It's January... WIN! or go home.   The Catch, The Drive, The Fumble, The Ghost to the Post, The Hail Mary, The Immaculate Reception, The Music City Miracle, The Fog Bowl, The Ice Bowl ... all of these were playoff games.

Bob Ellington's NFL Links

Peyton Manning has joined Brett Favre as the only three-time winners of The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award. Congratulations to the Miami Dolphins - from 1-15 last year to 11-5 and Division Champs.

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Peyton and Eli Manning represent the first QB brothers to play in the Pro Bowl 2009 Pro Bowl Rosters

The Weekly Basics

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

Bob's Weekly Crib Sheet (usually posted by Wednesday evening)
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
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
Vegas Insider Homepage   ||   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
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 10 September 2008 - see link below)

NFL Record & Fact Book (2005)
NFL Individual Records from Wikipedia
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 -- 10 September 2008
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