team’s name in that sentence, and it still applies for the Oakland Raiders. But when th ...

The Saints, led by Drew Brees and Reggie Bush, may be the greatest show on turf right now, but it's all for nothing if New Orleans' defense keeps allowing teams to throw parties in the end zone at such a normal rate. The Saints are currently giving up 351.6 yards a game ...

Ah ha! Someone over at the bookmakers’ is reading RealFootball365.com! The proof? Mere days after RF365 published an article titled “Who can stop the Titans?” in which an online oddsmaker’s “reactionary” lines were reexamined, BetUS.com hurriedly re-released some gambli ...

The Bills have lost to one OK team and beaten a slightly less-than-OK one. The Cardinals were their biggest test and the triumph over Jacksonville was their biggest win, and that’s the bad news about being 4-1 at the bye, namely that the coincidence of scheduling means ...

Tampa Bay quarterback Brian Griese’s injured throwing shoulder and elbow from last week’s loss in Denver haven’t healed enough to allow him to throw a football. As a result, it is looking like former starter Jeff Garcia will get the nod for Sunday’s game against the Car ...

Some rivalries are forever: Think Dallas-Washington or Oakland-Denver. Others are short-term wars, inexorably linked to an era in parallel team history. We old guys fondly recall the annual clashes (including six head-to-heads in 1978 and ’79 alone) between those Pittsb ...

Commentary: Running back Michael Turner is going to have his hands full as it is with a hungry Chicago defense. Now he will get more attention than Brad and Angelina in tabloids after number one wide receiver Roddy White is questionable with a head injury. White was pul ...

There are many areas of serious concern with the 2-3 San Francisco 49ers, who face fellow 2-3 club Philadelphia this weekend. But reasons to hope for win No. 3 do exist, Niners fans. On one hand, the 49ers’ strengths are peaking in some respects. Cases in point: Patri ...

Everyone is talking about it throughout the NFL. It is becoming the rage in the league. Rumor has it that there is even a dance and a mascot being developed to pay it homage. Welcome to the world of the “Wildcat.” Running back Ronnie Brown and the Miami Dolphins have c ...

San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore has been nothing short of reliable this season, putting to bed any worries that his 2006 campaign was a fluke. Does that mean he will have success this weekend against a physical Eagles defense that is ticked off after giving ...

Most of the credit given to the Jets has been handed to quarterback Brett Favre. After this week there should be plenty of love to go around, though, as the Jets' defense faces arguably the worst team in the league, the Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati sits at the bottom ...

When the Denver Broncos host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, they’ll be doing it without starting running back Selvin Young and tight end Tony Scheffler. Commentary: Both Young and Scheffler reportedly suffered groin injuries in the Tampa Bay game, joining Ebeneze ...