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We're Black and Blue All Over: In 2007, Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna predicted the team would win more than 10 games. The Lions finished 7-9. Six years later, Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley is talking Super Bowl. Fairley stopped sho...

On Monday, we noted the possibility that the Green Bay Packers or Minnesota Vikings could open the season in the NFL's annual kickoff game at the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. Here's another Week 1 quirk to consider, courtesy of NFC East c...

The Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl championship means they will host the NFL's annual kickoff game in early September. That means there is at least a chance that an NFC North team will be the opponent. For us, the 2013 schedule will include matchups...

I don't pick NFC North games during the regular season or the playoffs, to the chagrin of those who seek more buffoonery than I already provide to be used against me. But the entire ESPN/ESPN.com crew submitted picks for Super Bowl XLVII, so I had li...

We're Black and Blue All Over: One of the staples of Super Bowl media day is press gatherings with national television analysts. Most of them are former players who come armed with strong opinions on the league and its trends, and their job is to ...

The Green Bay Packers have a 26-6 regular-season record since winning Super Bowl XLV two years ago. But they haven't made it past the divisional round of the playoffs in either season, and it's worth listening to their most important player's thought...

So ESPN.com is hosting a series of videos known as the Mercedes-Benz Road to the Superdome. Each week, we are discussing one of the possible participants in Super Bowl XLVII, to be played at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in about six weeks or so. I ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A few thoughts on a stunning 38-10 beat down at MetLife Stadium: What it means: It wasn't totally surprising to see the end of the Green Bay Packers' five-game winning streak in a road game against the Super Bowl champions...

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...

We're Black and Blue All Over: As promised, the Minnesota Vikings have submitted a bid to host the Super Bowl in their new stadium, according to Judd Zulgad of 1500ESPN.com. The facility, approved this spring, is scheduled to open for the 2016 ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: On Wednesday, Detroit Lions vice chairman Bill Ford Jr. told fans at a season kickoff luncheon: "We're going to bring you a Super Bowl." Ford added: "When the Lions win the Super Bowl, this city will have a party lik...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Overt talk of the Super Bowl is on everyone's mind at the Chicago Bears' training camp, as we noted in our official Camp Confidential. Receiver Brandon Marshall mentioned it during Friday night's practice at Soldier ...

Ryan Kalil's guarantee of a Super Bowl victory for the Carolina Panthers offered the perfect NFL media frenzy. Training camps are just about to open, optimism is at its peak in every market and fans are ripe for the kind of polar debate it generates....

We're Black and Blue All Over: The Chicago Bears reported to training camp Tuesday with the best team they've had since the 2006 Super Bowl run. No one could rain on their parade, not even questions about a pending contract situation that no one s...

Expanding on our initial observations from Packers minicamp: During the Green Bay Packers' run to the Super Bowl two years ago, we noted the extraordinary stamina of defensive tackle B.J. Raji. That season, according to Pro Football Focus, Raji pl...

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...