Aaron Rodgers

Eli Manning, Giants stun Packers for NFC title berth

0

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers had a near-perfect record in the regular season. The New York Giants struggled. Well-protected Eli Manning played pitch and catch in the first half, capped by a perfect Hail Mary pass, and the Giants' once porous defense made big plays in the second half to secure a [...]

Continue Reading

Week 16 & 17 Fantasy Field Goal results

0

In a thrilling end to the Fantasy Field Goal season, Jeff Dufault blew by Nick Nicholas to win the FFG overall crown for 2012. Nicholas and Dufault won weeks 16 and 17, respectively, to take the final two weekly prizes of the season. In week 16, Nick won with 42 points, Aaron Rodgers with 30 [...]

Continue Reading

Tom Brady keeps doing his thing for Patriots

0

Aaron Rodgers is the favorite to be named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player, and Drew Brees blazed his way into the NFL record books this season. The quarterbacks enjoyed remarkable seasons and are the primary reasons why the Packers and the Saints are favorites to meet in the NFC championship game. Then, there is the [...]

Continue Reading

Peterson's seasonal and keeper value on the decline

0

I'm in a keeper league and need to retain either LeSean McCoy or Adrian Peterson. I'm a Vikings fan and would hate to part with A.D., but this knee injury has me worried. Thoughts? — @MarcasG (via Twitter) Michael Fabiano: Peterson's injured knee will clearly affect his keeper value, as he's expected to be out [...]

Continue Reading

Calvin Johnson, Jared Allen top All-Pros

0

NEW YORK — Calvin Johnson took one look at the voting and smiled broadly. "That's sweet," he said, as he studied The Associated Press 2011 NFL All-Pro Team. "That's one of the best honors you can have other than being a Super Bowl champion. To be an All-Pro is a tremendous honor." Johnson and Vikings [...]

Continue Reading

Lions WR Calvin Johnson, Vikings TE Jared Allen lead All-Pro voting; Rodgers at QB

0

Johnson and Vikings defensive end Jared Allen were the leading vote getters, each just one vote shy of being a unanimous pick. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers made the team for the first time, easily beating Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints, 47½ to 2½. Rodgers led Green Bay to a league-best 15-1 record this season, [...]

Continue Reading

New York Giants defensive end and former USF Bulls standout Jason Pierre-Paul makes All-Pro first team – Tampa Bay Times

0

USF has its first All-Pro in the NFL, and it only took defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul two seasons to do it. The former Bulls standout and No. 15 overall pick by the Giants in 2010 was named to the Associated Press All-Pro first team on Friday. "Actually, I knew that I was going to have [...]

Continue Reading

Calvin Johnson is Lions' lone representative for Pro Bowl

0

New York — Wide receiver Calvin Johnson was the only Lions named to the NFC's Pro Bowl roster Tuesday evening. Tom Brady is one of eight Patriots and Patrick Willis one of eight 49ers to be named, the most on each roster. Defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay (14-1), led by starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers, [...]

Continue Reading

Replacing Marino still an issue for Miami Dolphins

0

As Dan Marino prepares to wave goodbye to his last-remaining NFL passing record, the Dolphins’ aim to replace him with the franchise’s long-awaited Next Great Quarterback suffered a blow Thursday when Southern Cal’s Matt Barkley announced he would return for his senior season rather than enter the NFL Draft. The Saints’ Drew Brees is about [...]

Continue Reading

Saints' Brees stars, Pack's Rodgers stumbles during critical road tests

0

Drew Brees completed 32-of-40 passes for 412 yards as the Saints cruised.Bruce Kluckhohn-US PRESSWIRE This might still go down as Aaron Rodgers' year — despite his mediocre performance on the road in Kansas City — but Drew Brees' fantasy owners have to be elated their man is keeping pace. Heck, it could have been their [...]

Continue Reading

Miami Dolphins: Jeno James Incident Sheds Even Worse Light on Nick Saban

0

I don't need many reasons to hate Nicholas Lou Saban. I hated the way he left Miami with bare cupboard and find him mostly responsible for the 2007 debacle and partially responsible for today's failures due to his weak drafts. I hate the fact that this season I could be watching an Aaron Rodgers vs. [...]