The National Football League - arguably the most popular sport in the US. It is the highest level a football player can reach in professional sports, 32 teams compete in 16 games to reach the playoffs and ultimately the super bowl.
The Indianapolis Colts are two wins away from the longest winning streak in NFL history. The Colts kept Baltimore out of the end zone Sunday and got the go-ahead field goal from former Ravens kicker Matt Stover in a 17-15 victory, their 19th straight regular-season win over two seasons. Indianapolis (10-0) overcame three turnovers, including two interceptions by Peyton Manning. The Colts' 19-game streak is the second-longest in NFL history behind a 21-game run by the New England Patriots... Read Full Story
Indianapolis eked out yet another narrow win on Sunday while New Orleans rolled past Tampa Bay as the Colts and Saints remained unbeaten in the National Football League. Indianapolis sealed a 17-15 victory over the Ravens to improve to 10-0 for the season and stretch their regular-season winning streak to 19 games. New Orleans improved to 10-0 - the first 10-game winning streak in club history - with a 38-7 rout of the Buccaneers. In Baltimore, former Ravens kicker Matt Stover sealed the... Read Full Story
Ben Roethlisberger and Kurt Warner, the quarterbacks from last season's Super Bowl, were forced out of their NFL games Sunday after receiving blows to the head. Pittsburgh's Roethlisberger left the field in overtime of the Steelers' 27-24 loss at Kansas City, while Arizona's Warner departed in the second quarter of the Cardinals' 21-13 victory over St. Louis. Roethlisberger had thrown for 398 yards and three touchdowns when he apparently took a knee to the helmet when he was sacked. Steelers... Read Full Story
It didn't matter which quarterback the Denver Broncos had under center Sunday. The San Diego Chargers bottled up both the rusty Chris Simms and the hobbled Kyle Orton. Philip Rivers and a dominant defense led the Chargers into sole possession of first place in the AFC West with a 32-3 drubbing of the Denver Broncos, who couldn't move the ball effectively behind either QB. The Chargers (7-3) have won five straight and the Broncos (6-4) have dropped four in a row, turning the division race... Read Full Story
An ailing Matthew Stafford threw his fifth touchdown pass from 1 yard to Brandon Pettigrew, and Jason Hanson's extra point with no time on the clock gave the Detroit Lions a thrilling 38-37 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Detroit was given the untimed play because safety Hank Poteat was called for pass interference in the end zone when Stafford heaved a desperation attempt. Stafford was hit after his throw to the end zone and appeared to hurt his left shoulder or chest area. He was... Read Full Story
Donovan McNabb threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jason Avant, a hookup of two Chicago products, as the Philadelphia Eagles took a 10-0 lead over the Chicago Bears after one quarter Sunday night. McNabb's TD toss to Avant capped a 76-yard drive that featured his 21-yard pass to Brent Celek and two penalties on the Bears — a 15-yarder for a facemask penalty against McNabb and also an offside. Michael Vick's 34-yard run after a direct snap — his longest play since returning to the NFL — helped... Read Full Story
Bruce Gradkowski provided more than a spark for the struggling Oakland Raiders. He delivered a much-needed comeback victory that the Cincinnati Bengals handed over to Oakland. Gradkowski threw a 29-yard game-tying touchdown pass to Louis Murphy with 33 seconds left and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 33-yard field goal after Andre Caldwell fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving the Raiders a 20-17 victory Sunday. The Bengals (7-3) have lost all 10 games in Oakland, including one playoff game. But... Read Full Story
The defense Bill Belichick didn't want to put on the field a week ago kept the offense of the New York Jets off it Sunday. Leigh Bodden had three of the four interceptions thrown by Mark Sanchez and the New England Patriots defense allowed just one touchdown and 226 yards in a 31-14 win. The victory gave them a two-game lead in the AFC East and sent the Jets to their sixth loss in seven games. Now the critics of the Patriots coach can take a week off. They questioned Belichick for going for... Read Full Story
The New England Patriots did it in 2007 with a magnificent 16-0 season so why not the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts in 2009? The league's two remaining undefeated teams continue their march towards perfection Sunday after surviving their closest scares of the season last week. The Colts and the Saints are both off to 9-0 starts and the Colts' win streak goes back even further as they put their 18-game regular season undefeated record on the line against the Baltimore Ravens... Read Full Story
Indianapolis eked out yet another narrow win on Sunday while New Orleans rolled past Tampa Bay as the Colts and Saints remained unbeaten in the National Football League. Indianapolis sealed a 17-15 victory over the Ravens to improve to 10-0 for the season and stretch their regular-season winning streak to 19 games. New Orleans improved to 10-0 - the first 10-game winning streak in club history - with a 38-7 rout of the Buccaneers. In Baltimore, former Ravens kicker Matt Stover sealed the... Read Full Story
