https://www.scmp.com/rss/316032/feed The 2014 NFL season is the 95th season in the history of the American football league, beginning on 4 September 2014 and culminating in Super Bowl XLIX on 1 February 2015. The 2013 champions are the Seattle Seahawks. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Denver Broncos and head coach John Fox have mutually agreed to part ways, the National Football League team said, a day after a season-ending playoff loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Fox led Denver to four division titles since taking charge of the team in 2011 but his teams came up short in the playoffs each year, losing last season’s Super Bowl and falling in the second round of the playoffs the other three seasons. Broncos General Manager John Elway said in a statement that he and Fox met... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1678999/denver-broncos-dump-coach-john-fox-after-latest-playoff?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1678999/denver-broncos-dump-coach-john-fox-after-latest-playoff?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jan 2015 02:15:00 +0000 Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts derailed Denver’s bid for Super Bowl redemption on Sunday, ousting the Broncos from the NFL play-offs 24-13. The Broncos were humbled 43-8 by the Seattle Seahawks in last season’s Super Bowl. While the Seahawks have reached the National Football Conference title game to remain in the running for a return to the NFL’s championship showcase, it’s the Colts who will take on the New England Patriots on Sunday for the American Football Conference crown and spot... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1678588/andrew-luck-fore-indianapolis-colts-outgun-denver-broncos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1678588/andrew-luck-fore-indianapolis-colts-outgun-denver-broncos?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:15:00 +0000 Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers shook off a calf injury to deliver two late scoring drives that lifted the Packers to a 26-21 NFL play-off win over Dallas on Sunday. The Cowboys, making their first play-off trip to Green Bay since the “Ice Bowl” of 1967, endured their first road defeat of the season after eight victories. A video review in the final five minutes that stripped Dez Bryant of a catch near the end zone helped to dash their hopes. Rodgers completed 11 of 14 passes for 173 yards... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1678583/aaron-rodgers-delivers-green-bay-packers-nfc-title-game-against-seattle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1678583/aaron-rodgers-delivers-green-bay-packers-nfc-title-game-against-seattle?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:30:30 +0000 Both NFL quarterbacks are downplaying Luck v Manning III as Andrew Luck and Peyton Manning seek to knock each other out of the play-offs. They are 1-1 against each other heading into Sunday's tiebreaker that will determine who plays for the AFC championship and who starts thinking about Luck v Manning IV next season. Manning lost his homecoming in 2013 when his emotions and the Colts both got the best of him in Denver's 39-33 defeat that was not really that close. I have a lot of respect for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1677428/showdown-andrew-luck-and-peyton-manning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1677428/showdown-andrew-luck-and-peyton-manning?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:14:56 +0000 The play-off situation could not be simpler for the San Diego Chargers: win and they're in. It's a bit more complicated for the Kansas City Chiefs. We're all professionals. We're all playing, and we have a chance. We have to take care of our business Alex Smith Not only do they need to beat their AFC West rivals for the second time this season when they meet at Arrowhead Stadium, they also need Baltimore to lose to Cleveland and Houston to fall to Jacksonville in a pair of games that will... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1668751/san-diego-just-have-win-kansas-city-need-others-lose-reach-play?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1668751/san-diego-just-have-win-kansas-city-need-others-lose-reach-play?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Dec 2014 14:30:00 +0000 The Cincinnati Bengals intercepted Peyton Manning four times to clinch a play-off berth with a big-play-filled 37-28 victory over the Denver Broncos. Playing in pouring rain, the Bengals staged a fourth-quarter recovery after blowing a 13-point lead to earn a fourth straight trip to the postseason. "This one was big. We knew what we were up against ... at home, playing on Monday Night in prime time," Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton said. I had four interceptions. You're not going to beat very... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1668451/cincinnati-bengals-punish-broncos-peyton-manning-reach-play-offs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1668451/cincinnati-bengals-punish-broncos-peyton-manning-reach-play-offs?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:02:14 +0000 Hands stuffed into his pockets on a chilly night, Aaron Rodgers warmed up near the space heaters on Green Bay's sideline. He smiled as he patted teammates on their helmets. There was nothing much left to do in the middle of the third quarter on a record-setting night with the Packers leading NFC North rivals Chicago by 38 points. If you extend plays, you look down the field and there's Jordy Nelson. He made some nice catches Aaron Rodgers Rodgers threw six touchdown passes to tie the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1636770/aaron-rodgers-blows-hot-cold-tie-nfl-record?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1636770/aaron-rodgers-blows-hot-cold-tie-nfl-record?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:45:15 +0000 DeMarco Murray grabbed a slice of NFL history to help the Dallas Cowboys hand Super Bowl champions Seahawks a rare home loss with a 30-23 triumph. Murray joined Jim Brown as the only running backs in league history to surpass 100 rushing yards in six straight games to start a season. I think our team now understands that we do a lot of things pretty well and I think we have the ability to kind of impose yourself on other teams Tony Romo He ran for the go-ahead touchdown with 3:16 remaining... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1615821/dallas-cowboys-inflict-rare-home-loss-seattle-seahawks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1615821/dallas-cowboys-inflict-rare-home-loss-seattle-seahawks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:25:47 +0000 Denver quarterback Peyton Manning notched another milestone with his 500th career touchdown pass in the Broncos' 41-20 NFL win over previously unbeaten Arizona. Manning threw his 500th touchdown pass in the first quarter, connecting with tight end Julius Thomas for a seven-yard score. The five-time NFL Most Valuable Player joined Brett Favre as the only other quarterback to throw 500 touchdown passes, and by the end of the contest, Manning was just five short of matching Favre's record of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1610921/marvellous-manning-racks-500th-throw?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1610921/marvellous-manning-racks-500th-throw?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:30:30 +0000