Archive for December, 2009
Posted: Monday, December 28th, 2009 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns, Derek Anderson, Eric Mangini, Mike Holmgren
New Cleveland Browns president Mike Holmgren hasn’t made a decision yet on the status of incumbent coach Eric Mangini, but he said the two will meet next week.
Posted: Monday, December 28th, 2009 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Eli Manning, New York Giants, Osi Umenyiora, Tom Coughlin
Osi Umenyiora is frustrated, Tom Coughlin is apologetic and the Giants are out of the playoffs. Not the best of times for the Giants or their fans right now.
Posted: Monday, December 28th, 2009 | Michael Fabiano Tags: Chad Ochocinco, Darrelle Revis, Peyton Manning
The NFL postseason picture will alter fantasy leagues that still play in Week 17.
Posted: Monday, December 28th, 2009 | Jason La Canfora Tags: Jason La Canfora, rankings
Here’s how I see it in my Week 16 rankings…
Posted: Monday, December 28th, 2009 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Ben Hamilton, Denver Broncos, Kenny McKinley, Russ Hochstein, Week 16 injuries
The Broncos announced Monday that starting LG Russ Hochstein and WR Kenny McKinley will be placed on injured reserve.
Posted: Monday, December 28th, 2009 | NFL.com Staff Tags: AFC playoff picture, Akin Ayodele, Channing Crowder, Miami Dolphins, Reggie Torbor, Tony Sparano
The potential loss of MLB Channing Crowder would be a serious setback for the Miami Dolphins and their chances of getting into the AFC playoffs.
Posted: Monday, December 28th, 2009 | NFL.com Staff Tags: New Orleans Saints, pierre thomas, Sean Payton, Week 16 injuries
Saints RB Pierre Thomas sustained bruised ribs in Sunday’s 20-17 loss to the Bucs, but appears to have avoided a more serious situation.
Posted: Monday, December 28th, 2009 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Clinching scenarios, playoff picture
Find out what each contender will need to do in Week 17 to secure their spots in the playoffs.
Posted: Monday, December 28th, 2009 | Solomon Wilcots Tags: Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, Randy Moss, Tom Brady, Wes Welker
It appears as though someone has awakened the sleeping giant. It’s also become clear that if you are a Patriots hater, then it is probably best to remain silent and not rekindle the championship fire that most had thought was extinguished.
Posted: Monday, December 28th, 2009 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, NFC playoff scenario, NFL playoff picture
The Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys clinched playoff berths with wins in Week 16, setting the field of six teams for the NFC playoffs.
Posted: Sunday, December 27th, 2009 | NFL.com Staff Tags: AFC playoff scenarios, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, New York Jets, NFL playoff picture
It’s time to make sense of the AFC wild-card picture. As the seedings currently stand, the Denver Broncos are the No. 5 seed and New York Jets the No. 6 seed. But that will change in Week 17 due to an updated tie-breaking scenario put into effect.
Posted: Sunday, December 27th, 2009 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Week 17
The NFL announced Sunday the game between the Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets has been moved from a 1 p.m. ET kickoff to 8:30 p.m. ET and will be aired nationally on NBC’s Sunday Night Football.
Posted: Sunday, December 27th, 2009 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Brett Favre, Cedric Benson, Cris Carter, Dan Marino, Darren Sharper, Dave Krieg, DeAngelo Williams, Ed Reed, Elvis Dumervil, Fran Tarkenton, frank gore, Isaac Bruce, Jerry Rice, John Elway, Jonathan Stewart, Kurt Warner, Marvin Harrison, Matt Hasselbeck, Peyton Manning, Simon Fletcher, Terrell Owens, Tim Brown
A number of team and league records were broken in Week 17, while some players joined elite statistical company on all-time lists.
Posted: Sunday, December 27th, 2009 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Channing Crowder, Dominique Barber, Earnest Graham, Jimmy Wilkerson, Joe Staley, Josh Wilson, Julius Jones, Justin Smiley, Kenny McKinley, Matt Bryant, Michael Koenen, Mike Williams, pierre thomas, Reed Doughty, Rey Maualuga, Ricky Williams, Russ Hochstein, Steve Smith, Tony Gonzalez, Week 16 injuries
Panthers WR Steve Smith, Dolphins RB Ricky Williams and Bengals LB Rey Maualuga were among the notable players who suffered injuries in Week 16.
Posted: Sunday, December 27th, 2009 | Michael Fabiano Tags: Dallas Clark, Jerome Harrison, Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne
Fantasy owners who started their Colts this week were likely losers in fantasy championships.