Easy paths for 49ers, Cardinals, Seahawks
Mike Sando, NFC WestNFC strength of schedule: Weeks 1 through 8 Team Opp. record Opp. win pct. Atlanta Falcons 30-19 .612 Detroit Lions 30-22 .588 San Francisco 49ers 30-22 .588 Arizona Cardinals...
Blog | November 05, 2009Around the NFC West: 49ers' WR roles
Mike Sando, NFC West...the schedule became tougher, and after Arizona, the Giants play the Eagles (3-2), Chargers (2-3), Falcons (4-1) and the Broncos (6-0). The Cardinals, however, are under no illusions the Giants' 5...
Blog | October 22, 2009Mike Sando's MVP Watch: 10 to consider
Mike Sando, NFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando This 2009 debut edition of the weekly MVP Watch draws from two decades of history for guidance. Quarterbacks and...
Blog | September 09, 2009Mailbag: Thoughts on the Crabtree situation
Mike Sando, NFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Robb from Marin County, Calif., writes: Mike, question regarding Michael Crabtree and the Niners (based on your 7/...
Blog | July 30, 2009NFC West power rankings take shape
Mike Sando, NFC West...5-11 season, ranked fifth in ESPN's composite power rankings from July 2008. The Atlanta Falcons ranked 32nd even though they were about to post an 11-5 record on their way...
Blog | May 20, 200949ers schedule analysis
Mike Sando, NFC West...4: Sunday, Oct. 4, ST. LOUIS RAMS, 4:15 p.m. Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 11, ATLANTA FALCONS, 4:05 p.m. Week 6: BYE Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 25, at Houston Texans, 1...
Blog | April 14, 2009NFC West schedules: 2009 strength projections
Mike Sando, NFC West...2. Carolina Panthers 151 104 1 .592 3. New England Patriots 151 105 0 .590 4. Atlanta Falcons 150 105 1 .588 5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 148 107 1 .580 6. Buffalo Bills 146...
Blog | February 02, 2009Good luck getting tickets from Whisenhunt
Mike Sando, NFC West...NFL Network analyst Jamie Dukes acquire Super Bowl tickets even though they played together for the Atlanta Falcons during the 1980s. The jovial Dukes made a lighthearted request for tickets during Whisenhunt's...
Blog | January 28, 2009What to know about Arizona's defense
Mike Sando, NFC West...than the usual regular-season measures would ever indicate. 2. These guys are star stoppers. The Atlanta Falcons' Michael Turner (49), the Carolina Panthers' DeAngelo Williams (69) and the Philadelphia Eagles'...
Blog | January 25, 2009No denying Cardinals' makeover
Mike Sando, NFC WestStreeter Lecka/Getty Images Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald added to his season-long highlight reel, catc...
Blog | January 11, 2009Fitzgerald leaves Cardinals in awe
Mike Sando, NFC West...leaping grab Fitzgerald made for a 42-yard touchdown in the wild-card round against two Atlanta Falcons defenders will rank among the receiver's most memorable receptions for its importance, but not...
Blog | January 08, 2009Cowher to Cardinals: Keep on running
Mike Sando, NFC West...item, Cowher drove home the importance of the Cardinals' play-action passing game in beating the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday. He urged his former understudy to keep running back Edgerrin James involved in the...
Blog | January 04, 2009Cardinals carve out winning identity
Mike Sando, NFC West...resonated more persuasively than their actions during a 30-24 wild-card playoff victory over the Atlanta Falcons. Framed with some justification as one-dimensional, undisciplined playoff pretenders from the NFL's worst division...
Blog | January 03, 2009Making sense of the Cardinals' defense
Mike Sando, NFC West...The Arizona Cardinals' defense defies simple categorization heading into a wild-card playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons. Only the Detroit Lions, St. Louis Rams, Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs allowed more points...
Blog | December 31, 2008Questions linger as Cardinals face playoffs
Mike Sando, NFC West...The Cardinals remain a bit of a mystery heading into their home playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC wild-card round Saturday. They probably weren't as good as their 7...
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