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Up is down, down is up, the Redskins are a top-10 Power Rankings team and the Eagles are closing in on the bottom 10. As we turn our attention to Week 6 of the NFL season, we still really don't know who's good, who's phony or how it's all going to tu...

ProFootballFocus.com released a study Wednesday on pass-rushing effectiveness, using a formula to rank the top 10 overall rushers, the top 10 interior defensive linemen and the top five rookies. And, yes, the bottom 10 rushers, and that list inclu...

Here's an interesting piece on running backs that seeks to produce an Elusive Rating. No AFC South backs are in the top 10 or bottom 10 of the ratings, however, which makes me skeptical. It's hard to name 10 backs more elusive than Chris Johnson. ...

Falling 1) Nate Washington, Titans WR: It was the injured Justin Gage, not Washington, who was the Titan in the bottom 10 of the league in catch percentage (44.9) heading into the weekend. But Washington's hands-to-helmet reaction showed he knew f...

ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine break down each NFL team as the 2005 regular season approaches.

The Big Ten hoops tournament is under way. If you need a break from roundball, check out the links. Some good Big Ten news nuggets (division alignment, future schedules) at the bottom of this Iowa recruiting story. Mark Snyder looks at five thi...

Bottom line is that if the Bears miss the playoffs, even if they beat the sorry Cardinals and Lions to go 10-6 ... if they miss the playoffs it will be five times in six years that the Bears would have failed to make the postseason. And if that winds...

The AFC North has two teams in the top 10 and two teams in the bottom 11. I'm sure you can guess which teams are near the top and near the bottom. Here's a recap of the Week 9 power rankings: BALTIMORE RAVENS ESPN Power Ranking: No. 7 My ran...

Five weeks into the regular season, the defenses in the AFC North are still nowhere close to what they were last season. In 2011, every defense in the division ranked in the top 10. This season, three (Bengals, Ravens and Browns) rank in the bottom h...

Thoughts on New Orleans' 23-10 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars: What it means: The bottom line is the Saints are 3-1 and in first place in the NFC South. They could have sole possession of first place if Tampa Bay loses Monday night. That...

Colleague Mike Sando has posted his weekly MVP Watch and it includes three guys from the NFC South. Atlanta's Matt Ryan and Michael Turner and New Orleans' Drew Brees are on the list. But they're all in the bottom half of the top 10. Let's face it...

Seventh in a series looking at potential dream and nightmare scenarios for all Pac-10 teams, starting at the bottom and working up from my vote in the Pac-10 media poll. Understand: These are not predictions. They are extreme scenarios and pieces ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham MIAMI -- The New York Jets and Miami Dolphins are trading big-gain punches for an entertaining start Monday night. The AFC East showdown matches two top 10 defenses against bottom-half offenses. The Jets' defense...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas The ESPN.com Power Rankings for Week 2 are out and the NFC South has a team in the top five and another in the top 10. Sad part is, the division also has a pair of teams at the bottom of the rankings. First, t...

ESPN Video Games' Jon Robinson takes an exclusive first look at "Madden NFL 10," the most anticipated sports game of the year.

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson DENVER -- It is happening again in Denver? Are the Broncos going to fall at home to a bottom feeder? If not, the Broncos have to comeback from a 10-0 deficit to Kansas City. Chiefs cornerback Maurice Leggett ...