The Jets' all-star nouveau riche, meaning the four first-time Pro Bowlers, were doing all right for themselves. Leon Washington said he and fiancée Charity were the Taboo card-game leaders at the team hotel — "As far as couples, we run things out here," Leon said. And Thomas Jones needed no guidance to set up a hot-ticket pool party.

But if any of the neophytes needed tour guidance, Alan Fanec… More

They told us this was a different Cardinal, but the Bird that flew around Tampa, Fla., the majority of Super Bowl XLIII was so ordinary it was frustrating.

Even before a play was run from scrimmage, the Cards won the coin toss and curiously elected to defer to the second half. With their explosive offense on the sideline, the Cards relinquished a nine-play, 71-yard drive and were down, 3-0, just … More

If Rex Ryan is the 17th head coach of the New York Jets, we'll know very soon.

Ryan, who's served the past four years as the Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator, fell short of "Target Tampa" as the Ravens dropped a 23-14 decision to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game tonight.

Ryan's defense, which yielded only 275 yards and 16 of the points in defeat, registered nine takeaw… More

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.

"It all comes down to w… More

There is one positive, albeit esoteric, streak the Jets would like to extend Sunday against Pittsburgh, and it is this: For the fifth consecutive decade, they would like to defeat an opponent that entered the game with a record at least six wins better than the Jets.

I can hear you now: Grasping at straws, Lange. But it gives me a chance to dive into my historical spreadsheets for you, and at th… More