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Sports Illustrated November 17, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Deck the Hall 'Tis the season to talk about the NFL's ultimate honor... |
Sports Illustrated December 8, 2000 |
Chalk one up for the rippers There's only one thing worse than a vicious ripper: a vicious ripper who happens to be right. In my capsule on the Eagles as one of the contending teams, I said that no offensive player except Donovan McNabb will come within sniffing distance of the Pro Bowl... |
Sports Illustrated October 27, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Mailbag Saints and mailbag sinners I'll take the heat for everything that appears under my byline, but there's one thing that bugs me -- getting ripped for something I didn't write... |
Sports Illustrated July 16, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Ready for some football? Preseason rankings as teams prepare for training camp... |
Sports Illustrated January 15, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Root of the problem Here's why I can't color my writing by cheering... |
Sports Central September 7, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings The first Sports Central power rankings of the 2004 NFL season are topped by a team that will benefit heavily from stringent enforcement of the league's illegal contact rule. |
Sports Illustrated December 15, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Fourth time is the charm Dr. Z answers mail from readers who feel neglected... |
Sports Illustrated December 1, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
No love from Philly My answer: The game was played in September. The Eagles were better then; the Saints, I feel, are better now. Plus, I didn't see one of you birds taking note of the fact that the Giants, who beat the Iggles not once but twice -- and quite convincingly, too -- were ranked four spots lower... |
Sports Illustrated September 27, 2001 Peter King |
Getting back, slowly, to football How long is Paul Allen going to stick with Holmgren?... Does the fact that the Dolphins have already beaten two reigning division champs, not to mention Super Bowl contenders, in consecutive weeks mean anything?... |
Sports Illustrated October 18, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's Power Rankings Week 8: These are the kind of weeks you pray for. The top seven all won. Eight of the bottom nine lost. Fewer hours to agonize over the rankings. Time to take care of the chores that should have been seen to long ago... |
Sports Illustrated November 3, 2000 |
Seven lucky rippers Ranking the teams is like trying to fix a leaky garden hose. Tape up one leak and another one pops up. Tape that one up and whoops, here comes another. I had the Vikings fans nice and calmed down. I thought my column this week took care of the Saints fans. Now another leak has sprung... |
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... |
Sports Illustrated November 30, 2000 Peter King |
The truth about Terrell There is a moral to the Terrell Davis story: Trust a player who has never complained about playing hurt before when he says he can't play... |
Sports Illustrated November 8, 2000 |
Dr. Z's NFL Power Rankings Don't get me wrong, I love upsets. It's just that when six of my top 10 teams get knocked off, four of them by clubs that weren't in my top 20, it plays pure hell with the rankings... |
Sports Illustrated October 20, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
A few worthy opponents Let's see now, which are the teams I've treated unfairly this week? Saints, Giants, Steelers, Dolphins -- surely there must be more... |
Sports Central August 6, 2007 Seth Doria |
2007 NFL Preview: Tight Ends A look at NFL tight ends in such as Tony Gonzalez and Antonio Gates. |
Sports Illustrated August 8, 2000 Dr. Z |
MNF 2000 should schtick to basics In his defense, Dennis Miller seems like a nice guy, and he did a good job memorizing little snappers from the press books and probably conversations with the teams' p.r. staffs as well. Is this really football knowledge, or just a student cramming for an exam? |
Sports Illustrated October 26, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Rewriting wrongs A rousing discussion of NFL bits and pieces... |
Sports Illustrated January 4, 2001 Peter King |
Chat Reel Baltimore-Tennessee looks like a gem... |
Sports Illustrated September 28, 2001 Paul Zimmerman |
Called on a rank effort Why the Cowboys deserve all the criticism I've given them... |
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 17, 2013 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 2 Report The author offers his predictions for the upset of the week involving the Rams over the Cowboys. He thinks St. Louis has a good, underrated defense, and you never know when the Cowboys will just implode and blow a game they could have won. |
Sports Illustrated November 8, 2002 Paul Zimmerman |
Pack attack Cheeseheads want their due, but they're still second best. |
Sports Illustrated October 24, 2000 |
Dr. Z's Power Rankings The question is: How far do you drop the Rams after their loss? Some raters have not dropped them at all, assuming that their loss to the Chiefs was a momentary aberration. Sorry, can't go that route... |
Sports Illustrated August 17, 2000 Dr. Z |
