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Thoughts on the Carolina Panthers' 31-7 victory against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday: What it means: Two teams without much to play for were meeting. The Panthers (5-9) showed up, and the Chargers packed it in. This bodes really well for coach...

Five nuggets of knowledge about the Week 10 games: King of the NFC South: The Atlanta Falcons are running away with the division. But the title doesn't officially belong to them yet. The Saints won last season's division title and they've won a lo...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 5: Still No. 1: There was a lot of speculation that Julio Jones would surpass Roddy White and become Matt Ryan's favorite target this year. It hasn't worked out that way. Ryan has had much more success throwing...

Let's take a look at the Thursday morning headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Matt Ryan continues to be talked about as an MVP candidate, but the quarterback doesn't want to hear it. That's exactly what I'd expect from Ryan, wh...

ATLANTA -- ESPN Stats & Information ran the analytics on Carolina coach Ron Rivera's decision to punt on a fourth-and-1 late in Sunday's game with the Falcons. Using their win probability tool, the ESPN Stats & Information people say River...

Let's turn to ESPN Stats & Information for a look at how the Falcons defeated the San Diego Chargers 27-3 on Sunday. Matt Ryan outdueled Philip Rivers when it came to dealing with pressure. When facing five or more pass rushers, Ryan completed...

The season hasn't even started yet, but the question about Matt Ryan's status among NFL quarterbacks already is heating up. In a television appearance, Atlanta general manager Thomas Dimitroff was asked if Ryan is a top-10 quarterback. Dimitroff s...

All the talk about Drew Brees' quest for a new contract that will make him the highest-paid player in the NFL got me thinking about quarterback salaries and average per year. It remains very likely that, sometime between now and Monday afternoon, ...

Drew Brees and Darren Sharper aren't teammates anymore, but the former New Orleans safety went to bat for the Saints quarterback in this interview with WWL Radio's Bobby Hebert. "It still baffles me every day I wake up and I don't see, on the bott...

We frequently talk here about how the NFC South might be the league's only division with four franchise quarterbacks. I'm in agreement with that because New Orleans' Drew Brees and Atlanta's Matt Ryan are well established as franchise quarterbacks...

Check out this Insider post by Trent Dilfer. He ranks the NFL's quarterbacks, starters and even some backups, although Jimmy Clausen didn't quite make the list. Dilfer breaks the quarterbacks down into seven categories and I don't think anyone wil...

NEWARK, N.J. -- I'm not quite in New York, but I can see it across the river. Anyway, lots to deal with before we get ready for Sunday's playoff game between the Falcons and Giants. Most importantly, we'll have Saturday night's game between the Sa...

New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees had the league's second-highest Total QBR of the season on Sunday. Brees posted a 97.7 Total QBR. The season high (98.1) was set by Philip Rivers on Dec. 5. Brees' previous best Total QBR this season was 97.2 on ...

ATLANTA - Let's take a look at the statistical highlights from the Falcons' 41-14 victory against Jacksonville on Thursday night. My favorite of the bunch comes from ESPN Stats & Information and puts into perspective just how big a game defen...

This Thanksgiving morning is a good time to share the story of former Tampa Bay running back Errict Rhett, who continues to do great things long after his career ended. This weekend, The Errict Rhett Foundation will raffle off a custom-built house...

Every week, it seems we hear about how passing numbers around the NFL are at an all-time high. For the past couple of years, we've heard coaches, front-office personnel and media experts talk about how it's now a "quarterback-driven league." The n...