479 Results for playoff

What I think they're thinking

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

...count the same as the big ones. Houston and Baltimore played us as if we were in playoff games, and we withstood all they brought. Sweeping the division is a tough task and a second...

Blog | November 25, 2009

Rapid Reaction: Titans 20, Texans 17

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

...a win that may have achieved Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck's stated goal of destroying the Texans' playoff aspirations. Seven teams now rank ahead of Houston, which blew its chance to get to two games...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Texans' biggest game yet? Feels like it

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

...the rematch Sunday against the Colts will be. That's life as an expansion franchise in the playoff conversation this deep into the season for the first time. And while Gary Kubiak, coach of a...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Colts can clinch Sunday

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

Nothing like clinching a playoffs spot, better yet a division title, in Week 12, but that's exactly what the Colts can...

Blog | November 23, 2009

A homecoming for 'Mayor of Houston'

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

...was that day -- those Texans were 4-8, these are 5-4 with a chance at a playoff spot. Still, he will have plenty of support. His family will be in a luxury box, some...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Debating whether Titans-Texans is a rivalry

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

...Kuharsky: I didn't know that bad blood equaled a rivalry. Hotly contested games, give and take, playoff implications, playoff games -- those make a rivalry. This series doesn't have them. I also wrote that...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Reading the coverage: Oilers reunite

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

...anything, says Deshawn Zombie. The Colts survived with defense, says Matt Snyder. Baltimore's loss clouds the playoff picture, says Steve Wyche. Jacksonville Jaguars David Garrard leads another rally for a win, says Vito Stellino...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Wrap-up: Jaguars 18, Bills 15

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

...last year's disaster and they are surely one of the most unexpected members of the AFC playoff contenders conversation

Blog | November 22, 2009

Reading the coverage: Slaton to start

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

Houston Texans Andre Johnson denies he will want out if the Texans don't make the playoffs, says John McClain. Steve Slaton will start Monday night, says McClain. Eric Winston vows to protect teammates...

Blog | November 22, 2009

What it might mean if Colts get to 10-0

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

...0 since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970. That would offer no guarantees about their potential for postseason success, however. Only five of the 11 teams that have started 10-0 have gone on to...

Blog | November 20, 2009

Bulluck's goal: Destroy Texans' aspirations

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

...their wins over Tennessee: You're talking about a team that hasn't even ever sniffed the playoffs before, so they beat us and other teams in the conference I guess to them it's...

Blog | November 19, 2009

Colts suited for 'finish' theme

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

...and they are too smart to make it, rather than positioning themselves to play well in the postseason, their focus. We find ways to win, linebacker Gary Brackett said. We're just going out there...

Blog | November 18, 2009

MJD hopes for TD tradeoff

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

...points and fell to 6-4. A devoted fantasy player, his unselfish act may cost him a playoff spot in his league. That would have had me at 6-4 at the top of my...

Blog | November 18, 2009

Reading the coverage: VY finding groove

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

...Part II: The defense deserves more credit for what it did after Belichick's decision. Part III: Playoff talk is premature. Jacksonville Jaguars Rashean Mathis might not be able to play against Buffalo because of...

Blog | November 17, 2009

What I think they're thinking

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

...that to be at our best for our one national TV appearance of the season. Until our playoff game, we mean. The Titans ran all over us back in Week 2. The rematch is a...

Blog | November 16, 2009