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Sports Central
December 13, 2003
Jeff Moore |
Winners and Losers, NFL-Style As the 2003 NFL season draws to a close, a number of teams are still left competing for division titles and wildcard playoff births. In the end, only one team will be able to proclaim themselves the ultimate winner after the Super Bowl in Houston.   |
Sports Central
February 16, 2005
Kevin Holtsberry |
In Defense of Bill Cowher The author reflects on the NFL season that has just ended. |
Sports Central
July 11, 2004
Kevin Holtsberry |
The Expectations Game July is an awkward month for football fans. The offseason is almost over, but preseason is not quite here yet. It doesn't feel like football season yet, but you know it's coming. |
Sports Central
October 4, 2004
Jeff Moore |
Payoff and Payback The 2004 NFL season may only be weeks old, but teams are already showing the results of preparation, planning, trades, draft picks, free agent signings, and salary cap calculations. See who's cashing in -- and who isn't. |
Sports Central
July 26, 2012 |
Super Bowl Futures The NFL odds have been released. The schedules are out. Training camps are set to begin. When it comes down to it, which teams will be competing for the Super Bowl this coming season? |
Sports Central
February 5, 2006
Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Greatest Losers The 10 greatest teams not to win a Super Bowl. |
Sports Central
August 16, 2006
Ricky Dimon |
The Future is Now For Michael Vick Quite simply, Vick must focus on football, football, and more football. |
Sports Central
December 6, 2003
Kevin Holtsberry |
How the Other Half Plays As the playoffs get closer and as the games gain in importance, NFL fans will be focused on the run for the Super Bowl. For just a moment, however, let's take a look at the other side of the equation. What is going on with the losers? |
Sports Central
July 31, 2004
Jeff Moore |
Fifty Ways to Leave Your Team Every year several players do not get cut by their team and yet still do not end up finishing NFL training camp. In fact, there are many ways that players leave teams. |
Sports Central
February 8, 2008
Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Greatest Dynasties Here's a look at 15 NFL teams that can be considered a dynasty. |
Salon.com
January 21, 2003
King Kaufman |
Bursting at the themes Pirates! Old guys! The ex-coach! There are angles aplenty as the NFL's best offense and defense prepare to meet in the Super Bowl. |
Sports Central
March 13, 2004
Kevin Holtsberry |
Trades and Acquisitions, NFL-Style Diehard football fans have learned to follow the offseason personnel moves very closely. We are now in that season of negotiation and acquisition. |
Sports Central
November 30, 2005
Jeff Moore |
The NFL's Transition Years This NFL season is proving to be a transition year as some notable contenders may very well be on their way to pretender status instead of contender. |
Sports Central
November 16, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings Predictions of what could happen in the NFL. |
Sports Central
September 7, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings The first Sports Central power rankings of the 2004 NFL season are topped by a team that will benefit heavily from stringent enforcement of the league's illegal contact rule. |
Salon.com
January 10, 2003
King Kaufman |
The joy of failure To err is human, which explains why the drones who run the NFL can't understand the beauty of an honest mistake. |
Sports Central
July 2, 2013
Brad Oremland |
Best Teams Not to Win the Super Bowl: NFC I'm interested in losers. Our sports culture focuses on winners, to the point that we forget about those who fell short. |
Sports Central
May 28, 2013
Brad Oremland |
Best Teams Not to Win the Super Bowl: AFC This is the first article in a two-part series, looking at every current NFL franchise and picking out its best team of the Super Bowl era that did not win a championship. This week, we'll start with the AFC. |
Sports Central
September 6, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings These power rankings are based on how the teams are ranked right now, not necessarily how they're going to finish. |
Sports Central
November 12, 2007
Brad Oremland |
NFL 2007 Midseason Report Card The Patriots look unstoppable... The Colts' worry has to be injuries... Dallas Cowboys just below the Colts... Dolphins won't go 0-16... |
Sports Central
January 20, 2006
Kevin Holtsberry |
NFL Playoff Thoughts and Observations Here is a little secret: it is hard to get into to the Super Bowl, let alone win! |
Sports Central
January 4, 2011
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings Super Bowl XLV: New England Patriots over Atlanta Falcons. For the second season in a row, we get the matchup everyone wants to see. |
Sports Illustrated
November 27, 2001
Peter King |
Chandler Rocks on Road Falcons quarterback Chris Chandler enjoys life away from Atlanta... |
Sports Central
July 25, 2013
Kevin Beane |
NFL Culture By Team (Part 2) Let's look at the outstanding characteristics of the teams in the NFC and see how they are perceived by the world at large and by me. |
Sports Central
November 10, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 10 Cardinals' kicker perfect in losing effort... The Colts take out the Texans... Chiefs to buffalo the Bills... New England rebounds in Miami... etc. |
Sports Central
December 9, 2004
