
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 ...

Browns fire coach Pat Shurmur, GM Tom Heckert
Before the ball dropped on a new year, the Browns said goodbye to another coach. The same thing happened after seasons in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2010.
Who might fill the NFL coaching openings
When NFL coaching jobs open, the names Jon Gruden, Bill Cowher and Tony Dungy immediately surface as potential candidates. Much more likely than any ...

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 ...
Denver rolls, keeps top spot in AP Pro32 rankings
Peyton Manning and his Broncos are closing in on the playoffs as the top team in the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings. Denver strengthened its grip on the ...

Chiefs, Jaguars left in race for No. 1 draft pick
The joke running through Jacksonville these days carries the same punch line as the one in Kansas City: "Our team is so bad it can't even stink in the ...

Manning, Peterson, Pagano: 2012 a year to remember
From Peyton Manning overcoming four neck surgeries to Adrian Peterson's rebound from a shredded knee to Chuck Pagano's fight with leukemia, this has ...

Colts, Bengals make playoffs with wins
One year after putting together the NFL's worst record, the Indianapolis Colts are headed to the playoffs. Joining them on Sunday were the Cincinnati ...

Column: NFL's 'nice little story' gets even better
The Colts were a nice little story six weeks ago. That's when a team that started 1-2 and had "rebuilding" written all over it responded to the loss ...

Colts beat Chiefs 20-13 to clinch playoff berth
The expectations placed upon Andrew Luck almost seemed unfair. Being the heir to Peyton Manning in Indianapolis is heady stuff for a rookie taking the ...

Indy hoping to make most of 2nd chance at playoffs
Indianapolis allowed one postseason-clinching chance to slip away at Houston. It doesn't intend to let the same thing happen again at Kansas City.

Texans clinch AFC South with 29-17 win over Colts
The Houston Texans won the AFC South on Sunday and immediately shifted their focus to the future. "We have bigger goals," Andre Johnson said after ...

Indianapolis ready to face Texans' big test
Things are getting pretty simple in Indianapolis. Win one more game and the Colts are in the playoffs. Win the next two and Bruce Arians sets the NFL ...

Luck leads another Colts rally, beat Titans 27-23
Adam Vinatieri is still winning games with his foot. Andrew Luck is still winning games he's not supposed to. On Sunday, the clutch kicker and hotshot ...