Gap in big plays from last season

...2 Chicago Bears 15 6 21 23 -2 San Francisco 49ers 14 12 26 29 -3 Oakland Raiders 5 11 16 20 -4 Minnesota Vikings 23 13 36 42 -6 Denver Broncos 13 6...

SportsNation Guide: NFL Week 16

Vote: Broncos v. Eagles | Jets v. Colts | Ravens v. Steelers | Chargers v. Titans Pick 'Em: Straight up | Against the spread Rankings: AFC Pla...

Ravens-Steelers has different feel

Normally, Steelers-Ravens games are low scoring. That might not be the case this week, as both Ben Roethlisberger and Joe Flacco are healthy and motivated, writes John Clayton.

Love and Hate for the Holidays

Matthew Berry combines pickups, starts and sits into one big Holiday column for Week 16.

Big plays in the AFC South

...Cleveland Browns 26 10 36 Tampa Bay Bucs 17 21 38 Detroit Lions 24 17 41 Oakland Raiders 26 16 42 Maximizing big plays Chris Johnson is responsible for the Titans rank here. The...

Fantasy Focus Football: December 25

Paul Severino and Eric Karabell preview the action in Week 16

Fantasy Focus Football: December 23

Paul Severino and Eric Karabell check out the projections for Week 16

FBO: Four points of Indy excellence

Football Outsiders previews Week 16 in the NFL. Every game is covered, so there's quite a bit of info, but here's a key nugget: There are four stat splits that tend to translate into wins. The Colts are near the top of the NFL in all four. Coincidence?

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Packers, Cardinals top Week 16 DSTs

Fantasy football defense/special teams rankings for Week 16.

Regrading the 2009 NFL draft

Mel Kiper re-evaluates his initial 2009 NFL draft grades. His thoughts (among many): the Packers, Pats, Ravens and Niners look good, the Raiders still look awful and this season's darlings -- Colts and Saints -- didn't draft well.

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Big plays: Cards last in division, NFL

...Washington Redskins 15 6 21 Denver Broncos 13 6 19 St. Louis Rams 6 11 17 Oakland Raiders 5 11 16 Miami Dolphins 7 9 16 Cleveland Browns 8 7 15 Detroit Lions 10...

Which teams allow fewest big plays?

...Cleveland Browns 26 10 36 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 21 38 Detroit Lions 24 17 41 Oakland Raiders 26 16 42

Fantasy Focus Football: December 22

Paul Severino and Matthew Berry recap the action from Week 15

...Redskins tight end Fred Davis (86) catches a touchdown pass during the second quarter against the Oakland Raiders at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum