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Sports Illustrated January 19, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Gut Check With points at a premium, the Ravens will find a way to squeeze by the Giants... |
Sports Illustrated January 29, 2001 Peter King |
Lewis is this decade's Lawrence Taylor I couldn't imagine what was going through Ray Lewis' mind Monday morning, precisely 52 weeks after his personal nightmare began. Who'da thunk this? And so I asked him, a couple of minutes after he got the keys to a sport truck for being named the Super Bowl XXXV MVP... |
Sports Illustrated January 24, 2001 Peter King |
Most NFL teams have a Super chance The NFL is changing, in a big way. The Ravens and Giants are poster children for the new-look league, just like the Rams and Titans were in Super Bowl XXXIV... |
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 Illustrated January 15, 2001 Peter King |
Redemption song I stuck my hand out to Kerry Collins 90 minutes after the greatest day of his life, and said: "From the guy who said your signing with the Giants was the worst signing in the history of free agency, I'd like to say I was wrong. You were great today." |
Sports Illustrated January 25, 2001 Peter King |
Chat Reel Plenty to look forward to in Super Bowl XXXV... |
Sports Illustrated February 13, 2001 Josh Elliott |
Scorecard Why the NFL's best coordinators can't get head coaching jobs... |
Sports Illustrated January 26, 2001 Peter King |
I like the Giants, barely Giants 13, Ravens 9. God, I never thought I'd be making a winning prediction for the Giants in any game against a good team this year, never mind in the Super Bowl... |
Sports Central February 5, 2006 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Greatest Losers The 10 greatest teams not to win a Super Bowl. |
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 February 4, 2008 Joe Boesch |
A "Giant" Season Everyone that doubted the New York Giants can now sit down and bow their head in disbelief because the New York Giants are Super Bowl XLII champions. I repeat: the Giants are Super Bowl Champions. |
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 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 Illustrated January 10, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
'Rested' Raiders, Giants have the edge Never have I seen the opening-round bye advantage kick in to as great an extent as it did last weekend. Whatever the reason, I've never seen such a clear physical superiority shown by the teams that had a chance to rest up... |
Sports Illustrated January 18, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Super Bowl positional breakdown Following are the player vs. player matchups for Super Bowl XXXV... |
Sports Central September 21, 2005 Piet Van Leer |
Look at That Ravens Offense Go Brian Billick was hired as head coach of the Ravens because he was labeled an offensive genius -- a reputation he has lived down to in Baltimore. |
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 Illustrated January 30, 2001 Rick Reilly |
The Real Super Bowl Winner The Super Bowl hero walked down the tunnel with no trophy in his arms or minicams in his face. In fact, all the Super Bowl hero had done was throw four interceptions, a dozen or so wounded quail, and one touchdown pass -- to the other team... |
Sports Central May 9, 2004 David Martin |
Collins a Worthy Fit For Steelers Imagine that your favorite team employs an up-and-down 30-something quarterback coming off an uninspiring season. Now, imagine that your team's management has mysteriously promised this so-so quarterback more money when the funds are freed after June 1 cuts. |
Sports Illustrated December 20, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast Have you ever seen anything so crazy? Yes, last year. No, I mean all these teams that needed only one victory to get into the playoffs or win their division, and then they got upset. Have you ever seen anything like it? Yes, it happens every year... |
Sports Illustrated June 29, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Coaching's wary tales I don't see how they do it. I don't see how anyone can coach an NFL club these days... |
Sports Illustrated November 30, 2000 Peter King |
The truth about Terrell There is a moral to the Terrell Davis story: Trust a player who has never complained about playing hurt before when he says he can't play... |
Sports Illustrated January 25, 2001 Peter King |
Giants fullback a real-life Rocky I am across from Giants fullback Greg Comella, aka the Man Who Will Try To Block Ray Lewis, and I ask: "Did you see Rocky ?" |
Sports Illustrated August 13, 2002 Peter King |
How Good Are the Texans? Houston should be competitive in the AFC South. The Texans, if healthy, have respectable players at important positions. |
Sports Illustrated February 2, 2001 Peter King |
No, Lewis isn't L.T. -- yet I guess I hit a nerve Monday with my column comparing Ray Lewis to Lawrence Taylor... |
