This Weeks NFL Football Games

Bet on your team before game time Sunday:

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Arizona at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Miami at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at New England, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Washington, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Seattle at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 4:15 p.m.
Buffalo at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
Kansas City at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Monday's game
Minnesota at Green Bay, 9 p.m.

Colts v '72 Dolphins

It's time again for comparisons to be made regarding the latest hot streak team and the '72 Dolphins. The famous 14 to 0 streak (17-0 after they won the Super Bowl) still lives on as one of the best unbeaten runs in US sports history.

Although it's quite likely that the Colts (8-0) hosting the 1-7 Texans this weekend, will continue to 9-0 - at some point the Colts will falter, surely. Thirty years of history is against them - but then again, most streaks are beaten or matched at some point.

Who are the teams to have come close? The 1998 Broncos came the close with thirteen straight wins - then the 1985 Chicago Bears with twelve.

Eight for the Dallas Cowboys, nine for the Kansas City Chiefs, a ten streak for the 49ers, the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings.

The 1991 Washington Redskins and the 1984 Dolphins come in third with eleven.

No team has really got close to the 17-0 Super Bowl winning run.

Crunch Time For Many Teams

It's crunch time for many teams this week. To lose, for many teams, will mean their season is effectively over:

Week 9 NFL / Football Schedule:

Sunday:
Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
San Diego at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Chicago vs. New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington, 8:30 p.m.

Monday Night:
Indianapolis at New England, 9 p.m.

The Best NFL Coaches

What should be the character of a good head coach?

Should he be animated or controlled and contemplative. Should he display his emotions with explosive tantrums. In the event, personality and a coach's character doesn't make make a big difference - he should just be himself. But there are three things that are important:

1. A coach must be able to teach and convince players of the value of what it is that the coach wants them to do.

2. A coach needs to be a people person and form good relationships with everyone in the organisation.

3. A coach needs to be honorable. Keep promises. Tell it like it is - face to face.

There, you have it. In the simplest of terms, the three qualities needed to be a successful NFL head coach...implementing it isn't as simple!

(Synopsis of article by Marv Levy).