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Sunday is the day that fates are sealed and legacies determined. Teams that make the Super Bowl live forever in the football narrative; teams that do not are forever perceived as inadequate, if they are remembered at all. Sometimes it’s fair, more often it’s not, and the difference between fame and infamy often comes down to something tiny: a defensive coordinator making an adjustment, a young quarterback doing something unprecedented, a veteran receiver catching a pass that another veteran receiver might have dropped.
Sometimes destiny is preordained, sometimes it is just a bunch of stuff that happens, but either way, Lowdown is your Championship Week chronicle.
We’ll say this for Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. They have a lot more class than your New England Patriots. Manning famously waited in an empty locker room to congratulate Ray Lewis after Baltimore upset the... more »
On Sunday, the Washington Redskins lost a playoff game to Seattle, 24-14. Very soon, they will find out if they have lost a quarterback, Robert Griffin III, and, if so, to what new injury to his right knee and for how long. It... more »
It isn’t the fastest recorded time ever at the NFL Draft Combine, but 4.50 seconds in the 40-yard dash is still blazing. Add that speed to a 6’3”, 248-pound defensive end like Seattle Seahawks first-round pick Bruce... more »
Ding-dong, the witch is dead. Which old witch? The Tebow witch. Tim Tebow's career. It seems to be over. And you're loving it -- well, those of you who aren't hating it. And some of you are hating it, as well you should... more »
FOXBOROUGH — It’s a bit of a letdown that Tom Brady and Peyton Manning won’t battle it out in the AFC Championship Game next week with a chance for Manning to close the gap on Brady on the list of the all-time... more »
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