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New England Patriots Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski is one step closer to his wish to be on the cover to "Madden NFL 13." Gronkowski advanced to the Elite Eight with a landslide victory over Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen. "Gronk" ...

The AFC West Madden cover dream is over for another year. In the round of 16, Carolina quarterback Cam Newton whipped San Diego tight end Antonio Gates. Newton moves to the Elite 8 of the Madden cover competition, which is based on an ESPN SportsN...

ESPN's Mike Tirico says he was shocked by Sean Payton's one-year suspension, but it sends a message to the rest of the NFL. Plus, he talks about Syracuse making it to the Elite 8 and comments on the Tim Tebow trade. Listen Stanford TE and NFL draft...

The New England Patriots are finally getting elite recognition in ESPN.com's Power Rankings. After weeks inside the top 10, it took a dominant performance on Thanksgiving for New England to get back into the top 5. The Patriots (8-3) have won five...

If it wasn't before, the transition of the NFC North division from Black and Blue to Air and Space will be complete Monday night at Soldier Field. At about 8:30 p.m. ET, you'll see two teams that have started 2-0 with elite quarterbacks behind center...

Which college team has provided the NFL the best pipeline of talent from 1979 to 2009? We're breaking it down bracket-style as the top 16 schools battle it out for the title.

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker In case you missed it, here were the 10 hottest topics this week in the AFC North, based on ESPN.com reader comments: 1. Time to put Steelers among NFL's elite (Oct. 6) 2. AFC North mailbag (Oct. 8) 3. Crun...

Although the Eagles are coming off an 8-8 season in which they missed the playoffs, Donovan McNabb is confident the team is still among the NFC's elite, writes Matt Mosley.