http://blogs.nfl.com Official Blog of the National Football League Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:13:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://blogs.nfl.com http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-records-set-tied-in-xlvi/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-records-set-tied-in-xlvi/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:08:48 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94494 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-records-set-tied-in-xlvi/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/06/mannings-play-the-hot-topic-in-winning-locker-room/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/06/mannings-play-the-hot-topic-in-winning-locker-room/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:07:04 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94491 Eli Manning was a big topic of conversation in the Giants' locker room after collecting his second Super Bowl MVP award in five seasons.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/06/mannings-play-the-hot-topic-in-winning-locker-room/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/06/brady-patriots-confront-another-grim-defeat-to-g-men/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/06/brady-patriots-confront-another-grim-defeat-to-g-men/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:51:07 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94487 Tom Brady sat slumped in a folding chair, facing away from reporters -- away from the rest of the world -- pulling up his socks. With the stark reality of Super Bowl XLVI sinking in, the Patriots QB moved in slow motion. Expressionless. It's the Brady you'd imagine seeing 20 years from now.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/06/brady-patriots-confront-another-grim-defeat-to-g-men/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/super-bowl-xlvi-definitely-ranks-in-top-three-of-title-games/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/super-bowl-xlvi-definitely-ranks-in-top-three-of-title-games/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:58:15 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94483 Tom Brady's last-gasp pass hit the turf: Where does Giants 21, Patriots 17 rank among all 46 Super Bowls?]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/super-bowl-xlvi-definitely-ranks-in-top-three-of-title-games/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/bradys-final-throw-falls-short/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/bradys-final-throw-falls-short/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:10:34 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94452 Tom Brady's final, arching pass fell incomplete in the end zone while time expired, Lucas Oil Stadium morphed into uproar and bedlam.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/bradys-final-throw-falls-short/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/patriots-let-bradshaw-score-game-winning-td/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/patriots-let-bradshaw-score-game-winning-td/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:55:19 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94462 Terrell Davis' fourth-quarter run in Super Bowl XXXII, the Patriots let Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw score the go-ahead TD with 57 seconds left to allow Tom Brady one last chance at the Super Bowl XLVI title.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/patriots-let-bradshaw-score-game-winning-td/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/manning-manningham-connect-in-the-clutch/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/manning-manningham-connect-in-the-clutch/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:37:25 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94451 Mario Manningham pulled in a 38-yard pass from Eli Manning to move the Giants to midfield with 3:39 left in the fourth quarter.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/manning-manningham-connect-in-the-clutch/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/bradys-pass-picked-off-to-open-the-fourth-quarter/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/bradys-pass-picked-off-to-open-the-fourth-quarter/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:18:00 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94397 Tom Brady's first interception of Super Bowl XLVI came on a memorable play.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/bradys-pass-picked-off-to-open-the-fourth-quarter/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/third-quarter-thoughts/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/third-quarter-thoughts/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:17:31 +0000 Gil Brandt http://nfldotcom.wordpress.com/?p=94431 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/third-quarter-thoughts/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/giants-creep-within-two-on-another-tynes-field-goal/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/giants-creep-within-two-on-another-tynes-field-goal/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:05:25 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://nfldotcom.wordpress.com/?p=94411 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/giants-creep-within-two-on-another-tynes-field-goal/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/brady-shaken-up-on-sack-hoyer-warming-up/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/brady-shaken-up-on-sack-hoyer-warming-up/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:52:08 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94394 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/brady-shaken-up-on-sack-hoyer-warming-up/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/brady-sets-two-super-bowl-passing-marks/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/brady-sets-two-super-bowl-passing-marks/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:48:39 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94372 Tom Brady has already made history this evening with a pair of Super Bowl passing records.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/brady-sets-two-super-bowl-passing-marks/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/giants-settle-for-field-goal-after-chungs-big-hit/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/giants-settle-for-field-goal-after-chungs-big-hit/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:43:46 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94388 Patrick Chung laid the wood on Hakeem Nicks.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/giants-settle-for-field-goal-after-chungs-big-hit/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/material-girl-rolls-out-the-hits-at-halftime/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/material-girl-rolls-out-the-hits-at-halftime/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:36:30 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://nfldotcom.wordpress.com/?p=94360 Madonna didn't disappoint during a limber and hits-loaded halftime show at Super Bowl XLVI.