After 43 years marked largely by disappointment and embarrassment (remember when those fans wore bags over their heads?), the New Orleans Saints are NFL champions. Sterling outings by Drew Brees and Tracy Porter (pictured) provided the highlights, but some gutsy moves by coach Sean Payton paved the way for an upset over Indianapolis.
More photos » ... Marcio Jose Sanchez - AP ... 2 months ago: ... Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, top right, intercepts a pass intended for Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Andre Caldwell, bottom left, on the last play of the game in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. Oakland won 20-17. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ... Browse more photos » ... DE Julius Peppers wasn't supposed to return to the Panthers in 2009. Peppers wanted out
When the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints take the field this Sunday in Super Bowl XLIV, there will be a handful of players and coaches involved in the game that have ties to the Packers, as well as many members of the Green Bay organization that have links back to the two teams playing in the league's title contest ... Here is a look at some of the Green Bay connections to each team in Super Bowl XLIV: ... NEW ORLEANS SAINTS ... * Saints starting safety Darren Sharper ... played the
The Bears have hired Mike Martz as their new offensive coordinator. Is this a good move? ... Martz has become somewhat of a punchline after two failed one-year stints as the offensive coordinator for the 49ers and the Lions. That fueled his paranoia, and he believed that he was being blackballed. But before that he was the offensive coordinator and/or head coach who led the Rams to two separate Super Bowls, and to the best record in the NFC in another. He created the Greatest Show on Turf.
CHICAGO Mike Martz, the headstrong coach who orchestrated the Greatest Show on Turf while molding Kurt Warner into a Pro Bowl quarterback with the St. Louis Rams, is the Chicago Bears new offensive coordinator ...
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers led the NFC with 197 yards passing and two touchdown passes in his Pro Bowl debut, but the NFC fell to the AFC 41-34 on Sunday in Miami ... Rodgers, who started for the NFC in his first Pro Bowl appearance, completed 15-of-19 passes (78.9 percent) for a game-high 197 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions for a 145.0 passer rating. He led the offense for the first three drives and helped the NFC put up points on each one of them ... On the NFC's first
MIAMI Quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Tom Brady joined two-time selections Willie Roaf, Larry Allen and Warren Sapp among the 53 players announced Sunday as members of the NFLs All-Decade team ...
While our 2009 wasn't as successful as it was for other teams, we saw enough to expect more success in 2010 and beyond. There's a lot to like about the Green Bay Packers going forward, unless of course you're cheering for the other team. But which players fit in the best? Which don't? Which ones are keepers, and which ones need to be driven out of town? It's time to look at who did well (and who didn't), and ultimately what their role will be going forward ... Let me tell you a