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Measuring NFC North fandom

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...scientific poll of 2,334 American adults in September. The 1,194 who said they follow professional football were asked to name the two teams they most root for. Three NFC North teams ranked among...

Blog | December 05, 2009

NFC North weekend mailbag

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

We're going to mix it up a bit and take a longer-form approach to this edition of the Weekend Mailbag. This is in no way a comment on the quality and ...

Blog | November 14, 2009

Transcending the drama

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

    Jeffrey Hixon/US Presswire   The storyline of Sunday's Vikings-Packers game goes beyond Brett Favre. Posted by ESPN.com's Kev...

Blog | October 27, 2009

Week 8 power rankings: NFC North

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...week. Their fall also snapped the NFC North's one-week reign as the best division in football. Our average ranking of 15.4 now ranks No. 4, behind the NFC East (13.8), AFC...

Blog | October 27, 2009

Week 4 Power Rankings: NFC North

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...exercise. Our teams have an average position of 13.8, the second-best mark in all of football. Only the NFC East (13.3) fared better. (Makes sense, considering the two division share an NFL...

Blog | September 29, 2009

Have at It: A tough climb for Urlacher and HOF

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...an era, wouldn't Lewis overshadow Urlacher? Here's what kyleuofcummings wrote: When you ask a random football fan the most feared presence in the middle in the recent era it is sure to be...

Blog | September 18, 2009

Weekend mailbag

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Your communication flew in from all angles this week -- be it from our fast-moving Facebook page, our ever-growi...

Blog | September 12, 2009

Three and out: Bears

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...better. Cutler coaxed some pretty solid catches from a pretty average group of receivers during training camp. Football Outsiders The Football Outsiders use their unique brand of analysis to break down each of the league...

Blog | September 04, 2009

Olsen becoming reliable target for Cutler

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...unusually cool night on the campus of Olivet Nazarene University. All around me were signs of midseason football. The Chicago Bears were rolling through a two-minute drill with a precision that suggested they had...

Blog | August 28, 2009

Camp Confidential: Giddy in Chicago

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...Grossman last season, the Bears can only imagine what they can do with Cutler behind center. Fantasy Football: 32 Questions AJ Mass discusses which player will benefit most from Jay Cutler's presence in...

Blog | August 13, 2009

Black and Blue all over: Politically speaking

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...the Chicago Bears will some day be visiting the White House giving the president a Chicago Bears football to toss around on the South Lawn." (One of Obama's books is entitled "...

Blog | July 24, 2009

Black and Blue all over: Waiting on No. 4

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...departure of safety Mike Brown, from Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times and Bill Barnwell of Football Outsiders. Packers wide receiver Donald Driver said in a national radio interview that the Bears' weakness...

Blog | July 16, 2009

Dead money in the NFC North

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Those of you with ESPN Insider subscriptions can view this comprehensive Football Outsiders analysis of the NFC North's salary cap situations. Individual cap numbers have grown less...

Blog | July 14, 2009

Interconference matchups: NFC North/AFC North

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Division matchups rightly carry pre-eminent importance in every team's schedule. But never underestimate th...

Blog | July 14, 2009

Around the NFC North: Northcutt 'excited'

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...season, The Detroit News' Terry Foster ponders the following question: What is the perfect food for football? Despite being traded to a team coming off a 0-16 season, Dennis Northcutt maintains he is...

Blog | July 02, 2009