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The N.F.L. said it was investigating an incident during Sunday's game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Washington Redskins that found Falcons Coach Mike Smith in the middle of a lot of pushing and shoving.

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry wasn't sure whether he'd play again this season after he broke his arm during a 17-7 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.

Last year, rookie head coaches in the NFL were all the rage, as three of the four first-time hires took over last-place programs and immediately turned them into playoff teams.

Bill Belichick and Bill Parcells; Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy. Successful coaches have ties that bind to the men under whom they worked.

The Redskins have never had much sense of timing during the Dan Snyder years. They either do things too early or too late - one of the marks of a mismanaged franchise.

Last season, the Ravens' John Harbaugh , Falcons' Mike Smith and Dolphins' Tony Sparano set a bar for most first-year head coaches, taking their teams to the playoffs.

Ravens , by their very nature, are scavengers. They are tough birds known for adapting to their environment and taking whatever is given to them.

Each Friday, columnist Dan Daly and Redskins beat writer Ryan O'Halloran debate a football issue.

Before the season started, some National Football League observers saw great potential in the Green Bay Packers, a few even making them conference champions.

For the longest time, the thinking on Tom Brady [ stats ] was that if you attacked him, he'd make you pay.

Quarterback and head coach are arguably the two most important positions in football.

Carolina was expected to beat visiting Arizona in the playoffs last January because the Cardinals don't usually travel well when going to the East Coast .

GAME OF THE WEEK Baltimore Ravens at San Diego Chargers Sunday, 4:15 p.m. ET, CBS Sheridan's line: San Diego by 3 Last meeting: The Chargers won, 32-14, in 2007.

THIS WEEK'S GAME The Miami Dolphins kick off their regular season with a visit to Atlanta to face off against the Falcons.

One year ago, John Harbaugh was an unproven rookie head coach best known for his work as a special-teams guru and as the older brother of former NFL quarterback Jim Harbaugh.

As we enter the home stretch before the Falcons' season opener this Sunday against the Dolphins, Mike Smith, Thomas Dimitroff and the Falcons organization as a whole is still working to make this team better.

In 18 previous seasons, our occasionally rocky marriage of meticulous research and utter guesswork has birthed career winning percentages of .634 overall and .504 vs.

FoxSports.com on MSN on will premiere its first five, mid-day, Internet-exclusive programs on Sept.

The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity.