Nielsen Media Research now says that the Arizona-Pittsburgh Super Bowl game was the most-watched in history. Nielsen said 98.7 million people, on average, were watching Sunday. That beats the 97.5 million who watched the 2008 game.

Shortly after becoming head coach of the New York Jets on Monday, Rex Ryan made sure Mike Pettine came with him as his defensive coordinator. Pettine was on Baltimore's staff as a defensive assistant for seven years, including the last four as the Ravens' outside linebackers coach.

OK, let’s make this as simple as can be: If Al Saunders will accept a position as offensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders, Al Davis should pull the trigger immediately. Period.

Bakersfield (Calif.) Christian quarterback Derek Carr made a big jump in the latest Scout.com recruiting rankings. The standout moved up a remarkable 47 spots to the No. 16 rated quarterback in the nation, according to Scout.com. The move makes Carr the second four-star recruit in the Bulldogs 2009 recruiting class...

Mike Tomlin knew Chargers punter Mike Scifres had a big leg, but the Steelers' coach had a plan.

One week earlier, Tomlin had watched Scifres repeatedly pin the Colts deep in an AFC Wild-Card Game. But Tomlin also noticed that Scifres' stratospheric punts could be used against the Chargers on special teams. So early last week, Tomlin implemented a neutralizing strategy for his punt-return team.