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We're down to the final day of the NFL draft and things will move much faster than they did on Thursday and Friday. We'll resume our Countdown Live chat at noon ET. I'll bounce in and out of there while also posting items on the blog. But my ma...

Todd McShay's final mock draft is out, so let's take a look at the NFC South portion. At No. 14, McShay has the Panthers taking Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei. At least in mock drafts, Lotulelei's stock seems to be dropping in recent days....

It's going to be a long and busy day with the NFL draft starting Thursday night, so let's kick it off with a trip through the headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS In his final mock draft, D. Orlando Ledbetter has the Falcons taki...

Wednesday is the final day of the NFL owners meeting. It also is the day when the NFC coaches have breakfast with the media. That will come a little bit later because breakfast starts later in Arizona. But as soon as the reports start coming in...

One of the hot topics at a relatively quiet time of year is the future of St. Louis running back Steven Jackson. He reportedly will void the final year of his contract and become a free agent. That's brought all sorts of talk that Jackson could l...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Sunday's NFC Championship Game between the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons: Staying grounded: San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick is not a good matchup for the Atlanta defense. Kaepernick rushed for ...

There was one oddity that might have gotten lost in the shuffle of the final minutes of the Atlanta Falcons' 30-28 victory against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. After Matt Bryant made a 49-yard field goal to put the Falcons ahead for good with e...

The Atlanta Falcons just released their final injury report for Sunday's game against Seattle, and it doesn't contain any major surprises. Defensive end John Abraham (ankle) is listed as questionable, but he participated in practice on a limited b...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Sunday's game between the Seahawks and Falcons: No. 1 doesn't matter: The Falcons earned the NFC's No. 1 seed, but recent history says being No. 1 doesn't carry the clout it once did. From 1990 through 2006, No. 1 s...

The NFL just sent out the final rankings for offenses and defenses and it should come as no surprise the New Orleans Saints had the league's worst defense. A unit that set a new NFL record for yards allowed in a season finished the season at No. 3...

We held our final NFC South chat of the regular season on Friday (don't worry, we'll still do the chat for all of the postseason and most of the offseason). Let's take a look at some of the team-by-team highlights. ATLANTA FALCONS Anthony (NJ):...

Five nuggets of knowledge about the Week 17 games: The record book. Although his play has been dismal recently, Tampa Bay's Josh Freeman can make a lasting impression if he throws a touchdown pass against Atlanta. He needs just one scoring strike ...

The final NFC South chat of the regular season will be held Friday at 1 p.m. ET. There is a lot to talk about as the Falcons get ready for the playoffs and the Panthers, Saints and Buccaneers approach some big offseason decisions. Bring your qu...

Heading into the final game of the regular season, it appears unlikely New Orleans tight end Jimmy Graham will lose his league lead in dropped passes. According to ESPN Stats & Information, Graham, who has been playing with an injured wrist, h...

Five nuggets of knowledge about the Week 16 games: It's how you start: Starting fast, like they did with an interception and a quick touchdown last week against the Giants, has become a trademark of the Atlanta Falcons. Since coach Mike Smith and ...

The recent surge by Carolina might cost the Panthers a top-10 draft pick in 2013. The Panthers have won their last two games to move to 5-9. At the moment, they would hold the No. 10 pick in the draft. But Carolina's final two games are against te...