A few (NFC North) lessons from XLIV

AP Photo/Paul SancyaNFC North teams might be able to learn a few things from the Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints.Before we launch ourselves full...

NFL should pit Steelers-Saints in '10 opener

...on the Saints' home slate with winning records last season are the Atlanta Falcons and the Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota-New Orleans would be an interesting rematch of the NFC title game. But if Vikings...

Seer of all NFL things? Not!

Back in September, our crack prognosticator was all over the way the NFL season was going to unfold. And he was right. Mostly. Some of the time. Well, a little.

Saints, Colts playoff performance affect '10 drafts

I find the phenomenon of overrating actual real-life playoff performance in future fantasy drafts is more prevalent in fantasy baseball than in fantas...

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The squeeze is on

Seth Wickersham looks at the labor dispute that is hanging over the NFL and what the future may hold for the league.

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Cowboys position series: Quarterback

...the grand opening of Cowboys Stadium. He struggled in the playoff loss to the Vikings, taking a beating from the Minnesota front four. He never established a rapport with Roy Williams, although a lot of...

Hartley on target from long range

After stalling to start the season, Garrett Hartley finished with a Super surge.

Vikings Fans Metaphorically Hold Boombox Outside Brett Favre's Hattiesburg Home

...they love him. By any measure, Brett Favre had a great first season in Minnesota and it's one that Vikings fans are not soon to forget. Those 16 seasons Favre tortured them as the...

No movement on NFL labor talks

NFL owners have met for several hours to discuss the labor situation, although it appears they are no closer to reaching an agreement with the players' union for a new collective bargaining agreement.

NFL blogger Kevin Seifert

...drop in to chat about the NFL. Seifert joined ESPN.com in 2008 after covering the Minnesota Vikings for the Minneapolis Star Tribune for eight years. He lives in the Twin Cities with his...

...JANUARY 24: Free safety Darren Sharper #42 of the New Orleans Saints in pursuit against the Minnesota Vikings during the NFC Championship Game at the Louisiana Superdome on January 24, 2010 in New Orleans...

9A ET: Forward-Thinking

...Times that the club will win their second title in four seasons by at least two scores. "Minnesota is playing in New Orleans, they turn the ball over five times, have two or three stupid...

Will Minnesota and the Vikings Play Powerball to Finance a New Stadium?

...Minnesota Lottery's new Mega Millions jackpot, which is expected to bring in $20 million a year. Perhaps it's time for Minnesotans to scratch and win themselves a new home for the Vikings...

...club's training facility in Metairie, La., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. The Saints host the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL NFC championship football game on Sunday, Jan. 24. (AP Photo/Bill Haber

Dungy says Super Bowl won't be close

Tony Dungy said he didn't think the Saints could do enough to force the Colts into needing a final, last-minute drive to win the Super Bowl.