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Teams have added 254 players in the draft since ESPN's NFL Power Rankings last appeared six weeks ago. We've seen Carson Palmer join the Arizona Cardinals and Darrelle Revis join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, among other changes involving veteran players...

Players play and general managers manage. Moves made Monday drove home that point. The Baltimore Ravens traded Anquan Boldin to the San Francisco 49ers even though Joe Flacco, the Ravens' recently re-signed quarterback, had publicly lobbied to kee...

Adrian Peterson is making our weekly MVP discussion more compelling all the time. The Minnesota Vikings' ligament-defying running back has rushed for 212, 210, 182, 171, 154, 153, 123, 108 and 102 yards in games this season. His total for those ni...

Thoughts on the St. Louis Rams' performance during a 36-22 home defeat to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 15: What it means: The Rams lost ground in the NFC West and NFC playoff picture while falling to 6-7-1. This was only the Rams' second defeat s...

Ross Tucker, Matt Williamson and Jay Soderberg are back with their weekly NFL predictions on the latest Football Today podcast for Week 15. I've been singling out NFC West-related highlights for those interested. The full podcast is worth a liste...

Three teams remain in the NFC West title chase heading into the final three weeks of the 2012 regular season. That's a significant change from last season, when the San Francisco 49ers cliched the title with a 26-0 victory over the St. Louis Rams ...

Around the NFC West: Dec. 13, 2012 Arizona Cardinals Bordow: QB Hoyer settling in Somers: Kolb IR, Kolb future, Kolb Urban: Searching for next QB Weinfuss: Hoyer's assimilation St. Louis Rams Balzer: F...

SEATTLE -- Two teams with dominant running backs traded sledgehammers to the gut Sunday at CenturyLink Field. The Seattle Seahawks also brought to the fight an efficient, poised quarterback with a veteran's feel for the pocket and the arm strength...

SEATTLE -- Thoughts on the Seattle Seahawks' victory over the Minnesota Vikings at CenturyLink Field in Week 9: What it means: Seattle improved to 5-4 overall, 5-1 outside the division and 4-0 at home. The victory kept the Seahawks on pace for a w...

After appearing on MVP Watch and before visiting the Seattle Seahawks in Week 9, Adrian Peterson dominated much of the "Inside Slant" podcast discussion Wednesday. The Minnesota Vikings running back is challenging what we've thought about serious ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Joe Staley, the San Francisco 49ers' Pro Bowl left tackle, was watching TV at the team hotel when a "Monday Night Football" preview piqued his interest. The show featured Arizona Cardinals defensive end Darnell Dockett explainin...

The Arizona Cardinals have lost three games in a row. They scored fewer than 17 points in each of those defeats, only the second such streak for Arizona since Ken Whisenhunt arrived as head coach in 2007. Around the NFC West: Oct. 22, 2012 ...

Levi Brown's injury and an underwhelming quarterback competition were supposed to doom the Arizona Cardinals in 2012. The team surprised skeptics by winning its first four games anyway. The injury news has worsened. The Cardinals have fallen to...

Thoughts after the San Francisco 49ers' 24-13 defeat to the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome in Week 3: What it means: The 49ers fell to 2-1 and opened the door for Arizona to take sole possession of first place in the NFC West if the Cardinals ...

The recent contract renegotiation Sam Bradford completed with the St. Louis Rams did not change his status with team. It did advance $6 million to Bradford right away, money he would have received later in the year. Looks like Bradford found a ...

Adrian Peterson's fierce determination to return from ACL surgery for the 2012 season is inspiring -- to a point. NFC West teams probably wouldn't mind if the Minnesota Vikings' All-Pro running back took his time. They have a stake in his readines...