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Most Pro Bowl Choices Since 2002 Realignment Rank Division Pro Bowlers 1 NFC East 178 2 AFC West 158 3 AFC North 150 3 NFC North 150 5 AFC East 145 6 NFC South 130 7 NFC ...

The Seattle Seahawks and the NFL won big Sunday night. That 42-13 victory Seattle posted over the San Francisco 49ers made Green Bay a strong favorite to secure the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoff race. If the Packers do secure that second seed,...

Dan Graziano of the NFC East blog joined me Wednesday in discussing the San Francisco 49ers' matchup against the New York Giants in Week 6. The video runs about five minutes. I asked Dan if he thinks the Giants' pass rush, inconsistent to this poi...

Inhale, exhale. Inhale, exhale. Deep breaths. Repeat after NFC East blogger Dan Graziano: Sure, the Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints and Washington Redskins suffered crushing defeats in Week 3. Their seasons aren't unfolding quite as plann...

Green Bay Packers fans should be warned. 2012 Home Won-Lost Records Division W L Pct. NFC West 6 0 1.000 NFC North 6 1 .857 AFC North 4 2 .667 AFC East 3 2 .600 NFC East 3 2 ...

The San Francisco 49ers, 27-19 victors over the Detroit Lions in Week 2, are winning over our ESPN divisional bloggers one at a time. Dan Graziano (NFC East) voted the 49ers first on his NFL Power Rankings ballot last week. Jamison Hensley (AFC...

The NFL has become a game of frequent substitutions. Some of them don't make much sense on the surface. For example, the San Francisco 49ers removed from the field Patrick Willis, arguably the NFL's best linebacker, for roughly one-third of the...

INDIANAPOLIS - Reddened eyes and a hushed voice told the story for Wes Welker in Super Bowl XLVI. The pass he dropped with four minutes remaining was a turning point against New England in the Patriots' 21-17 defeat to the New York Giants. No amou...

QUARTERBACK: Eli Manning completed 30 of 40 passes for 296 yards, one touchdown and a 103.8 NFL rating. He did not turn over the ball, which was huge for the Giants during their 21-17 victory. Manning's 38-yard sideline strike to Mario Manningham sho...

The New York Giants' victory over the Dallas Cowboys affected 2012 schedules in the NFC West. The Giants won the NFC East. The Cowboys dropped to third, behind Philadelphia. That means the Eagles will visit the Arizona Cardinals in 2012. The Giant...

The San Francisco 49ers (eight), Arizona Cardinals (three) and Seattle Seahawks (one) have combined to give the NFC West more initial Pro Bowl selections than the NFC East and AFC South combined. The chart breaks down the counts by offense, defens...

When the NFC West looks down, it sees not only the AFC South, but also the once-mighty NFC East. The view is more pleasing than at any point since divisional realignment in 2002. Consider it a historic shift, a watershed moment, the week when ligh...

The week nearly got away without a 2011 NFC West Gridiron Challenge update. That would have been a little self-serving after NFC East blogger Dan Graziano moved past my team in the standings this past week. Way to go, Dan. My team tanked with the ...

The NFC West emerged from Week 13 better for the experience. Going 2-0 against the NFC East upped the NFC West's non-division record to 15-19, better than non-division records for two divisions. NFC West teams own victories over current division l...

NFC West teams have gone 3-1 against the Philadelphia Eagles in 2011. That's something most of us wouldn't have anticipated heading into the season. Dan Graziano's piece on the NFC East blog looks at how that division has fared against the NFC ...

SEATTLE -- Thoughts on the Seattle Seahawks' 31-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night at CenturyLink Field: What it means: The Seahawks improved to 5-7 for the season, including 2-2 against teams from the NFC East. They continu...