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Next up in ESPN.com's Power Rankings series were the best offensive players who aren't quarterbacks. I was surprised to see only three offensive linemen appear on the ballots of our eight panelists: Miami Dolphins left tackle Jake Long, Cleveland ...

While I stepped away from the AFC East blog for a week, Khaled Elsayed of Pro Football Focus released a series of articles in which he rated the 101 best players from last season. The list generated murmurs about Elsayed's sanity because he listed...

I understand why New York Jets tight end Dustin Keller didn't generate more attention in ESPN.com's positional Power Rankings this week. He's one of those players you need to watch on a regular basis to fully appreciate him. Keller's numbers don't...

What players and teams will be impacted most by a lengthy NFL lockout? ESPN's blog network put together a short list of unfavorable situations around the league. NFC West blogger Mike Sando focused on the San Francisco 49ers and other young tea...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NFL is a league of imitators. One team does something well, another team will try to emulate it. The New England Patriots seemed progressively retro when they morphed their shotgun offense into sets with multiple tight ends. Th...

Before the season, if I'd have given you eight guesses to predict the AFC East's only 1,000-yard rusher, chances are you wouldn't have gotten the right answer. Of all the players to choose from -- Ricky Williams, Ronnie Brown, LaDainian Tomlinson...

I must apologize to my readers. Perhaps I imbibed too much eggnog last week and was enraptured by all those Burl Ives tunes, but amid all my Christmas mirth I missed one of the greatest stories of the year. ArtestVolatile basketball star Ron Ar...

The NFL will announce Pro Bowl rosters at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Here's a look at the most likely candidates from each AFC East club. You'll notice a dearth of wide receivers. Before the season began, that looked like a loaded position within the divi...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 11: BenJarvus Green-Ellis can steal the spotlight Sunday in Gillette Stadium. With so much focus on the quarterbacks in Sunday's blockbuster between the Colts and Patriots, the player who could make biggest imp...

ESPN analyst Eric Allen breaks down the New England Patriots' dramatic victory against the San Diego Chargers in Qualcomm Stadium....

ESPN football experts Marcellus Wiley, Mark Schlereth and Matthew Berry share some insights for Sunday's game between the New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers in Qualcomm Stadium....

The New England Patriots carry serious momentum into Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers in Qualcomm Stadium. The Patriots have won three in a row. Our friends at AccuScore calculate their chances of making the playoffs soared from 50.8 p...

The Miami Dolphins have a problem defending tight ends. They struggled throughout 2009 to contain them, and they're off to a rougher start this season. Tight ends accumulated a nice stat line against Miami last year: 68 receptions for 993 yards...

ESPN analysts Mark Schlereth and Marcellus Wiley give their predictions for Sunday's playoff game between the New York Jets and San Diego Chargers in Qualcomm Stadium. Schlereth calls the Chargers "a mismatch nightmare" for the Jets....

Three nuggets of knowledge about Sunday's playoff game between the New York Jets (10-7) and San Diego Chargers (13-3): 1. Mark Sanchez needs to remain mindful of his limitations. The Jets' rookie quarterback is playing with gobs of confidence, and...

ESPN analysts Marcellus Wiley, Mark Schlereth and Steve Young preview Sunday's playoff game between the New York Jets and San Diego Chargers in Qualcomm Stadium. Their key matchup is the Jets' defense on Chargers tight end Antonio Gates....