Forte and the Bears near the goal line
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...become a better red zone threat -- even if he's never able to churn out big yardage numbers consistently. Forte The Bears enter Sunday's game against Arizona with the NFL's 25th...
Blog | November 05, 2009Air and Space: Talkin' YAC in the NFC North
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...same total, but the Lions have the highest percentage relative to their total yardage. I think these numbers make intuitive sense and help create a clearer picture of each quarterback's approach. (In the Lions...
Blog | November 05, 2009Third and one: Packers
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...the end of the day, Rodgers finished with a 108.5 passer rating. That's an elite number, but it sure didn't feel like an elite outing. I thought Rodgers' first-half performance was...
Blog | November 02, 2009NFC North weekend mailbag
Kevin Seifert, NFC NorthPosted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert We encourage interaction here at ESPN.com. Sometimes it's a bit one-sided, but I do my best. You spew bile and/o...
Blog | October 31, 2009Final Word: NFC North
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...have to make another defensive lineman beat them. The Bears are hoping to get healthy in a number of areas against Cleveland, including their red zone defense. According to ESPN Stats & Information, the Bears...
Blog | October 30, 2009Air and Space: Rodgers' season
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...track the ups and downs of the NFL's unique group of quarterbacks. We've used a number of different statistics to measure Jay Cutler, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre. Yet like many...
Blog | October 29, 2009Is the future now for Green Bay's LT?
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...more permanent basis. During a conference call Wednesday, McCarthy said Lang "really fits the mold of a number of" recent draft picks and "has done a good job." He added: "He's taken advantage of...
Blog | October 28, 2009Have at It: Favre's return
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...write 12 reasons 4 staying in Green Bay as a civic venture that plays off the jersey numbers for Rodgers and Favre. Finally, Schmitt said he's planning some sort of stunt revolving around waffles...
Blog | October 28, 2009Third and one: Bears
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...the beginning of the end for defensive tackle Tommie Harris? The Bears and Harris sent out a number of contradictory messages last week, all pertaining to the health -- or lack of health -- of his knee...
Blog | October 26, 2009Weekend mailbag
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...can tell you: Cutler's teams have ranked in the top half of the NFL in total number of red zone possessions the past two years. The breakdown: 2008: 55 (No. 11 in NFL) 2009...
Blog | October 24, 2009Final Word: NFC North
Kevin Seifert, NFC North» NFC Final Word: East | West | North | South » AFC: East | West | North | South Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Five nuggets of knowledge a...
Blog | October 23, 2009Black and Blue all over: Smith's sideline speed
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...much faster. It's just being more efficient. In order to be more efficient, we might do numbers or have the whole team look to the sideline to get the call instead of having to...
Blog | October 23, 2009Air and Space: Adventures in the red zone
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...five sacks don't count in the NFL passer rating formula. Stafford has produced the kind of numbers you would expect from a rookie, although it's notable he hasn't thrown a red-zone...
Blog | October 22, 2009Dirty Laundry: 'Cheating' the line
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...seven players on the line of scrimmage; in effect, that counts all five linemen because their jersey numbers make them ineligible to line up anywhere else without first declaring themselves. I suspect Clifton isn't...
Blog | October 21, 2009Blogger Debate: Vikings vs. Steelers
Kevin Seifert, NFC NorthUS Presswire Ben Roethlisberger and the defending champion Steelers will take on Brett Favre and the undefeated Vikings in Week 7. Post...
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