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# Redzone

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The Redzone: Crunch time nears for NFL teams
Just three weekends of regular season action remain in the NFL. Steven O’Rourke has your guide to who needs to do what to make the playoffs.
The Redzone: Playoff picture to become clear this weekend
Week 14 will have a big say in the playoff races in both the AFC and NFC.
Sports chart of the day: Why there’s still time for Mark Sanchez to improve
It doesn’t mean the Jets QB will win two Super Bowls, but there’s still time for him to improve.
Belcher told cops he was waiting for 'girlfriend'
The Kansas City Chiefs linebacker was found sleeping in a car outside an apartment ten miles from the home he shared with Kasandra Perkins.
Updated: NFL player involved in double shooting named
Kansas City Chiefs player shoots girlfriend before turning the gun on himself on Saturday morning.
Peyton Manning meets Peyton Manning
Being a teenager can be tough but being a teenager with the same name as a superstar quarterback can be even more difficult.
Falcons pick off Brees 5 times, beat Saints 23-13
Uh-oh. It was the end of Drew Brees’ NFL-record touchdown streak on a night to forget for the Saints talisman.
The Redzone: Another giant step needed by New York this Sunday
With ten teams in the hunt for just six playoff spots, this weekend could prove pivotal, writes Steven O’Rourke.
NFL: The New York Jets' Tim Tebow experiment is officially dead
The Tebow takeover that everyone assumed would happen when the Jets traded for him just isn’t going to happen.
Bills down Dolphins to reignite slim playoff hopes
Defence came out on top in the battle for second spot in the AFC East.
The Redzone: NFL playoff push gathers pace
Last weekend went a long way towards determining who will reach the postseason this year but this weekend could all but seal it for some teams.
The best football caught between the legs for a touchdown video you'll see this year
Watch this contender for ‘Catch of the Year’.
The Redzone: Tie Story
The NFL had just its third tied game in 10 years this weekend. Steven O’Rourke looks at one of the rarer occurrences in American sport.
The Redzone: NFL mid-season awards
We’re already half-way through the NFL season but which players have impressed Steven O’Rourke so far?
NFL: Rivers, defenders star as Chargers rip Chiefs
The San Diego QB threw two touchdown passes and San Diego’s defence scored twice on turnovers last night.
The Redzone: November is moving month in the NFL
Right now, there’s a team nobody is talking about getting set to make a run deep into the playoffs and it might just be the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Dan Rooney: Bad timing cost Dublin a regular season NFL game, not mistakes
The Steelers owner and American ambassador to Ireland says Croke Park will host an NFL tie eventually.
Rex Ryan hinted that the Jets wouldn't use Tim Tebow this season, but nobody was listening
Well, holy God.
The Redzone: London's calling but should the NFL answer?
After yet another sold-out London game, Steven O’Rourke argues the NFL shouldn’t just consider a London franchise, but a European league.
Two Minute Warning: Vick Ballard is good at ballet and other must-see plays from this weekend's NFL action
If you only have two minutes to catch up on the best plays from the weekend’s NFL, this is the place to be.
London Balling: 6 of the best from NFL London
The NFL International Series returns to London again this year. We take a look at six of the best plays from previous match-ups.
The Redzone: Proposing some new rules for the NFL
The NFL already has some stupid rules so why not add some more asks Steven O’Rourke.
The Redzone: Without Lewis and Webb, the Ravens could have their wings clipped
It’s difficult to see how Baltimore can overcome the loss of the team’s spiritual leader.
The Redzone: Expect the Bay City rollers to give very little love
The 49ers will be keen to establish themselves as the dominant force in the NFC this weekend so the New York Giants had better watch out.
The Redzone: Mile High maestro Manning faces all too familiar foe
Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will come face to face for the 13th time in their careers this weekend. Boom!
The Redzone: Can Panthers pounce on stumbling Saints?
15 teams will go into week two of the NFL knowing a loss significantly reduces their chances of making the play-offs.
The Redzone Draft special: Receivers and defensive backs
As we continue our countdown to the 2012 NFL Draft, Steven O’Rourke guides us through the best receivers in the mix and the defensive backs they’ll come up against.
The Redzone: Now is the off-season of our discontent
Most NFL off seasons have one big story, this year we’ve had three huge stories already and it’s only March. Steven O’Rourke is back for a special edition of Redzone to sort out the March madness.
The Redzone: Ravens ruffling their own feathers
We’re down to the final four. So who will take the final step on the road to the Super Bowl this weekend?
The Redzone: Romeo is bleedin’ delighted
Stat attack: On Sunday, Drew Brees had thrown his fifth touchdown pass before his opposite number had thrown his fifth completion. Boom.
The Redzone: Can Romo captain America’s team to victory
He might be a little late this week (cocktails) but that doesn’t mean Steven O’Rourke is any less excited about the weekend’s NFL action.
The Redzone: Leaving a silver and black hole
Al Davis was the living embodiment of everything the Raiders organisation stood for and, while they may improve as a football team without him, it’s unlikely they’ll ever be as interesting.