There is no benefit to being a sports fan. It is entirely a sham, an emotional and fiscal pyramid scheme. That's why I'm trading in my jerseys and cable package for a gentler, more even keeled existence.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has a sprained ligament in his left knee and would have been questionable had Chicago made it to the...

Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has been receiving an enormous amount of criticism after leaving the NFC Championship game against the Green Bay ...

Rashard Mendenhall had an incredible performance in the AFC Championship game, rushing for 121 yards and scoring a touchdown in Pittsburgh's 24-19 vic...

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers found a fitting way to shut down the New York Jets' season. What started with "Hard...

In the first quarter of the AFC Championship game between the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers, the CBS cameras caught Jets quarterback Mark Sanc...

The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears face off in the 2011 NFC Championship game today at 3 PM ET. Aaron Rodgers has been stellar, leading the Packe...

The AFC and NFC Championship games are on Sunday and it's time to vote on which team you think will hoist the Lombardi Trophy On Feb. 6. The Green Bay...

I just started playing Fantasy Football, but all the NFL stats mean little to me, so I've taken a different approach: I just want to cheer for the good guys.

Despite the NFL warning teams about trash talking, Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor couldn't resist when talking about his former teammate Sa...

The New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers square off at 6:30 on Sunday in the AFC Championship game. The Jets backed up their trash talk and upset the...

The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears face off in the 2011 NFC Championship game on Sunday in yet another episode of the longest rivalry in the NFL....

On Sunday, Soldier Field will be packed to capacity, incredibly loud and more than likely freezing. These two glorious franchises wouldn't have it any other way.

After the New England Patriots were upset on their home field by the New York Jets on Sunday, Patriots receiver Deion Branch called the Jets "classles...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Shonn Greene placed the ball on the ground and used it as a pillow, resting his head on it after scoring the Jets' final tou...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker sat out the start of Sunday's playoff game against the Jets, and CBS reported on it...

CHICAGO — Football's oldest rivalry has a grand new prize: a spot in the Super Bowl. Maybe even with an anniversary reprise of the "Super Bowl ...

CHICAGO -- Seahawks tight end John Carlson was taken from the field on a cart after landing on his head following a reception about three minutes into...

After Baltimore's Terrell Suggs crushed Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger inside Pittsburgh's 5-yard-line, the ball popped out and both teams st...

ATLANTA — As Aaron Rodgers trotted off the field, savoring another playoff win, he was serenaded with chants of "Go, Pack, Go!" This wasn't Lam...

PITTSBURGH — A most fitting comeback for Ben Roethlisberger. With the kind of playmaking that put two Super Bowl rings on his fingers, the Stee...

Coming off an upset victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on the road, the Packers now have to take on the No. 1 seed Atlanta Falcons in the Divisional...

After destroying the Kansas City Chiefs 30-7 in the Wild Card round, the Baltimore Ravens travel to Pittsburgh to take on the division rival Steelers....

The NFL playoffs kicked off this past weekend, and some perennial favorites have already headed home. Here's what they're saying in Philadelphia, New Orleans, Indianapolis, and Kansas City.