We’ve reached the Final Four and perhaps more refreshingly, two of the league’s three offensive sideshows have been put to rest. The Saints and Packers and their circus-like attack will be home watching three teams at least built in large part on defense, while the one dragon left to slay resides in Foxborough. The Ravens and Giants are built to win on the road, but in championship weekend history, only twice have both road teams won  (1992 and 1997). Still, from 1997-2005 at least one...

            For all those marveling in the transformation of the San Francisco 49ers this season under Jim Harbaugh, there is a very real possibility that evidence of such surfaced at the end of last season.

            After a dismal 5-10 record in 15 games under Mike Singletary, the 49ers not only played hard in their season-finale for interim coach Jim Tomsula, they were downright dominant, trouncing the Cardinals 38-7. An impotent offense that had averaged 17.8 points...

            When you have made it this far in the season, you are less concerned with homefield advantage and more concerned with momentum and capitalizing on the opportunity at hand.

            As we approach Championship Sunday in the 2011 NFL season, the Baltimore Ravens and New York Giants face tall orders in going on the road to try and earn a trip to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.

            It is highly unlikely that both will win Sunday, at least b...