Week 13 power rankings: AFC East

...the Patriots on opening night, but Leodis McKelvin's infamous fumble in the closing minutes gave Tom Brady a golden opportunity

The Big Rotowski: Best, worst skeds

Christopher Harris updates his ongoing fantasy football rankings with an eye to the best and worst schedules for the fantasy football playoffs (Weeks 14-17)

Bodden has three of Sanchez's four INTs as Patriots answer critics

Leigh Bodden had three of the four interceptions thrown by Mark Sanchez and the New England Patriots defense allowed just one touchdown and 226 yards in a 31-14 win over the Jets.

Simms: Patriots must avoid Indy hangover

...as the NFL season has settled in. Can the Jets get guys free and running at Tom Brady consistently like they did in Week 2? My first thought is, "I have to see it...

Pats-Jets rematch all about adjustments

Keys for Pats vs. Jets will be red zone success, stopping run, protecting Brady.

Colts-Ravens Preview

Colts-Ravens Preview

Simply irreplaceable

David Fleming profiles mercurial but stellar Houston Texans WR Andre Johnson for the November 30, 2009 issue of ESPN The Magazine (it was the cover story).

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Fourth-and-2 vs. fourth-and-twice

Former Dallas coach Switzer on gamble by Belichick: 'We'd have kicked the SOB.'

The Big Rotowski: RB rankings shuffled

Christopher Harris updates his fantasy football rankings for the season, with a number of backup running backs moving up thanks to injuries to starters.

Math shows Belichick barely made right call

ESPN Stats & Information, using the Win Probability Calculator from wp.AdvancedNFLStats.com, computed whether Bill Belichick made the right statis...

Coach takes blame for wasted timeout

Bill Belichick reiterated that he thought a late fourth-down call gave the Pats their best chance to win.

Brady excels at play-action passing

INDIANAPOLIS -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was good at play-action passes in Sunday night's loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Brady...

CAPTION: Nov 15, 2009; Indianapolis, IN, US; New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and quarterback (12) Tom Brady question the referee on the spot of the ball after the Patriots fail on a fourth...

Even when it costs Pats, in Bill they trust

...punt unit off the field. He sent his offense back to the field. Surely, Belichick ordered Tom Brady to induce the Colts to jump offside with a hard count and some wild hand gesticulations...

Rapid Reaction: Colts 35, Patriots 34

...them for about 58 minutes, holding a 34-21 lead in the fourth quarter. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was better than Manning, who threw two bad interceptions. Brady completed 29 of 42 attempts for...