As this Jets bye weekend officially comes to a close this evening, the Cincinnati Bengals did Eric Mangini a favor today. When the third-year head coach opens up his Monday morning meeting tomorrow, he doesn’t have to talk about how dangerous the Bengals are because his players will already know for themselves.

The Bengals, now 0-5, just went into Dallas and scared the living daylights out of t… More

For the first time since Week 2 of the 2003 regular season — a span covering 86 regular-season weeks — the Buffalo Bills are in sole possession of first place in the AFC East. And that’s not even the lead story in the division on this Sunday.

The Miami Dolphins went into Foxboro and put together a Boston Massacre of their own, ripping the Patriots by a 38-13 count. If you’re counting at hom… More

Today's season opener has many storylines, but of course one line rises above all others for many, and that's the starting quarterbacks.

Chad Pennington is on the field now, an hour before the Jets and Dolphins kick off their 2008 seasons at Dolphin Stadium. The former Jets first-round pick (in 2000) and starting QB (from 2002-07) is stretching and walking in advance of limbering up with his fell… More

In the Looking for a Silver Lining Dept., the Miami Dolphins, despite their 1-15 record, did continue a long-standing positive tradition of theirs, and they continued it in their Week 13 game against the Jets.

In that game, you'll recall, CB Will Allen blitzed and executed a strip sack of Kellen Clemens in the second quarter. Safety Michael Lehan picked up the loose ball and took it 43 yards for … More