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The Green Bay Packers' decision to shuffle their offensive line was based on the need to protect the team's most important asset in quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Breakdown: The defending Super Bowl champions are in demand, playing four nationally televised games this season. It starts with the expected Thursday night opener at Denver, where the Ravens won an epic, double-overtime AFC divisional playoff game l...

Breakdown: The Packers' 2013 schedule has a familiar ring. They open with the San Francisco 49ers for the second consecutive season, a quirk that also affords a rematch with the team that knocked them from the 2012 playoffs. They'll play the Detroit ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Joe Webb's disastrous playoff performance didn't get him fired as the Minnesota Vikings' backup quarterback. It will, however, require him to beat out a yet-to-be-identified competitor to retain the position. That's the best way I ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Last month, a feisty Mike McCarthy made it clear he wouldn't fire defensive coordinator Dom Capers after an embarrassing performance in the Green Bay Packers' 45-31 divisional playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Instead, it appea...

The teams that spent the most in 2012 got little bang for their buck. Plus, answers to reader questions.

In mid-December, the Minnesota Vikings began listing tailback Adrian Peterson on their injury report because of an abdomen ailment. In the four games that followed, including a wild-card playoff game, Peterson participated in 77 percent of the team's...

Can the Ravens and 49ers get back? Don't count on it. Here are five teams that should be Super Bowl threats in 2013, writes John Clayton.

Al Bello/Getty ImagesJacoby Jones going long distances for touchdowns was a theme throughout this season.The Baltimore Ravens have the best postseason record in NFL history. They earned their way to that mark by proving they were the best team thi...

Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY SportsFullback Bruce Miller is the 49ers special ingredient to their option offense The San Francisco 49ers option rushing attack has generated 244 yards on 8.4 yards per rush, and four touchdowns this postseason. Including ...

I don't pick NFC North games during the regular season or the playoffs, to the chagrin of those who seek more buffoonery than I already provide to be used against me. But the entire ESPN/ESPN.com crew submitted picks for Super Bowl XLVII, so I had li...

The 49ers' Quest for Six marketing campaign has gone viral, connecting a team with a rich history to a new generation of fans.

Nothing can prepare coaches for the chaos and pressure of the Super Bowl, writes Jeffri Chadiha.

Criminal charges won't be filed against 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree after an alleged sexual assault in a hotel after the team's playoff victory over the Green Bay Packers, San Francisco's district attorney said Friday.

Veteran center Jeff Saturday says Sunday's Pro Bowl will feature his final snap.

The Rooney Rule is nice in theory, but the NFL's diversity efforts must evolve. Plus, reader questions.