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In their final mock drafts of the 2013 draft season, ESPN analysts Mel Kiper and Todd McShay agree on their projected first-round picks for 75 percent of the NFC North. The details: 5. Detroit Lions Kiper: BYU defensive end Ezekiel Ansah McSha...

For a while here on the blog, our discussion revolved around this question: What would the Detroit Lions do at No. 5 overall if the following players were off the board: Texas A&M left tackle Luke Joeckel, Central Michigan left tackle Eric Fisher...

MINNEAPOLIS -- A few thoughts on Sunday's events at the Metrodome: What it means: The Chicago Bears continued their late-season slide, losing for the fourth time in five games. They're now 8-5 after a 7-1 start and staring at a fight for a wild-ca...

I'll be honest. There aren't any sparklers on the NFC North's Week 9 schedule. The Chicago Bears will play at the 3-5 Tennessee Titans. The Detroit Lions are headed to play the 1-6 Jacksonville Jaguars. The Minnesota Vikings will travel to play th...

Let's check in on this week's ESPN.com's Power Rankings: 5. Chicago Bears Trending: No change after squeaking by with a 23-22 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Comment: The Bears are the NFL's lowest-ranked one-loss team, but I can understand ...

CHICAGO -- Some thoughts on Monday night's events at Soldier Field: What it means: The Chicago Bears overcame a scare with their starting quarterback to win their fourth consecutive game. At 5-1, they remain alone atop the NFC North. The Detroit L...

MINNEAPOLIS -- A few thoughts after the Vikings' 21-14 win at the Metrodome on Sunday: What it means: The Vikings are 5-2 after overcoming a shaky and worrisome 58-yard performance from quarterback Christian Ponder. The Vikings managed only 60 yar...

Let's take a look at how ESPN.com's power rankers power ranked the NFC North for Week 5. 8. Green Bay Packers Trending: Down one after a 28-27 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Comment: There is a significant difference between voters on the ...

We're Black and Blue All Over. (We're also on Facebook and Twitter.) Here's an interesting side note to the Seattle Seahawks' decision to draft Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson, whose height -- just under 5-foot-11 -- had challenged convent...

Another in a daily series on NFC North players who are candidates to receive their team's franchise tag. The window for tagging players opens Monday and closes March 5. As we've moved through the Franchise Focus series, several of you have asked w...

Another in a daily series on NFC North players who are candidates to receive their team's franchise tag. The window for tagging players opens Monday and closes March 5. The future of Detroit Lions defensive end Cliff Avril remains one of the Big D...

Another in a daily series on NFC North players who are candidates to receive their team's franchise tag. The window for tagging players opens Monday and closes March 5. From the moment the Chicago Bears ended contract negotiations last summer with...

First in a daily series on NFC North players who are candidates to receive their team's franchise tag. The window for tagging players opens Monday and closes March 5. The Green Bay Packers have several candidates for their franchise tag, but most ...

You never know what will happen when you show up for work at ESPN's Bristol, Conn., headquarters. On Friday, a 5,000-yard NFL passer was standing on a roof throwing passes to randoms in the courtyard. No people were injured in the filming of this stu...

Saturday should be busy and rewarding for those of us in the NFC North. At 5:30 p.m. ET, the Pro Football Hall of Fame will announce its class of 2012. Former Minnesota Vikings Cris Carter and Chris Doleman are among those on the ballot. So is Gre...

ESPN.com's Jeffri Chadiha spent some time recently with Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and filed this Hot Read on a player who threw for 5,038 yards in his first full season as an NFL starter. An excerpt: The lone upside of Stafford's ab...