They told us this was a different Cardinal, but the Bird that flew around Tampa, Fla., the majority of Super Bowl XLIII was so ordinary it was frustrating.

Even before a play was run from scrimmage, the Cards won the coin toss and curiously elected to defer to the second half. With their explosive offense on the sideline, the Cards relinquished a nine-play, 71-yard drive and were down, 3-0, just … More

Variations on the concept were heard throughout the Jets locker room after their 19-16 smelting of the Steelers on Sunday, references to "complementary football" and "collective effort."

And there was no bigger under-the-radar contributor to the collective effort of the win than Marques Tuiasosopo.

Marques? The third quarterback? How did he chime in?

Why, all last week "Tui" played the role of … More

The Steelers last gave up a 100-yard rusher to Edgerrin James in 2005. It had been 34 games in a row, including postseason, since that game. As of right now, Thomas Jones has 102 yards. He's having an excellent day, and unless he loses 3 yards from here, that streak is over.

But Jones is stopped on third down. Head coach Eric Mangini decides to go for it on fourth-and-2 at the Steelers 31. Then B… More

Pittsburgh's next drive is a mix of successes on both sides of the ball. Ben Roethlisberger throws a 25-yard ball to Hines Ward on a deep out that Darrelle Revis gets his hands on. The ball pops into the air — and Santonio Holmes is right there, somehow in the same area, to make the catch.

Dewayne Robertson is held by C Sean Mahan, still makes the tackle for loss of Willie Parker, but Pitt conv… More

The Jets are arriving back in the area today and tonight for a return to practice and meetings Monday morning. As safety Kerry Rhodes said before departing for home and a four-day bye-week hiatus, "I'm going to try and come back refreshed."

Will the Green & White get a break from their break?

No, not a break. Not when their return-to-work opponent next Sunday is the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In some… More