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WilkersonThe New York Jets drafted defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson with the 30th pick Thursday night. Why the Jets took him: The Jets have needed to get younger and better on the defensive line for a couple years. They had only 8.5 sacks from the...

AccuScore has determined the New England Patriots are whopping 83 percent road favorites to beat the Buffalo Bills on Sunday by an average of 11.5 points. Only two teams on the Week 16 schedule are bigger favorites than the Patriots -- the Pittsbu...

New England Patriots running back Danny Woodhead is not even 5-foot-8 and looks like the kid behind the McDonald's counter. On a lark, Woodhead went to work at Modell's Sporting Goods to sell his jerseys to unsuspecting customers....

Power Rankings: Preseason: No. 7. This week: No. 5. 2010 schedule/results Where they stand: Jets head coach Rex Ryan frequently says his goal is to lead the league in wins. The Jets are on their way. They and five other teams are tied for the N...

The New England Patriots are totally aware they've caught some breaks along the way to compiling an impressive 5-1 record. They're tied with the New York Jets -- the only team that has beaten them -- atop the AFC East and are on the short list of ...

The New York Jets are atop the AFC East and tied for the NFL's best record. Yet there are several areas they need to address during their bye week. ESPNNewYork.com's Rich Cimini breaks down five areas the Jets must work on. Before the season be...

Mark Sanchez has fallen off Mike Sando's MVP Watch, and for good reason. LaDainian Tomlinson replaced him as the New York Jets' representative. Tomlinson made his debut at No. 5 on Sando's weekly tracker after another big game Sunday. Tomlinson...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Are the Buffalo Bills bad enough to go 0-16? They enter their bye week 0-5 and won't play in Ralph Wilson Stadium for a month. That's a decent formula to send them on their way to total ignominy. "It's terrible," Bills ...

After spending a few days with the Buffalo Bills, I'm off to take a gander at the Miami Dolphins. I'll arrive in South Florida on Monday afternoon and attend the 5 p.m. practice and have access to players afterward. Expect a steady stream of Dolph...

A look at five AFC East players who should be nervous on the verge of the NFL draft. Alan Faneca, Jets left guard: Rumblings out of Florham Park indicate the Jets are trying to trade the perennial Pro Bowler and his contract, which pays him a $7.5...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- One of the bigger unknowns on the Miami Dolphins' roster is second-year receiver Patrick Turner. The Dolphins selected him 87th overall in last year's draft, hoping the 6-foot-5 target would make an impact on third downs and in th...

The NFL is on the verge of a seemingly inevitable uncapped year, which would allow clubs to dump contracts without concern about fitting under a ceiling. The league and NFL Players Association have until March 5, however, to reach terms on a new c...

If you can recall Bill Belichick's baffled expressions last year in Week 3, you might think he'd be relieved not to worry about Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown on Sunday. But Belichick estimated only 5 percent of the Dolphins' variety-pac...

For those of you still wondering "What was Bill Belichick thinking?" when he made the fateful decision to go for it on fourth-and-2 from his own 28-yard line Sunday night, we've gone back 5 1/2 years for a clue. A February 2004 article by New York...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Mark Sanchez is 3-of-5 for 15 yards. Not on this set of downs. Not on this drive. For the entire first half. Of all the halftime numbers, Sanchez's are the most striking. The New En...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Three teams are tied for the AFC East lead with three games to go. The Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and New York Jets are 8-5. Who has the best chance of finishing on top? The Dolphins and Jets meet Dec. 28 in ...