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Michael Turner's numbers and playing time have dipped this season, but opposing defenses still are keeping close tabs on the Atlanta running back. Defenses still are biting on play-action fakes. According to ESPN Stats & Information, Atlanta q...

Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan has been at his best out of the shotgun formation. According to ESPN Stats & Information, Ryan has the league's best Total QBR (98.6) out of the shotgun formation. Houston's Matt Schaub (93.3) is the only other qu...

The season hasn't even started yet, but the question about Matt Ryan's status among NFL quarterbacks already is heating up. In a television appearance, Atlanta general manager Thomas Dimitroff was asked if Ryan is a top-10 quarterback. Dimitroff s...

This will be this season's final edition of QB Watch, a weekly project I've enjoyed tremendously this season. With that in mind, we will make this our awards edition. Here are the awards: Most Valuable Player: Aaron Rodgers, Packers. He carries...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 13: Creamsicle time: The Buccaneers will be wearing their throwback uniforms against Carolina. Yeah, the orange and white uniforms are back. Might not be a bad thing, because at least in the days of Lee Roy Sel...

If you're a fan of the Atlanta Falcons, you're probably asking yourself this question: Who is T.J. Yates? First off, he'll probably be the guy starting for the Houston Texans against the Falcons on Sunday. We all know starter Matt Schaub suffered ...

Don't feel too sad for the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears. Sure, they each have lost their starting quarterback to injuries. But the Texans still might be on a path to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history even without Matt Schaub...

Thoughts on Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 37-9 loss to the Houston Texas on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium: What it means: The Buccaneers have been searching for an identity all season. Looks like they finally found it. They are a mediocre team with prob...

When the New Orleans Saints move their training camp to Oxnard, Calif., next week it might be a more pleasant experience for the offense than the defense. It could have been a miserable week for both units, but the first-team offense finally showe...

Time for a plunge into the NFC South mailbag. Rick in San Diego asks what the cap hit would be if the Saints release Reggie Bush and wonders if it would be better to trade him. Pat Yasinskas: Trading Bush really isn't an option because the new ...

Jimmy Clausen received his degree from Notre Dame over the weekend. Given the fact Clausen's rookie year was far from spectacular and the Carolina Panthers just used the first overall pick in the draft on Cam Newton, this might have been a wise move ...

ESPN.com's NFL writers rank the top 10 quarterbacks in the league today. Next week: Top 10 safeties. Take eight football writers scattered from Seattle to Tampa and ask them to come up with a list of the top 10 quarterbacks in the National Footba...

ESPN.com's NFL writers rank the top 10 quarterbacks in the league today. Next week: Top 10 safeties. Take eight football writers scattered from Seattle to Tampa and ask them to come up with a list of the top 10 quarterbacks in the National Footba...

Western Pennsylvania is often referred to as being a cradle of quarterbacks. It fits. Think Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Jim Kelly and dozens of others. But there's one NFC South team that's had some very good luck mining a tiny pocket ...

The package of notes passed along by ESPN Stats & Information on Sunday's game between Atlanta and Carolina focuses entirely on the Falcons. Understandable since there really is nothing left to say about the Panthers. Atlanta quarterback Matt...

With some help from ESPN Stats & Information and the media relations departments of the NFL, the Saints, Falcons and Buccaneers, it's time for some superlatives on New Orleans, Atlanta and Tampa Bay. Carolina doesn't qualify because superlatives ...