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Living down the hype: All 26 games that were flexed out of Sunday Night...

The Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers were flexed out of Week 15 Sunday Night Football. Here is a look at every NFL game flexed out of (...)

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Boston Globe celebrates 15th anniversary of Doug Flutie's dropkick

A fantastic anniversary piece by the Boston Globe to commemorate the game 15 years ago when Doug Flutie hit a dropkick for the New England Patriots. Always a fun and memorable part of my career, thank...

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Familiar foe: 15 NFL wild-card playoff games that were season-finale rematches

The Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers, who met in Week 17, play in the AFC wild-card. See all 15 times this has happened in the NFL (...)

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Browns, Bucs, Bills won. Which NFL teams have the longest playoff win...

The Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers won on wild-card weekend. See the updated active playoff win droughts in the (...)

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Fight On! USC represented in 48 of 55 Super Bowls

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12 NFL coaches who are branches on the Marty Schottenheimer coaching tree

Marty Schottenheimer had a tremendous impact on the NFL. Here is a look at 12 coaches who were once assistants for Schottenheimer.

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17 NFL Defensive Player of the Year winners who finished their careers with...

The Houston Texans released J.J. Watt. Here are 17 other NFL Defensive Player of the Year winners who finished out their career elsewhere.

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Each NFL team's position that has remained unsolved for years

Some NFL teams are perpetually blessed at certain positions. The Green Bay Packers haven’t had uncertainty at quarterback since 1992. It always seems like the Chicago Bears have a ferocious middle...

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What have the 49ers done with the No. 3 overall draft pick?

The San Francisco 49ers made a deal with the Miami Dolphins to acquire the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. Assuredly the NFC West club is going to use that pick on a quarterback. After all,...

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6 times the Dolphins had multiple first-round draft picks and the results

The Miami Dolphins have been busy. On Friday, the Dolphins traded their No. 3 overall pick (thanks, Houston) to the San Francisco 49ers for a decent haul. Then, Miami went wheeling and dealing with the...

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TRIVIA QUIZ: Great quarterbacks in NFL history

There is little doubt as to which position is the most prominent on a football field. Quarterbacks are the decision-makers who handle the ball on virtually every offensive play. They get too much...

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Tom Brady breaks NFL single-season record for pass completions

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady added to his lengthy NFL résumé on Sunday afternoon against the Carolina Panthers. The seven-time Super Bowl champion broke the league’s single-season record...

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The 13 worst coaching tenures in NFL history

The conclusion of the NFL regular season inevitably triggers an annual personnel bloodletting, as head coaches who failed to meet great expectations are dismissed. So as this year’s class of fired...

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The best NFL head coaching hire of every season since 2000

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One-Two Punch: 4 times the top 2 seeds in a conference were knocked out in...

The Los Angeles Rams knocked off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday afternoon at Raymond James Stadium. Combined with the San Francisco 49ers edging the Green Bay Packers 19-16 off the boot of Robbie...

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SUPER LIST: Ranking every Super Bowl from best to worst

What was the most exciting Super Bowl? Conversely, which one was the least exciting? And where do the other 53 big games fit into the equation? Touchdown Wire has researched every Super Bowl since the...

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How did the last kicker drafted by each NFL team do as a rookie?

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NFL combine: Top 10 historical marks in every drill

The NFL Scouting Combine has developed into the ultimate pro football talent showcase over the past several decades. Prospects travel to Indianapolis looking to boost their stock for the NFL draft by...

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PUTRID PACTS: Ranking the 13 worst contracts in NFL history

What are the worst contracts in NFL history? Touchdown Wire aims to answer that question with a list of dubious deals for the ages. Jared Goff, Carson Wentz and Michael Vick are just a few of the...

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5 teams Franco Harris dominated in his career

Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris passed away Wednesday at age 72. Harris, who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1972-83 and then with the Seattle Seahawks in 1984, was a...

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