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Three facts about the NFL from Sunday's action.
The New Orleans Saints are still perfect. Garrett Hartley kicked an 18-yard field goal 6:29 into overtime Sunday, and the Saints improved to 12-0 with a 33-30 victory over the Washington Redskins. The Saints clinched the NFC South with a far-from-perfect win that shows just how charmed their season is becoming.
SCOREBOARD Monday, Dec. 7 Baltimore at Green Bay (8:30 p.m. EST). The Ravens (6-5) and Packers (7-4) are both trying to stay in the playoff hunt as Green Bay has allowed a league-worst 44 sacks, while Baltimore has gone two games without taking down the quarterback. STARS Passing -- Drew Brees, Saints, was 35 for 49 for 419 yards with two touchdowns and one interception as New Orleans stayed...
Drew Brees threw for two touchdowns, the last to equalize with just 79 seconds to play, and unbeaten New Orleans edged Washington 33-30 in over-time Sunday in a National Football League thriller.
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Musings, observations and the occasional insight from a spectacularly lucky Week 13 when it comes to doses of late-game drama, huge upsets and scintillating finishes. Here's hoping the Vikings-Cardinals game I'm at lives up to the prologue ...
Drew Brees threw two touchdown passes, the last with 79 seconds to play in regulation, and undefeated New Orleans edged Washington 33-30 in over-time Sunday in a National Football League thriller.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- The NFL has told the players' union it will cut a $100 million annual supplemental revenue-sharing program that subsidizes lower-revenue teams.
The NFL has told the players' union it will cut a $100 million annual supplemental revenue-sharing program that subsidizes lower-revenue teams. That plan, which is a small portion of the $6.5 billion shared in full by all 32 teams, will be cut because the 2010 season will not have a salary cap. "We are simply going forward on the terms the union approved in March of 2006," NFL...
It was to have been a first -- the first time teams from the National Football League and the National Hockey League had come together in a joint marketing effort. But the NFL has refused to green-light a joint venture between the Bears and Blackhawks that was originally scheduled to debut in late October.A Bears spokesman conceded that the planned ad campaign featuring star players from the ...
Without enough protection, your old quarterback can look, well, old. It's part of what we learned in the NFL's Week 13.
National Football League officials have notified the league's players union that they will stop the revenue sharing program which has subsidized lower-income clubs, ESPN reported Sunday.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre set an NFL record by playing in his 283rd consecutive game Sunday night.
USA TODAY previews Week 13 of the NFL season, where the game of the week is a pivotal divisional clash between the Titans and Colts in Indianapolis.
At the halfway mark of the NFL season, the countdown ticks toward the possibility of a year without a salary cap.
Jan. 9-10, 2010 -- Wild card playoffs. Jan. 16-17 -- Divisional playoffs. Jan. 24 -- Conference championships. Jan. 31 -- Pro Bowl, Miami. Feb. 7 -- Super Bowl, Miami. Feb. 24-March 2 -- NFL combine, Indianapolis. March 5 -- Free agency begins. March 21-24 -- Annual owners meeting, Orlando, Fla. April 22-24 -- NFL draft.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Colts ' defense will probably always be in Peyton Manning 's shadow.
New Orleans' Sean Payton, Indianapolis' Jim Caldwell, Cincinnati's Marvin Lewis and Minnesota's Brad Childress are all making good cases to win.
NFL Game Capsules
Instead of another patented comeback or impressive air show, Peyton Manning opened December by playing keepaway from Tennessee and leading the Colts to a 27-17 victory over Tennessee for their record-tying 21st consecutive regular-season win.
Michael Vick scored first touchdowns since NFL return after serving jail sentence in Philadelphia's 34-7 win over Atlanta.