http://blogs.nfl.com Official Blog of the National Football League Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:35:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://blogs.nfl.com http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/04/master-chef-besh-links-nfl-stars-to-culinary-delights/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/04/master-chef-besh-links-nfl-stars-to-culinary-delights/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:13:00 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=93665 chef John Besh spoke with NFL.com on Friday and played a little word-association game involving the Patriots, Giants and some of the NFL's biggest stars.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/04/master-chef-besh-links-nfl-stars-to-culinary-delights/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/02/dumping-the-spiral-bound-notebook-with-brees-watt-sightings/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/02/dumping-the-spiral-bound-notebook-with-brees-watt-sightings/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:23:19 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=93456 Drew Brees unfolded Thursday as an NFL Network makeup artist dabbed "blot" powder on the Saints QB's face.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/02/dumping-the-spiral-bound-notebook-with-brees-watt-sightings/feed/ 0 nflstaff Drew Brees http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/02/shaking-hands-with-schilling-and-other-delights/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/02/shaking-hands-with-schilling-and-other-delights/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:04:08 +0000 Adam Rank http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=93414 Curt Schilling. I really never figured I'd end up liking the guy, but it happened when the famed Red Sox hurler stopped by the "NFL.com Live" set, along with my cohorts, Dave Dameshek, Elliot Harrison and Jason Smith.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/02/shaking-hands-with-schilling-and-other-delights/feed/ 0 adam rank http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/01/brees-mccoy-deliver-win-fedex-air-ground-honors/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/01/brees-mccoy-deliver-win-fedex-air-ground-honors/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:53:24 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=93156 Drew Brees and Eagles RB LeSean McCoy put together special seasons and were honored Wednesday for their efforts as the FedEx Air and Ground NFL Players of the Year.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/02/01/brees-mccoy-deliver-win-fedex-air-ground-honors/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/30/final-observations-from-another-exciting-pro-bowl/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/30/final-observations-from-another-exciting-pro-bowl/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:13:22 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=92616 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/30/final-observations-from-another-exciting-pro-bowl/feed/ 5 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/26/pro-bowl-qbs-always-in-search-of-the-next-ring/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/26/pro-bowl-qbs-always-in-search-of-the-next-ring/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:21:30 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=92427 Jeff Darlington caught up with a few quarterbacks to talk about their quest for the next one.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/26/pro-bowl-qbs-always-in-search-of-the-next-ring/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/25/rodgers-arrives-with-zach-galifianakis/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/25/rodgers-arrives-with-zach-galifianakis/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:06:07 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=92227 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/25/rodgers-arrives-with-zach-galifianakis/feed/ 0 nflstaff a_rodgers_120124_blog http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/12/brady-or-brees/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/12/brady-or-brees/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:00:31 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=91810 Tom Brady or Drew Brees at quarterback to win one game?]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/12/brady-or-brees/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/09/playoff-challenge-owners-take-a-pass-on-bye-week-players/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/09/playoff-challenge-owners-take-a-pass-on-bye-week-players/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:43:26 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=91710 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/09/playoff-challenge-owners-take-a-pass-on-bye-week-players/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/29/its-fine-to-start-any-saints-as-normal-vs-panthers/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/29/its-fine-to-start-any-saints-as-normal-vs-panthers/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:11:39 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=91384 Sean Payton says he has no intentions of taking his foot off the gas this week against the Panthers, providing a huge help to fantasy owners.