Sam Farmer
E-mailColts-Patriots is a big game, even if Caldwell won't say so
November 11, 2009
Jim Caldwell, coach of the undefeated Indianapolis Colts, will try this week to sell his players on the notion that Sunday is just another game.
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Colts, Patriots and Saints bend but don't break
November 9, 2009
The New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints -- we knew they could score.
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Joe Theismann plans to pass on his scenes in 'The Blind Side'
November 8, 2009
Joe Theismann has a brief but memorable part in "The Blind Side," a soon-to-be-released movie depicting the remarkable story of Baltimore Ravens left tackle Michael Oher.
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Saints put their money where their mouths are
November 6, 2009
The undefeated New Orleans Saints are putting their money where their mouths are.
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Cowboys, Bengals and Broncos go to the proving grounds
November 4, 2009
Are the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos as good as they've seemed at various points this season?
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Brett Favre has found greener pastures with Vikings
November 2, 2009
It all looked so familiar, and yet so strange. Brett Favre walking off the grass at Lambeau Field, fists raised in victory, photographers encircling him like a massive amoeba.
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The Bucs might not stop here
November 2, 2009
Would the NFL's only winless team please stand up?
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Troy Aikman as an Eagle?
November 1, 2009
A future Hall of Fame quarterback donning the uniform of a bitter enemy and coming back to face his old team . . .
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The bad outweigh the good in the NFL
October 30, 2009
The Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints are all 6-0, marking the first time in the modern-era NFL there have been this many undefeated teams through the first seven weeks.
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Tilting the NFL's playing field
October 26, 2009
So much for competitive balance.
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Governor's decision on Industry stadium plan could benefit other California NFL cities
October 23, 2009
What was good news Thursday for people who want to bring pro football back to Los Angeles could wind up being even better news for those California cities that already have NFL teams.
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Three proud NFL franchises feel the cold
October 19, 2009
The New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans -- three proud NFL franchises.
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Giants will get a real test against the Saints
October 14, 2009
They don't pick 'em, they just play 'em. So there's no sense in knocking the New York Giants for their recent string of pushover opponents -- Tampa Bay (0-5), Kansas City (0-5) and Oakland (1-4) -- that surely have left their statistics artificially inflated.
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The Bengals? Hear 'em roar
October 12, 2009
The Cincinnati Bengals once felt like this season's unluckiest team.
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AFC West is raising eyebrows this season
October 9, 2009
As NFL divisions go, the AFC West is the AFC Weirdest.
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49ers may be for real
October 7, 2009
No team did more hitting in training camp than the San Francisco 49ers.
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John Madden's hot fun Sunday
October 5, 2009
Welcome to plasma paradise.
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Raiders unable to sack Rich Gannon
October 2, 2009
The factor that has Rich Gannon silver-and-blacklisted by the Oakland Raiders is one of the many qualities that makes him their impact player of this decade.
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Brett Favre and the Packers plan their reunion
September 30, 2009
Over the course of his illustrious career, Brett Favre has defeated 31 of 32 NFL teams.
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Lions win (and that's not a typo)
September 28, 2009
Detroit's NFL team still starts with an L.
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Adrian Peterson and Frank Gore are running to daylight
September 23, 2009
It didn't take long for the Minnesota Vikings to figure out Brett Favre's best play.
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Jets are dialed in against Patriots
September 21, 2009
Rex Ryan's massive phone-a-friend campaign wound up a party line.
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Holding out in the NFL isn't as easy as it looks
September 18, 2009
Another day, another dollar gone?
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Sam Farmer: Passing comments on Week 1 in the NFL
September 14, 2009
There's no place like home?
