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The historic accomplishments of the 2007 Patriots were supposed to stand the test of time. And one season wasn’t the length of time one expected.
You can see the halfway point from here. The fast-moving 2009 season is getting down to the weeks where you can start looking at the standings.
It was 35 minutes into their game against the Titans, the Patriots had scored 52 points and Tom Brady had thrown six touchdown passes. The Patriots scored on eight consecutive possessions after missing a field goal on their opening drive.
Whatever revenge Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey believes he can exact against the Giants this weekend will be hollow as a drum.
The move from desperation to resignation is already on in a few NFL cities. With that in mind, our look at the stories to watch as we wheel into Week 6 reflect that.
Knee-jerk reactions and drawn-out conclusions on a Sunday so unusual that a quarterback not named “JaMarcus” went 2 for 17. And won.
He’s finally gotten there. It took until he was 33 years old and into his 12th season but Peyton Manning is now beloved, admired and respected without qualifiers.
Everybody loves candor. With that in mind, the NFL's Week 5 slate is kind of ... meh.
Curran: Please, please, please don’t look at the result of the Ravens’ game in New England and conclude, “Well, they came back to Earth a little bit.” Baltimore may have been more impressive in losing 27-21 than it was in running its record to 3-0 over the previous three weeks.
Curran: It’s ugly out there, folks. Seven teams have started this season 0-3, up from six winless teams through three games last year. Here’s how the bottom of the league shakes out, beginning with the most pathetic.
Curran: Stephen Cooper's made the most of the second chance, turning into one of the most consistently productive players on the San Diego Chargers defense. He's also answering our Irrelevant Questions.
Curran: Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s response his team's struggles has been predictably Tomlinesque. That is, supremely focused and unwaveringly confident. He’s not a navel-gazer. Being sub-.500 hasn’t put Tomlin out of his element. In fact, he’s seemingly thriving on the adversity.
Curran: Most of Week 4 is going to center around a purple dinosaur: Brett Favre squaring off against the Packers in Favre Bowl I. That story will dominate the news this week — and we lead with it here — but there are plenty of other developments to keep an eye on as the 2009 season reaches the quarter-pole. Here are the 5 stories to watch this week.
Curran's Quick Slants: Sunday showed why Brad Childress spent months waiting for His Waffleness to finally join the Minnesota Vikings.
Curran: Michael Vick is far from being a factor in games. Mark Sanchez has had a pretty good NFL baptism through two weeks.
Curran: Bertrand Berry has played in a Pro Bowl and a Super Bowl. And this week, he’ll be on Sunday Night Football as his Cardinals play the Indianapolis Colts. We got Irrelevant with B-Train.
Curran: If you think you’ve read it all before when it comes to the aftereffects of concussions on NFL players, think again. It's worse.
Curran: A mere 12 days ago, the 2009 season was new and shiny. No games had been played, everybody had a right to feel pretty good about their chances, optimism reigned. And 12 days later? We’re getting a feel for what these 32 teams are all about. These are the five stories to keep an eye on as we enter Week 3.
Curran: Jets, Saints, Broncos, 49ers proved they are legitimate playoff contenders
Curran: Blackouts — the term the NFL uses for its practice of blocking games to a local viewing area when the stadium doesn’t sell out — are going to proliferate in 2009. According to Sports Business Journal, up to 12 teams may face blackouts this season, four times the usual amount. Only three teams had blackouts last year.
Giants tight end Kevin Boss talks with NBCSports.com about Twitter, teammates and more.
Curran: In outward approaches, Bill Belichick and Rex Ryan are exact opposites. And that’s what helps make them the main attraction as the NFL season enters Week 2.
Curran: They are not the same, old Patriots. Same old result? Yes. The days of New England laying waste to opponents on a weekly basis are gone. That’s what was apparent Monday night in the Patriots’ “Are you kidding me?!” comeback win over the bad luck Buffalo Bills.
Curran: It’s all about the quarterbacks. You know it. I know it. And the first Sunday of the 2009 NFL season merely amplified it.
Curran: Thursday night? That was the cheese and crackers. And we got overtime from the Steelers and Titans so let’s say it was the soup and salad too. Sunday? The entrée. The first full Sunday of NFL games for the 2009 season.
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