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  • The Colts’ elite eight
    • The Colts’ elite eight
    Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images WIth the men’s NCAA tournament reaching the Elite Eight, let’s take a look at who might be considered the eight best players in franchise history. The teams are set with one game separating them from the Final Four in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Elite Eight kicks off Saturday evening and it got me thinking, who are the eight best Indianapolis ...2024
  • Is Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer?
    • Is Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer?
    Photo by Elsa/Getty Images BBV staff answers that question, with some help from Pro Football Hall of Fame voter Gary Myers Is former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer? Manning is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the first time in 2025, and as long-time NFL columnist and Hall of Fame voter Gary Myers tells us in the YouTube video below, Manni...2024
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  • • Who Is Adam Vinatieri? A Look at the Patriots Kicker’s Legendary Career
    Adam Vinatieri played a major part in the start of the Patriots' dynasty. His clutch field goals finished off a few of Tom Brady's big postseason drives....2024
  • Legacy Check: What’s on the line in Super Bowl LVIII?
    • Legacy Check: What’s on the line in Super Bowl LVIII?
    Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports A lot rides on this game beyond the Lombardi Trophy. Some Super Bowls matter more than others. Of course every Super Bowl has a lot of meaning. The league hands out its championship trophy annually. But some shape the league’s historic narrative more than others. I get the feeling Super Bowl LVIII will go down as one of the defining games of this era. If you...2024
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  • Chiefs’ Market Movers going into Super Bowl LVIII vs. 49ers
    • Chiefs’ Market Movers going into Super Bowl LVIII vs. 49ers
    Photo by PA Wire/PA Images via Getty Images Which Chiefs are trending up (or down) ahead of “the big game?” It all comes down to this. A season full of struggles can be washed away with 60 minutes of mistake-free football. The failures of an entire wide receiver room can be forgotten with a great performance by one rookie. The legacy of Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Andy Reid, Steve Spag...2024
  • Vinatieri among 1st year HOF candidates in 2025
    • Vinatieri among 1st year HOF candidates in 2025
    Kicker Adam Vinatieri, the NFL's all-time leading scorer, QB Eli Manning, RB Marshawn Lynch and LB Luke Kuechly will be among former players with first year of eligibility for the Pro Football Hall of Fame....2024
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  • • Chiefs’ Market Movers going into Super Bowl LVIII vs. 49ers
    2024
  • This Week in Seahawks History: Undefeated dreams end
    • This Week in Seahawks History: Undefeated dreams end
    Photo by Jeff Hanisch/Getty Images Are you ready for a weekly blast from the Seahawks teams of the past? This will be a weekly article series throughout the season looking back on what happened for the Seattle Seahawks 40, 30, 20, and 10 years ago this week. Unfortunately, it’s a loss-filled look-back, including a couple of undefeated runs coming to an end. 40 Years Ago Sunday, October 9...2023
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  • Where are your former Browns now? TE/LS Brian Kinchen
    • Where are your former Browns now? TE/LS Brian Kinchen
    25 questions with a long snapper who has one crazy post-season story The Cleveland Browns of the 1980s were all very good teams that came very close to going to the Super Bowl, but for different reasons failed to get past the AFC Championship Game. Correction: failed to get past John Elway and the Denver Broncos. Tight end and long snapper Brian Kinchen were part of some of those talented rosters...2023
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  • • Colts Schedule Reveals that New Ring of Honor Member May Be Inducted. Who’s Next?
    Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images There’s still a few key holdovers from the Colts’ Super Bowl era that are well deserving of being enshrined into the franchise’s illustrious Ring of Honor. The Indianapolis Colts revealed their gameday themes for the upcoming 2023 season, and it looks like another franchise Ring of Honor member may be inducted before the team’s Week 7 game against the Clev...2023
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  • • Ravens News 6/28: WR1 Search and more
    Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The Ravens’ search for a first-round receiver: A look at the team’s top draft picks, including Breshad Perriman and Zay Flowers Gordon McGuinness, PFF RASHOD BATEMAN Pick 27, 2021 Bateman’s career in Baltimore has been stalled by injuries, robbing him of previous development time early in his career. There were flashes in his rookie campaign, as he surp...2023
  • • Analyzing Colts’ Depth Chart: D/ST
    Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images After the most exciting Colts’ NFL Draft in recent memory, and what was a pedestrian free agency period, we can now start to analyze the state of the Colts’ defensive depth chart and special teams unit. Keep in mind we are still missing the final wave of free agency signings, something general manager Chris Ballard has exploited a lot in the past. De...2023
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  • • Adam Vinatieri: I haven’t given up on playing, but writing’s on the wall
    We last saw kicker Adam Vinatieri on a football field in December 2019 when he went 1-of-4 on field goals for the Colts against the Titans and he would land on injured reserve due to a knee injury a short time later. Vinatieri has been trying to work his way back from that knee injury [more]...2021
  • • Adam Vinatieri’s return hinges on complicated rehab
    Longtime NFL kicker Adam Vinatieri is hoping to come back from last year’s knee injury and play again. If he’s not able to, the 47-year-old will be able to walk away content. Vinatieri told Mike Chappell of Fox59.com that he’s coming to grips with the possibility that his desire to play again may not come [more]...2020
  • • Adam Vinatieri wants to play in 2020, but ongoing quarantine may prevent him from doing so, per report
    The 47-year-kicker is still recovering from knee surgery...2020
  • • Adam Vinatieri hasn’t made a decision about continuing to play
    Adam Vinatieri ended the 2019 season on injured reserve because of a knee injury that required surgery and it remains unknown if the veteran kicker plans to play again. That was the word from Colts head coach Frank Reich during a Tuesday conference call. Reich said he has not spoken to Vinatieri in some time, [more]...2020
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Adam Vinatieri lifestyle