Sports Central December 16, 2003 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings The Eagles and their AFC counterparts in New England may be due for a letdown in the next two weeks, but I wouldn't read much into it. Both teams will be just fine -- especially if they can secure homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. |
AskMen.com February 21, 2001 Mark Simmons |
African American Coaches In The NFL Marvin Lewis was passed up because the Caucasian coaches have had a head start and have leveraged this edge. But, with time, the landscape will change, and the same way now that the best athlete runs the offense, one day, the best coach will run the team... |
Sports Central January 25, 2008 Brad Oremland |
The Top 20 Clutch Playoff QBs A look of quarterback success in the playoffs. |
Sports Central July 26, 2007 Brad Oremland |
Why No One Will Win Super Bowl XLII Many teams are hopeful -- and given the lack of top-level competition, that's appropriate -- but no one is dominant enough to actually win the big game. |
Sports Illustrated September 19, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast In the off-season the one September game you'd have circled in red would have been Jacksonville at Indianapolis this Monday night. The Colts were the consensus choice to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. The Jaguars had the conference's best record in '99, a gaudy 14-2. But things have changed. |
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 Illustrated December 11, 2000 Jack McCallum |
Mining for gold NFL long on drama, short on excellence... |
Sports Central February 4, 2008 Brad Oremland |
Super Bowl XLII Rewind Was Super Bowl XLII the best Super Bowl I have ever seen?... Comparisons to Super Bowl XXXVI... What Happened?... etc. |
Sports Central August 27, 2008 Bill Hazell |
2008 Giants Sure to Leave Fans Blue As a Big Blue supporter, I know I will probably never again in my life see anything like what the G-Men went through last January and February. |
Sports Central August 9, 2012 Marc James |
AFC Future Odds and Predictions In part one of this two-part series, we will take a look at the top three AFC odds favorites. Will the favorites hold suit in the AFC this season, or will the field come in and surprise everyone? |
Sports Illustrated December 14, 2000 Peter King |
Fuzzy math in the NFC East The Giants are 10-4, have beaten the Eagles twice, and have a superior division record (6-1 versus 5-3). How then have the Eagles, 10-5, clinched a playoff spot and the Giants have not? Aren't head-to-head record and division record the first two tiebreakers? |
Sports Central September 14, 2005 Jeff Moore |
NFL Math: Early Test Results Once the gun goes off to end the Super Bowl, NFL teams begin to assemble plans to improve their team. Week 1 of the NFL season has given a glimpse on how successful the process was, or wasn't for some teams. |
Sports Central October 29, 2005 Kevin Ferra |
Thoughts From Heinz Field, Section 235-236 The history between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens is only a decade long, but the rivalry has been intense. |
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. |
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 Central April 1, 2010 Brad Oremland |
The NFL's Best Defenses Ever To narrow my search for the finest defenses in pro football history, I researched almost 100 great single-season defenses, then devised a formula to help me sort out the best of the bunch. |
Salon.com February 19, 2002 Eric Boehlert |
A Super snow Bowl? Football's big game has never been played outside in the cold North. But Giants Stadium needs some new luxury boxes... |
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 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. |
Sports Central March 19, 2013 Brad Oremland |
Why the 2013 Ravens Will Miss the Playoffs Since realignment, four out of 10 Super Bowl winners have missed the playoffs the following season. The 2012 champion Ravens appear to be headed down the same path. |
Sports Central June 21, 2005 Jeff Moore |
It All Starts Under Center How important are quarterbacks? More than you think. |
Sports Illustrated January 23, 2001 Josh Elliott |
Scorecard Why off-the-field woes don't threaten the NFL's primacy... |
Sports Illustrated November 6, 2001 |
Equal Time Parity gives every NFL team a shot, which makes each week a thrill. Others think that when no club stands above the rest, the whole league looks lousy... |
Sports Illustrated October 2, 2001 Peter King |
Back in Stride The Ravens showed they haven't lost their swagger with a convincing win in Denver... |
Sports Central February 17, 2010 Bill Hazell |
Manning's Legacy Tarnished? Please The most oft-discussed storylines from Super Bowl XLIV were that of the joy of the city of New Orleans winning its first pro sports championship and partying the night away, and that of Peyton Manning's legacy being tarnished. One of those cannot be questioned, the other raises eyebrows. |