Hold everything, the rippers are back Defending my All-90s team |
Sports Illustrated November 14, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's NFL Power Rankings The rankings don't usually hit a snag at the very first position. Usually I'm clear on which team I think is best, but now I'm not so sure. Five teams are at 8-2... |
Sports Central December 6, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 13 Power Rankings Trend I appreciate: running backs handing the ball to an offensive lineman to spike after rushing touchdowns. |
Sports Illustrated December 7, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Scouting the NFL playoff contenders It has been a while since this many quality teams were in danger of being bumped from the playoffs... |
Sports Illustrated November 1, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Dr. Z's NFL Power Rankings I had less trouble at the top of my rankings than at the bottom. I mean it was fairly cut and dried up there at the head of the line, but down below -- well, I don't want to give away the ending to this story. You'll see for yourself... |
Sports Central December 19, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings San Diego Chargers: How about a little love for special teams?... Baltimore Ravens boast the second-stingiest run defense in the NFL... Dallas Cowboys will be dangerous in the postseason, but will have a tough road to the Super Bowl... etc. |
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 Illustrated September 29, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Dealing with the rank files I think that I've got the teams ranked where I think they belong, no matter how they got there... |
Sports Central October 21, 2003 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 7 Power Rankings I swear that every single Rams fan prefers Marc Bulger... I want to see more of Chris Hovan. He's a defensive MVP candidate... The injury to Shawn Barber on Monday night almost cost the Chiefs the game... 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 Central December 26, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 16 Power Rankings Team rankings in the NFL. |
Sports Illustrated February 2, 2001 Peter King |
No, Lewis isn't L.T. -- yet I guess I hit a nerve Monday with my column comparing Ray Lewis to Lawrence Taylor... |
Sports Central November 2, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 8 Power Rankings The Pittsburgh Steelers have won five in a row, and they're playing like the top team -- who they just happen to face this week. And those upstart Houston Texans have pushed themselves into the top-ten ranking. |
Sports Central September 28, 2010 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings The Steelers claim the top spot in this week's rankings as the Saints fall to eighth place. |
Sports Illustrated July 18, 2002 Paul Zimmerman |
Memory wane Nostalgia is fine, but only in small doses: comments on a "best football teams ever" column. |
Sports Central September 5, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Preseason Power Rankings How each team will look in Week 1 of the new season. |
Sports Central November 28, 2006 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings Indianapolis Colts score a season-high 45 points... No team makes more big plays on defense than the Baltimore Ravens... Shawne Merriman's return from suspension could make San Diego's defense as scary as its offense... |
Sports Illustrated December 28, 2000 Dr. Z |
Slam, bam, thank you, fans Commenting on football commentators, Testaverde, etc. |
Sports Central December 20, 2011 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 15 Power Rankings As part of the NFL Network pre-game show, Deion Sanders shared with viewers his list of the best quarterbacks in the game. |
Sports Illustrated December 21, 2000 Paul Zimmerman |
Third Annual TV Commentator Awards The best and worst football commentators on TV... |
Sports Central September 23, 2004 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 3 Here are some predictions for the NFL in week three. Please note that the quotes in this article are fictional. |
Sports Central December 9, 2008 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings Despite loss, Giants clinch NFC East... Titans clinch AFC South and first-round bye... Steelers make it four wins in a row... Arizona Cardinals clinch their first division title since 1975... etc. |
Sports Central December 21, 2006 Jeffrey Boswell |
NFL Weekly Predictions: Week 16 Packers will employ the same game plan that the Jets used last week to defeat the Vikes... Do the Raiders have anything to play for?... What Jaguar team will show up?... Believe it or not, the 49ers have a chance to win the NFC West... etc. |
Sports Illustrated September 13, 2002 Paul Zimmerman |
No one like U Montana was great, but Unitas called his own shots |
Sports Central November 30, 2004 Brad Oremland |
NFL Week 12 Power Rankings The New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles -- potential Super Bowl foes? -- are back at the top. And by the way -- Brett Favre's consecutive game streak has nothing on Jim Marshall. |
Sports Illustrated May 16, 2002 Paul Zimmerman |
Chicago hope What it's like watching Arena League football... Favorite small football players... etc. |