John Kasay

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — They take up three of the four receiver spots on the NFC Pro Bowl squad. Another is having a breakout year and a fifth is one of the league's top blockers at the position. Saturday's NFC divisional playoff between the...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jake Delhomme's critics have plenty of material to work with. His arm isn't that strong. He doesn't move well. He seemingly throws balls up for grabs and Steve Smith bails him out. He always has a mediocre passer rating. And...

Giants 34, Panthers 28 Brandon Jacobs ran for 3 short TDs, his last a 2-yd plunge in OT to help Giants clinch top seed in NFC playoffs. Panthers' John Kasay missed wide left on 50-yd FG with :09 to go in regulation to force extra session.

Panthers 33, Saints 31 John Kasay's 42-yd FG with :01 left locked up NFC South title and NFC's No. 2 seed for Carolina. DeAngelo Williams' 178 yds set Panthers' season rushing record; his 1,515 yds passed Stephen Davis' 1,444 in 2003.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The NFC road to the Super Bowl will run through the Meadowlands because the New York Giants did what you have to do in bad weather — run the ball. Derrick Ward rushed for a career-best 215 yards and set up Brandon...

From the ugliness of 1-15 to the beauty of an AFC East title. That's the Miami Dolphins' story this season. The tale was nearly as good for the Atlanta Falcons, who went from 4-12 to an NFC wild-card berth. And for the NFC South-winning Carolina...

>>Sunday was all about the NFL. The details of the Nuggets' victory over the Knicks will not be mentioned. ... The Dolphins are AFC East champs. Now you know why ESPN and every talk radio station in the nation spent the entire summer talking about Chad...

— DeAngelo Williams rushed for 178 yards, Steve Smith had 134 yards receiving and John Kasay kicked a 42-yard field goal with a second left to lift the Panthers over the Saints 33-31 Sunday, locking up the NFC South title and the second seed in...

Instead of backing into the playoffs, the Baltimore Ravens made it on their own — in decisive fashion. Le'Ron McClain ran for two touchdowns in the pivotal first half, and the Ravens routed the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-7 Sunday to earn an AFC wild-...

Passing • Drew Brees, Saints, threw for 386 yards and four touchdowns in New Orleans' 33-31 loss to Carolina. • Matt Schaub, Texans, had 328 yards and two touchdowns in Houston's 31-24 win over Chicago. • Aaron Rodgers, Packers, threw for 308 yards and...

Raiders 31, Bucs 24 Warrick Dunn tried to explain how the Bucs (9-7) went into a December swoon that left them out of the playoffs. "There's disbelief. There's shock," the running back said yesterday after a fourth consecutive loss completed the...

Yes, times are tough, but the best things in life still are free -- for example, the simple, timeless pleasure of a Joe Benigno rant after a hideous Jets (or Mets) loss. Some of yesterday's understated musings from the voice of the fan on the FAN: "A...