50 years of real Cleveland winners (slideshow)The Plain Dealer (blog)Cleveland’s sense of worth shouldn’t suffer because its last major league sports title came in 1964, when the original Browns won the NFL championship — beating…
Colts.comIt was a one-game improvement from 2012, but Tennessee changed coaches and has Ken Whisenhunt at the helm. Colts.com looks at the Titans. INDIANAPOLIS – Tennessee had a second-place finish in the AFC South in…
Colts.comThe Texans won the AFC South in 2011 (10-6) and 2012 (12-4), but fell to fourth in the division. Gary Kubiak, who suffered a medical event at halftime of the Texans’ home game against the…
The Plain DealerFor members of that ’64 Browns team, recollections of the 27-0 title-game trouncing of the Baltimore Colts remain intact, but memories of the celebration and aftermath of Cleveland’s most recent championship have faded….
CBSSports.comThe 2013 draft was the first time in 50 years that a running back was not selected in the first round. History appears likely to repeat itself, especially given shockingly slow times from some of…
Bleacher ReportFor players whose draft stocks are more in flux, the combine is a legitimate opportunity to improve one’s draft stock. Along with impressing in positional drills and in interviews with NFL teams, running fast,…
Indianapolis StarThe Colts hired Rob Chudzinski — fired in December as Cleveland’s head coach after one season — to be special assistant to head coach Chuck Pagano. “Rob and I have a long professional relationship…
Indianapolis StarWith an NFL-record 98 college underclassemen having declared for May’s draft, there’s a good chance some of the players selected by the Colts this year won’t have played in any of the college all-star…
USA TODAYStanford defensive coordinator Derek Mason has emerged as the leading candidate to be Vanderbilt’s next football coach. 247Sports.com is reporting that the deal is close. Mason, who was believed to be the favorite all…
USA TODAYJim Caldwell watched every pass Matthew Stafford threw this year to prepare for his interview with the Detroit Lions. Next year, he’ll have an even better vantage point. The Lions hired Caldwell to be…
Jim Caldwell, who led the Indianapolis Colts to their last Super Bowl win, and was offensive coordinator to the defending Super Bowl Champion Ravens from the 2012 NFL Season, has been hired as the Detroit…
ABC NewsThe Patriots’ streak of 11 postseason games as a favorite is over. For the first time since the AFC championship game against Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts in 2007, New England is a…
USA TODAYFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Robert Mathis was asked the other day if he would deem the Indianapolis Colts’ season a success if they fell short of a Super Bowl appearance in New Jersey in February….
Boston.comWhen Bill Belichick praises LeGarrette Blount — something that is becoming as familiar from the coach during Patriots postgame media festivities as the phrase “all three phases” — he is always quick to cite a…
USA TODAYFOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Another week, another deep hole. But this time, there would be no miracle comeback for the Indianapolis Colts. Just too much Tom Brady. And way too much LeGarrette Blount. BOX SCORE:…
USA TODAYThe New England Patriots used a vicious ground game to defeat the Indianapolis Colts 43-22 on Saturday in the AFC divisional playoffs. Below are grades for each team. THE Q: Patriots’ new formula? GROSS:Andrew…
NBCSports.comFor the eighth time in the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era, the Patriots are heading to the AFC Championship Game. New England kept it on the ground to beat Indianapolis on Saturday night, with LeGarrette Blount…
Boston HeraldNew England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady congratulates running back LeGarrette Blount on his first quarter touchdown in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Gillette Stadium on Saturday January 11, 2014.Former Patriots WR Branch inactive…
The Star-Ledger – NJ.comCOLTS at PATRIOTS, 8:15 P.M., CH. 2. COMMON OPPONENTS The Patriots went 1-1 against the Dolphins this season and the Colts went 0-1. Both teams lost to the Bengals, but the Colts…
USA TODAYConsider the path the Indianapolis Colts have taken to advance to the AFC divisional playoffs, and there is no denying the statements they made along the way with victories against quality opponents. The Colts…
Fort Wayne Journal GazetteFOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Tom Brady has been leading successful comebacks for more than a decade. Andrew Luck is just getting started. One of them should have a chance to do that again…
San Francisco ChronicleNew Orleans (12-5) at Seattle (13-3). When: 1:35 p.m. Saturday TV/Radio: Channel: 2 Channel: 40 / (680). Line: Seahawks by 8. Series record: Seahawks lead 7-6. Last meeting: Seahawks beat Saints 34-7 on…
San Francisco ChronicleFacebook made these county-by-county maps of who’s rooting for who in this weekend’s NFL playoff games. It’s based on Facebook likes, and it’s pretty cool. Some takeaways: The entire south loves the Saints;…
Boston.comFOXBOROUGH — Struck with a cold and donning a knit cap, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady addressed the media ahead of Saturday’s divisional playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts. It will be the quarterback’s 25th playoff…
Patriots.comThis week’s game will be the fourth postseason meeting between the two teams. The Patriots are 2-1 in the postseason against the Colts. The Patriots beat Indianapolis, 24-14, in the 2003 AFC Championship Game and…
Boston HeraldOUT ON A LIMB: With Deion Branch one of the last successful Pats wide receivers to come out of the draft, now is a good time for the team to focus on a solid…
FOXSports.comKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alex Smith did something Saturday no other quarterback in NFL playoff history has managed — throw four touchdowns with no interceptions, and still come away with a loss. There are probably…
Boston.comThe road was kind in the wild-card round. The next challenge might be more daunting for the Saints, 49ers and Chargers. Not to mention the Colts, the only team to win at home this weekend….
Enterprise NewsIn just his second season in the NFL and at 24 years of age, the Indianapolis Colts’ Andrew Luck is, in Bill Belichick’s opinion, “one of the top quarterbacks in this league already.” The…
NorthJersey.comFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick can prepare his players to stop Andrew Luck now that they’re set to play the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC divisional round. The teams will…
SB NationThat fumble return was reminiscent of the 2007 AFC Championship game, when the Colts fumbled but center Jeff Saturday picked it up for a score. In that game, the Colts pulled off a stunning…
Los Angeles TimesDid a lucky bounce, or play, help quarterback Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts win their first-round playoff game Saturday when they staged the second-biggest comeback in NFL playoff history? Think again. Sometimes…
Boston GlobeINDIANAPOLIS — When the day comes and Tom Brady is no longer the franchise quarterback of the Patriots, the Foxborough Faithful can only hope that his replacement is as worthy of the post as…
USA TODAYKansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith threw for four touchdowns, no interceptions and more than 350 yards in Saturday’s 45-44 wild-card loss to the Indianapolis Colts. It was a historic performance for all the…
The West AustralianNow we got to get ready for Seattle,” said Saints linebacker Curtis Lofton. Brees was 20-of-30 for 250 yards with a touchdown, while Mark Ingram rushed 18 times for 97 yards and a…
CBSSports.comOne of the best things that an NFL quarterback ever told me was that any passer in the league could play it safe and throw 18 touchdown passes and four or five interceptions. “That’s not…
New York TimesINDIANAPOLIS — Lucas Oil Stadium — the house that Peyton Manning built — opened in 2008, two seasons after Manning led the Indianapolis Colts to a victory in Super Bowl XLI. Four years…
USA TODAYIt feels both cliche and reductionist to attribute Indianapolis’s wild touchdown early in the fourth quarter to luck, as the Colts signal caller put on a quarterbacking clinic for the entire drive and also…
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Chicago TribuneINDIANAPOLIS — The Kansas City Chiefs lost their best offensive player on the opening drive of their AFC wild-card game against the Colts Saturday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium. Running back Jamaal Charles was…