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 14 Payton Manning shines again as the Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans 42-23 to clinch the AFC South and set an NFL record with five-straight games scoring at least 40 points. Meanwhile, his brother Eli leads the New York Giants to defeat against the Baltimore Ravens in a 27-0 romp. |
Sports Central
April 24, 2012
Brad Oremland |
The Best Coaches In NFL History With the 2012 NFL Draft less than a week away, many fans and analysts are trying to predict the future. Let's save the forecasts for after players get matched up with teams, and instead take a spin into the past, ranking the greatest head coaches in NFL history. |
Sports Central
January 28, 2009
Andrew Jones |
Owning Up to 2008 NFL Predictions One sports writer owns up to poor pre-season NFL predictions. |
Sports Central
September 4, 2012
Greg Suttich |
2012 NFL Preview The National Football League is unique in that every year there are several surprises. Teams that finish at the bottom of the division one year somehow make it to the top the next. |
Sports Central
September 22, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 3 If Vick is out, or in, Atlanta @ Buffalo is in trouble... At Cincinnati @ Chicago, defense (again) keeps bears in the game... Oakland @ Philadelphia may be week's most-watched game... For New England @ Pittsburgh, Cowher-ball will be clicking... etc. |
Sports Central
July 18, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL 2005: 15 Games to Watch Will teams survive the losses of the off-season? Will stars perform with their new teams? Will promise shown last season continue this season? These games will have special significance because they will answer questions. |
Sports Central
January 5, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings An evaluation of end-of-season power in the NFL. |
Sports Central
October 5, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings No change in the top four rankings, and little elsewhere. But the Falcons, Steelers, Giants and Chargers showed significant forward progress, while the Ravens, Panthers, Packers and Titans dropped back a few notches. |
Sports Illustrated
November 29, 2001
Peter King |
An alliterative Super Bowl A Raiders-Rams final isn't so unlikely... |
Sports Central
February 10, 2004
Kevin Holtsberry |
Five Things We Didn't See Coming Let's take one more wistful look back on the 2003-2004 NFL season. |
Sports Central
January 24, 2005
Eric Poole |
Whither Goes the Vanquished The biggest winner Sunday in the NFL's conference championship games just might have been Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell. |
Sports Illustrated
January 29, 2003
Rick Reilly |
Blacked Out Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to bury the Oakland Raiders. Rest In Pieces. |
Sports Illustrated
January 22, 2003
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast If any team has an answer for the Raiders' top-ranked offense, it's the Buccaneers and their top-rated defense |
Sports Illustrated
October 8, 2002 |
Ten Years After First, grocery stocker Kurt Warner becomes the NFL MVP. And now Tommy Maddox, who was selling insurance three years ago, is starting for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Is this a great league or what? |
Sports Central
September 15, 2004
Doug Graham |
Dying Embers in the Steel City How do the Pittsburgh Steelers keep Jerome Bettis happy, despite making him the backup running back when he still believes he can be the starter on a contending team where running the ball is the bulk of their offense? |
Sports Illustrated
January 8, 2002
Peter King |
Double Feature The Rams' Kurt Warner and Marshall Faulk both deserve to be the MVP... |
Sports Central
December 30, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings |
Sports Central
December 7, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The Philadelphia Eagles rule the roost in the NFC. but the AFC's New England Patriots are a complete football team and, right now anyway, no one is better -- not even the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Indianapolis Colts. |
Sports Central
July 9, 2013
Brad Oremland |
NFL 2013 Week 1 Odds It's July. Early July. The NFL preseason starts in around a month, and the regular season is about two months away. But sports betting is a huge industry, and some people can't wait to get started. |
Sports Central
October 5, 2007
Scott Shepherd |
Answering the AFC's FAQs Why the reigning Super Bowl champs don't get more love, and an answers to other lingering questions about this year's AFC teams and players. |
Sports Central
December 28, 2010
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings With one week of regular season play remaining, here's where each NFL team ranks. |
Sports Central
November 27, 2008
Sean Crowe |
NFL Thanksgiving: What's Your Team Thankful For? A look at several teams in the NFL and what they should be thankful for this season. |
Sports Central
October 6, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 5 Baltimore @ Detroit... Chicago @ Cleveland... Miami @ Buffalo... etc. |
Sports Central
December 28, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Surprising Pro Bowl selections (and non-selections)... Strange calls in Monday night's St. Louis Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles game... And, the weekly rankings... |
Sports Central
April 12, 2006
Ryan Hojnacki |
Don't Say I Didn't Warn You In this era of 'parity' in the National Football League, a couple of "surprise" teams emerge every season to snatch playoff berths from proverbial favorites. Here's an early shot at predicting which teams will, and won't, improve. |
