“American football” on The Daily Caller

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Navy might want to bring a dry dock. (more)

On a day when the Giants blew a 21-point fourth-quarter lead, the Detroit Lions snapped a 26-game road losing streak, the NFC West Division-leading teams fell to 6-8, and Tim Tebow ran for a 40-yard touchdown and passed for a 33-yard touchdown in his first NFL start, it was fitting that even the teams from the most recent Super Bowl had to scramble to maintain their equilibrium. (more)

Musings, observations and the occasional insight from the Bears’ playoff-clinching drubbing of the Vikings in the frigid environs of Minnesota…. (more)

As highlight clips go, Michael Vick’s performance for Woodbury Nissan can’t match his spree Sunday at the Meadowlands. (more)

Quarterbacks (more)

Michael Vick, who was banned by the judge who sentenced him on dogfighting charges from ever owning another dog, says he misses being a dog owner and would like to have one as a pet someday. (more)

DENVER – Bronco great John Elway says he has spoken to the team’s owner and chief operating officer about joining the staff, but he says no offers have been made, yet. (more)

Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis shut down so many receivers last season that teammates started calling his turf Revis Island, where opposing players were inevitably marooned. (more)

The NFL wrapped up its two-month Brett Favre investigation on Tuesday, Jenn Sterger’s attorney told the Daily News, and it is now up to Commissioner Roger Goodell to decide what punishment – if any – is appropriate for the aging quarterback, who allegedly sent X-rated photos and voicemails to the TV personality in 2008. (more)

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has surpassed Peyton Manning in the overall lead for Pro Bowl voting. (more)

Steve Largent is my favorite football player of all time. He also delivered my favorite hit of all time. The story behind the hit goes something like this. (more)

FOXBOROUGH — They are a team that gives you chills on those freezing nights in December — just like in the good old days at the beginning of the century. (more)

In a move that was both sudden and carefully planned, the Broncos management team of Pat Bowlen and Joe Ellis ended the brief but stormy era of Josh McDaniels by firing the head coach Monday afternoon. (more)

Editors Note: Have a question for Matt Labash? Submit it here (more)

INDIANAPOLIS – From the Colts’ viewpoint, what happened here last Sunday night was a product of San Diego’s No. 1-ranked defense. Surely the same awful things would not transpire when facing the Cowboys’ 23rd-ranked defense. (more)

On the 19th day, the Eagles will rest. (more)

NFL Superbowl champ Tom Brady is the new face of Uggs for men. (more)

As NFL teams jostle down the stretch with the finish line fast approaching, several division grudge matches loom large in Week 13, games that will help shape the playoff picture. (more)

The Jets aren’t the only ones after Tom Brady’s scalp. So is Mother Nature. (more)

CHICAGO – This loss unfolded in eerily familiar fashion. (more)