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The 2009 NFL PlayoffsùWild Card Roundáis here and it is time for teams and players (Arizona CardinalsÆ WR Steve Breaston pictured) to make their mark or go home At times, the 2009 NFL Season seemed to have already written its playoff script with the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints, both undefeated for the majority of the season, headed for a collision course at Super Bowl XLIV in South Florida.á But ...

Philadelphia Eagles website and internal media guy, Dave Spadaro, has further fanned the flames of the rivalry between the Eagles and Dallas Cowboys by spitting not once, but twice on the hallowed star inside Cowboys Stadium this past week.á Though I have spoken to some knucklehead BirdsÆ fans over the years that would have probably done worse, SpadaroÆs behavior is egregious because he is a paid representative of the team. To ...

The curtain closed on the 2009 NFL regular season with a somewhat disappointing Week 17.á Though there were some great individual performances (see Game Balls) and teams punching their playoff tickets, only two ofátheá16 gamesùall played on Sunday, which was greatùwere decided by four points or less. There were also two shutouts and several other lopsided games that caused fans to yearn for the upcoming NFL playoffs to arrive sooner, rather ...

The last week of the 2009 NFL regular season will either be a happy or forgettable event for some NFL teams.á Though 10 of the NFLÆs 12 coveted playoff berths have been claimed, there are several Week 17 storylines around the two remaining berths, plus the ôWhoö and the ôWhereö pieces of the playoff puzzle left to be decided.á The NFC playoff picture is pretty clear as all six playoff spots ...

I love the last week of the NFL season, as there are always many different playoff scenarios to figure out before the playoffs are set. Sure, we know 10 of the 12 teams that will be in the playoffs, but the two remaining coveted berths plus the ôWhoö and the ôWhereö pieces all need to be put together in Week 17. For the 14th consecutive NFL season, five or more teams ...

LB Clay Matthews and the Green Bay Packers are looking to wrap-up a playoff berth in Week 16 It is now crunch time around the NFL and there is little time left to secure one of the leagueÆs 12 coveted playoff berths.á Though the Saints, Colts, Eagles, Vikings, Chargers, and Cardinals are all already in the playoffs, there are 13 teams still vying for the six remaining playoff spots up for ...

The Miami Dolphins (RB Ricky Williams pictured) are one ofásix AFC (7-7) teams still hoping for the playoffs You know somewhere former NFL Commissioner Bert Bell is smiling as the phrase he coined, ôAny Given Sundayö is very true in the NFL this season.á Though the Saints, Colts, Eagles, Chargers, Vikings and Cardinals are already in the playoffs, there areá13 teams who are competing for the six playoff spots still up ...

The áMiami DolphinsÆ recent success under former Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Parcells as their ôfootball czarö has caused NFL owners to look in familiar places when looking for a GM type.á With that thought in mind, after a brief search the Cleveland Browns are set to name Mike Holmgren (former Super Bowl-winning head coach with the Green Bay Packers) as their clubÆs president.á Browns owner Randy Lerner is expected to ...

After 14 weeks of NFL play, there are still the ôHaveÆsö (eight teams with nine wins or more, including the leagueÆs two undefeated teams in the Colts and Saints ,both 13-0) and the ôHave Not'sö (11 teams with five or less wins, who are now basically finishing out the string).á But a good portion of the league (13 teams) is still caught in the parity-laden middle with records ranging from 8-5 ...

On the ôHot Seatö NFL head coaches like CarolinaÆs John Fox better not pick up the phone on ôBlack Mondayö á Mark the date of Monday January 4th down on your calendars. That date happens to be ôBlack Mondayö around the NFL, as many teams will probably pull the plug on their embattled head coaches, front office types, and assistant coaches on the Monday after Week 17.á ááá I ...