New Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie fired head coach Hue Jackson today, according to reports by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Raiders hired McKenzie January 5, 2012 and he scheduled his first meeting with Jackson today, Tuesday, January 10. The new GM apparently made up his mind before that meeting. The Raiders elevated Jackson from […]

All the necessary ingredients for a Falcons upset were available on Sunday: a wildly inconsistent New York Giants team, a sleepy and indifferent home crowd, a fired-up defense and a set of offensive weaponry in red and black to rival anyone in the game. In the middle was an up and coming quarterback, now in […]

There was little in the way of hope for the Bengals coming into the season. After looking lost in the preseason, with the rookie tandem of Andy Dalton and AJ Green having little time to familiarize themselves with the pro offense during the abbreviated training camp, many expected the Bungles to continue their reign near […]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zra0Br1NK5c?wmode=Opaque Time to Rock N Roll playoff style! Denver Broncos 29, Pittsburgh Steelers 23– Do you believe in magic?  By The Lovin Spoonful Everything you thought would happen in the first half in this game, well throw it out the window because the exact opposite happened. The Broncos, led by their spiritual leader and QB […]

Playoff football, they say, is not a game for the faint of heart – in the stands or on the field. So perhaps it’s fitting that this playoff game was won by a player whose faith in himself is apparently boundless, even if he was the only one left that believed. The Denver Broncos started […]

The New York Giants’ D stopped the Atlanta Falcons when it mattered most — two failed tries on fourth-and-inches — and Eli Manning made the plays he had to make on offense. WIth that, the Giants closed out their first playoff win since the 2007 title season in impressive fashion.  With their defensive line owning […]

So far, Eli Manning is responsible for all nine points on the scoreboard. His ill-advised sprint backward into his own end zone and pass to nowhere while escaping the Falcons’ pass rush opened the scoring, giving the Falcons a 2-0 lead. Then, after grinding out a long drive including a critical make on fourth and […]

Jeff Fisher, although not a Super Bowl winning coach, is the prized candidate this off season for teams looking to overhaul their organization. Fisher has already narrowed down his choices down to two different teams, the Dolphins and Rams. Yahoo’s Mike Silver tweeted today: “For those of you waiting for Jeff Fisher updates–he’s indeed heading […]

Playing in your team’s first ever playoff game gives you the opportunity to get in the record book for all kinds of things. The Texans’ first ever playoff touchdown? Arian Foster on a 9-yard run around the edge, on a perfectly blocked play, then followed it up with a “Dream Shake” tribute to Hakeem Olajuwon. […]

How good is the AFC North? That’s a statement framed as a question. The AFC-N placed three teams in the playoffs and its wildcard representative is giving a good account of themselves. The Cincinnati Bengals roared into Reliant Stadium for an evenly matched game with AFC South champion Houston Texans. TGS writers favored the Texans […]

Maybe the Giants just don’t like being favorites. In their 2007 miracle season, they entered the playoffs as a 10-6 wild card, unable to win their division. They knocked off favored opponents on the road in three consecutive weeks to reach the Super Bowl, where they found themselves two-touchdown underdogs to the unbeaten Patriots. We […]