
No fear of wild-card round in NFL
NFL teams have no fear of playing in the wild-card round. Recent history shows the playoff bye isn't such a big deal anymore. In six of the last seven ...

Playoff picks: Packers a good bet this time
Six days after Adrian Peterson blistered them for nearly 200 yards and helped lift his team to a stunning playoff berth, the Green Bay Packers get ...

Regular season winners don't always make champions
The Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, who tied for the league's best record at 13-3, are well aware of one of the NFL's biggest truisms: more often ...

Redskins win NFC East, Broncos get top seed in AFC
RG3 and the Washington Redskins are heading to the playoffs as NFC East champions. By winning their seventh straight game, the Redskins rolled to ...

Peterson, Vikings top Pack 37-34 to make playoffs
Adrian Peterson picked up the Minnesota Vikings and gave them a thrilling ride to the playoffs, where the next stop on this improbable journey is, ...

Peterson ready to help Vikings chase playoff berth
It's all right there for Adrian Peterson now. One more game in his remarkable comeback season, and the only thing that remains on the line is ...

Rodgers, Packers rout Titans 55-7
The Green Bay Packers sure look ready for the playoffs. Aaron Rodgers threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, Ryan Grant scored twice and the ...

Penn State voted AP sports story of year again
The Penn State child sex abuse scandal was selected as the sports story of the year by U.S. editors and news directors in an annual vote conducted by ...

Packers clinch NFC North with 21-13 win over Bears
The Green Bay Packers have better things to do than trash talk with the Chicago Bears. Like win the NFC North. And a few other titles, perhaps.
Briggs joins Marshall in unloading on Packers
The NFL's oldest rivals are spicing up their Sunday showdown with some serious trash talk. Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs unloaded on the ...
Packers fans ready to celebrate Aaron Rodgers Day
To most people, Wednesday will just be a quirky date: Dec. 12, 2012, or 12-12-12. But to Packers fans, the number 12 carries special meaning.

Packers beat Lions 27-20, take NFC North lead
While other teams face complicated playoff scenarios and confusing tiebreakers, the task is quite simple for the Green Bay Packers. Beat the Bears at ...

Giants, Cowboys, Redskins win in tight NFC East
Winning was required to keep pace in the NFC East playoff race. Losing was all that was needed in the AFC North. The defending Super Bowl champion New ...
Hall of Fame quarterback collapses during speech
Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr collapsed during a speech in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday. Conference organizers say he appears to be OK. The Green ...

Packers atop division after 23-14 win over Vikes
The Green Bay Packers are back atop the NFC North, and they have a very unlikely source to thank. Minutes after the Packers wrapped up their 23-14 ...

2 Burnett INTs key Green Bay's 23-14 win
If any more Green Bay receivers go down, the Packers could always use Morgan Burnett. With Minnesota rolling behind Adrian Peterson, the Green Bay ...

Turn off lights, turn on water, NFL games go on
You can turn off the lights, turn on the water, or fire up the snow plow. No matter what, the NFL show goes on. Of course, disruptions may be cause ...

NFL playoffs taking shape, and still a month to go
Start the playoffs now. Well, just about. More than a month from the end of the NFL season, and nearly every division race is decided. Atlanta and ...

Cancer patient gets wish, Giants play like champs
A week off, some rest and a poignant plea from a 15-year-old cancer patient got the New York Giants back on track. Now the rest of the NFL has ...

Manning powers Giants to big lead against Packers
Eli Manning threw for three scores to become the Giants' career leader in touchdown passes, and rested New York led the Green Bay Packers 38-10 after ...

Texans playing Lions for a spot in the playoffs
The Houston Texans have put themselves in a position to be the NFL's first team to seal a spot in the playoffs and to move a step closer toward ...

Rodgers lifts Packers to 24-20 win over Lions
The Green Bay Packers are winning again, and they aren't too concerned about how they look doing it. Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, ...