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San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson deserves a long-term contract after playing the 2012 season under the franchise tag. Coach Jim Harbaugh indicated as much during his news conference Tuesday. Dashon Goldson Stats Yr. Snaps IN...

2012 RB Rush Yards vs. Loaded Box Count Rk. RB Att. Yards 1 Chris Johnson 42 320 2 Arian Foster 58 250 3 Marshawn Lynch 53 178 4 Adrian Peterson 39 178 5 Alfred Morris 32 165 ...

The Chicago Bears have owned one of the NFL's best records, backed by a dominant defense. They haven't had an obvious MVP candidate. How about Charles Tillman? The 10th-year cornerback earned Pro Bowl honors for the first time last season. He b...

There's little sense in taking the bait when San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh tells a radio program Michael Crabtree "has the best hands I've ever seen on a wide receiver." Anyone with a strong grasp of NFL history would place Cris Carter, R...

MoJo from Tucson, Ariz., asks a fairly open-ended question regarding the Arizona Cardinals' leading rusher. "How much respect did defenses show to Beanie Wells last season?" he asks. 2011 Early-down Rushes vs. Loaded Fronts Rank RB ...

The recently re-signed Marshawn Lynch improved his financial outlook dramatically with a strong finish to the 2011 regular season. Lynch led the NFL in rushing yardage over the final nine weeks. He was at his best even though the Seahawks kept los...

The hit San Francisco 49ers safety Donte Whitner put on New Orleans' Pierre Thomas set a physical tone for one of the NFL's best defenses Saturday. It also knocked Thomas from the game with a concussion. Tough break? Yes, but not entirely unexp...

Four of the 13 players with at least 1,000 yards rushing this season call the NFC West home. All four run with power. Two in particular -- Arizona's Beanie Wells and Seattle's Marshawn Lynch -- have racked up yardage after contact. Both rank am...

The facts: The St. Louis Rams fell to 2-13 with a 27-0 road defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 16. The upside: Even the worst defeats tend to feature a bright spot or two. Steven Jackson carried 24 times for 103 yards, his fourth 100-ya...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 15: Forget about running the ball: The San Francisco 49ers own the NFL's longest ongoing streak of games without allowing an individual 100-yard rusher. The streak dates to Ryan Grant's 129-yard game for Green ...

Passing is generally the key to victory in the NFL. This helps explain why quarterbacks earn the most money, why teams often draft pass-blocking tackles over top runners and why fullbacks have become endangered. 2011 NFC West Rushers R...

Inside the 2011 NFC West Gridiron Challenge after Week 12: Leader: msclemons67, again, but with Jay Cutler suffering a broken thumb, it's time to search for another quarterback. High score of the week: ChampLeonard and The Big Hurt, each with 1...

Five things I noticed while watching the Seattle Seahawks' most recent game, a 23-13 defeat to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 9: Fullback hurt Seattle's defense. Teams cannot always justify playing time for a fullback. The Cowboys did not use one to ...

The NFL did not fine Arizona Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell for roughing the passer during the fourth quarter of a 30-27 defeat at Baltimore in Week 8. Small consolation. The 15-yard penalty changed field position with 5:07 left in a tie ...

Inside the 2011 NFC West Gridiron Challenge after Week 8: Leader: Da Ramzz, for the first time this season, by two points. Da Ramzz has scored at least 130 points in seven of the eight weeks. Very solid. Previous leader mboles52 is only seven poi...

Not that Frank Gore's candidacy for MVP needs defending, but just in case: The San Francisco 49ers' running back has gained 28.6 percent of his rushing yards against eight or more defenders in the box. That's the highest percentage among all playe...