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2012-01-23 at MIDNIGHT
SAN FRANCISCO - The New York Giants have their own Super Bowl formula: in overtime and on the road.
And with Lawrence Tynes' foot.
Eli Manning directed one short, final drive and Tynes kicked a game-winning 31-yard field goal in overtime, sending the Giants to the Super Bowl with a...
2012-01-22 at 20:12
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Tom Brady waited out the final tense minutes on the sideline and somehow his fourth-quarter leap into the end zone held up, sending the New England Patriots back to the Super Bowl. With New England leading by three points with 11 seconds left, Billy Cundiff missed a 32-yard field...
2012-01-22 at 01:31
DAVIE, Fla. - New Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin stood at a lectern, swallowed hard and began to talk about his son's recent drowning. His wife and their five surviving children sat to the side with sombre expressions reflecting a loss worse than any game.
Moments later everyone was laughing...
2012-01-15 at 20:27
GREEN BAY, Wis. - For Eli Manning and the New York Giants, Lambeau Field has become a familiar launching pad. After beating the Green Bay Packers at home for the second time in four years, they only hope this trip ends the same way — at the Super Bowl.
Manning threw three touchdown passes...
2012-01-15 at 6:00 PM
BALTIMORE - The Baltimore Ravens didn't just earn another home win. They stole one from the Houston Texans.
Ed Reed sealed a 20-13 victory Sunday with Baltimore's fourth takeaway to assure the Ravens of their second trip to the AFC championship game in four seasons.
Baltimore (13-4)...
2012-01-15 at 02:37
SAN FRANCISCO - In one triumphant afternoon, playoff first-timer Alex Smith joined a pair of 49ers Hall of Fame quarterbacks with his own indelible post-season moment. Joe Montana had "The Catch." Steve Young had "The Catch II." Now, Smith added another epic play to the 49ers'...
2012-01-15 at 02:23
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Tom Brady silenced Tebowmania with a record-shattering performance.
Brady threw six touchdown passes, five in the first half, putting the New England Patriots into the AFC championship game after roughing up Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos 45-10 Saturday night.
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2012-01-13 at 16:17
ST. LOUIS - Jeff Fisher spent exactly one season out of the NFL. He will have a huge task in front of him as he gets back to work.
Fisher has accepted an offer to become coach of the St. Louis Rams, a person familiar with the decision said Friday on condition of anonymity because the hiring...
2012-01-12 at MIDNIGHT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Mike Mularkey is far from a splashy hire.
The Jacksonville Jaguars know it, and everyone around the league seems to be talking about it.
New owner Shahid Khan he spoke with some big-name candidates, and then decided to make the "smart" choice by hiring Mularkey....
2012-01-10 at 17:45
ALAMEDA, Calif. - The Oakland Raiders fired coach Hue Jackson on Tuesday after just one season at the helm in the first major move since Reggie McKenzie was hired as general manager. The decision to get rid of Jackson came four days after the team announced the hiring of McKenzie as the team's...
2012-01-10 at NOON
OSHKOSH, Wis. - Divers have recovered the body of the Green Bay Packers' offensive co-ordinator's son from an icy Wisconsin River, but police said Tuesday they do not suspect foul play.
Michael Philbin, 21, disappeared at about 2 a.m. Sunday after an outing with friends in the University...
2012-01-09 at 14:37
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Chiefs have hired Romeo Crennel as their new head coach.
The team announced the decision Monday. Crennel joined the Chiefs as the defensive co-ordinator in 2010 after four years as the head coach in Cleveland.
He had been serving as Kansas City's...
2012-01-08 at 20:36
DENVER - One of the most storied NFL playoff teams ran into a rejuvenated Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos. Sorry, Pittsburgh Steelers. The magic is back. Tebow connected with Demaryius Thomas on an electrifying 80-yard touchdown pass on the first play of overtime and the Broncos defeated the...
2012-01-08 at 16:40
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Even Eli Manning's feet are dangerous.
Manning punctuated his best pro season Sunday by throwing for three touchdowns and scrambling for a 14-yard gain that woke up New York's offence. He sparked the Giants to a 24-2 rout of the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC wild-card...
2012-01-08 at 01:22
HOUSTON - Andre Johnson hugged his coach at the end of Houston's first playoff victory — a moment a decade in the making. "This is something not just for me, but for the whole organization," the Texans star receiver said. "It's a very special feeling. That's probably...
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