Saints, Vikings tied 21-21 in 3rd quarter The Vikings (13-4) haven't played in the big game since the 1976-77 season, when Kenny Stabler and the Oakland Raiders buried Bud Grant's Vikings 33-14. ... NFL Divisional Playoff games That's all Oakland Raiders quarterback Kenny Stabler saw when he fired a pass eight yards into end zone for running back Clarence Davis, who squeezed ... Brett Favre, Drew Brees next installment of great QB rivalries Oakland's Kenny Stabler; Dallas' Troy Aikman vs. San Francisco's Steve Young; currently Indianapolis' Peyton Manning vs. New England's Tom Brady. ... Even Bear Bryant wouldn't grumble over this Alabama Crimson Tide title Everyone talks about how Bryant coached Joe Namath and Kenny Stabler, but they forget he won titles with guys such as Pat Trammell and Jeff Rutledge and Steadman Shealy, too. McElroy is that way. He hasn't lost a game since pee-wee football.And yeah, Bryant would like Nick Saban, too.Not everyone does, of course. Saban is a perpetual bad mood stuffed into coaches' shoes. He doesn't smile, and he doesn't joke, and he doesn't seem aware that other people do. The suspicion is that Saban has barbed wire wrapped around his veins. His sense of fun was evidently left at one of his previous coaching stops.But Bryant was kind of a dictator himself, if you remember, and victory di... Who dat gonna root against dem Saints? Whether it is fresh-out-of-college stars like Archie Manning or NFL retreads like Kenny Stabler, their promise always seems to fall short in the Superdome. ... Capstone Report » Hunter the 1960s, winning national championships and developing future NFL stars like Joe Namath, Leroy Jordan, Ray Perkins, Kenny Stabler and others. The late sixties with its social changes posed challenges that Bryant met and overcame. Bryant weathered a two year funk and blew into the disco era with the wishbone, winning three more national titles. Bryant and Bama dominated the 70s like no other team will ever be able to, not even the twenty-first century Tide with Saban at the helm. Saban did well at Michigan State, he did even better at LSU, and he has done a spectacular job so far at Alabama. But, in my opinion, Saban has not had to travel and adapt through the paths... Taking Spin on NFL Coaching Carousel 1 overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft and received $32 million guaranteed to be the next Kenny Stabler. That hasn't happened, and the Raiders' sputtering offensive performances and record with Russell under center -- 2-7 this season with him as the No. 1 quarterback, 3-4 with Bruce Gradkowski and Charlie Frye as starters -- has solidified the players support of Cable's decision to bench a player that has cost the franchise $39 million to date. Russell has won only seven games in 25 starts with the Raiders. But while players have been strongly vocal in backing Cable and saying they welcome his return, the coach broke rank with the owner by openly questioning and denou... Another Big One ... Joe Montana (.713), Peyton Manning (.686), Terry Bradshaw (.677) and Kenny Stabler (.661). He's won 92 games, plus nine more in the playoffs. ...

Maybe Opposites Don't Attract I've heard the stories firsthand from Kenny Stabler about those days when drinking and women were so rampant, bed check meant to make sure everyone had a ...

Will Tim Tebow Trade Orange-N-Blue for Black-N-Gold? How Sweet It Would Be ... of previously undefeated Cincinnati in New Orleans; and dream about this young Kenny Stabler donning the black-n-gold as Brees' understudy in 2010. ...