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Salon.com
December 13, 2000
Allen Barra |
Rearmed and dangerous Blockheads like Mike Ditka can talk all they want about defense and running. With Kurt Warner healthy, the Rams can smoke anybody...   |
Sports Illustrated
December 21, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Third Annual TV Commentator Awards The best and worst football commentators on TV... |
Salon.com
December 4, 2002
King Kaufman |
Boom! Now you've got something! John Madden and Al Michaels are meshing nicely on "Monday Night Football" -- but don't assume they're the best in the business. |
Sports Illustrated
September 7, 2000
Peter King |
Chat Reel Don't be so quick to judge after just one week. Sports Illustrated senior writer Peter King joined users on Sept. 7 to look back at the first weekend of the NFL season and ahead to what might unfold down the road. Here is a transcript. |
Sports Central
November 4, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 9 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked after nine weeks of play. |
Sports Illustrated
November 14, 2000
Peter King |
Inside the NFL A Trent Green-Bud Carson parlay put the Rams back on track... |
Sports Central
September 16, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Teams are rated after two weeks of play in the NFL. |
Salon.com
January 24, 2001
Allen Barra |
The Ugly Bowl It's no clash of the titans, but this Sunday's showdown between two deeply flawed teams at least offers some suspense... |
Sports Central
November 25, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings The New York Giants claim first place in this week's NFL ratings. |
Salon.com
September 8, 2000
Allen Barra |
Passing fancy The Bill Walsh-inspired offensive revolution has had an unexpected drawback: Every NFL team looks the same now. |
Sports Central
October 7, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked based on their performance in the first five weeks of the season. |
Sports Central
September 19, 2006
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings Bengals start strong with double-digit wins... Colts show good offense, but defense can't keep up... Bears show balanced offense and defense... Chargers face harder schedule after bye week... Titans win battle for last place... etc. |
Sports Central
October 20, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 7 Detroit picks up a rare road win for the NFC North... Green Bay cruises to a win over Minnesota... Cincinnati edges Pittsburgh... Vinny and the Jets can't keep up... etc. |
Sports Central
October 4, 2005
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings Current division leaders: Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Miami, Denver, Chicago, Tampa Bay, Washington, Seattle. That will change before the end of the season, but I guarantee that no one picked those eight teams. |
Salon.com
January 30, 2002
Allen Barra |
Super Bowl slaughter The game between the St. Louis Rams and the New England Patriots won't be close, and it won't be pretty (unless you enjoyed the invasion of Grenada)... |
Sports Illustrated
November 9, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Saints and sinners Fairness has never been a part of the NFL's officiating credo, just as it has little to do with our legal system in general. The league is into cosmetic surgery. The worse that things look, the heavier the penalty, or penalties... |
Sports Central
September 10, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings NFL teams are ranked on their strength after the first week of the regular season. |
Sports Central
September 21, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Power Rankings See how the NFL teams are being ranked at the end of week two. |
Sports Illustrated
November 22, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
From sense to nonsense Does there come a time when entertainment takes a back seat, if only briefly, and real football analysis takes hold? Not, apparently, on ABC. |
Sports Central
September 23, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings After week 3 of football season, here is the updated list of top teams in the NFL. |
Sports Illustrated
December 6, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's NFL Power Rankings If you want to stay on my good side never, repeat never, use the word, "parity." There is no such thing. It does not exist... |
Salon.com
February 2, 2002
King Kaufman |
Yes, the Patriots can beat the Rams! The problem is, they won't... |
Sports Illustrated
October 30, 2001
Peter King |
Insult to Injury The Saints dumped the mighty Rams, then labeled their bitter rivals a finesse team... |
Sports Illustrated
October 13, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
From superb to mediocre The phenomenon of an All-Pro or near-All-Pro losing his identity on a new team always has interested me. What is it that turns him into, well, just another guy? Why are many former stars looking so average? |
Sports Illustrated
November 28, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast Quick now, name the three contending teams that won on Sunday despite having lost their quarterback and featured runner to injuries. Time's up: Denver, New Orleans, Miami... |
Sports Illustrated
July 13, 2000
Peter King |
Chat Reel: Peter King To kick off the NFL preseason, Peter King chatted with users for a full hour. The SI senior writer hit as many subjects as he could, ranging from why the Bears could be this year's Rams, to why he likes Jon Kitna in 2000. But first, are the Redskins locks in the Super Bowl?... |
Sports Central
September 12, 2006
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The Colts played well, but not like the number one team... Bengals big-play defense is still there... Seattle's running game stuck in stall... etc. |
Sports Central
