The Red Zone Report

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Midseason NFL Awards: Portis or Brees for MVP?

We’re already coming up on November and the halfway point of the 2008 NFL season, and what a season it’s been so far. At the start of the season, who’d have expected the Tennessee Titans to be 7-0 right now and four games ahead of the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC [...]

Seahawks say they aren’t worried about ailing Hasselbeck

Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has taken part in just one full practice since hurting his back on a throw during the first quarter of the exhibition game against Minnesota Aug. 8 and could miss the rest of the preseason. He did some drills last Thursday and went through all of Monday’s session, but he walked off [...]

Brady tops list of notable late-round choices from the last 10 drafts

By the time the draft reaches the final two or three rounds, only the most fanatical of draft lovers are still following on ESPN or online draft trackers. But, the late rounds, while they produce a lot of guys who fade out of our memory quickly, if they were ever even in it to [...]

Game Recap: Green Bay 42, Seattle 20.

It feels like we’re back in the mid 90s, doesn’t it? Brett Favre is throwing touchdowns, and the Green Bay Packers are winning playoff games. Favre had an efficient day, going 18 of 23 for 173 yards and three touchdowns, two to Greg Jennings, as the Packers booked a spot in their first NFC [...]

NFC Divisional Round Preview: Seattle at Green Bay.

Who can forget the last time the Seahawks and Packers tangled in the postseason? If you don’t remember, let’s flash back. It was the 2003 wild-card round, and it was an OT thriller in the tundra. Tied at 27 heading into the extra period, the Seahawks won the toss, and Matt Hasselbeck made a fateful declaration [...]

Sizing up the signal-callers: The good, the bad, and the unexpected.

The 2008 NFL draft class looks set to have at least three quarterbacks drafted in the first round, in Boston College’s Matt Ryan, Kentucky’s Andre’ Woodson, and Louisville’s Brian Brohm. This should be a pretty strong draft year for QBs, much like 2004 (four QBs drafted in the first 11 picks) and 2006 (three in the [...]