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Sports simply stopped after the awful events of September 11. Life did not, though.

With the spotlight shining on retiring legends, and battling brothers, Vince Verhei of Football Outsiders offers up a group of underappreciated players for the Niners and Ravens that helped carry these teams to the Big Easy.

Story | Conversation | January 22, 2013

Everyone knows quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots' top-rated offense will be ready for the postseason. But what exactly do we make of New England's inconsistent defense? Will we see the aggressive Patriots defense that shut out the...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Giants' defense seems to like the spotlight. Big Blue posted a season-high six sacks in a 26-3 rout of the San Francisco 49ers back on Oct. 14. And they added five more in Sunday's 38-10 thumping of the Green Bay Packe...

Christopher Harris explains what his observations from Week 4 mean for Week 5 in fantasy football, including points on LeSean McCoy and Alfred Morris.

With a new stadium on the way and a division championship in their possession, the San Francisco 49ers' leadership has fresh opportunities to enjoy the sporting spotlight. Those opportunities have not been missed this week. Interviews with CEO ...

Former New York Jets running back Curtis Martin was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.

One of the biggest storylines of the Super Bowl week is that New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has a chance to all but secure a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The general consensus is if a quarterback wins a second Super Bowl, he is...

The Super Bowl spotlight shines on Indianapolis as it tries to come to terms with the possible departure of iconic quarterback Peyton Manning.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Frank Gore's 89-yard rushing performance for San Francisco in the NFC divisional playoffs failed to register as a significant postgame storyline. 2011 Top Rushers vs. Giants Wk. RB Yards 4 Beanie Wells 13...

All the potential Super Bowl matchups have intriguing storylines, Adam Schefter writes.

Vince Verhei examines the best and worst performances of wild-card weekend and whether the 49ers can slow down Drew Brees.

Story | Conversation | January 09, 2012

Atlanta Falcons The five-man offensive line unit of Will Svitek, Justin Blalock, Todd McClure, Joe Hawley, Tyson Clabo has played 591 of the Falcons' 1,103 snaps this season. Together, that unit has yielded just six sacks, or one every 58.7 pass att...

Justin Tuck calling out the Falcons' O-line will make the refs watch closer.

The blackouts that left Candlestick Park in the gloom during a much-anticipated Monday Night Football matchup also dimmed the spotlight that would have otherwise been shining on the San Francisco 49ers after their 20-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers

As a guy who knows what it's like to play on a big stage, Duff McKagan explains his admiration of the confidence and leadership shown by Tim Tebow and Eli Manning.