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/29/its-fine-to-start-any-saints-as-normal-vs-panthers/feed/ 1 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/28/rodgers-vs-foster-who-should-be-1/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/28/rodgers-vs-foster-who-should-be-1/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:48:10 +0000 jasonfsmith1 http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=91345 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/28/rodgers-vs-foster-who-should-be-1/feed/ 0 jasonfsmith1 http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/27/three-and-out-quit-crying-falcons/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/27/three-and-out-quit-crying-falcons/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:03:43 +0000 Adam Rank http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=91322 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/27/three-and-out-quit-crying-falcons/feed/ 0 adam rank http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/22/tale-of-the-tape-brees-ryan-square-off-in-n-o/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/22/tale-of-the-tape-brees-ryan-square-off-in-n-o/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:03:34 +0000 NFL Playbook Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=91175 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/22/tale-of-the-tape-brees-ryan-square-off-in-n-o/feed/ 0 Andy Fenelon http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/14/week-15-fantasy-qb-rankings/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/14/week-15-fantasy-qb-rankings/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:29:29 +0000 jasonfsmith1 http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=90943 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/14/week-15-fantasy-qb-rankings/feed/ 0 jasonfsmith1 http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/01/tale-of-the-tape-can-the-saints-stifle-megatron/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/01/tale-of-the-tape-can-the-saints-stifle-megatron/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:54:53 +0000 NFL Playbook Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=90622 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/12/01/tale-of-the-tape-can-the-saints-stifle-megatron/feed/ 1 Andy Fenelon http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/11/29/monday-nightmare-tell-me-you-started-brees/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/11/29/monday-nightmare-tell-me-you-started-brees/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:50:57 +0000 Adam Rank http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=90524 Dave Dameshek Football Program") sat Drew Brees this week. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/11/29/monday-nightmare-tell-me-you-started-brees/feed/ 0 adam rank http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/11/09/data-points-updating-the-marino-chase/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/11/09/data-points-updating-the-marino-chase/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:08:38 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=89978 Dan Marino's single-season passing record. Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers all are in position to break the mark of 5,084 yards.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/11/09/data-points-updating-the-marino-chase/feed/ 1 nflstaff data_points_111109_BLOG http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/11/09/first-and-10-were-halfway-home/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/11/09/first-and-10-were-halfway-home/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:07:12 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=89970 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/11/09/first-and-10-were-halfway-home/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/11/01/data-points-brees-takes-lead-in-record-chase/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/11/01/data-points-brees-takes-lead-in-record-chase/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:35:10 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=89641 Tom Brady would have to have an absolutely abysmal game in Pittsburgh to drop off the pace to break Dan Marino's record for most passing yards in a season. Well, he's still on pace to shatter that mark of 5,084, but Brady's bad day actually pushed him down to third on the list of candidates to set the new mark. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/11/01/data-points-brees-takes-lead-in-record-chase/feed/ 0 nflstaff data_points_111101_BLOG http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/25/data-points-still-three-for-the-show/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/25/data-points-still-three-for-the-show/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:40:46 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=89251 Dan Marino's single-season passing yardage record. But here's a little extra food for thought: If Patriots QB Tom Brady is held to 62 yards passing this week at Pittsburgh, he will still be on pace to break Marino's mark of 5,084 yards. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/25/data-points-still-three-for-the-show/feed/ 0 nflstaff data_points_111024_02_BLOG http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/20/data-points-brees-getting-picked-more-often/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/20/data-points-brees-getting-picked-more-often/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:12:44 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=89111 Drew Brees set in the first three weeks of the season has slowed down just a bit -- he had thrown three TD passes in each of his first three games. Still, what was even more impressive for the number of pass attempts is that he had tossed only two interceptions in that span. The last three games have seen a dramatic reversal. It's understandable that Brees hasn't kept up the pace with TD passes, but he's actually thrown more picks than scoring passes. