Bob Ellington's NFL Links

Image Copyright © 2009 Reuters, All Rights Reserved. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (R) hands the Vince Lombardi Trophy to his teammate Santonio Holmes (L) after their team defeated the Arizona Cardinals to win the NFL's Super Bowl XLIII.

Schedules:   ESPN     NFL.com         Scores:   S.I. Scores     NFL.com

The Weekly Basics

It's a "shovel pass"; not shuffle, not shuttle... shovel!   (shovel pass discussion)

30-point pool template - click and save or print
NFL.com:     News    Standings    Teams    Injuries
Don Best's:    Injury Report    Fast Facts
Game Day Weather:    Sports Network   Vegas Insider
NFL Stadiums and Divisions (on this site)      NFL Stadiums (pre-2002)
4 NFL Picks.com NFL Stadiums, Head Coaches, and Surfaces
NFL TV Distribution Maps by J.P. Kirby (uploaded by Wednesday each week.)
FreeFootballRadio.com - Your game isn't on TV? Listen to it here. (Click on "Schedule")

Line and Stats

Usually a Good Bet (Against The Spread):  The Underdog at Home

Daily NFL Line:   Vegas Insider      ESPN      Covers      Sports Network
The Betting Edge (not just football)
Covers.com:   Homepage      Power Rankings      NFL Print Sheet (Tue. 6am)      All Print Sheets
PlayoffStatus.com - Probabilities, Strength of Schedules, Magic Numbers... Unique Statistics!
NFL Statistics - Team Rankings (Great site from the Seattle PI )
Hank's Sports Picks & Power Rankings
Beatpaths - wins, losses, and who beat who
Sonny Moore's NFL Power Ratings
TwoMinuteWarning Office Pool Picks (posted Tuesday by 6pm ET)
NFL picks, statistics, computer match-ups (more than you need)

Links to Major NFL Sites

Kick early; go for it late.

NFL on Wikipedia -- Everything. The great NFL site.
CBS SportsLine.com
ESPN.com
Sports Illustrated
USAToday
Digest of NFL Rules
Statistics -- Links from about.com
1000 NFL Sites on the Net (for browsing)

Owners, Coaches, Stadiums & History

The "average" NFL team value: $1.04 Billion (Forbes 2 September 2009 - see link below)

NFL Record & Fact Book (2005)
NFL Records from Wikipedia:   Individual     Team     More categories
NFL Lists - Over 100 Lists from Wikipedia
NFL Team Owners (on this site)
NFL Coaches Pictures (on this site)
Stadiums by Wikipedia    Stadiums by Munsey & Suppes
Forbes' NFL Team Valuations -- 2 September 2009
ProFootball Hall of Fame
Pro-Football-Reference.com
John M. Troan's Pro Football site (great historical archives!)
Football Archive Playbook (football basics)
Expected Wins Charts:   2004    2005    2006    2007    2008

"The only thing that makes a homely man look good is an ugly hat."
Coyote-hat-wearing Packer's fan (he killed the coyote 'hisself') -- quoted on NFL Total Access