  • • The Tales of Adam Vinatieri, the NFL's Forrest Gump
    2016
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  • • Pro Bowl Stocking Stuffers: Save Room for Russell Wilson, Travis Kelce and More
    2014
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  • • The Can-Do Kid: Becky Hammon's Incredible Journey from Rapid City to the NBA
    2014
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Timeline

  • 2024
    "Manning’s eligibility for the Hall of Fame has commenced alongside Luke Kuechly, Marshawn Lynch, Marshal Yanda, and Adam Vinatieri."

  • 2023
    "In the AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts, one of his passes for an Adam Vinatieri kick was slightly high."

  • 2022
    "A pregame homage to Adam Vinatieri reflects Tucker's respect for the kicker's ability in the clutch, which is a quality that defines Tucker's brilliance."

  • 2021
    "Adam Vinatieri, NFL's all-time leader in points and field goals, had been keeping door open for a possible return, but he closed that on Wednesday."

  • 2020
    "The 36-year-old Gostkowski was the guy who replaced Adam Vinatieri, and he held that job for 14 years, was a part of three Super Bowl titles, and [more]"

  • 2019
    "Colts veteran kicker Adam Vinatieri will undergo season-ending knee surgery and will be placed on injured reserve, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter."

  • 2018
    "His 223 wins are the second-most wins all-time by an NFL player, behind the 225 wins by Adam Vinatieri."

  • 2017
    "His 219 wins are the second-most wins all-time by an NFL player, behind the 224 wins by Adam Vinatieri."

  • 2016
    "One of the greatest kickers in NFL history has decided to keep his career going, as Adam Vinatieri will be back for at least one more season."

  • 2015
    "Adam Vinatieri didn't have the best game in the Pro Bowl, but Team Irvin still managed to pull out a 32-28 victory."

  • 2014
    "Given its size and remote location, Rapid City has produced a striking number of professional athletes: Adam Vinatieri, Mark Ellis, Eric Piatkowski and Hammon, who graduated from Stevens High School in 1995 as the all-time leader in scoring, assists and steals."