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/20/data-points-brees-getting-picked-more-often/feed/ 0 nflstaff datapoints_111020_blog http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/17/data-points-and-then-there-were-three/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/17/data-points-and-then-there-were-three/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:42:02 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=88901 Dan Fouts, we'll go ahead and update our weekly look at who's on pace to break Dan Marino's single-season passing record right now. As we've noted, Marino set the mark of 5,084 yards back in 1984. As many as six passers were on pace to top that number just a couple of weeks ago. As defenses around the league have figured things out, that total is down to three: ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/17/data-points-and-then-there-were-three/feed/ 0 nflstaff data_points_111017_BLOG http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/11/data-points-five-still-on-pace-for-marinos-mark/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/11/data-points-five-still-on-pace-for-marinos-mark/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:06:59 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=88593 Dan Marino admits that it's only a matter of time before someone breaks his 27-year-old single-season passing record of 5,084 yards. And as we take our weekly look at the numbers, it shows that five QBs are still on pace to set a new record.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/11/data-points-five-still-on-pace-for-marinos-mark/feed/ 0 nflstaff data_points_111011_BLOG http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/03/data-points-six-qbs-on-pace-to-pass-marino/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/03/data-points-six-qbs-on-pace-to-pass-marino/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:37:55 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=88189 Tom Brady is no longer on pace to throw for 7,000 yards this season -- but he's still on pace to obliterate Dan Marino's single-season yardage mark. And for the record, we will continue to make this a weekly feature in Data Points as long as there are still a few NFL quarterbacks threatening Marino's mark of 5,084 yards. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/03/data-points-six-qbs-on-pace-to-pass-marino/feed/ 0 nflstaff datapoints_111003_blog http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/30/re-defining-fantasy-running-back-success-part-ii/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/30/re-defining-fantasy-running-back-success-part-ii/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:26:17 +0000 jasonfsmith1 http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=88063 Jason Smith says they're not one that you should gut your roster to get.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/30/re-defining-fantasy-running-back-success-part-ii/feed/ 0 jasonfsmith1 http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/27/data-points-passer-efficiency-at-an-all-time-high/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/27/data-points-passer-efficiency-at-an-all-time-high/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:40:27 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=87868 Dan Marino's single-season passing yardage record. As it turns out, 2011 is shaping up to be a banner year for passing efficiency as well. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/27/data-points-passer-efficiency-at-an-all-time-high/feed/ 0 nflstaff datapoints_qbrating_110927 http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/19/data-points-marinos-yardage-mark-in-jeopardy/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/19/data-points-marinos-yardage-mark-in-jeopardy/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:05:21 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=86938 Dan Marino’s record for most passing yards in a single season. After two Sunday’s of the 2011 campaign, it appears there might be a few guys capable of threatening the mark. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/19/data-points-marinos-yardage-mark-in-jeopardy/feed/ 0 nflstaff DP_091811_blog http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/13/data-points-brees-in-impressive-company/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/13/data-points-brees-in-impressive-company/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:03:50 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=85908 Drew Brees has now thrown at least one TD pass in 28 consecutive games. That puts him two games shy of the third-longest such streak in NFL history, the spot currently held by Hall of Famer Dan Marino. If Brees keeps his streak alive haflway through the season, he'll reach Brett Favre's 36-game streak, which is second-best. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/13/data-points-brees-in-impressive-company/feed/ 0 nflstaff datapoints_tdpasses_110913_blog http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/12/first-and-10-relive-a-wild-week-1/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/12/first-and-10-relive-a-wild-week-1/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:31:46 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=85706 Cam Newton and a spine-tingling comeback from the New York Jets on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Catch up with all the action from an unforgettable Week 1. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/12/first-and-10-relive-a-wild-week-1/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/07/first-and-10-press-coverage-of-manning-story/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/07/first-and-10-press-coverage-of-manning-story/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:35:16 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=85208 Pat Kirwan says that for the Colts to keep their nine-year playoff streak alive in 2011, they must manage the same trick pulled off by the Steelers last season, when Mike Tomlin's club started the year 3-1 without Ben Roethlisberger. That's just part of NFL Media's press coverage of the Manning story, as NFL Network's Steve Cyphers will be reporting from Indianapolis throughout the day Wednesday. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/07/first-and-10-press-coverage-of-manning-story/feed/ 0 nflstaff