3-2-1 ... Meltdown

Quick: your team's down five, ball in the red zone, 28 seconds left, no timeouts. What do you do? If you don't have a clue, don't feel bad. Neither do many NFL head coaches.

Jeff Fisher is considered one of the best late-game managers. He hasn't been fired in a...

Dear Flem: Talking Divisional Weekend

David Fleming is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine, who also pens "The Flem File" on Page 2. He's written some big-time NFL pieces for The Mag, in...

THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

...maybe we should consider them a prohibitive AFC favorite. That'd be cool, as we consider Jeff Fisher in the same way we do Jerry Sloan: model of consistency who deserves a ring. We...

Shock to the System

Wowed by The Wildcat, Spread HD and A-11? You ain't seen nothing yet. An offensive revolution is coming to the NFL. Can anyone stop it?

Dear Flem: Misery is life as a Vikings Fan

In the crazy, topsy-turvy world of the NFL, sometimes fans just need someone to talk to. So once a week Mag senior writer David Fleming will exchange ...

Taking Flyer

Every NFL team wants players who are low-risk and high-reward. Their best bet? Sign undrafted free agents like Drew Bennett-and hope they soar as he has

The Power of the 'Stache

Unless he takes a Favre-like mulligan, this year will be the last on the sidelines for coach Mike Holmgren, at least with the Seahawks. While he may h...

November Greetings

...I recall an addendum to the rule. It was offered by a bright, young assistant named Jeff Fisher, then the secondary coach of the 49ers. He would say: "It's what you do in...

DOING IT THE TITANS WAY

...style of their running backs as it merges with their zone-blocking scheme to the swagger Jeff Fisher maintains in making some risky decisions and watching them pay off—big. RUNNING BACKS THAT...

Fun Facts: Kerry Collins

...to manage games; the last two wins (Bears and Jaguars), he basically won the game for Jeff Fisher. Nice. Let's look at the more irreverent parts of Mr. Collins' life, shall we? 1...

The Morning According to Us

...strength is in stability, and a couple disastrous years shouldn't cause despair. Of course, for Jeff Fisher, this meant a good sales pitch when in 2004 and 2005 he went 5-11 and...

Clip Reel: Yes We Can

...Cooper via hologram? Absolutely creepy.) Got us thinking: how far does hope run? As in, was Jeff Fisher watching that speech and saying "Mike Jones/Kevin Dyson be damned, I'm gonna go and...

LUNCH LINKS: GET YOUR FILL

...the prison rodeo! · Jay Cutler on injuries and lack of excuses. · Good piece on Jeff Fisher. · Do you really believe Mike Holmgren? · A cool Mental Floss hockey quiz. It's...

Look Who's In Charge

Most everyone at ESPN has fantasized once or twice (or 10,000 times) about scoring six at Happy Valley, going yard at Wrigley or taking the checkered flag at Daytona. Turns out, athletes have fantasies too.