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ESPN recently published a list of the 25 greatest playoff performances in NFL history. The ballot I submitted featured five performances for franchises currently aligned in the NFC West. It included three performances for the San Francisco 49ers a...

There's little sense in taking the bait when San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh tells a radio program Michael Crabtree "has the best hands I've ever seen on a wide receiver." Anyone with a strong grasp of NFL history would place Cris Carter, R...

Ronnie Lott witnessed one of the greatest coaching jobs in NFL history during the Bill Walsh years in San Francisco three decades ago. The Hall of Famer thinks the 49ers' current coach, Jim Harbaugh, might be doing something more spectacular in le...

The accolades keep flowing the San Francisco 49ers' way following their 5-1 start to the season. Winning tends to validate every aspect of an operation. Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle praises team president Jed York for naming Tren...

Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee says the 49ers haven't committed to naming first-round picks Anthony Davis and Mike Iupati as starters on opening day. Barrows: "(Coach Mike) Singletary said that Davis and Iupati were two of the most physical o...

Darren Urban of azcardinals.com checks in with Cardinals quarterbacks coach Chris Miller, whose relationship with Derek Anderson dates to their days together in Oregon. Urban: "He first met Anderson when Anderson was a high school star in Oregon, aft...

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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 Mike Sando EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Brett Favre tossed a career-high six touchdown passes. Kurt Warner racked up 472 yards. The New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals combined for 91 points. Chris McGrath/Getty Images...

If every team could have a Peyton Manning or Tom Brady-type quarterback, there would be no complaints. But with an expanding league and lack of proven free agents, the pool of quality quarterbacks is shrinking, writes Mike Sando.

Hall of Famer Ken Houston, now an academic counselor with a knack for reaching at-risk kids, says he always kept football in the proper perspective.

The Dolphins still might become only the 12th team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to finish a full season with fewer than two victories. There are colorful stories behind the Excruciating Eleven.

There are plenty of ways to earn entry into the Hall of Fame. One apparently is to never play for Denver, writes Mike Sando.