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Adam Vinatieri trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Is Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer?
    2024
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  • • Chiefs’ Market Movers going into Super Bowl LVIII vs. 49ers
    2024
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  • • This Week in Seahawks History: Undefeated dreams end
    2023
  • Colts kicker Matt Gay named ‘AFC Special Teams Player of the Week’ for Week 3 heroics
    • Colts kicker Matt Gay named ‘AFC Special Teams Player of the Week’ for Week 3 heroics
    Brent Skeen-USA TODAY Sports Matt Gay had the type of kicking day you dream of this past Sunday, giving the Colts a win, while setting an NFL record. To the surprise of no one, Indianapolis Colts kicker Matt Gay was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his Week 3 heroics on the road against the Baltimore Ravens: File this one under “obviously.”Congrats, @MGtweetymonster! ...2023
  • Colts' kicker, Matt Gay, had one heck of a day
    • Colts' kicker, Matt Gay, had one heck of a day
    Brent Skeen-USA TODAY Sports The Colts biggest free agent acquisition in the offseason came through in a historic fashion The Indianapolis Colts had no business winning this game. They were underdogs heading into the spooky confines of M&T Bank Stadium, what with its ravens and gravestones littered throughout. All the experts backed the birds and for good reason. They just so happened to b...2023
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  • The Kicking Crown 2023: Defining the NFL’s Most Accurate Kickers
    • The Kicking Crown 2023: Defining the NFL’s Most Accurate Kickers
    Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports An annual article series covering the best NFL Kickers Originally, I had an exciting preamble about preparing for the 2023 season in my introduction. But I missed the deadline as I caught a rather nasty case of COVID. So, instead, we’re one week into the NFL season and this will have to do. Cheers. I’ve always had disdain for “the NFL’s most accurate kicker” ti...2023
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  • • Where are your former Browns now? TE/LS Brian Kinchen
    2023
  • • Colts Schedule Reveals that New Ring of Honor Member May Be Inducted. Who’s Next?
    2023
  • • Ravens News 6/28: WR1 Search and more
    2023

