AFC West

The Jets Should Move Darrelle Revis (To Free Safety)

Ah, the subject of Darrelle Revis again. I hate to keep coming back to this, but at the time of year when we ought to be talking about the Yankees and the Mets, the subject of what the Jets should do about Revis continues to grab headlines. Here's Mike Lupica in today's Daily News: "The Jets shoul ... More >>

Super Bowl Commercial Week: Leapfrog for a Beer with Bud, Weis, and Er

It's Day 2 of Super Bowl Commercial Week and today we're revisiting those famous, late night pond-hoppers, the Budweiser Frogs. Way back in 1994, when the San Francisco 49ers and the San Diego Chargers met up in Miami for Super Bowl XXIXX, Bud featured the CGI swamp creatures in an ad for their be ... More >>

Bob Costas, Jovan Belcher, and the Fear of Talking About Gun Control

In case you missed it, during the second half of December 2nd's Eagles-Cowboys game, NBC ran a story about the Kansas City Chiefs' victory over the Carolina Panthers and how the team had dealt with the suicide of their teammate Jovan Belcher after murdering Kasandra Perkins, his 22 year old girlfrie ... More >>

Tim Tebow Sandwich: What Should It Really Look Like?

Two days ago, Fork in the Road put up a piece about the Jetbow sandwich at Carnegie Deli. It was a giant, collapsing mess held up by sticks featuring an incongruous collection of deli meats. It made us wonder what a true Tebow sandwich would look like, encompassing the diverse history of the Heisman ... More >>

Carnegie Deli's Tebow Sandwich Sucks! Probably on Purpose

At least, at $22.22 the Tebow sandwich is a comparative bargain. Bring two friends -- one a vegetarian -- and subdivide it. (The vegetarian gets the top part.) Consider it a Judaic repudiation of Christianity, or maybe a revenge exacted by real New Yorkers on all those tourists who sashay into Kat ... More >>

Tim Tebow: Do The Jets Really Need This Guy?

​The deal between the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos for quarterback Tim Tebow is now complete.Halleluiah!Jesus' favorite quarterback will be wearing green next season in exchange for two draft picks -- a fourth-rounder and sixth-rounder in 2012 -- thanks to a deal that nearly fell apart in ... More >>

Tim Tebow To The Jets: ESPN "Insider" Says Deal Could Be In Jeopardy

​You might want to hold off on ordering your New York Jets Tim Tebow jersey -- ESPN "insider" Adam Schefter's tweetin' up a storm about how the deal could potentially be in jeopardy."Denver and Jets have encountered hangup in language in Tim Tebow's contract that could nullify trade," Schefter "tw ... More >>

Beyoncé Gives Birth; Wild Card Blowouts; Second New Hampshire GOP Debate

Last night, Beyoncé Knowles gave birth to her and Jay-Z's child, Ivy Blue Carter. The Daily News reports the baby girl was born in Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side in a private wing and that "hospital workers placed tape over security cameras and are forcing employees to turn in cell phon ... More >>

Let's Pray for Tebow This Sunday!

​I'm absolutely neutral on the subject of Tim Tebow, but I can say conclusively that nothing he has said so far has pissed me off as much as the people who are arguing about him have. First of all, Tebow hasn't yet done anything to justify two -- count them, two -- Sports Illustrated covers ... More >>

Wheelchair Sports Camp's Crip Life

If there were ever a moment for a queer, disabled rapper with a love for pot, jokes, and revolution to be a star, the moment is now

This Football Sunday, Please Don't Videotape Your Child Crying

​Sundays in America are the best Sundays in the world--that's why God gave U.S. citizens the day off when he wrote us the Bible. There's nothing better for a family to do today than get together on the couch, microwave up some cheese dip, and watch eleven hours of football. These are great tim ... More >>

Chicago Bears Mascot Protests for the 99% (Of Bears)

​The above picture was taken earlier this afternoon at Soldier Field during the Chicago Bears-Kansas City Chiefs game. As you can see, Chicago's mascot, Staley Da Bear, is in full support of the Occupy Wall Street movement and has occupied the sideline for the cause. Why he is dressed like Jim ... More >>

