If you thought the Jets firing Eric Mangini was a surprise , then you better be sitting for this one: The Denver Broncos fired two-time Super Bowl winner Mike Shanahan this afternoon . Shanahan’s Broncos finished 8-8 this season, collapsing down the stretch with four straight defeats

When people look back upon Eric Mangini’s time in the NFL, he might best be remembered for (presumably) blowing the whistle on Spygate and serving as the fall guy for the Brett Favre fiasco in New York.

When people look back upon Eric Mangini’s time in the NFL, he might best be remembered for (presumably) blowing the whistle on Spygate and serving as the fall guy for the Brett Favre fiasco in New York. But Mangini’s contribution to the American landscape was far greater: If the clip looks strange out of context, don’t worry, it was strange in context as well

When people look back upon Eric Mangini’s time in the NFL, he might best be remembered for (presumably) blowing the whistle on Spygate and serving as the fall guy for the Brett Favre fiasco in New York. But Mangini’s contribution to the American landscape was far greater: If the clip looks strange out of context, don’t worry, it was strange in context as well. In the middle of the penultimate episode of “The Sopranos”, Tony is dining with Carmela at Nuovo Vesuvio when owner, and Tony’s childhood friend, Artie Bucco alerts the Sopranos to another famous guest at the restaurant.

Las Vegas sports books favor the New York Giants over the 11 other teams in the NFL playoffs to win the Super Bowl, giving 2-to-1 odds on the NFC’s No. 1 seed to repeat as champions.

Below are the current Top Ten NFL quarterbacks in career completions: 1- Brett Favre 5,700* 2- Dan Marino 4,967 3- John Elway 4,123 4- Warren Moon 3,988 5- Drew Bledsoe 3,839 6- Peyton Manning 3,832 7- Vinny Testaverde 3,787 8- Fran Tarkenton 3,686 9- Joe Montana 3,409 10- Dan Fouts 3,159 *- active NFL player

San Diego Chargers 52, Denver Broncos 21 The Chargers are obviously that “hot team that nobody wants to face” right now, but that doesn’t mean they deserve to be in the playoffs. San Diego is three games behind New England in the standings, making them the beneficiaries of a flawed playoff system. The reason Denver is not in the postseason is that six members of their defensive front seven shouldn’t be starting in the NFL

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