Chargers can't contend for AFC with suspect D

...D?-- Jim (San Diego) A: Jim: Contenders for what, the AFC West title? Yes. For the AFC championship -- I don't see that, not if San Diego is playing defense the way we've...

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Phillips not worried about his future

...coached," he said. "Way back when we went 10-6, 10-6, 11-5 and two AFC championship games and we got fired I realized that, hey you can do a great job and...

Phillips not worried about contract

Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips is solely focusing on factors that he can control.

Bulluck stokes Texans-Titans rivalry

Keith Bulluck said the Texans treated their 34-31 win over Tennessee like the AFC Championship Game than Week 2 of the regular season.

Bulluck's goal: Destroy Texans' aspirations

...was only the second game of the season, but I thought it was like for the AFC Championship. So that said, they have a huge stage Monday night, we both do. I know they...

AFC North playoff forecast

It's obvious that the AFC North is one of the stronger divisions in football. The Cincinnati Bengals (7-2), Baltimore Ravens (5...

Ryan says he's true to himself

New York Jets coach Rex Ryan says his crying in front of his team earlier this week is just another example of him staying true to himself.

Patriots Mailbag: Fourth ... and long

Final thoughts on fourth-and-2, then moving on to pressing Pats issues.

No crisis of confidence for Brady in wake of loss

...We had lost a couple of our best pass rushers. The same thing happened in the AFC Championship game in 2006; we had a third-and-4, we missed it,and punted to them...

Bottom line is, Bill Belichick was right

Bill Belichick was skewered for going for it on fourth down in Indianapolis. But he made the right call.

Research: Patriots-Colts Last 4 Meetings

...Colts rivalry is to fall behind and claw your way back to victory. Including the 2006 AFC Championship Game, the Colts and Patriots have now played 4 times in the last 22 months. In...

...Lamar Hunt Trophy after the Patriots 21-12 win against the San Diego Chargers during the AFC Championship Game on January 20, 2008 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty...

Power Rankings: 4th down edition

The Patriots' ill-fated fourth-down decision tops the charts in Page 2's Power Rankings this week.

Debatable decision costs Patriots

Bill Belichick's debatable decision played a big part in the Patriots' devastating loss.

Belichick's 4th-down gamble fails; Manning leads Colts back from 17 points down

Bill Belichick's stunning gamble failed, and Peyton Manning took advantage by throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds left that rallied the unbeaten Indianapolis Colts over the New England Patriots 35-34 Sunday night.