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The three NFC West teams reaching the Super Bowl over the past eight seasons had an important similarity. All three kept their offensive lines intact all season. That is the case for the San Francisco 49ers as their linemen -- left tackle Joe S...

2012 Griffin-Wilson vs. 4 Common Opp. QB Griffin Wilson W-L 2-2 3-1 Action plays 184 140 Dropbacks 143 113 Completions 79 67 Attempts 117 94 Comp. pct. 67.5 71.3 Pass yards...

2012 Luck-Wilson vs. 8 Common Opp. QB Luck Wilson W-L 5-3 6-2 Action plays 441 310 Dropbacks 397 250 Completions 197 137 Attempts 364 213 Comp. pct. 54.1 64.3 Pass yards ...

Five of our eight NFL divisional bloggers think Peyton Manning stands as the favorite for league MVP through Week 14. Two of the bloggers favoring Tom Brady have something in common: Both were at Gillette Stadium for Brady's four-touchdown perform...

Waves are still rippling through the NFC West blog from our Tuesday discussion comparing Russell Wilson to Andrew Luck against seven common opponents. The touchdown-to-interception ratios in those games jumped off the page: 16-1 for Wilson, 13-12 ...

2012 Luck-Wilson vs. 7 Common Opps QB Luck Wilson W-L 4-3 5-2 Action plays 393 273 Dropbacks 354 221 Completions 177 123 Attempts 327 190 Comp. pct. 54.1 64.7 Pass yards ...

Quick, what do the following situations have in common? Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III complaining about alleged tactics by the St. Louis Rams' defense; New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride complaining about ...

With regular officials back this week, I've put together a chart showing where veteran referee Mike Carey's crew ranks in common penalty calls over the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Carey has been assigned to work the game Sunday between the Seattle Seah...

The way San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh projects himself doesn't matter much while his winning percentage stands at .813. It'll be interesting to see how some of his quirkier comments play if the 49ers ever do struggle on his watch. That...

Eight of John Clayton's 10 best tight ends have one thing in common: a Pro Bowl quarterback. Vernon Davis, ranked fifth, was an exception. We hear quite a bit about tight ends taking pressure off quarterbacks, but it's tough for any tight end t...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The St. Louis Rams pointed to Les Snead's wide-ranging experiences in Atlanta when explaining why they hired him as general manager. "The one thing that stood out to me in time as we talked with Les is, in his time with the Falcons...

The three names listed last in ESPN's weekly quarterback performance rankings have one thing in common: NFC West divisional heritage. The Arizona Cardinals' John Skelton was 32nd. The St. Louis Rams' Kellen Clemens was at No. 31. The Seattle Seaha...

A common thread tied together Kevin Kolb's 73- and 70-yard touchdown passes in his first two games with the Arizona Cardinals. Both plays came when the Cardinals had four wide receivers on the field, two more than a base personnel group would feat...

Don't bother reaching out to Arizona Cardinals employees next week. They'll be out of the office -- on furloughs. As ESPN's Adam Schefter reports, the team will institute long-planned cost-cutting measures that have become common around the NFL...

A few notes on the 2011 NFL draft's first round, courtesy of ESPN Stats & Information: Twelve defensive linemen were drafted in the first round. That's the most ever in the common draft era (since 1967). The SEC had 10 players selected, inc...

LAS COLINAS, Texas -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers called himself a "huge Joe Montana fan" growing up in Northern California. Roughly two decades later, Rodgers has more in common professionally with Montana's successor. Steve Yo...