http://www.realfootball365.com NFL Football Columns, scores, analysis and discussion. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/12970 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/12970 Surely now the Oakland Raiders have bottomed out: The last three weeks have seen a crushing loss to the San Diego Chargers, the choking shakeup and an utterly brutal demolition at the hands of the New Orleans Saints. Been done so long, everything’s looking up to the Raider Nation, right? After taking on a couple of playoff-minded squads, then, the Raiders get to host the contending New York ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) NFL 2008-10-16T04:57:06-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/eagles/12965 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/eagles/12965 A week ago, it seemed like the Philadelphia Eagles were losing the city they have dominated for the past decade. The Birds were coming off a bad loss at home to division rival Washington, falling to 2-3 and looking up at three potential playoff teams in the always tough NFC East. Meanwhile, over in Major League Baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies were disposing of the Milwaukee Brewers to win ... JMcmullen1@comcast.net (John McMullen) NFL 2008-10-16T04:15:37-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/bills/12969 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/bills/12969 No Bill has rushed for 100 yards in a game this season, but the team gets almost that much every time: Buffalo has totaled 98.4 ground yards per contest in 2008, and while it may initially seem frustrating that star Marshawn Lynch hasn’t truly devastated an opponent yet, the truth is he hasn’t had to. Understudy Fred Jackson is making a case not only as the best backup in the NFL but also as a ... avbialy@aol.com (Anthony Bialy) NFL 2008-10-16T04:12:55-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/dolphins/12958 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/dolphins/12958 There’s nothing like a last-second loss to bring all of the fan-turned-lunatics out of the woodwork and, sadly, few NFL franchises have more of those types lingering around than the Miami Dolphins. After the team's demoralizing 29-28 loss to the Houston Texans last Sunday, the South Florida faithful have let loose with a barrage of assertions and conclusions that range from inflammatory to ... info@realfootball365.com (Hugo Guzman) NFL 2008-10-15T05:37:34-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/niners/12959 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/niners/12959 Imagine a cool fall afternoon and a parking lot full of tailgaters gearing up for a big NFL game. Grills are smoking, coolers are overflowing and fans are awaiting the arrival of kickoff so they can cheer for their beloved 49ers. Not the San Francisco 49ers, mind you, but the Orlando 49ers. According to a story by Forbes.com, the San Francisco 49ers are the second-most likely NFL franchise to ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) NFL 2008-10-15T04:59:31-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/vikings/12956 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/vikings/12956 The Minnesota Vikings, currently on a two-game winning streak, are .500 and in a three-way tie atop the NFC North with Green Bay and Chicago. The Vikings' 3-3 record is thanks to their latest victory, a 12-10 squeaker against lowly Detroit last weekend. And the fans aren’t happy. It wasn’t the prettiest victory or most satisfying and the fans let head coach Brad Childress hear it -- sort of. ... bonderman38@yahoo.com (Eric Krupka) NFL 2008-10-15T04:21:14-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/bills/12957 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/bills/12957 The Bills signed away a staggeringly unproductive slug from Indianapolis in Larry Tripplett before the 2006 season, so this is sort of revenge. Buffalo traded defensive tackle John McCargo to the Colts on Tuesday, and a player who didn’t make the opener’s active roster and may as well not have for the other four games was dealt for a fourth-round draft pick. This is the same guy whom the Bills ... avbialy@aol.com (Anthony Bialy) NFL 2008-10-15T04:07:34-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/12946 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/raiders/12946 In writing up a preview of the Oakland Raiders-New Orleans Saints game of last weekend, this prognosticator assessed JaMarcus Russell in part thusly: ...one wonders when the last time a dude who looked to have this much natural ability was this erratic for this long. Russell fires bullets, but the occasional duck emerges (on, like, one of every three passes). Sometimes the guy’s precision is ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) NFL 2008-10-14T04:23:48-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/bills/12945 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/bills/12945 The Bills’ defense was bad, and Marcus Stroud came along and now it’s pretty good. Of course, there are other reasons why they’ve put forth decent showings in four-fifths of their games unlike last year when they were Fiat-reliable: Paul Posluszny is healthy and positively destructive, for one, while defensive coordinator Perry Fewell is letting his guys run loose on a limited yet fruitful basis ... avbialy@aol.com (Anthony Bialy) NFL 2008-10-14T04:05:25-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/dolphins/12948 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/dolphins/12948 Anybody can beat former Super Bowl contender New England this year, but can you say that you can knock off the Houston Texans? The Miami Dolphins can't. Their 29-28 loss in the final seconds Sunday to Houston marked the fourth time they've taken an 'L' to the expansion franchise in four games. Commentary: Victory was pretty much in the Dolphins' grasp as they had held Matt Schaub and the Texans' ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) NFL 2008-10-14T04:04:04-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/12944 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/buccaneers/12944 This was supposed to be a football battle for NFC South supremacy. The Carolina Panthers entered Sunday’s game at Tampa with a 4-1 record and a perch at the top of the NFC South standings. The Buccaneers were 3-2, one game back, with a chance to tie the Panthers with a win. Carolina came in riding a two-game winning streak and had outscored its last two opponents by a 58-9 margin. Someone ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) NFL 2008-10-14T04:01:25-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/rams/12943 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/rams/12943 Every football fan who hates hearing coaches throw out old, worn-out clichés in interviews and news conferences must have cringed after Josh Brown hit the game-winning field goal to help the Rams beat the Redskins on Sunday. Prior to Week 6, woeful St. Louis was 0-4. The Redskins, on the other hand, had won four straight and were the talk of the league behind new coach Jim Zorn, steady ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) NFL 2008-10-14T04:01:25-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/niners/12942 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/niners/12942 Anyone who picked up the Monday morning paper or looked at the Internet box score of San Francisco’s game against the Philadelphia would have thought that the Eagles dominated the 49ers. After all, when you beat a team by 14 points, it is a pretty convincing win. The problem for the 49ers is that they played three solid quarters of football and actually led the Eagles, 26-17, entering the fourth ... jeff.dickinson@yahoo.com (Jeff Dickinson) NFL 2008-10-14T04:00:25-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/chiefs/12941 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/chiefs/12941 It's hard to imagine seeing Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez in another uniform, but it's likely to be the only major deal made by Tuesday's 4 p.m. NFL trading deadline. Gonzalez has never won a playoff game, and that's something with which he takes exception. One team that has won its last four playoff games, the New York Giants, reportedly offered a sixth-round pick for the frustrated Chiefs ... ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) NFL 2008-10-13T10:41:06-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/nfl/12933 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/nfl/12933 We all know that the NFL is defined by parity. We also know that the “any given Sunday” ideal becomes reality on a weekly basis, with games often coming down to the wire and underdogs often upending favorites. That said, Week 6 delivered a major dose of close games, upsets and photo finishes. The outcomes of six matchups were determined in the fourth quarter and five of those were decided in the ... info@realfootball365.com (Hugo Guzman) NFL 2008-10-13T04:54:08-05:00