NFC West

All around the NFL, this figures to be a landmark week for the men who carry clipboards and draw up Xs and O's. Joe Vitt has returned to the New Orleans Saints as interim coach, his six-game suspension behind him. Carolina's Ron Rivera is facing...

Nine months ago, everybody in Dolphin Land sat motionless for more than a week while Jeff "Hamlet" Fisher tried to make up his mind. Should he coach the team that once employed Flipper or the one that used to deploy Flipper Anderson? Dolphins or Rams?...

Their passes might sail high, but three NFL quarterbacks have landed far short of expectations. Kansas City's Matt Cassel, Seattle's Russell Wilson, and the New York Jets' Mark Sanchez aren't the only starting quarterbacks who are struggling —...

Two years ago, the NFC West was a joke. Four teams, four losing records. The Seattle Seahawks became the first team in history to win a division and reach the postseason at 7-9. Fast forward to today, and the NFC West is, top to bottom, the best...

NFL Network Thursday Night Football 2012 schedule Click here to get a FREE printable 2012 NFL TV Schedule! NFL Network gets an expanded 13-game schedule of Thursday Night Football this season, and it kicks off on Sept. 13 with an old-school NFC North...

NFL playoff schedule 2013 begins Saturday, Jan. 5, with two wild-card games on NBC and continues Sunday, Jan. 5, on CBS and FOX. From the NFL: NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE 2013 NFL WILD CARD WEEKEND Saturday, January 5 AFC: 4:30 PM (ET) Cincinnati at Houston...

Obituaries this week: The Rams are better than I thought they'd be this season as new head coach Jeff Fisher has brought some legitimacy to St. Louis, but they're still far away from being contenders. The defensive line looks like......

ESPN and NFL Network present live coverage of the 2012 NFL Draft from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Coverage begins with Round 1 on Thursday, April 26, at 8pm ET. Coverage resumes with Rounds 2-3 on Friday at 7pm ET and concludes with Rounds 4-7...

  The NFL playoffs begin Jan. 7 with two wild-card games on NBC as the Cincinnati Bengals visit the Houston Texans at 4:30pm ET in an AFC matchup, followed by the NFC game with the Detroit Lions at the New Orleans Saints. Sunday's playoff games have the...

As part of the NBC Sports Group, Golf Channel is getting into the swing of Super Bowl XLVI with a special featuring David Feherty, golf commentator and host of the Feherty interview show on the network. Feherty Live will be taped on Friday in Indianapolis...

Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss the surprising Detroit Lions, who have gone from a 0-16 season in 2008 to a 4-0 start this year. Check back throughout the day for more responses and weigh in by voting in......

I was distracted by softball last Sunday. And then sore, very sore, on Monday. We lost our benefit softball doubleheader to the Pates Oldtimers Blue. I think the scores were 13-11 and 18-14. My memory is vague because I got knocked to the ground by one of...