Everyone near the top of this list had their hands full this week, but seven of the top eight teams won, making the Green Bay Packers our biggest faller. But with five weeks to go, the race is wide open.  1. San Francisco 49ers (8-2-1, 1st last week): Their second statement victory of the year. […]

We wrap up the 12th Sunday of the NFL season by looking at a handful of players who exceeded expectations and a handful who failed to deliver. Surprises Knowshon Moreno, Broncos: Everyone figured the injury to Willis McGahee would pave the way for Lance Ball or rookie Ronnie Hillman to pick up tons of yards […]

It's becoming increasingly hard to place teams at the top of this list on a weekly basis, because the NFL truly does lack a clear top team this year. Last week's No.1, Houston, nearly lost Sunday to last week's No. 32, Jacksonville…at home. Atlanta barely survived against Arizona, and the Packers, Ravens and Bears weren't […]

We wrap up the 11th Sunday of the NFL season by looking at a handful of players who exceeded expectations and a handful who failed to deliver. Surprises Chad Henne, Jaguars: Henne might not be the long-term answer in Jacksonville, but it certainly doesn't seem as though Blaine Gabbert is either. So at least Jags […]

On the same day that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell spoke at the Harvard School of Public Health about his continuing crusade "to change the culture of football to better protect players," one of the faces of the game was — deliberately or not — minimizing the importance of head trauma prevention by again insisting that […]

It's impossible — at least at this point — for one to experience the unique feeling of being at a live NFL game without…you know…being at a live NFL game. But it's becoming obvious that fewer people every year are willing to sacrifice their couches for stadium seats.  “One of our biggest challenges in the […]

Does there have to be a No. 1 team? The NFL is wide freakin' open this year, and it took me at least six minutes to finally to decide who would lead this week's power rankings. After all, Atlanta is still tied for tops in the league, but Houston has all the momentum. And there […]

We wrap up the 10th Sunday of the NFL season by looking at a handful of players who exceeded expectations and a handful who failed to deliver. Surprises Chris Ivory, Saints: Fans have been clamoring for Ivory to get more chances for quite some time, and now he's finally getting touches and coming up big. […]

Every team in the National Football League has reached the midway point of 2012. As the second half of the season gets underway, here's a look at 10 statistics that stand out thus far. 232: That's how many first downs the New England Patriots have registered on offense this season, a number that is 16 […]

The NFL's lone unbeaten team continues to lead our power rankings, of course. Beyond that, though, they keep jockeying for spots. The Giants lost some ground by finally falling in Week 9, while Houston, Green Bay and Chicago continued to climb. Here's how we view all 32 through nine weeks.  1. Atlanta Falcons (8-0, 1st […]

We wrap up the ninth Sunday of the NFL season by looking at a handful of players who exceeded expectations and a handful who failed to deliver. Surprises Andrew Luck, Colts: It's not as though Luck hasn't been killing it in general, but I was still surprised to see the rookie sensation rack up 433 […]