http://www.nflmanifesto.com Starting point for all NFL News Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:30:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A word to the wise, Don't look past these Patriots just yet. The New England Patriots are returning to the playoffs and although San Diego and Indianapolis are the current sexy picks to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl either or both will probably have to defeat the Patriots ... http://www.nflmanifesto.com/?p=952 Peters observations on all the Week 16 action can be found here...SI\'s Peter King Week 16 MMQB http://www.nflmanifesto.com/?p=949 The Dallas Cowboys are going back to the playoffs. The only question that remains is will they enter the playoffs as the division champ or a wild card participant. he Cowboys shut out the Washington Redskins 17-0 on Sunday night to set up next weeks match up against the Philadelphia ... http://www.nflmanifesto.com/?p=946 If a 13 win team ever had reason to panic the New Orleans Saints may have found it. How does a dominant team race out to a 17 point lead at home against a struggling (2 win) team with a rookie QB and manage to lose. In one of the ... http://www.nflmanifesto.com/?p=943 The New York Frauds are still alive for one of the remaining AFC wild card spots and they have Colts Head Coach Jim Caldwell to thank for the after Christmas gift. Caldwell pulled a majority of his offensive weapons in the 3rd quarter including QB Peyton Manning and leading 15-10. ... http://www.nflmanifesto.com/?p=939 The New York Giants were playing for they're playoff lives as well as trying to close out Giant Stadium in winning fashion. The Carolina Panthers would not allow it. The Panthers rolled into Giant Stadium and then rolled over the Giants in an old fashioned butt-kicking. The question is.... where ... http://www.nflmanifesto.com/?p=936 Blow it up. Blow it all up. That is what the Seahawks fans must be hoping for in the latest of a seasons full of humiliating losses. Yesterdays play by the Seahawks wasn't just soft but gutless as well. If QB Matt Hasselbeck is not playing with an undisclosed injury ... http://www.nflmanifesto.com/?p=932 The Dallas Cowboys cut kicker Nick Folk Monday after his missed 24 yard field goal almost cost the Cowboys a victory against the New Orlean saints on Saturday night. They replaced him with Kicker Shaun Suisham who was cut 2 weeks ago by the Washington Redskins who missed a 23 ... http://www.nflmanifesto.com/?p=926 The G-Men completely dominated the Washington Redskins Monday Night to keep they're playoff hopes alive. They cannot win the NFC East but they can still possibly make the playoffs as a wild card team. In a game that was a must win, the Giants played like the veteran team that ... http://www.nflmanifesto.com/?p=923 Cleveland got they're man. Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner announced that Mike Holmgren had accepted in principle the Browns offer to become President of football operations. Holmgren who turned around the fortunes of the Green Bay Packers and most recently the Seattle Seahawks will have his hands full in the ... http://www.nflmanifesto.com/?p=920