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All Conference Championship Results: AFC | NFC

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Manning emulates Marino, Kelly

Tim Graham, AFC East

...s when he seems to shine and make the most plays. At the end of the AFC Championship [Game] a few years ago, I don't usually pray during a game but I just...

Blog | November 15, 2009

Bruschi: Pats-Colts 'best rivalry in the NFL'

Tim Graham, AFC East

...the air. I think it became a true rivalry when they beat us in the 2006 AFC Championship game. They proved they could beat the Patriots when it counted and beat us at our...

Blog | November 12, 2009

Bulletin board provides a motivational tack

Tim Graham, AFC East

...to fire up his men. One of the more well-known examples came before the 2001 AFC championship game. Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Joey Porter and safety Lee Flowers openly dismissed the Patriots. Flowers...

Blog | September 16, 2009

What did our crystal balls tell us?

Tim Graham, AFC East

...Bill Williamson said the Buffalo Bills would make it. Five writers had the Patriots winning the AFC championship, and all of them picked the Patriots to win the Super Bowl, too. Seven writers, including...

Blog | September 08, 2009

Accent on defense in HOF Class of 2009

Tim Graham, AFC East

...draft • NFL's all-time leader in sacks (200) • Member of four consecutive AFC championship teams DERRICK THOMAS Position: Linebacker Teams: Kansas City Chiefs Years: 1989-1999 Seasons: 11 Honors and...

Blog | August 05, 2009

Flacco gives Jets a blueprint for Sanchez

Tim Graham, AFC East

...year. He was no world-beater, but he was good enough to get them to the AFC Championship. Flacco completed 60 percent of his passes for 2,971 yards, 14 touchdowns and 12 interceptions...

Blog | June 23, 2009

Belichick mourns Sagapolutele

Tim Graham, AFC East

...the record-setting Browns defense in 1994 and then again with the Patriots' '96 AFC Championship season. My prayers are with Yvonne and the entire Sagapolutele family."

Blog | June 09, 2009

Jets defense works on acclimating Sanchez

Tim Graham, AFC East

...year helped break in rookie quarterback Joe Flacco, who wound up leading the Ravens to the AFC Championship Game. Ryan's blitzing "46 defense," which he learned from his father, Buddy...

Blog | May 28, 2009

Rookie on the hot seat: Mark Sanchez

Tim Graham, AFC East

...control of a team with playoff aspirations. Jets head coach Rex Ryan made it to the AFC Championship Game last season as Baltimore's defensive coordinator, and rookie Joe Flacco was the quarterback...

Blog | May 14, 2009

Jets send message to Jones with Greene pick

Tim Graham, AFC East

...that." Last year, Ryan's former team, the Baltimore Ravens, made it to the AFC Championship Game with a rookie quarterback, Joe Flacco, by primarily running the football. The Ravens led the...

Blog | April 26, 2009

Ryan wants run game to temper Jets' QB transition

Tim Graham, AFC East

...the Baltimore Ravens' defensive mastermind since 2000, watched rookie Joe Flacco guide them to the AFC championship game. "It's definitely possible to win with a young quarterback," Ryan said...

Blog | February 11, 2009

Sorting through the AFC East mailbag

Tim Graham, AFC East

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Don in Rye, N.H., writes: After the pre-season games .The fan and sports casters would have cut Cassel and made O&...

Blog | January 31, 2009

Rex Ryan: Jets opportunity would 'be fantastic'

Tim Graham, AFC East

...questions from reporters after Sunday's 23-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC championship game. Here's some of what he had to say: What are the thoughts on...

Blog | January 18, 2009

Let's ch-ch-ch-ch-chat at 3 p.m.

Tim Graham, AFC East

...weather. I'm in this neck of the woods to visit family before covering the AFC championship game Sunday at Heinz Field. But we're still going to chat Friday at 3...

Blog | January 16, 2009

Pennington's great season ends with one bad day

Tim Graham, AFC East

...a fumble. The Ravens' five takeaways tied a playoff record they set in the 2000 AFC championship and matched in the Super Bowl. "Everything that we prided ourselves on doing, we didn...

Blog | January 09, 2009