http://www.mail.com/people/43348-andy-dalton.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/43348-andy-dalton.html http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1962522-bengals-sign-mlb-rey-maualuga-to-deal.html CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals have signed middle linebacker Rey Maualuga to a new contract, another move to keep the league's sixth-ranked defense virtually intact. Maualuga was a second-round pick from Southern California in 2009. He has had some rough times during his transition to starter, with coach Marvin Lewis challenging Maualuga and quarterback An... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:00:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1962522-bengals-sign-mlb-rey-maualuga-to-deal.html 2013-03-18T16:00:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803032-redskins-lead-seattle-14-13-halftime.html LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Robert Griffin III threw two 4-yard touchdown passes in his first career playoff game to give the Washington Redskins a 14-13 lead over the Seattle Seahawks after the second quarter of their NFC wild-card game on Sunday. Griffin capped the Redskins' only two drives of the first quarter against the NFL's top-rated scoring defense with ... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803032-redskins-lead-seattle-14-13-halftime.html 2013-01-06T22:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802968-redskins-lead-seattle-14-0-1st-quarter.html LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Robert Griffin III threw two 4-yard touchdown passes in his first career playoff game to give the Washington Redskins a 14-0 lead over the Seattle Seahawks after the first quarter of their NFC wild-card game. Griffin capped the Redskins' only two drives of the quarter against the NFL's top-rated defense with short tosses to running ba... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802968-redskins-lead-seattle-14-0-1st-quarter.html 2013-01-06T21:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802014-texans-beat-bengals-packers-rout-vikings.html More rematches ahead. After Green Bay routed Minnesota 24-10 Saturday night, it set up a trip to San Francisco. The 49ers beat the Packers at Lambeau Field to open the season. The Packers didn't let 2,000-yard rusher Adrian Peterson run over them again. Indeed, Packers fullback John Kuhn had a bigger impact with two touchdowns. ... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802014-texans-beat-bengals-packers-rout-vikings.html 2013-01-06T03:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1801992-houston-beats-bengals-19-13-wild-card-playoff.html HOUSTON (AP) — J.J. Watt swatted away passes, Arian Foster ran away from tacklers and the Houston Texans did just enough to knock Cincinnati out of the playoffs for the second straight year. Matt Schaub made his first postseason start a successful one when Foster's 1-yard touchdown in the third quarter helped the Texans to a 19-13 AFC wild-card win over t... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1801992-houston-beats-bengals-19-13-wild-card-playoff.html 2013-01-06T02:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1801802-texans-lead-bengals-16-10-third-quarter.html HOUSTON (AP) — Arian Foster ran for a long-awaited touchdown and set a little postseason history on Saturday, leading the Houston Texans to a 16-10 lead over the Cincinnati Bengals after three quarters of their playoff rematch. The Texans dominated but had to settle for Shayne Graham's three field goals in the first half. Foster finally got into the end z... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1801802-texans-lead-bengals-16-10-third-quarter.html 2013-01-05T23:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1797256-rodgers-flacco-wild-card-rarities.html Aaron Rodgers has won a Super Bowl and an MVP award. Joe Flacco has been to the playoffs in all five of his pro seasons. They will be the rarities this weekend when three rookie quarterbacks, two in their second NFL seasons, and one veteran who has yet to appear in the postseason will lead the other teams in the wild-card round. Seahaw... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1797256-rodgers-flacco-wild-card-rarities.html 2013-01-03T10:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1796502-12-playoff-teams-flaws-to.html The NFL's dandy dozen is set — and truth be told, a little scared. Nobody's perfect, and all the teams that made the playoffs face potential pitfalls that could derail their dreams of partying down Bourbon Street in February. The Denver Broncos are riding a league-best 11-game winning streak as Peyton Manning seeks to cap his incredible comeback with anot... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1796502-12-playoff-teams-flaws-to.html 2013-01-02T21:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1794638-regular-season-winners-champions.html DENVER (AP) — 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 than not, the regular season is for suckers. Over the last decade, just two of the 13 teams that had the best regular season record — or tied for the best mark — went on to win the Super Bowl: ... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1794638-regular-season-winners-champions.html 2013-01-01T20:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1793364-who-fill-nfl-coaching-openings.html When NFL coaching jobs open, the names Jon Gruden, Bill Cowher and Tony Dungy immediately surface as potential candidates. Much more likely than any of those Super Bowl winners returning to the sideline for 2013 would be the hirings of more obscure assistant coaches such as Mike Zimmer, Mike McCoy and Gus Bradley. And Jon Gruden's younger brother, Jay. ... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1793364-who-fill-nfl-coaching-openings.html 2012-12-31T21:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792404-redskins-win-nfc-east-broncos-top-seed-afc.html RG3 and the Washington Redskins are heading to the playoffs as NFC East champions. By winning their seventh straight game, the Redskins rolled to their first division title in 13 years with a 28-18 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. Next up for Robert Griffin III & Co.: a home playoff matchup next Sunday with the Seahawks — the third straigh... