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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
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
March 28, 2004
Jeff Moore |
The Not So Free Agents Every year, the free agent signing period begins in the NFL and every year, one thing becomes obvious: there is no such thing as a free agent. |
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 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 Illustrated
September 19, 2000
Peter King |
Inside the NFL It's not too early to single out the Bucs as the team that could win it all |
Sports Central
September 9, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
2005 NFL Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers While the Bucs have potential at the skill positions on offense, the offensive line is still a weakness. The top-notch defense appears to have improved. |
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
December 3, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings The league MVP race is too close to call right now. And with a third of the season left to play, that makes sense. The Philadelphia Eagles climb to the top of the rankings as the NFC's Super Bowl front-runner. |
Sports Illustrated
April 29, 2001
Don Banks |
Great expectations Up-and-coming Eagles set sky as the limit... |
Sports Central
July 25, 2004
Damian Greene |
New England Patriots: Dynasty or Die-Nasty? The rosters in the National Football League are on such an even playing field, that it's hard to predict who will win any game, much less a Super Bowl. |
Sports Central
September 9, 2006
Dave Golokhov |
2006 NFL Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Bucs have rounded out their roster and have added depth in several areas and will be an NFC threat once again. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Sports Gossip: Two-Hand Chops, Choke Jobs Discussion of the steroid controversy in major league baseball. |
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. |
AskMen.com
Andrew Segal |
Super Bowl XXXIX Preview The New England Patriots will be going for their third title in four years, and the Philadelphia Eagles will be trying for their franchise's first-ever Super Bowl, having fallen a game short of the championship matchup in each of the past three seasons. |
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
December 30, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings |
Sports Illustrated
September 2, 2002
Peter King |
Title(town) defense Rams will be challenged if Packers' D stands up. |
Sports Illustrated
December 12, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast Last season the Buccaneers and the Rams battled each other for a trip to the Super Bowl. The stakes won't be as high when they meet again this Monday night, but the downside is scarier -- the specter of elimination before the playoffs even begin... |
Sports Central
February 8, 2004
Jeff Moore |
Welcome Back the Dynasty The biggest critics of the salary cap era in the NFL often point to the lack of a dominating team. But did dominating teams ever really leave? |
Sports Central
February 28, 2005
Dave Golokhov |
I Hate Mondays: Year of the Veteran QB With the NFL combine in Indianapolis currently taking place, it's easy to focus on the plethora of youth that is about to enter the league, but even so, this offseason appears to have an aging theme. |
Sports Central
November 15, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings The Colts and Broncos stay at 1 and 2, respectively... Panthers gain... Steelers slip... Bengals and Bears starting to roar... Texans and 49ers still at 31 and 32... etc. |
Salon.com
September 5, 2002
King Kaufman |
Any given Thursday It's time for the NFL to prove once again that having money doesn't mean a team can't still stink. Baseball, are you listening? |
Sports Central
September 3, 2004
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 1 (Pt. 2) The first week sets the tone for the season, but the biggest excitement will be at FedEx Field, when Washington's "old school" Joe Gibbs hosts Tampa Bay's "golden boy with a vengeance" Jon Gruden. |
Sports Illustrated
September 12, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast I've always liked Oakland-Denver matchups. Strange things happen. It's particularly interesting now, because they're the only teams in the AFC West that have beaten anybody... Chicago will surprise the Giants... Bucs will sack their way to victory in Detroit... Bills will beat Jets... |
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
January 4, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings The fourth team in history to finish 15-1, the Pittsburgh Steelers are the best bet in the field of an AFC postseason that should be among the best ever. Andy Reid has been badly outcoached in two consecutive postseasons, and the Philadelphia Eagles are 0-2 without Terrell Owens. |
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
December 9, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings Philadelphia, Miami, Baltimore, and Tampa Bay all have good defenses this season, but I think New England's has to be the best of them all. |
Sports Central
February 5, 2006
Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Greatest Losers The 10 greatest teams not to win a Super Bowl. |
Sports Illustrated
December 11, 2000
Jack McCallum |
Mining for gold NFL long on drama, short on excellence... |
Sports Central
March 4, 2005
Jeff Moore |
Putting a Lid on the Cap There is no rest in the NFL, even in the offseason. The Super Bowl may have been played in February, but now teams -- and players -- must deal with the salary cap and free agency. Here's a look at how they are faring thus far. |
Sports Central
November 30, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings The New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles -- potential Super Bowl foes? -- are back at the top. And by the way -- Brett Favre's consecutive game streak has nothing on Jim Marshall. |
Sports Central
September 25, 2008
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 4 San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints... Minnesota Vikings vs Tennessee Titans... Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars... Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals... Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers... etc. |
Sports Central
October 7, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked based on their performance in the first five weeks of the season. |
Sports Central
November 2, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings The Pittsburgh Steelers have won five in a row, and they're playing like the top team -- who they just happen to face this week. And those upstart Houston Texans have pushed themselves into the top-ten ranking. |
Sports Central
August 18, 2005
Kevin Beane |
Livewriting the Slant Pattern The Slant Pattern makes its make its maiden voyage with the sports-writing technique known as "liveblogging," with notes garnered by watching last week's Buccaneers/Titans preseason game. |
Sports Central
August 8, 2010
Andrew Jones |
NFL Preview 2010: NFC & AFC South A closer look at the teams making up the 2010 NFC & AFC South divisions. |
Science News
February 11, 2006
Ivars Peterson |
A Super Bowl Lift The win by the Pittsburgh Steelers in this year's Super Bowl could mean that the stock market is heading upward. At least, that's what the Super Bowl investment indicator suggests. |
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 Illustrated
October 23, 2000
Peter King |
Sapp to Keyshawn: Be a team player The Bucs were off Sunday. The only action they saw was on TV. Keyshawn Johnson worked the FOX pregame show. Surprise! I saw Tampa Bay's game/debacle last Thursday night. This is a team trying to do everything with some proficiency, and doing none of it well... |
Sports Illustrated
December 19, 2000
Peter King |
Smart Money The NFL teams that sign middle-class free agents are the ones that thrive... |
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
October 31, 2008
Sean Crowe |
Defense, Not Offense, Wins Championships That's why teams like the Cowboys, Broncos, Chargers, and Cardinals (among others) don't interest me this season. Meanwhile, the Titans, Steelers, Giants, and Bucs are far more intriguing come playoff time. |
Sports Central
October 7, 2003
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings ESPN's announcing team on Sunday night failed to draw an obvious conclusion... Quincy Carter looks like a legitimate starting QB... Every generation produces a few special players, and Dante Hall is one of them... etc. |
Sports Central
September 14, 2006
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 2 Miami avoids an 0-2 hole... The Bengals are pumped... Detroit's Jon Kitna feels the heat... Green Bay defense holds... It doesn't look good for Oakland... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
March 5, 2002
Peter King |
Out of the Money A season removed from a Super Bowl win, the Ravens are paying a steep price... |
Sports Central
December 29, 2009
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings The teams with the best records are dropping quickly in the rankings. |
Sports Illustrated
February 1, 2002
Peter King |
Offseason activity I think the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are destined to get worse before they get better... The Packers need an upgrade in a couple of key areas next season. Can they get the help in free agency and/or the draft?... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
January 29, 2003
Rick Reilly |
Blacked Out Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to bury the Oakland Raiders. Rest In Pieces. |
