The Minnesota Vikings were able to sneak into the playoffs by edging the Green Bay Packers in Minnesota. Just a week later, the Vikings will have to beat the Packers in Green Bay to advance to the divisional round of the playoffs, and it won't be easy. The biggest challenge facing the Vikings won't be […]

Usually, if you've found your way into the NFL playoffs, you've either been lucky in the injury department or you've been good enough to overcome any injuries you've encountered. But that doesn't mean bumps and bruises and broken bones won't play a role this weekend and throughout January and February. Here's a look at the […]

Through this week, we've seen many head coaches in the NFL being relieved of their duties. These coaches have seen varying levels of success, but at the NFL level, it's about players, not plays. Andy Reid left Philadelphia earlier this week, and he's now one of the hottest candidates for other vacant coaching positions. Why? […]

The Baltimore Ravens legendary linebacker Ray Lewis announced his retirement from the NFL hen the Ravens complete their playoff run, according to an AP story on Yahoo Sports. Knowing Ray Lewis, he intends that to mean when the Ravens win the Super Bowl. Lewis wants to spend more time with his family, especially to watch […]

  The Arizona Cardinals today fired the two men behind the franchise's only Super Bowl trip, general manager Rod Graves and head coach Ken Whisenhunt. Both men had held their respective positions since 2007. Whisenhunt arrived from Pittsburgh as an offensive-minded coach commanded with coaching up second-year quarterback Matt Leinart. His fate was decided, though, […]

  After ten years, it's time for change in San Diego as team president Dean Spanos fired longtime general manager A.J. Smith after a disappointing 7-9 season. Joining him in the unemployment line is head coach Norv Turner. Summing up the A.J. Smith era in San Diego is hard. After succeeding to the top job […]

  Expected to be a serious contender for the AFC West title in 2012, the Kansas City Chiefs instead finished with the worst record in the NFL, and it cost head coach Romeo Crennel his job. Crennel's second stint as a head coach began as a promotion from defensive coordinator after Todd Haley was fired with three […]

  The Cleveland Browns finally made official on Monday what was reported on Saturday and widely reckoned to be coming for months, firing head coach Pat Shurmur and general manager Tom Heckert. Heckert spent almost three years as the general manger after coming over from Philadelphia. His most notable moves including trading up to take […]

The hits keep on coming: Chan Gailey has been fired by the Buffalo Bills. Gailey, hired by the Bills before the 2010 season, hadn't been a head coach in the league since 1999 with the Cowboys and had a 16-32 record in three seasons with Buffalo. The Bills haven't made the playoffs since 1999, the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles fired Andy Reid on Monday, finally putting an end to speculation surrounding the team's coach for the last 14 years. Reid exits the franchise with twice as many wins as any other coach in Eagles history, and just three seasons with a record under .500. Unfortunately for Reid, the Eagles struggled in […]

Likely the biggest surprise of the day, Lovie Smith has been fired as head coach of the Chicago Bears according to a report by Ian Rapoport, citing a source close to the situation. The firing is surprising to many, but not altogether unforeseen. It was apparent down the stretch that the Bears coach was coming […]

Rex Ryan is off the hot seat, at least for another year. Jets owner Woody Johnson announced today that general manager Mike Tennenbaum would not be back with the team. Johnson released the following statement, "Mike devoted 15 years of service to the Jets, and I want to thank him for his hard work and […]

Tonight, the Redskins hosted the Dallas Cowboys in a de-facto NFC East championship game, and the Robert Griffin III led team ground out a a victory, their seventh straight, to win the division for the first time since 1999. The Redskins didn't throw the ball all over the field, but Griffin was efficient when he […]

The Chicago Bears saw their playoff hopes end as the Minnesota Vikings edged by their inner-divisional rival, the Green Bay Packers. The Packers' loss knocks them out of the second seed in the NFC playoffs, bumping them to the third seed and elevating the San Francisco 49ers to the second spot. With the win, the […]