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numberFire takes an early look at how the playoff field could look next season and which teams have the most work to do in free agency to get there.

Story | Conversation | February 04, 2013

The assignment for each NFL blogger was to argue the chances of one divisional team to reach the Super Bowl. That put me in a bit of a predicament, considering the NFC North has two of the top championship contenders in the entire league. The Chic...

Hot Read: Super Bowl Formula -- Here are the teams with the pieces in place to be championship contenders.

Breakdown: The Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl two years ago and were 15-1 last season, but believe it or not, 2012 will mark the first year they have had five prime-time games in one regular season. They'll host the Chicago Bears (Thursday n...

ESPN Insider takes an early look at how the playoff field could look next season. The Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots are the No. 1 seeds.

Story | Conversation | February 08, 2012

We're Black and Blue All Over: On the morning of Super Bowl XLVI, someone finally got around to asking NFL commissioner Roger Goodell about the quality of the Jan. 29 Pro Bowl, which Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers brought attention to...

The NFC North received one of two Pro Bowl replacements necessitated by the New York Giants' advance to Super Bowl XLVI. Chicago Bears defensive end Julius Peppers, originally an alternate, was named to the team in place of Giants defensive end Jason...

Cam Newton will cap off his remarkable rookie season with a trip to the Pro Bowl.

Tony Gonzalez and Jason Hanson haven't had any postseason success. They'll get another chance for that first win in 2011, Adam Schefter writes.

Tom Brady is one of eight Patriots and Patrick Willis one of eight 49ers to make the Pro Bowl, the most on each roster.

While the Jets and Giants engage in a war of words, one coach could be fighting for his job, writes John Clayton.

The biggest stories from Week 9 include the Ravens stunning the Steelers at home, Aaron Rodgers continuing his dominance and the Eagles remaining confident, writes Ashley Fox.

Part two of our series previewing the second half of the NFL season.

The biggest stories from Week 7 include a coaching failure for San Diego, questionable behavior from the Lions and plenty of quarterback news.

Which NFL teams do oddsmakers view as Super Bowl favorites?

Gene Wojciechowski has 46 predictions for the 2011 NFL season. Sure to go wrong, you say? He'll be back after the Super Bowl to check how he did.