Adam Vinatieri stats and results

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    2024
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  • • This Week in Seahawks History: Undefeated dreams end
    2023
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  • Matt Prater named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
    • Matt Prater named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
    Photo by Mike Christy/Getty Images The Arizona Cardinals kicker nailed a 62-yard field goal on top of being perfect on the day. The Arizona Cardinals announced that Matt Prater was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his work against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. From the team: Arizona Cardinals kicker Matt Prater has been named the “NFC Special Teams Player of the Week” for hi...2023
  • • The Kicking Crown 2023: Defining the NFL’s Most Accurate Kickers
    2023
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  • • Colts Schedule Reveals that New Ring of Honor Member May Be Inducted. Who’s Next?
    2023
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  • • A tale of 2 kickers: Why did Jaguars sign Brandon McManus?
    Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images A brief statistical comparison of Riley Patterson and Brandon McManus On Thursday morning, many of us awoke to the news that the Jacksonville Jaguars had signed ex-Broncos kicker Brandon McManus and released now ex-Jags kicker Riley Patterson (later revealed to be traded to Detroit in exchange for a conditional 7th round pick in 2026). Despite the fact th...2023
  • • A Tale of Two Kickers: Why Did The Jaguars Sign Brandon McManus?
    Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images A brief statistical comparison of Riley Patterson and Brandon McManus Thursday morning, many of us awoke to the news that the Jacksonville Jaguars had signed ex-Broncos kicker Brandon McManus and released now ex-Jags kicker Riley Patterson (later revealed to be traded to Detroit in exchange for a conditional 7th round pick in 2026). Despite the fact that ...2023
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  • • Why Brandon McManus was released by the Broncos
    Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post Average play and big relative cap hit are not a good combination. This is a rehashing of the discussion from my cap casualty article linked here. The last remaining link to the SB50 team, Brandon McManus, will make five million in 2023 and would provide a cap savings of 2.5 million if the team parts ways with him. His cap hit for 2023 would be 8th amo...2023
  • • Why Brandon McManus was released by the Broncos
    Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post Average play and big relative cap hit are not a good combination. This is a rehashing of the discussion from my cap casualty article linked here. The last remaining link to the SB50 team, Brandon McManus, will make five million in 2023 and would provide a cap savings of 2.5 million if the team parts ways with him. His cap hit for 2023 would be 8th amo...2023
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  • • 5 draft prospect kickers who could end up in L.A.
    Photo by Lance King/Getty Images It’s back to the well for a kicker competition Projecting kickers for the next level seems to be one of the hardest positions to evaluate. It is only because the kicker position is considered an afterthought that teams don’t often pressure themselves into drafting them before the last two or three rounds, as when they do take those “sure things” at kicker i...2023
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  • • Is Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer?
    2024
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  • • Legacy Check: What’s on the line in Super Bowl LVIII?
    2024
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  • • Where are your former Browns now? TE/LS Brian Kinchen
    2023
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  • • Colts Schedule Reveals that New Ring of Honor Member May Be Inducted. Who’s Next?
    2023
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  • • A tale of 2 kickers: Why did Jaguars sign Brandon McManus?
    2023
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  • • A Tale of Two Kickers: Why Did The Jaguars Sign Brandon McManus?
    2023
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  • • 5 draft prospect kickers who could end up in L.A.
    2023
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  • Best of ManningCast Week 14: Bill Simmons, Keegan-Michael Key, Joe Burrow, Adam Vinatieri
    • Best of ManningCast Week 14: Bill Simmons, Keegan-Michael Key, Joe Burrow, Adam Vinatieri
    Watch the best moments of the Manning brothers on "Monday Night Football" during the Week 14 matchup between the New England Patriots and the Arizona Cardinals....2022
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  • How Adam Vinatieri (and Drew Brees' stepmom) helped influence Justin Tucker's career
    • How Adam Vinatieri (and Drew Brees' stepmom) helped influence Justin Tucker's career
    2022
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  • • Adam Vinatieri will reportedly return to Colts in 2019
    Adam Vinatieri has accomplished more in his career than most other NFL kickers combined, but the 46-year-old is not ready to hang it up just yet. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Vinatieri and the Indianapolis Colts are finalizing a one-year deal to keep him with the team for his 24th NFL season. Vinatieri missed an extra point and a 23-yard field goal against the Kansas City Chiefs in the divisi...2019
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Top Adam Vinatieri news

  • • Adam Vinatieri struggles in Team Irvin's Pro Bowl win
    Adam Vinatieri didn't have the best game in the Pro Bowl, but Team Irvin still managed to pull out a 32-28 victory. Around The NFL's Conor Orr examines the takeaways from Sunday's game....2015
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  • • Colts' 42-Year-Old K Adam Vinatieri Gets Drug Tested Day After Making 53-Yard FG
    2015
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  • • We Remember: 13th Anniversary of Raiders-Patriots 'Tuck Rule' Game
    2015
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  • • Corey Brewer Reveals He Was Randomly Drug Tested After Career-High 51 Points
    2015
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  • • Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Cowboys Are Worst-Case Scenario for Packers
    2015
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  • • Adam Vinatieri Announces He Will Return for 21st Season: Comments, Reaction
    2016
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  • • Adam Vinatieri not 'happy' with narrower goal posts
    Adam Vinatieri missed a pair of 35-yard extra points, and a 38-yard field goal in Sunday's Pro Bowl. Afterward, the veteran kicker wondered what effects narrower goal posts might have on his position....2015
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  • • Patriots releasing kicker Stephen Gostkowski
    If the Patriots will let Tom Brady walk, they’ll let anybody walk. According to Jim McBride of the Boston Globe, the Patriots are cutting kicker  Stephen Gostkowski today. The 36-year-old Gostkowski was the guy who replaced Adam Vinatieri, and he held that job for 14 years, was a part of three Super Bowl titles, and [more]...2020
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Adam Vinatieri fantasy rankings and news

