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The Indianapolis Colts' season is over, but the awards continue to flow in for Peyton Manning.

Peyton Manning's biggest nemesis in Saturday night's wild-card loss to the Chargers wasn't a defender eager to pound him into the ground or pick off a pass.

Here's what the critics are saying. "Captivating." "Spellbinding." "Innovative." "The most fun I've had watching a defense this winter." "Brilliant acting and dialogue." "I laughed until the water on my knee ...

Peyton Manning considers 2008 the most challenging season in his 11-year career.

Quick: name the all-time leader in playoff victories for a Chargers head coach. If you're struggling to answer, you might find it easier to come up with a reply after San Diego's AFC Divisional Round tilt at ...

As a longtime football fan and admirer of the NFL, I've become pretty used to estimating how well a team will fare in the upcoming year.

Career sacks leader Bruce Smith of Buffalo, along with defensive back Rod Woodson , tight end Shannon Sharpe and defensive tackle John Randle , are among 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the only ...

Drew Brees has won The Associated Press 2008 NFL Offensive Player of the Year award after nearly setting a passing record for yards.

Fans Can Vote for Manning to Win 2008 Fed Ex Air NFL Player of the Year Award INDIANAPOLIS He spent the last two months leading the Colts to the playoffs, and was named the Associated Press' National Football ...

I finally won one of my fantasy football leagues. One where money was on the line, too.

Indianapolis' season ended the same way it started. The defense couldn't get off the field, the offense couldn't run the ball and there were too many penalties.

First place we went this morning: Indianapolis Star. Taken aback by this Kravitz column: The Colts are underachievers .

As playoff slogans go, this probably isn't what the NFL had in mind: Plenty of good seats still available! But that's the economic reality of the day, even for the NFL.

During various times over the last half of the season, I wrote columns defending Romeo Crennel and opined he should be given the chance in 2009 to get the Browns back to where they were in 2007.

The Arizona Cardinals were no playoff pretenders. Kurt Warner opened with a 42-yard touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald and connected with Anquan Boldin on a 71-yard scoring play as the Cardinals beat Atlanta ...

Darren Sproles filled in for an injured LaDainian Tomlinson and carried the Chargers to a dramatic overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts, as his 22-yard touchdown scamper in the extra session gave San ...

Peyton Manning took a different approach to earning a record-tying third Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback got hurt, struggled when he came back, then lost a bunch of games. Hardly vintage Manning. But when he rediscovered the touch that has made him one of football's dominant players for a decade, Manning and the Colts were virtually unstoppable.

Now Manning can tell Brett Favre to move over and make room for him atop the roster of MVPs.

'I really feel like it's a team award,' Manning said Friday. 'Just what our team went through this year and the way we responded and bounced back to a little bit of football adversity at the beginning of the season, being 3-4.

Published: Friday, January 2, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 2, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. Parity.

Road teams won only 42.8 percent of the 256 NFL games this season - yet all four road teams are favored in the opening round of the playoffs this weekend.

The Associated Press hands out its 52nd NFL Most Valuable Player award today, and possibly a record-tying third to Peyton Manning.