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The teams that spent the most in 2012 got little bang for their buck. Plus, answers to reader questions.

Football records might not resonate like those in baseball, but there are five NFL records that stand above the rest, John Clayton writes.

Few teams have the luxury of sitting their starters in this season finale -- too much is at stake.

Peyton Manning headlines John Clayton's 2012 All-Pro team, which includes clear choices at the skill positions and tough calls elsewhere.

The usual suspects are returning to the NFL playoffs this season, ending a long streak of postseason turnover.

The 2012 season has been marked by close games, but that wasn't the case Sunday, writes John Clayton.

Expand the playoffs? It's a question of when, not if, John Clayton writes.

Misfortune and luck can lead to landing the right quarterback, John Clayton writes. For the Colts, misfortune led to Luck.

John Clayton delivers a musical masterpiece with his NFL midseason report.

Mario Williams goes back to Houston, where the Texans' defense is everything the Bills wanted theirs to become, John Clayton writes.

It's a crucial weekend for three slumping NFC teams, writes John Clayton.

The NFC is the superior conference by far in 2012. That actually keeps more AFC teams in the playoff race, writes John Clayton.

Teams set an opening-week record, piling up 791 points, writes John Clayton. Can they keep up that pace?

Knee-jerk reactions are everywhere following Week 1, but most aren't warranted, John Clayton writes in his latest mailbag.

Last season's No. 1 playoff seeds should benefit from easier schedules this season, writes John Clayton.

John Clayton ranks the NFL's starting quarterbacks from No. 1 to No. 32.