  • • Patriots Quotes 2/1
    2017
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  • • Fantasy Football Week 7 Rankings: Top Players and Matchups for All Positions
    2016
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  • • Monday Morning Hangover: An Anarchist's Guide to the Wild-Card Race
    2015
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  • • Monday Morning Hangover: The Dolphins Must Do More Than Fire Philbin
    2015
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  • • Pro Bowl 2015: Score, MVPs and Twitter Reaction for Team Carter vs. Team Irvin
    2015
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  • • Pro Bowl 2015: Day 1 Fantasy Draft Results for Team Carter vs. Team Irvin
    2015
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  • • Pro Bowl Stocking Stuffers: Save Room for Russell Wilson, Travis Kelce and More
    2014
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  • • Colts Offense Must Improve to Become an Elite Unit
    2014
  • • Fantasy Football Week 16: Rankings, Projections and Waiver-Wire Tips
    2014
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  • • Week 15 Fantasy Football Rankings: Position-by-Position Breakdown
    2014
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  • • The Colts’ elite eight
    2024
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    2024
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  • • Legacy Check: What’s on the line in Super Bowl LVIII?
    2024
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  • • Chiefs’ Market Movers going into Super Bowl LVIII vs. 49ers
    2024
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  • The Colts have lost eight in a row to the Steelers. That ends on Saturday.
    • The Colts have lost eight in a row to the Steelers. That ends on Saturday.
    Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The Colts and Steelers meet for a Saturday matchup with much at stake. If there was ever a team that Indianapolis Colts have struggled to beat, it has to be the Pittsburgh Steelers. The current losing streak is at eight games with an equal four on the road and four at home. While some games have been within reach, others have been blowouts. Over the cou...2023
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  • • Colts kicker Matt Gay named ‘AFC Special Teams Player of the Week’ for Week 3 heroics
    2023
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  • • The Kicking Crown 2023: Defining the NFL’s Most Accurate Kickers
    2023
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  • • Where are your former Browns now? TE/LS Brian Kinchen
    2023
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  • • Colts Schedule Reveals that New Ring of Honor Member May Be Inducted. Who’s Next?
    2023
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  • • What if Dick Vermeil didn’t retire after Rams ‘99 Super Bowl win as GSOT?
    Photo by Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images How different could the NFL have looked? At the conclusion of his historic season as the architect of The Greatest Show on Turf, Dick Vermeil decided to retire after having led the St. Louis Rams to the 1999 Super Bowl championship. But what if he hadn’t retired and what if Mike Martz didn’t take over starting in 2000? Could the Rams h...2023
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Adam Vinatieri rumors, scandals

  • • Legacy Check: What’s on the line in Super Bowl LVIII?
    2024
  • • Where are your former Browns now? TE/LS Brian Kinchen
    2023
  • • Adam Vinatieri finalizing one-year deal with Colts, per report
    The legend of Adam Vinatieri will continue to grow for at least one more season, as the kicker is reportedly finalizing a one-year deal to play for the Indianapolis Colts. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the news Friday morning on Twitter. Vinatieri, 46, is the NFL’s all-time scoring leader. He passed up the great Morten Anderson this past season and has many legendary moments in huge games under hi...2019
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  • Touch the Titles: AFC Championship Trophies On Display
    • Touch the Titles: AFC Championship Trophies On Display
    The New England Patriots face the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium on Sunday in their seventh consecutive AFC Championship Playoff appearance and 14th overall. The Patriots won conference titles in 1985, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014 and 2016. They lost their bid to reach the Super Bowl in 2006, 2012, 2013 and 2015. With those nine AFC Championships come nine Lamar Hunt Trophies...2018
  • • Patriots Quotes 2/1
    2017
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  • • NFL Playoff Picture Has Been Reshaped by the Two-Point Runback
    2016
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  • • Colts vs. Jets: Score and Twitter Reaction for Monday Night Football
    2016
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  • • Kicking in the NFL Is Really '3 Seconds of Hell'
    2016
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  • • Monday Morning Hangover: An Anarchist's Guide to the Wild-Card Race
    2015
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  • • Monday Morning Hangover: The Dolphins Must Do More Than Fire Philbin
    2015

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