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/material-girl-rolls-out-the-hits-at-halftime/feed/ 0 nflstaff madonna_halftime http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/ochocincos-big-catch-leads-to-patriots-td-17-9-lead/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/ochocincos-big-catch-leads-to-patriots-td-17-9-lead/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:31:23 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://nfldotcom.wordpress.com/?p=94376 Tom Brady dropped back, went through his progressions and fired a dart down the left sideline to Chad Ochocinco, the veteran receiver's first catch in a Super Bowl.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/ochocincos-big-catch-leads-to-patriots-td-17-9-lead/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/second-quarter-thoughts/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/second-quarter-thoughts/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:14:39 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94356 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/second-quarter-thoughts/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/patriots-grab-halftime-lead-with-96-yard-td-drive/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/patriots-grab-halftime-lead-with-96-yard-td-drive/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:03:31 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94338 Tom Brady and the Patriots grabbed a 10-9 lead entering halftime with a 96-yard march that tied the record for longest drive in Super Bowl history.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/patriots-grab-halftime-lead-with-96-yard-td-drive/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/giants-punter-weatherford-might-be-super-bowl-mvp/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/giants-punter-weatherford-might-be-super-bowl-mvp/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:44:25 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94336 Steve Weatherford the early clubhouse leader for Super Bowl XLVI MVP?]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/giants-punter-weatherford-might-be-super-bowl-mvp/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/first-quarter-thoughts-2/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/first-quarter-thoughts-2/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:21:30 +0000 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94326 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/first-quarter-thoughts-2/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt intentional_grounding http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/patriots-on-the-board-with-field-goal/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/patriots-on-the-board-with-field-goal/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:13:15 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94313 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/patriots-on-the-board-with-field-goal/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/mannings-td-strike-to-cruz-widens-giants-lead/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/mannings-td-strike-to-cruz-widens-giants-lead/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:03:56 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://nfldotcom.wordpress.com/?p=94312 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/mannings-td-strike-to-cruz-widens-giants-lead/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/giants-d-line-picks-up-right-where-it-left-off/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/giants-d-line-picks-up-right-where-it-left-off/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:47:02 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94294 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/giants-d-line-picks-up-right-where-it-left-off/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/patriots-pass-rush-shuts-down-giants-first-drive/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/patriots-pass-rush-shuts-down-giants-first-drive/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:44:23 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94292 Eli Manning marching them inside the Patriots' 40-yard line. But New England's defense stood up. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/patriots-pass-rush-shuts-down-giants-first-drive/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/other-gems-from-super-bowl-xlvi-pregame-frenzy/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/other-gems-from-super-bowl-xlvi-pregame-frenzy/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:31:27 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94280 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/other-gems-from-super-bowl-xlvi-pregame-frenzy/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/ex-jet-ihedigbo-leads-patriots-onto-field/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/ex-jet-ihedigbo-leads-patriots-onto-field/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:25:07 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94270 James Ihedigbo, the hard-hitting safety whom Rex Ryan cut back in August, led the Patriots out on the field at the Super Bowl.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/ex-jet-ihedigbo-leads-patriots-onto-field/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/mini-live-blog-on-clarksons-version-of-the-national-anthem/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/mini-live-blog-on-clarksons-version-of-the-national-anthem/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:20:18 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94255 Kelly Clarkson is on tap to deliver the national anthem before Super Bowl XLVI. She'll be on the field for a brief moment in time, but a ton rides on this for the singer.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/mini-live-blog-on-clarksons-version-of-the-national-anthem/feed/ 0 nflstaff Super Bowl Football http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/94254/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/94254/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:10:21 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94254 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/94254/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/nbcs-brian-williams-helps-set-the-scene-in-indy/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/nbcs-brian-williams-helps-set-the-scene-in-indy/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:09:49 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94257 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/nbcs-brian-williams-helps-set-the-scene-in-indy/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/both-teams-loose-confident-shortly-before-kickoff/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/both-teams-loose-confident-shortly-before-kickoff/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:02:22 +0000 Gil Brandt http://nfldotcom.wordpress.com/?p=94249 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/both-teams-loose-confident-shortly-before-kickoff/feed/ 0 Gil Brandt http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/ocho-sports-golden-grill-for-super-showdown/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/ocho-sports-golden-grill-for-super-showdown/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:00:32 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=94243 Chad Ochocinco will make for the Patriots in his first-ever Super Bowl appearance, but he left nothing on the field in the style department.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/05/ocho-sports-golden-grill-for-super-showdown/feed/ 0 nflstaff