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Every AFC "Favorite" Has Been Knocked Down in '08

NASHVILLE—The Tennessee Titans have clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Whee. Sure, it's a great accomplishment-especially with how the Titans wrestled that edge from Pittsburgh in Sunday's 31-14 home victory...

Written by Alex Marvez about 11 months ago 528 reads 2 comments
Peyton Manning Carries Colts to Postseason

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - We figured Peyton Manning was carrying Indianapolis to the playoffs. But what transpired Thursday night was simply ridiculous. Manning did more than help the Colts clinch a postseason berth with a 31-24 victory at Jacksonville...

Written by Alex Marvez about 11 months ago 275 reads 1 comments
Getting to Pro Bowl Too Tough for Most Rookies

Youth was not served on the 2008 Pro Bowl rosters announced Tuesday. Two rookies — Tennessee running back Chris Johnson and Tampa Bay returner Clifton Smith — were chosen for a February trip to Hawaii...

Written by Alex Marvez about 11 months ago 156 reads 1 comments
Despite Win, Eagles' Offense Still Not Clicking Yet

PHILADELPHIA - Once considered all but shut, the door to the playoffs is gradually creaking open for the Eagles. It's just hard to have confidence they can do much if they're able to walk through it...

Written by Alex Marvez about 11 months ago 72 reads 0 comments
Big Ben Continues to Come Up Clutch

BALTIMORE - For any team besides the Pittsburgh Steelers, the situation couldn't have been much bleaker. They trailed Baltimore by three points with 3:36 remaining...

Written by Alex Marvez about 11 months ago 291 reads 4 comments
Ravens No Longer Have to Rely on Defense to Win

OWINGS MILLS, Md. - He's Joe Cool until you mention the brown-nose scoring system. That's when Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco — the rookie whose laid-back personality makes Eli Manning ...

Written by Alex Marvez about 11 months ago 129 reads 9 comments
NFL Parity: Any Team Is Just One Season Away From Playoffs

Through 13 games, the NFL standings show that any team is just one season away from being back in playoff contention. Even the Detroit Lions...

Written by Alex Marvez about 11 months ago 325 reads 2 comments
NFL's All-Overpaid team (Defense)

Which players are a steal? Which are stealing money? Alex Marvez unveils his All-Overpaid and All-Underpaid teams for 2008. In the last of the series, we look at 11 players on defense whose salaries are not helping their teams' causes ...

Written by Alex Marvez about 11 months ago 345 reads 0 comments
NFL's All-Overpaid Team: Offense

Which players are a steal? Which are stealing money? Alex Marvez unveils his All-Overpaid and All-Underpaid teams for 2008. In this third series, we look at 11 players on offense whose salaries are not helping their teams' causes ...

Written by Alex Marvez about 11 months ago 329 reads 1 comments
NFL's All-Underpaid Team: Defense

Which players are a steal? Which are stealing money? Alex Marvez unveils his All-Overpaid and All-Underpaid teams for 2008. In this second series, we look at 11 players on defense who have provided the best value for their teams...

Written by Alex Marvez about 11 months ago 291 reads 1 comments
NFL's All-Underpaid Team: Offense

Which players are a steal? Which are stealing money? Alex Marvez unveils his All-Overpaid and All-Underpaid teams for 2008. In this first series, we look at 11 players on offense who have provided the best value for their teams...

Written by Alex Marvez about 11 months ago 159 reads 3 comments
NFL's All-Overpaid, All-Underpaid Teams

Here's some more bad news for Al Davis: The Oakland Raiders aren't eligible for a government bailout. At 3-10, Davis' franchise is out of playoff contention despite a wild off-season spending spree...

Written by Alex Marvez about 12 months ago 214 reads 0 comments
Panthers-Buccaneers: Carolina Eyeing Bigger Prize After Beating Bucs

CHARLOTTE—After the Carolina Panthers bulldozed through one of the NFL's top run defenses, the NFC's road to Super Bowl XLIII may very well wind through this city...

Written by Alex Marvez about 12 months ago 144 reads 1 comments
Cowboys Might Be Heading Toward Another Collapse

Dallas wide receiver Patrick Crayton says Christmas came early for the Steelers. Maybe so. But judging by Sunday's 20-13 loss to Pittsburgh, the Cowboys should brace for coal in their own stockings once again...

Written by Alex Marvez about 12 months ago 273 reads 4 comments
Dominating Defense Drives Steelers' Title Hopes

PITTSBURGH - Even with the Steelers dominating the NFL's defensive rankings, Dick LeBeau calls his unit a "work in progress." So is the second-story room where we stood inside team headquarters...

