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Byline: Andy Benoit, Sports Illustrated After the Cleveland Browns' 21-18 loss to the New Orleans Saints, the heat on general manager John Dorsey and head coach Hue Jackson to figure [...]

Patriots 27, Browns 26 Bill Belichick made headlines in the days leading up to this game when he said that the N.F.L. should make all plays subject to challenge. After [...]

Saints 23, 49ers 20 The most telling tidbit from this game was Sean Payton's timeout call with 2 minutes 11 seconds left and his team about to attempt a game-tying […]

Broncos 28, Chargers 20 Demaryius Thomas's three touchdowns were a microcosm of the great Broncos offense on Sunday. The first touchdown came on one of Denver's staple tight red zone [...]

Andy Benoit takes a tour through Week 8, which included another coaching masterpiece from Bill Belichick, a giveaway game by the Steelers and an irrelevant performance from the Vikings' Adrian [...]

Despite a 40-23 loss to the Bears that dropped the Steelers to 0-3 Sunday night, Pittsburgh still may have the stingiest defense in football. But it's a unit that has [...]

I watched Super Bowl XLVI in February by myself, the same way I watch most televised N.F.L. games. Sad? Hardly. Solo watching is a habit I adopted in high school. [...]

The problem with many ''Top 10 Stories of the Year'' articles is that they focus on drama and hype. Reading about Ndamukong Suh's stomping incident or the Jim Schwartz-Jim Harbaugh [...]

A quick tour of the games in Week 10, including some terrible tackling, an Eagles team that can't close and Tim Tebow's (count 'em) two pass completions in a victory: [...]

The Tennessee Titans answered some questions with a convincing win against the Colts, but a big one remained: What is wrong with Chris Johnson? Johnson rushed for 2,006 yards in [...]

We've seen monstrous passing statistics this season. With the rule changes and the proliferation of spread offenses, the numbers will only climb in the coming years. The question is, how [...]

The Houston Texans opened their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday with a 19-play touchdown drive that took 10 minutes 55 seconds. It was the longest drive by an [...]

The Cowboys and the Jets played on wild-card Saturday, yet drew Sunday games in the divisional round. That gives them seven days between games. The Cardinals and the Ravens played [...]

The Packers were 11-5. The Arizona Cardinals were 10-6. The Packers pummeled the Cardinals last Sunday, 33-7. Yet the Packers must travel to Arizona for a wild-card matchup Sunday. Is [...]

At times, the Ravens seem to be the only ones who don't realize their tough, physical, old-fashioned brand of football is, these days, often illegal. Baltimore leads the league in […]

Strange as it may seem, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson may not be ready for prime time. His 12-carry, 35-yard performance Sunday night at Carolina came two weeks after his […]

Rams guard Richie Incognito, who was voted the game's dirtiest player in a Sporting News poll last month, returned to the St. Louis lineup Sunday after missing four games with [...]

Coach Jim Caldwell subscribes to the Tony Dungy school: being healthy and fresh for the playoffs takes priority over finishing undefeated. So Indianapolis (12-0) will probably sit its players in […]

Chris Johnson has three touchdown runs of 85 yards or longer this season, which is more than any other player in N.F.L. history has had in a career. ... Peyton […]

Turnover or Not? On the final play of the Bengals' loss Sunday at Oakland -- which seemingly took place in front of more seagulls than people -- Carson Palmer heaved […]

Last season's Super Bowl pitted the N.F.L.'s 23rd-ranked rushing offense (Pittsburgh) against the 32nd-ranked rushing offense (Arizona). If that didn't convince fans that the importance of the running game is […]

After the Cardinals beat the Bears, Arizona Coach Ken Whisenhunt humorously invoked memories of Dennis Green's 2006 'The Bears are who we thought they were!' tirade. He finished his news […]

Owen Daniels's fluidity, speed, soft hands and comfort in Gary Kubiak's offense make him a matchup nightmare for opposing linebackers and safeties. After studying film, the 'NFL Matchup' analysts Ron […]

The Tennessee Titans' Vince Young threw two passes Sunday against New England. One was incomplete, the other was intercepted, leaving him with a 0.0 passer rating. Kerry Collins, the starter […]

Larry Johnson, above, has not been the same since Kansas City's offensive line lost right guard Will Shields. Injuries were a factor in 2007 and last season. Now healthy, Johnson […]

Did anyone see Titans Coach Jeff Fisher blow his top on a muffed punt Sunday? A bobbled punt return by the Texans' Jacoby Jones was plucked out of the air […]