The lasting image from the Bears' trip to San Francisco was 49ers defensive end Aldon Smith running amok.
No more end-zone spikes for a while from Rob Gronkowski.
Former Houston Texans punter Brett Hartmann has sued the county agency that operates Reliant Stadium, blaming "unsafe turf" for a possibly career-ending knee injury.
There's a very good reason why coaches on NFL and college football sidelines this weekend are dressed exactly like the guys down at your car wash _ or maybe it's the other way around.

Another game was slipping away from the New England Patriots down the stretch. This time, their opponent made the biggest mistakes.
Tim Tebow might add a new job title to an already-lengthy list.

Tim Tebow might add a new job title to an already-lengthy list.
The worn-out notebook with the blue cover that Scott Pioli drags out of pile of paperwork on his desk is from 1994. The handwriting inside of it, mostly scouting reports on college players from a bygone era, is tiny and deliberate.
Vince Lombardi, not to mention Woody Hayes, would love what the 49ers, Patriots, Texans, Chiefs and Giants have been doing recently. It might be longer than three yards and a cloud of dust, but those teams have run to daylight enough to make the ground game viable in the NFL again.