The National Football League will crown a new champion in February.

After the New York Giants claimed an improbable title following the 2007 season, they couldn’t duplicate that success in their new role as favorite. The G-Men turned the ball over three times against the Blitzing Birds and the Philadelphia Eagles scored a 23-11 victory this afternoon at the Meadowlands.

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As a followup to my most recent Radar entry this afternoon, one of those six interviews that the Jets will have this week with head-coaching candidates will be with an old Hog.

Russ Grimm, the Arizona Cardinals' assistant head coach/offensive line and the longtime Washington Redskins guard, will interview with a Jets contingent that will include owner Woody Johnson and GM Mike Tannenbaum in the P… More

Head coach Eric Mangini had several housekeeping matters to discuss at the top of today's afternoon news conference. First on the list: Jesse Chatman's four-game NFL suspension is over.

"Jesse will be able to work through the week with an exemption," Mangini said. "Starting next week, we'll have to make some kind of decision in terms of the roster."

The coach also announced that veteran punter B… More

The two major injury stories this week are, of course, QB Brett Favre's ankle and NT Kris Jenkins' back. Eric Allen will have a story later this afternoon combining Favre's weekly news conference and Jenkins' locker room comments, but head coach Eric Mangini was asked about both players at his morning news conference and he said he expects both to be available for Arizona on Sunday.

On Favre, Man… More