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, 2009Mike Sando's MVP Watch
Mike Sando, NFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Listing Kyle Orton as a potential MVP candidate once would have seemed about as plausible as the Broncos opening 5-...
Blog | October 14, 2009Mike Sando's MVP Watch
Mike Sando, NFC WestPosted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando That didn't take long. Peyton Manning needed only three games to establish his 2009 credentials as the early MVP...
Blog | September 30, 2009Mike Sando's MVP Watch
Mike Sando, NFC West...touchdown passes of 80 and 48 yards kept Manning prominent in the conversation. 4. MATT RYAN, Atlanta Falcons 2009 PASSING CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT 43 63 449 68...
Blog | September 23, 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, 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, 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, 2009Questions 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...
Blog | December 29, 2008More starters, fewer victories for NFC West
Mike Sando, NFC West...York Jets 9-6 33 Baltimore Ravens 10-5 32 New York Giants 12-3 32 Atlanta Falcons 10-5 31 Carolina Panthers 11-4 29 I broke into Tim Graham's AFC East...
Blog | December 24, 2008With Cardinals flying high, Warner soars to front of MVP chase
Mike Sando, ESPN.comWith Tom Brady injured and Peyton Manning's individual numbers down, Kurt Warner has found his way back to a familiar role: MVP favorite.
Story | Conversation | December 10, 2008Giants are miles ahead of the competition
Mike Sando, ESPN.comIn the race for NFC playoff positioning, the Giants are miles ahead of their competitors.
Story | Conversation | December 03, 2008High risks, high costs associated with high picks
Mike Sando, ESPN.comThe draft always will be a guessing game to some extent, but with rookie salaries escalating sharply for top picks, NFL teams appear increasingly wary of picking early.
Story | Conversation | February 27, 2008Few recent combine stars have become productive NFL players
Mike Sando, ESPN.comESPN.com analyzed the 25 best combine performers in six key categories since 2000. The performances show how important -- and unimportant -- raw ability can be.
Story | Conversation | February 20, 2008Is Brady best ever? Not yet, but time is on his side
Mike Sando, ESPN.comWhile seven seasoned evaluators placed Tom Brady solidly in the top 10 quarterbacks of all time, Johnny Unitas consistently ranked higher than any other QB, Mike Sando writes.
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