Written by Alex Marvez about 12 months ago 355 reads 2 comments
Pioli Could Pull Pieces Together Quickly for Lions

The blueprint seems so simple that even the Detroit Lions couldn't screw it up. Raid the best franchise from this decade to reinvent the worst. Hire away Scott Pioli from New England's front office to become president/general manager...

Written by Alex Marvez about about 1 year ago 506 reads 8 comments
Giants Don't Need Plaxico to Succeed

For the New York Giants, life without Plaxico Burress began long before the gunshot wound that ended his season. It started in September when Burress was suspended for a game after missing team meetings...

Written by Alex Marvez about about 1 year ago 260 reads 3 comments
December Will Make or Break These Contenders

Three of the four teams in last season's conference championship games are on track to miss the postseason. Four teams that finished with five victories or fewer in 2007 are in playoff contention...

Written by Alex Marvez about about 1 year ago 351 reads 1 comments
10 Players Who May Not Be Around in '09

For select players on 20 teams, more than just their seasons will be ending in late December. It could be their careers as well. Some are clearly declining because of age, injuries or a combination of both...

Written by Alex Marvez about about 1 year ago 362 reads 8 comments
Matt Cassel: The Next Tom Brady or the Next Scott Mitchell?

Like Kurt Warner or Tom Brady himself, New England's Matt Cassel could be the next obscure backup quarterback to parlay a starting opportunity into NFL stardom. Then again, he could be the second coming of Scott Mitchell...

Written by Alex Marvez about about 1 year ago 565 reads 13 comments
Drew Brees Key for New Orleans Saints in Playoff March

NEW ORLEANS - Being two-years-old in 1973, I can only imagine what it was like watching the first 2,000-yard rushing season squandered when O.J. Simpson's Buffalo Bills didn't make the playoffs...

Written by Alex Marvez about about 1 year ago 131 reads 2 comments
Favre Senses Good Karma in Jets Huddle

Brett Favre began the celebration of his 501st career touchdown pass in signature fashion, giddily running around in a wide circle like an airplane waiting to land. Shortly thereafter, the Tennessee Titans officially crashed back to earth...

Written by Alex Marvez about about 1 year ago 408 reads 5 comments
Haynesworth Worthy of MVP Consideration

NASHVILLE - The Albert Haynesworth highlight reel is just a mouse click away. Using the computer inside his office at Tennessee Titans headquarters, defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz can easily ...

Written by Alex Marvez about about 1 year ago 110 reads 0 comments
Roger Goodell Shouldn't Give Pacman Jones Second Chance This Year

An already embarrassing week for the NFL is only getting worse. We've had the $100-million officiating mistake. A star quarterback who doesn't know the overtime rules...

Written by Alex Marvez about about 1 year ago 258 reads 11 comments
There's No Easy Way to Improve Overtime Format

Lost amidst the latest NFL officiating snafu—besides umpteen-million dollars by those who took Pittsburgh minus the points against San Diego—was the resurfacing of another touchy subject during last weekend's games: The league's overtime rules

Written by Alex Marvez about about 1 year ago 294 reads 6 comments

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Alex Marvez Article Archive

Every AFC "Favorite" Has Been Knocked Down in '08

Peyton Manning Carries Colts to Postseason

Getting to Pro Bowl Too Tough for Most Rookies

Despite Win, Eagles' Offense Still Not Clicking Yet

Big Ben Continues to Come Up Clutch

Ravens No Longer Have to Rely on Defense to Win

NFL Parity: Any Team Is Just One Season Away From Playoffs

NFL's All-Overpaid team (Defense)

NFL's All-Overpaid Team: Offense

NFL's All-Underpaid Team: Defense

NFL's All-Underpaid Team: Offense

NFL's All-Overpaid, All-Underpaid Teams

Panthers-Buccaneers: Carolina Eyeing Bigger Prize After Beating Bucs

Cowboys Might Be Heading Toward Another Collapse

Dominating Defense Drives Steelers' Title Hopes

Pioli Could Pull Pieces Together Quickly for Lions

Giants Don't Need Plaxico to Succeed

December Will Make or Break These Contenders

10 Players Who May Not Be Around in '09

Matt Cassel: The Next Tom Brady or the Next Scott Mitchell?

Drew Brees Key for New Orleans Saints in Playoff March

Favre Senses Good Karma in Jets Huddle

Haynesworth Worthy of MVP Consideration

Roger Goodell Shouldn't Give Pacman Jones Second Chance This Year

There's No Easy Way to Improve Overtime Format

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