October 17, 2006
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Bears' comeback keeps them solidly on top... Colts hold on to second rank with passing offense... Chargers continue clawing to the top... No-offense Broncos bully their way upwards... Saints climb over Eagles into sixth spot... etc. |
Sports Central
October 13, 2009
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 5 Power Rankings The New York Giants and New Orleans Saints continue to top the list of top NFL teams. |
Sports Illustrated
October 2, 2000
Peter King |
Chemistry, class with Mike Martz On NFL teams, the offense and defense live in separate worlds maybe 70 percent of the time, on the practice fields and in meeting rooms. It is hard, then, for a coach and a player on opposite sides of the ball to be tight... |
Sports Illustrated
December 5, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast When the preseason Super Bowl forecasts came out, you had to scroll down the list to find the defending champion Rams. What was the knock? The real reason was that the Redskins were putting together the NFL's version of the Yankees, and almost everyone jumped on that bandwagon... |
Sports Central
September 14, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The following rankings are based on how good a team is after the first week of official play, with perhaps a few surprises -- Denver at number one over Culpepper's career day? |
Sports Central
December 9, 2014
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings Green Bay Packers defense played as badly as the offense did well... New England Patriots stalled in the red zone... Seattle Seahawks have three straight wins... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
September 27, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Power Rankings I've tried for as long as I could, but it is now impossible to keep certain teams higher than teams they lost to. The Giants beat Philly which beat Dallas which beat Washington which beat the Giants ... see the point?... |
Sports Illustrated
September 20, 2001
Paul Zimmerman |
Relax and rewind Here's my take on the various proposals for dealing with the NFL's scheduling problems... |
Sports Illustrated
September 12, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast I've always liked Oakland-Denver matchups. Strange things happen. It's particularly interesting now, because they're the only teams in the AFC West that have beaten anybody... Chicago will surprise the Giants... Bucs will sack their way to victory in Detroit... Bills will beat Jets... |
Sports Illustrated
October 1, 2001
Peter King |
Unsung hero Peter Boulware expertly plays his part for the Ravens... |
Sports Central
October 19, 2004
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 6 Power Rankings Philadelphia is still first, and Miami still last. But there are a few surprises between the two. Like Seattle's five-spot drop, and quick upshots from Houston and Cleveland. |
Salon.com
September 2, 2000
Allen Barra |
3 yards and a cloud of baloney Defense doesn't win games. The run doesn't set up the pass. And other ways NFL commentators are full of it. |
Sports Central
September 29, 2005
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 4 Saints beats Bills in second home-away-from-home game... Jaguars break Broncos with field goals... Cadillac drives Bucs to victory over Lions... Bengals say, 'Houston you've got a problem'... In Tennessee, Colts finally win with offense... etc. |
Sports Central
September 9, 2014
Brad Oremland |
2014 NFL Week 1 Power Rankings The Seattle Seahawks are chosen for the number one spot this week in football power rankings. |
Sports Central
August 19, 2006
Greg Wyshynski |
I'm a "Monday Night Football" Apologist The "Monday Night Football" franchise is effectively dead, having moved from broadcast TV to cable. |
Sports Illustrated
November 7, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Forecast The chickens came home to roost for the NFL elite last weekend. Fears became realities. The "but" in the "yes, but" carried the day... |
Sports Illustrated
January 29, 2001
Peter King |
Lewis is this decade's Lawrence Taylor I couldn't imagine what was going through Ray Lewis' mind Monday morning, precisely 52 weeks after his personal nightmare began. Who'da thunk this? And so I asked him, a couple of minutes after he got the keys to a sport truck for being named the Super Bowl XXXV MVP... |
Sports Central
September 25, 2008
Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 4 San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints... Minnesota Vikings vs Tennessee Titans... Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars... Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals... Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers... etc. |
Sports Illustrated
October 12, 2000
Peter King |
Campaign 2000 mirrors NFL 2000 Wow. A guy steps out into the world of coffee and politics and gets blistered for it. I guess you all didn't much care for my characterization of the Republican presidential candidate in my Monday Morning Quarterback column this week... |
Sports Central
September 18, 2007
Seth Doria |
In the Box: NFL Week 2 An analysis of last week's college and NFL games. |
Sports Central
November 11, 2008
Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 10 Power Rankings The Tennessee Titans again top the list in this week's NFL team ratings. |
Sports Illustrated
September 22, 2000
Paul Zimmerman |
Upset with the Eagles? Me, too You think you're upset with the Iggles? How about me? I picked 'em to get into the playoffs and challenge folks there. OK, right now this group is nowhere... |
Sports Central
December 15, 2015
Brad Oremland |
2015 NFL Week 14 Power Rankings The Pro Football Hall of Fame is clueless and tone-deaf. On Sunday, Matt Stafford set some made-up record that no one cares about. |
