Whatever the reason, National Football League executives apparently experienced a Christmas week turnaround of Scrooge-like proportions with Wednesday's announcement that Saturday's New England Patriots-New York Giants game will be the first ...

The game against the New York Giants, in which the Patriots could become the first NFL team to go 16-0 in the regular season, was originally scheduled to be shown only on the NFL Network, which is available in fewer than 40 percent of the nation's ...

Burress' petulant and pouty reputation was why Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, sparking a locker room drama, chided Burress last year for "quitting" on a play during a loss ... "His desire has always been to be a player his teammates ...

It would have been 15-1 if Tom Brady hadn't pulled off his fourth fourth-quarter comeback of the season to beat the New York Giants 38-35 on Saturday night ... The 1934 Bears led the NFL title game 10-3 at halftime on a slippery field but lost ...

Umenyiora spent part of last week questioning whether Light played dirty during the regular-season finale, when the Pats edged the Giants, 38- 35, to register the second perfect regular season in NFL history ... " The Giants sacked Brady only once ...

Parcells declared himself "retired" in 1991 after eight seasons and two Super Bowl titles as the Giants' coach, and again in 2000 after he left the Jets, which he had coached to their first AFC title game in 16 years ... " That initial 17-year run ...

The Packers lost to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship game in January ... He beat out Giants general manager Jerry Reese, who received ...

  See you in Canton! Steve McNair Years: 1995-2007 Teams: Tennessee Titans , Baltimore Ravens Passing yards: 31,304 Rushing yards: 3,590 Steve Young Years: 1985-1999 Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers , San ...

In his 19 seasons as a head coach in the NFL he's transformed the Giants, Patriots, Jets and Cowboys into contenders. He won two Super Bowl rings with the Giants and has led his teams to the postseason 13 ...

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK New York City is planning a ticker-tape parade to celebrate the Giants' Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots. The parade is scheduled for Tuesday at 11 ...

  See you in Canton! Steve McNair Years: 1995-2007 Teams: Tennessee Titans , Baltimore Ravens Passing yards: 31,304 Rushing yards: 3,590 Steve Young Years: 1985-1999 Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers , San ...

It meant something to the Giants, who ignored local cries to rest the regulars with a playoff game a week away ... "Best in the (expletive) business!" Moss yelled as he left the Giants Stadium ...

  Steve, see you in Canton! Steve McNair Years: 1995-2007 Teams: Tennessee Titans , Baltimore Ravens Passing yards: 31,304 Rushing yards: 3,590 Steve Young Years: 1985-1999 Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers , ...

He played his first nine seasons in Minnesota and has also had stints with the Cubs, Giants and Orioles. 12/27 16:01:51 ET ...

 The ongoing pain of the Phalin-McCain campaign:   By David D Kirkpatrick and Charles Duhigg   Senator John McCain’s campaign manager was paid more than $30,000 a month ...