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Salon.com September 8, 2000 Allen Barra |
Passing fancy The Bill Walsh-inspired offensive revolution has had an unexpected drawback: Every NFL team looks the same now. |
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 December 7, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Scouting the NFL playoff contenders It has been a while since this many quality teams were in danger of being bumped from the playoffs... |
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 Illustrated December 11, 2000 Jack McCallum |
Mining for gold NFL long on drama, short on excellence... |
Sports Central November 3, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings Overview and comments on what football teams are up to. |
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 September 16, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Teams are rated after two weeks of play in the NFL. |
Sports Illustrated November 22, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast When the NFL went to the 16-game schedule in 1978, a veteran scout told me, "They've turned it into a survival contest. The teams that are smart are the ones that spend big money on backups." |
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 September 22, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings The New York Giants top the list of NFL teams after the second week of the regular 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 November 25, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings The New York Giants claim first place in this week's NFL ratings. |
Sports Central October 3, 2006 Brad Oremland |
Week 4 NFL Power Rankings NFL's players of the month... Moose Johnston explains football is the ultimate team sport... Sacking Peyton Manning... Commercials versus replays... NFC's last two undefeated teams duked it out last weekend... etc. |
Sports Central December 23, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans jump into first place in this week's rating of NFL teams. |
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 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 October 1, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Report The author comments on Anquan Boldin, the Seattle Seahawks Sunday game, and the football power rankings as of this week. |
Sports Central October 20, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings The New Orleans Saints top the list this week while the New York Giants slip to 5th. |
Sports Central June 1, 2004 Kenneth Asuquo |
Overrated? You Better Believe it Critics and the most diehard of Dolphin fans alike are starting to buy into the fact that the Dolphins are not meant to win the Super Bowl with their current team. |
Sports Illustrated November 2, 2000 Peter King |
Chat Reel: SI's Peter King Bucs aren't done if Shaun King lives up to his surname... |
Sports Illustrated December 5, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast When the preseason Super Bowl forecasts came out, you had to scroll down the list to find the defending champion Rams. What was the knock? The real reason was that the Redskins were putting together the NFL's version of the Yankees, and almost everyone jumped on that bandwagon... |
Sports Central September 10, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked on their strength after the first week of the regular season. |
Sports Central October 26, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings The Steelers and Jets stay on top of this week's list of best NFL teams. |
Sports Central December 29, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings The teams with the best records are dropping quickly in the rankings. |
Salon.com January 24, 2001 Allen Barra |
The Ugly Bowl It's no clash of the titans, but this Sunday's showdown between two deeply flawed teams at least offers some suspense... |
Sports Central September 28, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings The Steelers claim the top spot in this week's rankings as the Saints fall to eighth place. |
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, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings Notable news in football this week: NFL celebrates Veterans Day... Greg Camarillo probably saved Sunday's game for the Vikings... Brett Favre passed for over 400 yards in the overtime win... etc. |
Sports Central January 11, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Wildcard Weekend Roundup None of this year's wildcard teams have a great resume. Their combined record was 26-22, with an 11-13 mark down the stretch. These are second-tier teams, and they're going to have a rough time next weekend. |
Sports Central December 27, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Technically, Colts still lead power pack... Patriots won last four by double-digits... Pittsburgh Steelers peaking at the right time... Broncos undefeated at home... Giants have reason for pessimism... etc. |
Sports Central December 14, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings The Philadelphia Eagles outscore the New England Patriots for the top ranking this week, making it safe to say: Super Bowl XXXIX, Eagles over Colts! Meanwhile, the Carolina Panthers are clawing their way to a playoff berth. |
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 24, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Report This is an NFL column, but we're starting with a different league and some scores from Saturday college football. |
Sports Central October 11, 2005 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings Bad luck is starting to pour in for some teams, and some preseason contenders are starting to look pretty beaten up. Injuries are starting to mount, and good teams are starting to distance themselves from the field. |
Sports Illustrated September 20, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Relax and rewind Here's my take on the various proposals for dealing with the NFL's scheduling problems... |
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 October 12, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings There are no undefeated teams in the NFL. Here's how the 32 teams rank after 5 weeks of play. |
Sports Central December 15, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings New Orleans Saints slowing down?... Indianapolis Colts win their 22nd straight regular-season game... San Diego Chargers probably should be ranked first... etc. |
Sports Central December 22, 2009 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings Don't bury a team before the game is over. Plus, the Colts lead the NFL in this week's power rankings. |
Sports Central January 3, 2012 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 17 Power Rankings If you took the 20 best highlights of this season, I bet two or three of them are Julio Jones. The Falcons gave up a lot to get him, and it looks to have been worth it. |
Sports Illustrated November 28, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast Quick now, name the three contending teams that won on Sunday despite having lost their quarterback and featured runner to injuries. Time's up: Denver, New Orleans, Miami... |
Salon.com January 30, 2002 Allen Barra |
Super Bowl slaughter The game between the St. Louis Rams and the New England Patriots won't be close, and it won't be pretty (unless you enjoyed the invasion of Grenada)... |
Sports Central January 10, 2012 Andrew Jones |
The Death of Defense From the NFL's inception through 2007, only one quarterback had ever thrown for 5000 yards: Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins, 1984. In 2008, Drew Brees reached the 5,000 mark, but didn't quite catch Marino's record. |
Salon.com September 2, 2000 Allen Barra |
3 yards and a cloud of baloney Defense doesn't win games. The run doesn't set up the pass. And other ways NFL commentators are full of it. |
Sports Illustrated July 13, 2000 Peter King |
Chat Reel: Peter King To kick off the NFL preseason, Peter King chatted with users for a full hour. The SI senior writer hit as many subjects as he could, ranging from why the Bears could be this year's Rams, to why he likes Jon Kitna in 2000. But first, are the Redskins locks in the Super Bowl?... |
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 November 21, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 11 Power Rankings Chicago Bears still NFL's most dominant team ... Do the Indianapolis Colts have the resolve to be champions?... Baltimore Ravens the AFC Super Bowl favorites... San Diego Chargers playing "exciting football"... San Francisco 49ers have an outside shot at the playoffs... etc. |
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 Central January 13, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Postseason Week 2 Quarterbacks get too much publicity as it is, but this week's playoff games were all about quarterbacks who stepped up to get the job done. |