NFL says Cowboys should have been flagged — for holding

Following Doug Marrone's rather sudden departure from Buffalo, six NFL teams find themselves in need of a head coach. That number includes the Raiders, who technically have Tony Sparano in place on an interim basis. The Bills, Falcons, Jets, 49ers and 

It always seems like Vegas oddsmakers get spreads right a lot more often than they are wrong. But this NFL season proved to be unpredictable for the league and for Vegas, where 19 out of the 32 teams had more wins than the projected over/under lines.

The NFL's head of officiating says the controversial flag picked up in Sunday's Dallas Cowboys-Detroit Lions playoff game was a "tight judgment call" for defensive pass interference. But Dean Blandino acknowledged in an appearance Monday afternoon on 

On Monday, former NFL official Gerry Austin, who now serves as a rules expert for ESPN, explained what he saw on the play. “The one thing that I would say that makes that not a foul is that the receiver is still going away from the ball,” Austin said

Following Pittsburgh's 30-17 loss to the Ravens on Saturday night, 12-year veteran Troy Polamalu told reporters that it was fair to ask him whether the playoff defeat was his final NFL game. "Yes, it is," Polamalu said, via ESPN.com. "Time will tell