Detroit Lions head coach Rod Marinelli
weathered his way through a season that produced the first winless campaign
since 1976, and his anticipated fate was realized when the club fired him
as part of an organizational overhaul on Monday.
New York Giants running back Brandon
Jacobs, who has missed two of the last three games due to a knee injury,
practiced Wednesday and said he's ready to play in Sunday's NFC divisional
playoff showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles.