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Christopher Harris has notes and observations from Sunday's Week 1 action, including a big game from Adrian Peterson and slightly disappointing performances from top quarterbacks.

In which we look ahead to Thursday's much-anticipated four-fecta of Week 4 games to end the NFC North's preseason schedule: Detroit Lions Opponent: Buffalo Bills Location: Ford Field Time: 7 p.m. ET Personnel notes: Lions coach Jim Schwartz ha...

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

Reviewing Friday's action at Ford Field: Cleveland Browns 19, Detroit Lions 17 Preseason record: 0-1 Of interest: Coach Jim Schwartz expressed disappointment about the overall play, but I interpreted that sentiment to higher expectations as ...

Jeff Wolfert kicked a 45-yard field goal with 28 seconds left to lift the Cleveland Browns to a 19-17 win over the Detroit Lions on Friday night.

Football Outsiders ranks every team in the NFL according to their stock of young talent. The New England Patriots top the list, while the New Orleans Saints are last.

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When ESPN's Ron Jaworski named Drew Brees the No. 2 quarterback in the NFL, most of you made the logical leap that Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers would finish this exercise at No. 1. (Barring, as @unwantedopinion opined on Twitter, an unexpec...

We in the NFC North narrowly avoided disaster, I mean victory, in the 2011 vote to determine the cover of "Madden NFL 12." A vigorous voting campaign allowed Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis to defeat Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Ro...

Will Ray Rice be the first athlete to ever appear on the cover of two EA Sports titles in the same year? It could happen as Rice already won the fan vote for the "NFL Blitz" cover, and now that EA Sports has finished announcing all of the participant...

Will Ray Rice be the first athlete to ever appear on the cover of two EA Sports titles in the same year? It could happen as Rice already won the fan vote for the "NFL Blitz" cover, and now that EA Sports has finished announcing all of the participant...

INDIANAPOLIS -- When he first made the suggestion last week, it slipped through the figurative space in my head. The second time, I took note. And when Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman mentioned Thursday for the third, fourth and fifth times "the o...

Christopher Harris looks at how a number of playoff-bound teams will handle playing time for their fantasy stars in Week 17.

Christopher Harris looks at players with the best and worst matchups over the final four weeks of the season and breaks down T.J. Yates' game.

Grading Alex Smith's play during the San Francisco 49ers' 6-1 start has become one of the more fascinating pursuits of this 2011 NFC West season. Smith, long a divisive subject among 49ers fans, remains one even during the team's best start since ...

Stephania Bell looks at the latest injury situations heading into Week 8, including Sam Bradford, Matthew Stafford, Peyton Hillis, Andre Johnson and Jahvid Best.

Are the 49ers for real? If so, who would've predicted a Week 6 showdown between San Francisco and Detroit would be the showcase game for the NFC? And with Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson, and Frank Gore all on the same field, this is a must-watch ga...