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...beneath tacklers, picking up four or five yards when most backs would be lucky to get one. "You're like, 'Man, how'd he do that?'" says Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, whose team beat the Chargers 16-13 in October and could face them again in the AFC title game. "It's like landing a body blow. They...
...TURNS OUT THAT QUARTERbacks can play defense too. With a little over a minute left in an AFC playoff game, Indianapolis Colts defensive back Nick Harper, his team down three points, picked up a fumble by the Pittsburgh Steelers near the Colts' 1-yd. line and ran for what should have been a touchdown. But Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hustled to trip Harper, saving the game for the Steelers, who went on to win the Super Bowl...
...biggest problems go far beyond the guy under center.Unfortunately for me, I’m not the coach of the Denver Broncos—Mike Shanahan is.He’s the coach of a Denver team that sits at 7-4, tied for second in the AFC West and still poised to grab a Wild Card spot in the NFL playoffs less than six weeks away. And it was his decision to name rookie Jay Cutler the starter for the final five Bronco games, replacing the inconsistent, oft-criticized Jake Plummer at quarterback.Being from the Mile High City, it?...
...WERE READY TO RETIRE AFTER LAST SEASON, BUT QUARTERBACK BEN ROETHLISBERGER PERSUADED YOU TO STICK AROUND. HOW DID HE DO THAT? Well, during the AFC championship game last year, we were on the sideline together, watching the clock dwindle away, knowing we had lost a beautiful opportunity to go to the Super Bowl. With tears in our eyes and snot coming down and everything, he asked me to come back and promised he would get me to the Super Bowl. And I believed...
...into the National Football League's biggest arena--New York--and has no fear," says Cutcliffe. "He'll succeed, and he knows he'll succeed." So far, his best moments have come in high-pressure situations. He threw a game-winning touchdown pass with five seconds left against the AFC West--leading Denver Broncos and led the Giants to last-minute, game-tying scores in losing efforts against Minnesota and the Dallas Cowboys. In a 27-17 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, he tossed two of his three touchdown strikes in the fourth quarter...