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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- It's right there on paper. Add it up, and the Arizona Cardinals have allowed 22 sacks in their past three games. Their offensive tackles, especially, have had a rough start to this season. And on Sunday, they'll face one of the...

On paper, at least, the Arizona Cardinals' quarterback shift sounds favorable for the Minnesota Vikings. Backup John Skelton is expected to start Sunday at the Metrodome, providing the Vikings with a stronger-armed but far less mobile adversary than ...

Several of you noted that I left out an important fact in discussing the Minnesota Vikings' historically poor pass defense Tuesday. Not only do they rank last among NFL teams with six interceptions, but they've gone eight consecutive games without on...

As you might be aware, NFC West colleague Mike Sando has a periodic "LuckWatch" post previewing Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck's looming arrival in the NFL. Thursday, Sando hit an angle that has been rollicking through my brain for the past few wee...

Reviewing Friday's action at Lambeau Field: Green Bay Packers 28, Arizona Cardinals 20 Preseason record: 1-1 Of interest: The first-team offense went three-and-out in its first series, punted after two first downs on its next possession but ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Even before he takes his first practice snap with the Minnesota Vikings, Donovan McNabb knows he will soon be replaced. He even knows the identity of his successor. To me, that dynamic makes for unique and compelling theater th...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Other than the lockout-induced dearth of actual news, I couldn't really figure out why it became big news Thursday that a suburban Chicago high school wouldn't allow Chicago Bears tight end Greg Olsen to do field wor...

Three things to know about next Sunday's Green Bay Packers-Philadelphia Eagles wild-card game: 1. The Green Bay Packers are responsible for the Michael Vick Phenomenon, circa 2010. It was the Packers, specifically linebacker Clay Matthews, who kno...

Packers LB Clay Matthews dishes on playing in a 3-4 scheme and pass coverage, going from USC to Green Bay, the pressure on his defense and what he saw from Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick in Week 1....

Let's clear up an administrative issue that caused a few of you to question why Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews was credited with two sacks in several posts I wrote earlier this week. As you can see over on NFL.com's official listings, Mat...

HillenmeyerI applaud the Chicago Bears for being as open as they were on how, when and why a concussion has ended linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer's season. But I imagine that concussion-awareness advocates will still cringe when they read the time line...

(We're sprucing up our day-after-game posts here on the NFC North blog, but the structure remains the same.) After the Green Bay Packers' 27-20 victory Sunday at the Philadelphia Eagles, here are three issues that merit further examination: As...

Let's hit some quick thoughts on the Green Bay Packers' Week 1 victory. What it means: The Packers are tied with the Chicago Bears atop the NFC North. Just as important, they collected a key conference win. Those always come in handy when it comes...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 1: 1. With national discussion centering so squarely on the Green Bay Packers' postseason chances, we've probably failed to address adequately their far-from-a-gimmee regular-season opener against the Philadelp...

New Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb has reached out to a pair of veteran quarterbacks as he takes over for predecessor Donovan McNabb: Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints and our own Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers. As my NFC Ea...

Unfortunately, I'm going to be out of pocket for most of Monday. We'll resume full-scale blogging Tuesday, but for now I'd like to touch on a few points percolating in my head. Reports that Philadelphia sent Donovan McNabb to Washington as a profe...