Giants RB Jacobs eager to tackle Eagles
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:50:01 PST)
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- A couple of weeks off has done wonders for New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs.

The Disrespect Card: How every team left in the playoffs has been callously disrespected by everyone and their mothers
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:11:18 PST)
You know what I've found strange about every team in sports that's won a championship since around 2001?

Rams interview Haslett; Bowles to interview next week
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:32:26 PST)
The timing may have been odd. Then again, the Rams had to interview Jim Haslett for their head-coaching job...

Nolan will become next defensive coordinator for Packers
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:29:48 PST)
Mike Nolan has emerged as the clear front-runner to become the Green Bay Packers ' next defensive coordinator,...

Eight questions: Chargers aren't short on speed
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:45:00 PST)
Chargers RB and returner Darren Sproles is giving defenses fits with his speed and (lack of) size.

Giants want 22 eyes on Philly's Westbrook all the time
(Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:32:15 PST)
Before the New York Giants got their first look at Brian Westbrook this season, defensive coordinator Steve...

Top-seeded Giants an enigma heading into playoffs
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:06:31 PST)
The defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants are entering the playoffs as somewhat of an enigma. While they are the NFC's top-seeded team, they have not been playing like the conference's best team heading into Sunday's conference semifinal against the Philadelphia Eagles (10-6-1) at Giants Stadium.

Ward's modest goal turns into much more
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:19:00 PST)
Derrick Ward not only stayed healthy, but the Giants RB could cash in big during the offseason.

Vikes Frazier, Fassel added to list of candidates in St. Louis
(Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:08:51 PST)
Those close to Leslie Frazier say he's ready to be a head coach and is very interested in talking to the St.

Giants Team Report
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:48:21 PST)

Since the Giants didn't have a playoff game during wild-card weekend, they were able to sit in front of their television sets and watch all four games, if they so chose, in a span of 30 hours or so.

Perhaps the team trainers and doctors will have a solution for all those squalid eyeballs and remote control clicking fingers, but the only thing they saw that was of paramount and immediate interest was the Philadelphia Eagles' relentless mutilation of an ill-prepared Minnesota Vikings squad.

So the Eagles' 26-14 victory set up an interdivision meeting on Sunday at Giants Stadium, and if the coaches and players could afford to speak their minds, they would say that this is the one encounter they would have least wanted.

Pioli to talk to Chiefs; Broncos speak to Morris
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:47:23 PST)
Scott Pioli has become a hot commodity among a few teams hoping to rebuild. Pioli, one of the architects behind New England's three Super Bowl victories, is talking to Kansas City about its vacant general manager's job. He has also been courted by Cleveland for its GM position. The 43-year-old Pioli was scheduled to meet with Chiefs owner Clark Hunt on Monday, according to persons with knowledge of...

Pierce will have a chip on his shoulder for Eagles
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:49:20 PST)
Antonio Pierce was thrust into the national spotlight a little more than a month ago, and not for any on-field reasons. Pierce was cited for failing to alert authorities after helping Plaxico Burress get treatment after the receiver accidentally shot himself in the thigh. The New York Giants middle linebacker will be under the microscope once again thanks to somebody else: Philadelphia Eagles...

Everyone wants to be last year's Giants
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:57:31 PST)
With the second round of the NFL playoffs upon us, there are multiple aspirants to become last season's Giants, the team from nowhere that swept through the postseason to an improbable Super Bowl title. Unfortunately for the Giants, they aren't one of them. They are the NFC's top-seeded team, the hunted instead of the hunter, as they prepare to meet Philadelphia for the third time this season.

Davis, Raiders not 'officially' interested in Gilbride
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:55:20 PST)
The Oakland Raiders on Sunday confirmed that managing general partner Al Davis spoke with New York Giants...

Why is the worst divisional playoff matchup on in primetime?
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:41:03 PST)
Of the four divisional playoff games this weekend, the Arizona Cardinals - Carolina Panthers matchup is easily...

And now, all the home teams are favored
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:51:14 PST)
After a wild card weekend in which all the home teams were underdogs (and went 2-2), we'll head into divisional...

Worst case scenario for Giants: Eagles win
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:12:22 PST)
Only one team was able to come into Giants Stadium and beat the defending Super Bowl champions this season.

Wild card winners will savor a second chance
(Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:50:31 PST)
With the next round of the NFL playoffs in place, the winners from wild-card weekend — San Diego,...

Patience, consistency push Eagles to next round
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:24:00 PST)
Once a floundering team that lacked a groove, Philly has figured out how to put the right pieces in place.

NFC playoffs: Eagles, Cardinals face familiar road
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:25:48 PST)
AFC second-round playoff breakdowns They say that familiarity breeds contempt, and it couldn't be a truer...

Four rematches on tap for divisional round
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:23:03 PST)
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Giants and Eagles will meet for a third time
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:27:30 PST)
If there was one team that was going to get the New York Giants' attention in the NFC semifinals, it was the Philadelphia Eagles. Philadelphia embarrassed the defending Super Bowl champions 20-14 at Giants Stadium in a game that really wasn't that close. Andy Reid's team will bring one other scary factor up the New Jersey Turnpike on Sunday when they face New York (12-4): the Eagles appear to be...

Vikings think they are built for a deep playoff run
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:11:27 PST)
Minnesota Vikings safety Darren Sharper remembers playing in the Super Bowl, and he believes it can happen...

Davis still deciding fate of Cable in Oakland
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:56:15 PST)
Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis is deciding whether to remove the interim tag and make Tom Cable the permanent...

Arizona makes its case: 'We ain't no pushovers'
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:09:16 PST)
Do the Arizona Cardinals a favor this week: Don't say a nice thing about them. Tell them they were lucky to beat...

Eagles need to start quickly against Vikings
(Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:53:32 PST)
Correll Buckhalter's skills as a sage analyst of his profession are a lot like his skills as an Philadelphia...

Chargers, Cardinals win wild-card games
(Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:18:23 PST)
Neither home team was favored in Saturday's wild-card games. Both won, with San Diego stunning Indianapolis in overtime 23-17 and Arizona beating Atlanta 30-24. Speedy Darren Sproles scooted 22 yards for the winning score 6:20 into overtime for the Chargers, ending Indianapolis' nine-game winning streak a day after its quarterback, Peyton Manning, won his third Associated Press NFL MVP award.

Former Giants WR Ingram arrested
(Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:35:03 PST)
FLINT, Michigan (Ticker) - Disgraced former New York Giants receiver Mark Ingram is back in custody after he was arrested by United States marshals Friday night.

Denver package deal: Giants' Spagnuolo, Eagles' Heckert
(Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:45:26 PST)
New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo met Thursday with representatives from the Cleveland...