National Football League Blogcast, NFL Blogcast
This is why we love the National Football League, right? Even if your team came out on the losing end of one of these games, you have to appreciate the beauty of the fantastic finish. And five of today’s games had ‘em. If you were watching the 1 p.m. ET games on DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket Game Mix, good for you. You got your money’s worth. Four of the five fantastic finishes were early games ending at roughly the same time:

After trailing for most of the game, Minnesota Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell hit a 26-yard …read more

Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
While Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson was busy breaking two NFL records, San Diego Chargers DB Antonio Cromartie set one of his own in the same game. After Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell missed a 57-yard field goal, Antonio made an incredible catch in the back of the end zone, kept his feet in-bounds, then ran 109+ yards for a touchdown and the longest play in NFL history. It was meaningless in terms of the outcome of the game, but it was one of the most athletic plays I’ve ever seen — really an …read more

Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
Minnesota Vikings rookie RB Adrian Peterson looked like he was back at Oklahoma today. AD (All Day, his nickname) ran over, around and through what used to be one of the NFL’s best defenses as he piled up 224 yards and three TDs on only 20 carries in a 34-31 win over the Chicago Bears. The Vikings hung on to win the game on Ryan Longwell’s career-long 55-yard FG as time expired. Ironically, AD returned a kickoff 53 yards to setup the game-winning kick.
Adrian’s afternoon included TD runs of 67 and 73 yards …read more