NFL Wire News

  • Week 9 Preview: Falcons at 49ers

    The Sports Xchange Atlanta Falcons (6-2) at San Francisco 49ers (2-6) Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, at Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. – TV: FOX *TV announcers: Chris Myers, Ronde Barber, Jennifer Hale *Keys to the game: After a red-hot start to the season, the Falcons’ offense has sputtered through a rash of penalties and... [Read More]

  • Week 9 Preview: Jaguars at Jets

    The Sports Xchange Jacksonville Jaguars (2-5) at New York Jets (4-3) Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. – TV: CBS *TV announcers: Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Jamie Erdahl *Keys to the game: Depending on who was counting, the Jets missed at least 19 tackles during last week’s loss at Oakland.... [Read More]

  • Week 9 Preview: Dolphins at Bills

    The Sports Xchange Miami Dolphins (3-4) at Buffalo Bills (3-4) Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, N.Y. – TV: CBS *TV announcers: Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots *Keys to the game: Both teams are in the midst of critical stretches, with Miami 1-1 in the heart of a stretch of four... [Read More]

  • Niners’ York turning San Francisco scourge

    The Sports Xchange A quarter-century ago, the World Series in the Bay Area was interrupted by an earthquake. Now, as we prepare to head to the Bay Area for Super Bowl 50 in three months, an earthquake of another kind is taking place among the area’s two NFL franchises. The Oakland Raiders, who had... [Read More]

  • Cooney: NFL ripe with the stench of desperation

    The Sports Xchange As the National Football League limps into the halfway mark of the season, there is something distinctive in the air — the smell of desperation. While the league’s ubiquitous PR department praises a high tide of undefeated teams, four, the more prevalent news is carried by the stench from an undercurrent... [Read More]

  • Packers sticking with Clements as play-caller

    The Sports Xchange GREEN BAY, Wis. — Despite obvious shortcomings on offense in recent games and quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ airing grievances, head coach Mike McCarthy isn’t in favor of making a midseason change in the relay points of play calls. McCarthy made it clear Wednesday that he’s sticking by his offseason decision to relinquish... [Read More]

  • Ground game has fueled Raiders’ success

    The Sports Xchange ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders’ success this season has come when they were even moderately successful on the ground. The Raiders are 4-0 when they rush for 70 or more yards, and their most recent victory came with Latavius Murray getting 113 yards against the previous stout Jets. Oakland had... [Read More]