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The NFC West has learned in spectacular fashion just how much life can improve when a dynamic quarterback steps into the lineup. The Arizona Cardinals saw it several years ago when they suddenly reached the Super Bowl with a rejuvenated Kurt Warne...

PHOENIX -- Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll understands why people suspect his team is loading up for a one- or two-year shot at the Super Bowl. Just don't expect him to buy the implication Seattle is sacrificing the future for the present. ...

An NFC West team other than the one recently appearing in the Super Bowl ranks No. 1 in ESPN's first NFL Power Rankings of the 2013 offseason. Call us suckers for the excitement of free agency and the trade market, but the Seattle Seahawks' recent...

San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, frustrated over the absence of a late pass-interference call in Super Bowl XLVII, might not embrace a stat ESPN's John Clayton dug up for his latest "Inside the Huddle" video (above). I can help on that front, ...

ESPN's John Clayton is listing the Seattle Seahawks second to Green Bay among teams most likely to supplant San Francisco as the NFC team in the next Super Bowl. Separately, ESPN's Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith like the 49ers' chances for winn...

NEW ORLEANS -- Good morning. Clear skies, light breezes and bright sunshine are making this a fantastic Super Bowl Sunday morning in New Orleans. I'll be heading over to the Superdome early, probably not long after noon CT. This will be my 15th co...

NEW ORLEANS -- Executives throughout the NFL would happily trade places with Super Bowl general managers Trent Baalke (San Francisco) and Ozzie Newsome (Baltimore). Neither prevailed in voting among peers for the Sporting News' award honoring the ...

Around the NFC West: Jan. 14, 2013 Arizona Cardinals Somers: All's quiet, Horton waits Urban: Broncos' McCoy free Florio: Horton awaits word St. Louis Rams Hunn: New stadium for Rams Thomas: Three scou...

Greetings. The mind wanders during a six-hour flight across the country. More than once during the trip home I envisioned the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers playing one another in the NFC Championship Game. Imagine what that one would do...

Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic went through a fun exercise Wednesday when they ranked wild-card teams' chances for reaching the Super Bowl. Their ranking for the Seattle Seahawks might surprise some. I agreed with their thinking at just about ev...

Week 17: Odds to Win Super Bowl Odds Last Week Current Broncos 5-1 4-1 Patriots 19-4 19-4 Packers 15-2 6-1 Falcons 7-1 13-2 Texans 11-2 7-1 49ers 9-2 15-2 Seahawks 16-1 ...

We're singling out one team from each division for Super Bowl consideration with seven weeks remaining in the 2012 regular season. The San Francisco 49ers have for some time been the only NFC West team worth our consideration on that subject. Rece...

The Seattle Seahawks arguably lost out on hosting a Super Bowl when they decided to build their current stadium without a roof. That decision could also factor into their ability to land quarterback Peyton Manning. "Those close to Manning, who ...

Aaron Levine's report about the Seattle Seahawks hoping to bring a Super Bowl to the Northwest sent me back through notes to a 2002 interview with team owner Paul Allen. The Seahawks were about to open their new stadium at the time, so it was natu...

Greg from Seattle thought Victor Cruz's first-quarter non-fumble in the Super Bowl, rendered irrelevant by a penalty for 12 men on the field, resembled the forward-progress call involving Ahmad Bradshaw that hurt San Francisco during the 49ers' game...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Five hours before kickoff seemed like a good time to arrive at Lucas Oil Stadium for Super Bowl XLVI. The city skyline is clearly visible through the giant windows above the end zone with "New York Giants" emblazoned on it. Here's ...