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NFL Wild Card Recap: January 10, 2010

Baltimore Ravens 33 New England Patriots 14

Who needs to pass when you have Ray Rice on your team? Rice carried the ball 22 times for 159 yards, scoring two touchdowns to hand the Patriots their first playoff loss at Gillette Stadium; 83 of those rushing yards came on the very first…

Charlie Weis Named Offensive Coordinator in Kansas City

The Kansas City Chiefs are set to announce former Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Charlie Weis as their new offensive coordinator.

-Weis will receive total control of play-calling on the Kansas City offense.

-He was recently outed as the head coach of the Notre Dame football program after five controversial seasons…

NFL Playoff Picture Set

NFL Playoff Picture Set

With the Jets uneventful 37-0 blowout of the Cincinnati Bengals in prime-time, the NFL playoffs are now set in stone.  Here are the Wild Card Week match-ups:

Saturday Games (both games on NBC)

AFC

#5 New York Jets @ #4 Cincinnati Bengals, 4:30 PM EST

In a rematch of the Week 17 bombardment, the…

NFL News: Pats Show up Late, Sanchez Sits

Today’s NFL news is headlined by the two following stories:

- Four members of the Patriots, including star receiver Randy Moss, were late for a team today, and were sent away by coach Bill Belichick for their tardiness. The other players kicked out of the meeting were  linebackers Gary Guyton and…

Sanchez With Sprained PCL

New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez sprained his posterior cruciate ligament, or PCL, which is a major ligament in the knee, in Thursday night’s win over the Buffalo Bills in Toronto.

-Sanchez sprained the ligament on a head-first dive to cap off an 8-yard run for the rookie quarterback early in…

More Monday Night Misery for Buffalo

More Monday Night Misery for Buffalo

Just when you thought the Bills’ loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night in 2007 was bad enough, think again!

With 5:32 left in the 4th quarter, Fred Jackson reeled in a 10-yard touchdown pass from Trent Edwards to give the Bills a 24-13 lead. However, New England stormed back…

Breaking News: Patriots Trade Richard Seymour to Oakland

Breaking News: Patriots Trade Richard Seymour to Oakland

ESPN’s Adam Schefter has just broken the news that the New England Patriots, just days before the NFL season begins, have traded five-time Pro Bowler Richard Seymour to the Oakland Raiders.  In return, the Raiders will send a 2011 first-round draft pick.

The move comes unexpectedly from the Patriots front office,…

Tedy Bruschi Retires

Tedy Bruschi Retires

Three Super Bowl Titles. Thirteen-year NFL career, all with the New England Patriots. And a gallant return from a mild stroke. The aforementioned was a list of ingredients of Tedy Bruschi’s career, which has officially come to an end on Monday.

“I’m 36 years old,” Bruschi said at a news conference.…

NFL Power Rankings: Pre-Season

NFL Power Rankings: Pre-Season

With the Pre-Season well under way, I decided to make my Pre-Season Power Rankings before the teams hit the field September 10 when the Steelers and Titans open up the NFL season.

As familiar faces sit on the top of the leaderboard, the rest may surprise you.

1. Pittsburgh Steelers - Super Bowl…

NFL Recap: August 28

NFL Recap: August 28

New England Patriots 27 Washington Redskins 24- Tom Brady suffered a “sore shoulder” after being slammed to the turf by Albert Haynesworth. Nevertheless, the Patriots went on to win their second game of the preseason. Stephen Gostkowski converted on a 30-yard field goal with 8 seconds left in regulation. Brady…