Dolphins defense gets softer for Patriots

...won the Super Bowl, Torbor started their final five regular-season games and all four in the postseason, including that gargantuan upset to deny the Patriots a perfect season. The Patriots, however, have their share...

Saints bring up DT Pressley from practice squad

...must be pretty bad for the Saints, who are poised to go a long way in the postseason, to put Clancy down for the rest of the year. Pressley probably will jump straight into the...

...Lewis #52 of the Baltimore Ravens runs in pursuit against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the AFC Championship Playoff Game at Heinz Field on January 18, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Ravens 23...

Cowboys' loss sparked change

The Cowboys' season-ending loss to Philly sparked a string of changes.

Final Word: NFC East

...the Redskins will face a Falcons team in desperate need of a win to stay in the playoff hunt. Even though he'll probably be rusty, the Redskins have to find a way to get...

Final Word: AFC East

...are entering a rugged five-game stretch. But they have some wiggle room. The Dolphins do not. Postseason berths aren't based on how narrowly a team lost to the NFL's elite teams. Tough...

Final Word: AFC North

» NFC Final Word: East | West | North | South » AFC: East | West | North | South Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker Five nuggets of knowledge abou...

Final Word: NFC West

» NFC Final Word: East | West | North | South » AFC: East | West | North | South Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Five nuggets of knowledge about ...

Mailbag: Preventing injuries on offensive line

...term? During the Mike Holmgren era, the Seahawks were an above average team. They consistently made the playoffs but were never able to attain elite status. As that era has come to an end, we...

Texans-Colts Preview

Texans-Colts Preview

Jerry Jones fixed a few wrongs over offseason

...why the Eagles have been so successful over the last decade while the Cowboys went without a playoff win. The answer: "Why is that? Because what Andy Reid and his program stand for is the...

Have at It: Bears or Packers?

...easy answer: Which NFC North team, Chicago or Green Bay, has a better chance to make the playoffs? (You were especially nice about the typos in the schedule charts, which I've republished -- in corrected...

Harbaugh blasts Cowboys in new book

...the Eagles have had so much success from 1999-2008 and the Cowboys haven't won a playoff game during that period, Harbaugh had this to say: "Why is that? Because what Andy Reid and...

A one-stop spot for a decade of Bills misery

...a sharp and clever site that takes a hard look at the Bills' inability to make the playoffs since 1999. As noted on the AFC East blog Thursday, AccuScore computes the Bills' chances of making...