Daily Madden: Rookie QBs Making Their Mark
Watch CBS News
The Oakland Raiders were crushed by the New Orleans Saints 38-17 Sunday. They've given up 135 points in their last three games, and are 3-7 for the season.
Are the Indianapolis Colts a playoff team? John Madden told the KCBS morning crew Sunday's game against the Patriots will help answer that question.
The Indianapolis Colts beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-10 Thursday night, as last year's worst-record team improved to 6-3. "You didn't expect them to jump back into the fray this quickly," John Madden told the KCBS morning crew. "They're starting to look like a playoff team."
A nine year old Salt Lake City girl is getting national attention for her dominant play in a pee wee tackle football league. John Madden told the KCBS morning crew that elementary and middle school kids of either gender shouldn't play tackle football.
The Atlanta Falcons edged the Dallas Cowboys 19-13 Sunday to stay undefeated at 8-0. The Falcons are the NFL's only unbeaten team.
Alex Smith threw for a season-high 303 yards and three touchdowns, Frank Gore ran for 106 yards and a score, and the San Francisco 49ers amassed a franchise-record 621 yards in blowing by the Buffalo Bills 45-3 on Sunday.
Former Stanford quarterback and Indianapolis Colts top pick Andrew Luck continues to get good reviews despite the Colts' 26-24 pre-season loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday.
Football is back, and not a moment too soon. Here are the five must-watch match-ups for the upcoming 2012 NFL season.
Madden said he also was impressed with the 49er backup QBs in their pre-season win Friday night.
All eyes and many cameras were on Peyton Manning Thursday as he stepped onto the practice field for his first appearance in a Denver Bronco's jersey. "They start evaluating him in warm-up. It's crazy," John Madden told the KCBS morning crew.
The Colts signed the Stanford quarterback and No. 1 overall pick in the draft to a four-year, $22.1 million deal on Thursday.
A person with direct knowledge of the situation says the Indianapolis Colts are taking Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck with the No. 1 pick in next week's NFL draft.
Matt Cain pitched nine two-hit innings in a classic pitchers duel with the Phillies' Cliff Lee before the Giants won the game in the bottom of the 11th.
Four-time league MVP Peyton Manning has reportedly instructed his agent to negotiate to complete a deal with the Denver Broncos.
ESPN is reporting that free agent quarterback Peyton Manning underwent a physical and threw passes in front of 49er coaches this week, according to their NFL league sources.
The Indianapolis Colts announced they're releasing star quarterback Peyton Manning, whose neck injury sidelined him last season.
The Indianapolis Colts will have to make a decision soon on whether quarterback Peyton Manning will remain with the team.
Peyton Manning's future as an NFL quarterback remains uncertain due to his health following a series of neck surgeries, making Stanford star Andrew Luck's prospects of becoming the top overall pick even more likely.
Andrew Luck is willing to learn from Peyton Manning. He just wants everyone to know he's ready to play next season, too.
49ers punt returner Kyle Williams met with reporters for a second time Monday to take full responsibility for his two turnovers in the 49ers loss in the NFC championship game. His fumble in overtime resulted in the Giants' game-winning field goal.
Joe Torre resigned from his executive vice president position with Major League Baseball Wednesday to join a group trying to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers.
With the worst record in the NFL, it appears likely the winless Indianapolis Colts will have the first pick in the draft.
Just two years after they started 14-0, the Indianapolis Colts are winless in seven games. John Madden told the KCBS morning crew the poor showing is all about the loss of quarterback Peyton Manning to injury.
John Madden is more hopeful about the NFL contract talks, now that both sides have removed their neckties.
