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Hopefully the New Orleans Saints (QB Drew Brees pictured) and the Indianapolis Colts will choose to fight for a perfect season rather than resting players down the stretch á In the 90th season of the National Football League, we are really seeing something incredible happen.á No, I am not talking about Chad OchocincoÆs latest touchdown antic.á What I am referring to is the incredible feat of the Indianapolis Colts and New ...

The San Diego Chargers (TE Antonio Gates pictured) are one of many NFL teams making their push toward the playoffs in Week 14. á I am calling Week 14 of the 2009 NFL season, ôDo or Die Weekö, as several ôon the bubbleö teams can either join the push toward the playoffs or start planning for their off-season this week.á Though the NFL is still full of the ôHavesö (10 teams with eight ...

The Cincinnati Bengals and head coach Marvin Lewis are poised to claim their first AFC North division title since 2005. HereÆs the current division breakdown after Week 13: A trend that I will be watching as the playoffs draw near is the number of new teams making the playoffs after missing them the prior year. In 2008, for the 13th consecutive NFL season, five or more teams qualified for the playoffs that ...

It is time for the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers (backup quarterback Dennis Dixon pictured) to rise from .500 into the playoff picture or get out of the way. With the third quarter of the 2009 NFL Season completed, there is not much time left for teams to either join the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs or step aside. I love this time of the year, as ...

For the first time since 2006, QB Michael Vick had the Georgia Dome rocking with a strong performance. The Philadelphia Eagles' 34-7 shellacking of the Atlanta Falcons became a footnote to a bigger story. No, it was not the fact that the Eagles (8-4) are now tied for first place in the NFC East with the Dallas Cowboys. The storyline that dominated Sunday afternoonÆs game was the triumphant return of Eagles' backup quarterback ...

á This December, the pressure will be on the Dallas Cowboys and QB Tony Romo to not go into their usual end of season ôSwoonö á When most people think of the month of December, they think of spending the holidays with their friends and family.á But lately in Dallas, the last month of the year has meant that it is time for a ôSwoonö by the Cowboys.á Since 2006, when quarterback Tony Romo ...

Quickly name me the top defense in the NFL after 12 weeks of playàNo it is not the Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens, or any other team that you would guess.á Surprisingly, the leagueÆs No. 1 ranked defense, in terms of yardage allowed, is the Green Bay Packersùaverage of 281.5 yards of offense per game.á ThatÆs rightà the team that seemed to be in a shootout every week in 2008 ...

The New Orleans Saints led by their O-line (pictured OG Jahri Evans) thumped the New England Patriots, and now they are No. 1 in this weekÆsáPower Rankings With their comeback win over the Houston Texans in Week 12, the Indianapolis Colts clinched the AFC South crown, so now there are only 11 coveted NFL playoff berths left.á In the next five weeks, we can expect the remaining 25 NFL teams with ...

Week 12 was Thanksgiving weekend around the NFL and fans were treated to three game days (Thursday, Sunday, and Monday) filled with non-stop action. Unfortunately, the games that were played on the actual holiday (Thursday) were some real turkeysùthe smallest winning margin was 17 pointsùwith the Green Packers (defeated the host Detroit Lions 34-12), Dallas Cowboys (defeated the hapless Oakland Raiders 24-7), and Denver Broncos (feasted on the NY Giants ...

After Vince YoungÆs breakout career-high 387-yard passing performance in the Tennessee Titans' last-second 20-17 win over the Arizona Cardinals, including throwing the game-winner with no time left on the clock, everyone needs to a look back in time to a crucial moment earlier this season. LetÆs go back to Week Seven of the 2009 NFL season. The Titans were on their bye week after enduring probably the most humiliating loss in ...