New York Jets vs. Denver Broncos: Season Low at Mile High

​How do they do it? You know when a team has gone bad -- when they've lost their focus, when they've stopped believing in their coach and themselves, when they lose games for different reasons -- when the only thread that runs through the losses are the astonishing inconsistencies. Let's get ... More >>

Al Davis: The Dark Side

The best and most balanced obit for the Oakland Raiders' Al Davis, who died Saturday, was by Bruce Weber in the New York Times. There is, however, a curious and unexplained line in the story: "Wherever the team called home, Oakland or Los Angeles, Mr. Davis was a fan favorite — until he wasn't ... More >>

Football vs. Baseball? The Same Old B.S. Argument.

​It's the time of year for that oddest subgenre of sportswriting, the "Football vs. Baseball" column. Pro football, of course, always wins in these debates, largely because they're argued along the only terms that sportswriters know: television ratings. First out of the gate is David Steele on A ... More >>

Super and Not-So-Super Bowls: Allen Barra Ranks all 44 Previous Big Games from Worst to First

​While we wait for this Sunday's showdown between the Steelers and the Packers, we're feeling nostalgic for the big games of our past. We've been spoiled lately with some pretty exciting Super Bowls. But we remember a time not so long ago when the ultimate championship tended to be something ... More >>

Jack Tatum: Remembering the Assassin

As we had occasion to note over the last couple weeks following the deaths of George Steinbrenner and Ralph Houk, one hates to speak ill of the recently deceased. However, there is that danger that the last word on someone's life is the one that's going to define his legacy, and that's particularly ... More >>

Super Bowl 2014 in New York? Who's Kidding Who?

​It appears that New York and Tampa Bay are the leading contenders to host the 2014 Super Bowl, which suggests that the NFL owners who vote on this decision need to start testing their own people for recreational drug use. Tampa Bay or New York (er, New Jersey) -- in February? That's a c ... More >>

Fallen Fantasy Football God LaDainian Tomlinson Possibly Headed to the Jets

​In Fantasy Football leagues all over the nation, overgrown manchildren covet the chance every August to be the first to pick from their choice of NFL players to play on their make-believe team for very real money that their spouses probably don't know they're spending. And for the last three ... More >>

Jockbeat: Just How Bad Was This Giants Loss?

​Sifting through the rubble of the Giants' devastating 21-20 loss to San Diego yesterday, one statistic jumps out big: the Giants -- playing at home -- had nine penalties for 104 yards to the Chargers' three for just 20. Moreover, the Giants had nearly 100 yards in gains negated by those penal ... More >>

CRUNCH TIME

Score a good seat for the Giants versus the Raiders

TAILGATE TIME

The Jets take on the Kansas City Chiefs

Why the Giants Shouldn't Be in the Super Bowl and Ways They Can Win It

If the Favre treatment doesn't stop Brady, maybe Jessica Simpson could?

A Crashing Bore

What's so fun about 22 guys in spandex slamming into one another? Along for the ride with Jets and Giants fans

Will Our Gridders Score? Yes. On the Field? Maybe.

The NFL's Color Line

First-Class? No, Glazer Takes Coach.

Tampa Bay Owner Watches Gruden Deal Pay Off

Key Interceptions

INS Selects a Least Valuable Squad of Workers

Green With Envy

The Black and Silver Leave the Jets Black and Blue

One Up, One Down

Both the Jets and Giants Turn Out to Be Giant Killers

Sports

A Year of Self-Parity

Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

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Mono Afflicts NFL

Sack Cloths

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Offensive Schemes

Breakdown on the West Coast

How Can the Jets Be Purring at 7-3 With Vinny at the Throttle?

Let’s Get Ready to Fumble!

The Jets: California Dreamin’

A Dazzling Display

Stadium Splurge

Baseball-Bonkers Mayor Will Turn Series Into a Bonanza for Owners

Football: Change Your Look, Change Your Luck

Head Games

Horsing Around

The Jets Take Offense

Gang green breaks a playoff rule of thumb

Winners Take All

The Seventh Annual Village Voice Sportswriters Poll

Views From The Sideline

Injured Giant Jason Sehorn speaks his mind

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