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Five nuggets of knowledge about Sunday's Seahawks-Redskins wild-card playoff game at FedEx Field: Fresh faces: Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins and Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks are two of the three rookie quarterbacks starti...

The NFC playoffs are deep with versatile young quarterbacks and powerful runners.

This morning on "First Take Weekend," I had the pleasure of debating Christian Fauria and Ryen Russillo on a variety of topics, including Sunday night's NFC East title game between the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys. As you can see in thi...

We have spent time this season breaking down the "Fail Mary" and its implications in every way imaginable. In this week's Inside Slant podcast , Mike Sando and I discussed the possibility that the player who threw the infamous pass -- Seattle Seahawk...

A few thoughts on Sunday's events in St. Louis: What it means: The Minnesota Vikings remain in the NFC playoff race with a takedown of the St. Louis Rams, just their second road victory in seven attempts this season. Almost as important: Tailback ...

Adam Schefter answers mailbag questions -- on the Washington Redskins' chances to win the NFC East, Christian Ponder's future in Minnesota and more -- and ranks the top teams in the NFL after Week 13.

Blog | Conversation | December 05, 2012

As the Minnesota Vikings return from their bye this week, it's worth circling back on a weapon that should work to their extreme benefit as long as tailback Adrian Peterson is running at his current pace. The Vikings' play-action game dipped inexp...

A week ago, Pro Football Focus named Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson to its all-NFC West team over San Francisco's Alex Smith. No one could have seen that coming in 2010, when the St. Louis Rams used the first overall draft choice for ...

Promising QBs can provide hope, but these teams don't have enough support yet to be serious Super Bowl contenders.

We're Black and Blue All Over: Two Green Bay Packers players suffered season-ending knee injuries in Sunday night's game at Reliant Stadium. A third appeared fortunate to have avoided the same. As we discussed in Monday's Free Head Exam, it's fair...

After the Minnesota Vikings' 38-26 loss to the Washington Redskins, here are three issues that merit further examination: Quarterback Christian Ponder called the interception he threw to Madieu Williams in the fourth quarter "a fluke play," sayin...

We're Black and Blue All Over: PHILADELPHIA -- With Week 6 in the books here in the NFC North, let's reset our standings: Chicago Bears (4-1) Minnesota Vikings (4-2) Green Bay Packers (3-3) Detroit Lions (2-3) The record shows the Pac...

A few thoughts on Sunday's events at FedEx Field: What it means: The Minnesota Vikings saw their three-game winning streak end after a comeback fell short at FedEx Field. They're 4-2, officially a half-game behind the NFC North-leading Chicago Bea...

MINNEAPOLIS -- A few thoughts on a dominating 30-7 performance Sunday at the Metrodome: What it means: The Minnesota Vikings are 4-1 and tied for the NFC North lead with the Chicago Bears. The Tennessee Titans put on a listless and punchless perfo...

KC Joyner explains why the Minnesota Vikings can make the playoffs in 2012. With Christian Ponder not turning the ball over and a strong defense and rushing attack, the Vikings have a good chance to make the postseason.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2012

Chad Millman takes a look at NFL Week 2 line moves and recalls this season's new overtime rules.

Blog | Conversation | September 14, 2012