NFL Football

As far as a teen Daniel Graham knew, his hometown Denver Broncos had only one rival. And that team wore silver and black.

With the second half of the season underway and some coaching and front-office changes happening, here's a refresher course on the star-studded list of coaches who figure to be hot candidates.

Before Thursday night's Carolina-Miami game, seven NFC teams were bunched together with either 5-4 or 4-5 records and taking aim at wild-card playoff berths.

Washington is playing better than any other team in the NFC East. Yes, those 3-6 Redskins without Clinton Portis. Better even than the division-leading Dallas Cowboys, who they play today in the 99th game of their rivalry.

Tom Sorensen: This will be a strange Sunday. I don't have a game to go to. ... But I have a to-do list anyway.