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Wouldn't it be nice if NFL games were decided by football players on the field? I have felt for years like a lone voice in the wind decrying the appalling officiating crews that dot Roger Goodell's landscape. But I always got the same tired, old cliches in response to ...

For a backup running back, the Buffalo Bills' Fred Jackson is quite good at moving his team forward. Marshawn Lynch finally looked comfortable for the Bills versus the Cleveland Browns on Monday after usual sub Jackson alleviated some of the pressure on the primary man ...

As the homestretch of another NFL season hits the homestretch, the Oakland Raiders again find themselves in a familiar, unenviable role: that of spoiler. Though the jury is still out on whether this particular non-coached and quarterback-wrecking crew could upset any pl ...

It's the stretch run in fantasy football and some participants have mailed it in because they know there's no hope of making the playoffs. Others, meanwhile, are right in the thick of a race for the postseason in their respective leagues. The key to positioning yourse ...

Choosing an offensive lineman as a top 10 pick in the NFL draft is hardly an exact science. While the Miami Dolphins probably would send their sympathies to other teams that had linemen that were more bust than boom, they won't be apologizing for the success of Jake Lon ...

Everyone knows that the Miami Dolphins are 6-4 and are currently riding a four-game winning streak. Everyone also knows that they’re approaching a pivotal AFC East matchup against the New England Patriots that could determine their postseason destiny. It’s also fairly c ...

Cleveland Browns second-year passer Brady Quinn fell 21 spots deeper than Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell in the 2007 NFL draft. On Monday night, Quinn took his team down the field in 46 seconds to set up a game-winning, 56-yard field goal to top the Buffa ...

Life is already rough for the Buffalo Bills’ defenders: They were without the services of Aaron Schobel and Ashton Youboty at the beginning of the game against the Cleveland Browns on Monday and without Donte Whitner and Jabari Greer by the end, all while having to atte ...

Fans of the 49ers are delirious about the superb performance of San Francisco’s offense and defense in the team's 35-16 home trouncing of the St. Louis Rams last Sunday. And who can blame fans for their joy? Mike Squared (Mike Singletary and Mike Martz, of course) have ...

The source at Oakland Raiders Football Inc. has spoken again, this time informing privileged members of mainstream media of the inside dope that Jim Fassel had appealed to Al Davis, via handwritten letter, for the team's head coaching position in 2009. Now if it weren’ ...

Restaurateur, car dealership owner, and former professional footballer John Elway used to joke that the reason he led so many fourth-quarter comebacks was that his teams were down so often. Another Stanford signal-caller in Trent Edwards should bring the self-defacing ...

While many people will argue that the Dolphins and Patriots are far different, the truth is that the numbers show an amazing amount of similarities between the two. It's fitting as the two AFC East rivals, both 6-4, prepare to face off for the second time this season. ...

The 3-7 San Francisco 49ers face the Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and Miami Dolphins in their next four matchups, which is not exactly something to smile about for interim head coach Mike Singletary. Commentary: The upcoming quintet of opponents is a c ...

This was just what the doctor ordered for the Indianapolis Colts. Their 33-27 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday was vintage Peyton Manning and Joseph Addai. Instead of the team that had sputtered offensively for most of the season and stood at 5-4, the Colts looke ...

Adrian Peterson is to the Minnesota Vikings as peanut butter is to jelly. Peterson is the heart and soul of the Minnesota offense; he's the reason the team had jumped back into playoff contention prior to Sunday’s game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Stop Peterson, and ...

After Sunday’s blowout win over the St. Louis Rams, when fans of the San Francisco 49ers are discussing the all-time great quarterbacks of the franchise, the list will read something like this: “Joe Montana? Check. John Brodie? Check. Shaun Hill? Check.” Shaun Hill? Wh ...

Despite a fumble return touchdown by Steelers safety Troy Polamalu at the end of regulation that should have counted, a TD wasn't in the cards for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon. But a victory was, and considering the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens had ...

On top of everything that’s gone wrong for the Buffalo Bills lately, they don’t need to let a fresh quarterback make his name against them. The Cleveland Browns initiated the Brady Quinn era with a moral victory against the Denver Broncos last game, and the Bills have ...

The Miami Dolphins' Ronnie Brown fumbled Sunday for the first time since 2006, killing a drive that seemed destined to produce points. The offensive line was uncharacteristically deficient in pass protection, and Chad Pennington was strangely unaware, leading to a costl ...

Tom Cable disconsolately sat in his guest team’s office Sunday after another Oakland Raiders loss, this time going down to the Miami Dolphins in the final minute after 59:30 of playing a winnable game. Everyone else had cleared off, coaches and players long on the way b ...