The first play was embarrassing, and would have been plenty to stain the reputation of the Washington Redskins‘ defense. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick scrambled around a bit, freed himself for a moment, and uncorked a perfectly arced pass that fell into the hands of wide receiver DeSean Jackson. Eighty-eight yards later, Jackson was backpedaling [...]
The league’s top passing duo hooked up for a 33-yard touchdown pass with 20 seconds left to lift the Falcons to an exhilarating 26-21 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night at the Georgia Dome. But did they have to make it this dramatic? The Falcons have had trouble putting teams away after establishing [...]
Linebacker Karlos Dansby and the Miami Dolphins never got the memo, the one about Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice being voted the third-most underrated player (tied with Houston Texans receiver Andre Johnson) in a Sports Illustrated poll of players. Rest assured that Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith will make sure his guys shadow the [...]
Receiver Roy Williams doesn’t see a significant difference between the Dallas Cowboys’ top two quarterbacks. After Monday night’s loss against the New York Giants, when Tony Romo suffered a broken clavicle that will sideline him for at least six to eight weeks, Williams declared that backup Jon Kitna is “just as good.” After a few [...]
Arizona defensive lineman Darnell Dockett was slapped with a fine of $15,000 Friday by the NFL, one of several fines the league meted out. Dockett, a Pro Bowl defender, got the fine after diving into Seattle Seahawks receiver Michael Williams’ back last Sunday after Williams was already down on the ground after having made a [...]