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Photo gallery: Patriots crush Colts 59-24
Here's a look of photos from Sunday's games which included Tom Brady tossing three touchdowns as the New England Patriots tied their single-game ...
Texans back on top of AP Pro32 NFL power rankings
Houston and Atlanta traded places in the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings. The Texans moved to the top on Tuesday following their 13-6 win over the Chicago ...
NFL Rdp: No unbeatens, lots of drama - and a tie
There are no more unbeaten teams in the NFL. There are two teams with a tie, though. New Orleans knocked off the last of the perfect teams when it ...
Saints end Falcons unbeaten run with 31-27 win
The Atlanta Falcons can forget about perfection, thanks to their resurgent rivals from the City that Care Forgot. Of all the teams to end Atlanta's ...
Loomis returns to Saints in unsettled times
Now that New Orleans general manager Mickey Loomis has returned to work, the Saints need his crisis-management skills to be sharp. The organization ...
Falcons still atop AP Pro32 rankings, Texans 2nd
A close call on the field for the Atlanta Falcons, a near unanimous choice to stay atop the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings. Atlanta (8-0) topped Dallas ...
Brees, Robinson lead Saints past Eagles 28-13
Two teams with the same record. Two teams heading in strikingly different directions. Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints appear to be on the rise ...
Cowboys coach Garrett keeping focus on next game
After another close loss, the Dallas Cowboys hit the midway point of their season with only three victories. At the two-year mark of Jason Garrett's ...
Column: Vick in need of yet another comeback
Up until this week, the hardest thing Michael Vick had to do this season was figure out how to tell people he was a dog owner once again. He did it ...
Unbeaten Falcons still top AP Pro32 power rankings
Still unbeaten, still No. 1 in the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings. The Atlanta Falcons easily retained the top spot following a convincing win at ...
Giants remain perfect at Jerry's house
The New York Giants sure feel at home at Cowboys Stadium. They should: After their wild 29-24 victory Sunday at Jerry Jones' palace outside Dallas, ...
Manning outplays Brees in big win over Saints
Peyton Manning faced down his biggest fear and the frightfully bad New Orleans Saints defense with equal aplomb. Despite banging his throwing thumb ...
Manning throws for 305 yards, Broncos top Saints
The dinged-up thumb. The New Orleans defense. Neither came close to slowing down Peyton Manning on Sunday night. Despite banging his throwing thumb ...
Players oppose Tagliabue hearing appeals
The players' union and the four players suspended in the Saints' bounties case filed motions Wednesday to have former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue ...
Season over for Browns LB Scott Fujita
Browns starting linebacker Scott Fujita will be placed on injured reserve with a neck injury, ending his stormy season — and perhaps his football ...
Brees throws 4 TDs, Saints hang on to beat Bucs
A chipper Jonathan Vilma gave New Orleans' struggling defense an emotional lift, while Drew Brees did the rest for the suddenly resurgent Saints.
Saints LB Vilma active for game vs. Tampa Bay
New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma made his debut Sunday while appealing a suspension for his role in the Saints bounty program. The ninth-year pro ...
Goodell appoints Tagliabue to hear player appeals
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed predecessor Paul Tagliabue to hear the appeals of four players suspended in the Saints' bounty scandal.
NFLPA cites 1996 bounty program allowed by NFL
The NFL Players Association filed papers in federal court pointing out that the NFL permitted a 1996 incentive program for big hits funded by ...
NFL responds to Vilma, NFLPA lawsuits
The NFL is again urging a federal judge to avoid interfering in Commissioner Roger Goodell's efforts to discipline four players for the Saints' ...
Vilma, NFLPA take bounty matter back to court
If the Saints decide Jonathan Vilma is ready, the embattled linebacker will take the field in Tampa Bay on Sunday for the first time this season.
4 players file bounty appeals to NFL
All four players punished in the NFL's bounty investigation have filed appeals with the league. People familiar with the situation say the players ...
Browns LB Fujita criticizes Commissioner Goodell
With as much purpose as any tackle he's ever made, Scott Fujita delivered a shot to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Angered by Goodell's handling of ...