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The New England Patriots were 0-3 this season against the two teams competing in Sunday's Super Bowl XLVII. The Baltimore Ravens beat New England both the regular season and playoffs, and the San Francisco 49ers entered Gillette Stadium and beat the ...

It is Super Bowl week in New Orleans, as the AFC champion Baltimore Ravens and NFC champion San Francisco 49ers take over the bayou. Obviously, the AFC East will not participate in the biggest game of the season. But there are some Super Bowl conn...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Joe Flacco. ... Matt Ryan. ... Colin Kaepernick. Tom Brady. If you're looking for a clear-cut favorite among the NFL's final four teams, look no further than the quarterbacks. The disparity between Brady and his counte...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 15: Strength vs. strength: The New England Patriots' front seven on defense will have arguably their biggest test of the season against the physical San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco will look to slow the temp...

Last month we pointed out a thought-provoking story from our friend Pete Prisco of CBS Sports. Prisco had the guts to predict the results of all 16 games for each NFL team and came to the conclusion that the New England Patriots will finish the regul...

Trick question: Which team has the top-rated defense in the NFL playoffs? If you answered the New England Patriots, you are correct. The much-maligned Patriots' defense had the best performance of the playoffs thus far in a 45-10 win against the D...

Many thought the Green Bay Packers would run through the playoffs and win back-to-back championships after going 15-1 in the regular season. Those that didn't like Green Bay probably thought the New Orleans Saints had a good shot at winning it all. ...

Examining the most crucial event in the history of every team in the division. Fly into the city of Pittsburgh, and there is no doubt what is the most memorable moment in Steelers' history. Inside Pittsburgh International Airport there is a lif...

Here are the most interesting stories Friday in the AFC North: No matter how you cut it, this offseason will present a steep price tag for the Baltimore Ravens to keep Pro Bowl defensive lineman Haloti Ngata. Morning take: Ngata is looking to ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers (six) already have one more Super Bowl title than the Dallas Cowboys (five). But this week the Steelers surpassed the Cowboys in another important playoff category. Pittsburgh's 31-24 divisional-round victory over the Balti...

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said he's excited that his younger brother, Jim Harbaugh, has joined the NFL head- coaching fraternity. The San Francisco 49ers signed Jim Harbaugh to a five-year contract Friday. Jim HarbaughJohn Harbaug...

Here are seven notes and observations from Week 16 in the AFC North: Both literally and figuratively, Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed was on fire in their 20-10 victory against the Cleveland Browns. On the sidelines, Reed's jacket caught fire, wh...

Here are seven notes and observations from Week 15 in the AFC North: Baltimore Ravens tailback Ray Rice entered Week 15 with fewer than 20 carries in each of his previous five games. But it appears that helped Rice, as he showed he had fresh legs...

Here are the latest happenings Thursday in the AFC North: Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco has a new cereal coming out called "Ochocincos." ESPN's fantasy football experts debate whether Ochocinco or Michael Crabtree is more valuabl...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Cleveland Browns have made the playoffs only once in the past 15 years. Yet new team president Mike Holmgren is confident those dreary days in northeast Ohio are coming to an end. "I've been involved in turning [teams] around a...

Rod Woodson will join an elite club when he's inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. Is he the best cornerback ever?