54-yard, out-of-bounds punt by Pittsburgh punter Josh Miller was called back in the AFC Championship Game. The second attempt fell into the waiting arms of Troy Brown, who returned the kick for the game's opening score, 7-0. In the second half, trailing...

The idea of my wanting the Texans to lose seemed even more absurd to her than the idea of watching football in the first place. As you almost certainly remember, the Texans (or, at the very least, Kris Brown) were totally on board with trying to lose...

Brown had no doubt. The former Nebraska and NFL kicker had known Brett Maher for more than a decade — since Brown was a student teacher at Maher's Waverly elementary school. He kicked many summers with Maher, tutored and talked with him. "It made my...

Brown had no doubt. The former Nebraska and NFL kicker had known Brett Maher for more than a decade — since Brown was a student teacher at Maher's Waverly elementary school. He kicked many summers with Maher, tutored and talked with him. "It made my...

Brown had no doubt. The former Nebraska and NFL kicker had known Brett Maher for more than a decade — since Brown was a student teacher at Maher's Waverly elementary school. He kicked many summers with Maher, tutored and talked with him. "It made my...

Brown had no doubt. The former Nebraska and NFL kicker had known Brett Maher for more than a decade — since Brown was a student teacher at Maher's Waverly elementary school. He kicked many summers with Maher, tutored and talked with him. "It made my...