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The holiday season isn't the most wonderful time of the year for many NFL fans, as their favorite teams either stumble out of the playoff chase, like the Jets, or in the case of the Kansas City Chiefs, complete a 2-12 season of futility. The Chi...

Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett surely has a strong arm and can make all the throws. Still, the biggest criticism of his football skills is that draft analysts believe he will be a statue in the pocket. The New England Patriots drafted Mallett i...

How did the Baltimore Ravens dominate the Kansas City Chiefs in their 30-7 road win on Sunday afternoon? Here are a pair of keys to their victory: • Joe Flacco's offense controlled the middle of the field against the Chiefs. Flacco ...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 17: Chiefs looking to go perfect at home: In the end, it will not kill the Kansas City Chiefs if they lose to Oakland at home Sunday, but they do have some carrots to play for. The Chiefs will be the No. 3 seed...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Kansas City Chiefs became the most unlikely NFL division champions of the season on Sunday in the comfort of their own homes. Fittingly, the stunning conclusion to the Chiefs' improbable division title occurred with the team...

Turns out the Denver Broncos didn't need Matt Cassel. Kyle Orton has worked out just fine.

Jim Rogash/Getty Images After a layoff of 20 months, Tom Brady finally gets another chance to finish a football game. Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Carl Cheffers tweeted his referee's whistle to start the 25-second play clock. ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham DANA POINT, Calif. -- Much will be revealed on the first Monday night of the 2009 NFL season. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady should be dropping back to pass on his surgically rebuilt left knee. Terrell ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Don in Rye, N.H., writes: After the pre-season games .The fan and sports casters would have cut Cassel and made O'connell the Brady back up. .However BB went with Cassel when Brady went down. Why not trade Cass...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham The difference between a winner and a loser rarely looks as blatant as it did Dec. 21 in Foxborough, Mass. The Arizona Cardinals had a better chance dodging the falling snow than they did disastrous plays against t...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham The difference between a winner and a loser rarely looks as blatant as it did Dec. 21 in Foxborough, Mass. The Arizona Cardinals had a better chance dodging the falling snow than they did disastrous plays against t...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Taylor in Virginia Beach, Va., writes: Tim, Throughout this entire season, I've hated you, then loved you, then hated you. And you know what I realize? You're a damn fine writer. I enjoy your columns (for or against my...

Matt Cassel wants to return to the Patriots next season. He just doesn't know if that will happen.

The Titans and Giants earned No. 1 seeds in Week 16. The question is whether home-field advantage throughout the playoffs is all that it's cracked up to be.

Doug Benc/Getty Images Patriots receiver Randy Moss had his best outing of the season (eight catches, 125 yards, three touchdowns) in a win against the Dolphins Sunday. Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham MIAMI -- M...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Consecutive 400-Yard Pass Games (Since 1970 Merger) Matt Cassel becomes the 5th quarterback since the merger in 1970 to post consecutive 400-yard pass games and the first since Billy Volek in 2004. Otherwise, he's i...