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 03:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792404-redskins-win-nfc-east-broncos-top-seed-afc.html 2012-12-31T03:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1784796-colts-bengals-playoffs-with-wins.html 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 Bengals, finishing out the field in the AFC. The Colts (10-5) equaled the 2008 Miami Dolphins as the only teams to win at least 10 games after losing 14 or more the previous season. Top overall draft pick An... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 04:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1784796-colts-bengals-playoffs-with-wins.html 2012-12-24T04:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1784676-bengals-clinch-playoff-spot-edge-steelers-13-10.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — A.J. Green doesn't really care about the Cincinnati Bengals' woeful past. The wide receiver wasn't part of it and hasn't really taken the time to study it. The Bengals were bad. End of story. And now they're good. Beginning of story. Andy Dalton hit Green for a 21-yard pass in the final minutes to set up Josh Brown's 43-yard field goal w... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 22:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1784676-bengals-clinch-playoff-spot-edge-steelers-13-10.html 2012-12-23T22:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1765818-bengals-beat-eagles-34-13.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — So long, Eagles. Up ahead for the Cincinnati Bengals, the only Pennsylvania team that truly matters. Andy Dalton threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score, an opportunistic defense forced five turnovers and Cincinnati beat the Philadelphia Eagles 34-13 on Thursday night. The Bengals (8-6) t... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1765818-bengals-beat-eagles-34-13.html 2012-12-14T09:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755490-numb-cowboys-beat-bengals-20-19-last-second-fg.html CINCINNATI (AP) — Dan Bailey's 40-yard kick went straight through the uprights. The Dallas Cowboys had won an important game on a last-second field goal. They weren't sure how to react. Numb. Grieving. Distracted. The Cowboys were all those things on Sunday, dealing with the death of one teammate and the tribulations of another. Winners, too, though they ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1755490-numb-cowboys-beat-bengals-20-19-last-second-fg.html 2012-12-10T09:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754774-grieving-cowboys-beat-bengals-20-19-fg.html CINCINNATI (AP) — Numb. Grieving. Distracted. The Cowboys were all those things on Sunday, dealing with the death of one teammate and the tribulations of another. Winners, too, though they hardly felt like it. Dan Bailey kicked a 40-yard field goal as time ran out, sending the Cowboys to a 20-19 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals that ended a tough after... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754774-grieving-cowboys-beat-bengals-20-19-fg.html 2012-12-09T22:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739050-broncos-patriots-falcons-win-divisions.html If NFL executives really adore parity, they must be wincing at the early division clinchings by the Broncos, Patriots and Falcons. Not to mention the Texans securing at least a wild-card berth, with nearly all of December still remaining. Sure, there could still be some close races, particularly in the NFC North and for the wild cards. But after Sunday's ... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739050-broncos-patriots-falcons-win-divisions.html 2012-12-03T08:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1729146-lions-suh-fined-30000-kick-purpose.html ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Ndamukong Suh's reputation for being a nasty player was born as an NFL rookie. Suh slammed two quarterbacks to the ground by grabbing their helmets two years ago, and his image became even more notorious last season when he infamously stomped on an opponent. Just when the Detroit Lions defensive tackle started to improve his abili... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1729146-lions-suh-fined-30000-kick-purpose.html 2012-11-28T23:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1724736-nfl-wont-suspend-suh-low-blow-schaub.html DETROIT (AP) — Ndamukong Suh might lose some money for his low blow against Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub. The Detroit Lions defensive tackle, though, will be able to play Sunday at home against the Indianapolis Colts. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello tweeted Monday that the Lions have been notified that Suh won't be suspended for last Thursday's "incid... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1724736-nfl-wont-suspend-suh-low-blow-schaub.html 2012-11-26T22:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1723410-division-races-taking-shape.html As the NFL heads into December, nearly every division race has an outright favorite. Some — Denver, Atlanta, New England, Houston and Baltimore — are on the verge of clinching playoff spots. The Broncos, Falcons, Ravens, Texans and Patriots took big steps toward making the postseason with victories this week. Denver in the AFC West and Atlanta in the NFC ... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1723410-division-races-taking-shape.html 2012-11-26T08:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1720324-nfl-to-examine-replay-rule-lions-texans-game.html NEW YORK (AP) — The rule that negated using video replay to confirm a Houston Texans touchdown "may be too harsh" and will be re-examined immediately, NFL director of football operations Ray Anderson said Friday. Anderson, also co-chairman of the competition committee that suggests rules changes to the owners, said a change could come this year. The NFL t... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1720324-nfl-to-examine-replay-rule-lions-texans-game.html 2012-11-23T22:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1718890-suhs-left-cleat-hits-qb-schaub-belt.html DETROIT (AP) — The left cleat of Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh connected with Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub in his groin area in their Thanksgiving game. It wasn't clear on replays Thursday whether it was intentional. "I really don't have anything to say about that play or that person," Schaub said. Suh was on his chest, taken down... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1718890-suhs-left-cleat-hits-qb-schaub-belt.html 2012-11-22T23:31:00Z