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Phil Simms, Jim Nantz Respond to Charges of Patriots Bias

Few things draw the ire of network announcers more than allegations that they favor one team or player over another or that they pull punches. That, and cutting off their clothing and hair-care allowances. So, it shouldn't have come as a surprise that Jim Nantz and Phil Simms, CBS' No.1 NFL announce team, were all too...

Past Matchups Won't Matter on NFL's Championship Sunday

Throw them out. Throw them all out, the regular-season games between the Packers and Bears (two), and the Jets and Steelers (one). For when those rematches are played next Sunday for the right to go to the Super Bowl, the regular-season meetings mean nothing. The 49-point turnaround in the Jets-Patriots matchup this...

Jets vs. Patriots: Preview & Prediction

The last time these two teams met four weeks ago on the same field, the Jets didn't even belong on the same field as the Patriots rolled to a 45-3 victory. Now Jets head coach Rex Ryan has made things personal between himself and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick -- and cornerback Antonio Cromartie has done the same...

Seahawks vs. Bears: Preview & Prediction

The conventional wisdom around the NFL is that the Chicago Bears caught a big break during wild card weekend: The Seahawks upset the Saints and the Packers upset the Eagles, and the result is that Seattle, the first 7-9 playoff team in NFL history, heads to Chicago for the divisional round. But do the Bears really have...

NFL Two-a-Days: Jets-Patriots

New York has spent all week talking loudly about the drubbing the Patriots gave them late in the season. Their coach, Rex Ryan, said then that that game was the biggest of the year. His team lost 45-3. Now Ryan is saying it's personal with him and Pats coach Bill Belichick and Jets players are talking nasty about Tom...

Background on NFL Playoffs

The National Football League (NFL) playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held after the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion.

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