He wasn’t the big name Andre Rison was, didn’t touch the ball 400 times like Jamal Anderson did and didn’t flaunt for the cameras the way others went about things. However, E. Spencer Kyte says Terance Mathis was the soul of the Dirty Birds.

It’s the league MVP against a guy who had an MVP season, the former best running back in the league against a defense that’s hungry for revenge and, in case you’re still not interested, it’s bound to be another fantastic Colts-Chargers battle.

Yeah, it was an all around ugly year for the Dallas Cowboys, but Derik Hettinger tells us the one person who hung the toughest during it all was head coach Wade Phillips, who he thinks deserves to stay on as America’s Team’s top dog.

I know Vegas has totally fallen in love with the road team’s, yet even with that in mind, I can’t help but wonder why it’s so easy to buy into the rookie QB and so difficult to buy into a guy who’s been here quite a few times already.

We couldn’t let the Wildcard weekend start without a touch of some hot and spicy Tailgatin’ Love ...

It’s NFL playoff time, and it’s that special section of the year when you can put all your eggs in one basket. Mike De Marco and The Closer love this weekend’s action and bring their gaudy 27-11 Power Pick record to the table for you.

In case you haven’t noticed, Tecmo Bowl holds a special place in the hearts of NFL gamers everywhere and, while John Madden’s the current video game king, I doubt that game could simulate the Wildcard round like this. 

The entire 2008 NFL season’s already brought its fair share of upsets and uncertainty, but Chad Klassen says it’s gonna hit a crescendo during the playoffs this weekend with all the road teams favored and slated to win. 

Though we’ve been saying this for a few weeks now, it still feels nice to see a voting system in the NFL get something right and, to be perfectly honest, I’m not even talking about Manning winning the MVP award. 

I can’t remember the last time a team went 12-4 without so much as receiving props from the “experts,” much less getting the respect they deserve as a team with a legitimate chance to make the Super Bowl. 

“If somebody is not playing well, they need to come out of the game. You’re jeopardizing the whole team because you’re having a bad day. To me, that’s not fair to everybody else. You’re not the only one on the team.”

Just naming Bill Cowher and Mike Shanahan would be too easy for this list. And that’s not E. Spencer Kyte’s style. Here are 10 other possible coaches you just may see pacing NFL sidelines in 2009.

Though some would argue the point that Chad Pennington never left, we can’t help but wonder how bad Miami would’ve been without bringing him on board after New York’s terrible acquisition of the ancient one. 

You’d never know it based on this weekend’s coverage, but how on earth did an old story become breaking news?

Sports fans take pride in remaining loyal to their team regardless of how much anguish that team may cause them. But after the Jets recent late-season collapse, Paulie Knep suggests the unthinkable; It may be time for Jets fans to walk away.