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ASHBURN, Va. -- Mike Shanahan says he wouldn't stand in the way of his assistant coaches if they wanted to interview for head-coaching jobs. You have to assume that holds especially true when the assistant in question is his son. But as the Washingto...

Where does your team stand in the Week 17 edition of the 2012 ESPN.com NFL Power Rankings?

As the Dallas Cowboys prepare to host the New Orleans Saints at 1 p.m. ET (Noon CT) Sunday, here's one reason for Cowboys fans to feel good about the game and one reason for concern. Feeling good: After two straight weeks of scrapping for points a...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 16: Difference-maker. How important has the post-bye return of wide receiver Pierre Garcon from a foot injury been for the Washington Redskins? When Garcon plays this season, Washington is 7-1, scores an averag...

So there is news on Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, and it is not good. There is a chance Bryant could require surgery on his finger that would end his season. According to ESPNDallas.com, Bryant was meeting with a hand specialist Monday to ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- In the constant hunt for deeper meaning -- for portents, for short-term happenings with long-range predictive value -- we too often overlook the simple aspects of the games we're watching. The New York Giants' 52-27 victory o...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A few thoughts on the New York Giants' 52-27 shootout victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. What it means: That the Giants are still in first place in the NFC East and in control of their own pl...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, who missed practice time this week due to a knee injury and was listed as questionable, is active and will start Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints at MetLife Stadium. Nic...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- As the New York Giants prepare to host the New Orleans Saints at 4 :25 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium, here's one reason for Giants fans to feel good and one reason for concern. Feeling good: Surely, you've heard tales of the ...

A bit of controversy this Friday about a comment by New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford in this New York Times story about the difficulty of trying to ensure that suspended New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton isn't communicating with his team. ...

Last year, when the Dallas Cowboys finished 1-4 and lost the NFC East to the New York Giants, blame fell on the defense. They couldn't stop anybody. They blew fourth-quarter leads in key games against the Cardinals and Giants. Opposing fullbacks hurd...

LANDOVER, Md. -- A few thoughts on the Washington Redskins' 17-16 comeback victory over the New York Giants on "Monday Night Football" at FedExField. What it means: There is now a three-way race in the NFC East with four games to go. The Redskins ...

Three nuggets of knowledge about the Redskins-Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game: The history: The Dallas Cowboys have won five of their past six Thanksgiving Day games, the only loss in that stretch coming against the New Orleans Saints in 2010. This ...

Our man Adam Schefter has a report Sunday morning that the NFL has voided Sean Payton's contract extension with the New Orleans Saints, which could make Payton a free-agent head-coaching candidate at the end of this season. The taint of the Saints' b...

There's been a lot of talk going on the past couple of days about the post-Hurricane Sandy situation here in New Jersey and the issues surrounding sporting events scheduled for this weekend, including the New York City Marathon and Sunday's game betw...

This is why I can never get into the whole idea of analyzing schedule strength before the NFL season even starts: We don't know which teams are going to be good. Did anybody think, before this season started, that the Minnesota Vikings was going to b...