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Numbers don't lie -- and neither does the game film. That was my first reaction to Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark's remarks that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady sometimes "sees ghosts" in the pocket. I've watched games in person ...

The New England Patriots are favored to win their first Super Bowl since the end of the 2004 season. That capped a run of three championships in four years, which happened to be the most recent NFL dynasty. But are the Patriots quietly building an...

Home teams are an astounding 7-1 in the NFL playoffs. Is this great news for the New England Patriots? The Patriots, winners of nine straight, will host the Baltimore Ravens Sunday in the AFC Championship Game. This year is proving to be extremely...

Here are the most interesting stories Tuesday morning in the AFC East: The road to the Super Bowl could go through New England (11-3) in the AFC after the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4) lost to the San Francisco 49ers on "Monday Night Football." M...

New England Patriots leading receiver Wes Welker (neck) will play Sunday against the New York Giants, a source tells the AFC East blog. According to the source, Welker has a "99 percent" chance of playing. But the source slightly left the possibil...

Barring any last-minute setbacks, New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker, who suffered a neck injury last week, will play Sunday against the New York Giants, a source tells ESPN.com.

Many AFC East blog readers scoffed at AccuScore last week after predicting the New England Patriots would lose to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It turns out AccuScore was on the money. This week, AccuScore likes the Patriots to bounce back pretty convi...

The New England Patriots might have a caught a break, via some unfortunate injury news regarding New York Giants tailback Ahmad Bradshaw. Mike Garafolo of the Neward Star-Ledger reports Bradshaw suffered a cracked bone in his foot and will be out ...

Let's take a look at the New York Giants' 20-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins. What it means: The Dolphins blew a fourth-quarter lead for the second straight week and fall to 0-7. Miami, which led 17-10 after three quarters, gave the Giants all ...

Here are the most interesting stories Saturday morning in the AFC East: Did receiver Brandon Marshall, via Twitter, guarantee the winless Miami Dolphins (0-6) will beat the New York Giants (4-2)? Morning take: Marshall says he doesn't want any...

Here is the final injury report for Week 8 in the AFC East: Miami Dolphins (0-6) at New York Giants (4-2) Dolphins Doubtful: CB Vontae Davis (hamstring) Questionable: G Richie Incognito (ankle), S Reshad Jones (knee), DE Kendall Langford ...

Here are five nuggets of knowledge about Week 8: Chasing history: New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and starting quarterback Tom Brady can make NFL history Sunday. With a win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Brady and Belichick will set a ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers met early Saturday morning with free-agent receiver Plaxico Burress. According to Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert, the meeting went well and there's interest from both sides. Burress That part is no surpri...

The Pittsburgh Steelers met with free-agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress Saturday morning.

ESPN.com's NFL writers rank the top 10 safeties in the league today. Next week: top 10 owners. When it comes to rating NFL safeties, there's Troy Polamalu and Ed Reed followed by a huge gap before everyone else. As expected, the star safeties f...

Here are the most interesting stories Tuesday in the AFC North: Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu will rest his Achilles and sit out of practice until the end of the week. Morning take: At this point in the season, Polamalu d...