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We noted earlier this month the painful injury Minnesota Vikings tailback Adrian Peterson played with during his MVP season. A sports hernia developed in Week 10, forced him out of a Week 16 game against the Houston Texans and ultimately led to surge...

ESPN reporter Josina Anderson spoke with Minnesota Vikings tailback Adrian Peterson on Thursday after he had surgery to repair a sports hernia. Peterson said he first suffered the injury during a Week 10 game against the Detroit Lions, received a cor...

Let's take a closer look at NFC North quarterback play in Week 10, which didn't include an idle Aaron Rodgers but did feature extended play by a backup in one division locale. Thanks again to ESPN statistics analyst Jacob Nitzberg for his help in int...

Some of you braved sleet and freezing temperatures in Minnesota. Others held your ground on a windy night outside Chicago's Soldier Field. The living room wasn't such a bad place to be, either, when watching NFC North games here in Week 10. Your phot...

MINNEAPOLIS -- A few thoughts on Sunday's events at the Metrodome: What it means: The Minnesota Vikings snapped a two-game losing streak with an improbably productive offensive effort while leading receiver Percy Harvin was sidelined. The Vikings ...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 10: Big-time clash: As we noted earlier this week, Sunday night's game at Soldier Field will feature a rare matchup in the second half of the season. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it will be only the fi...

We're not above taking one for the team here on the NFC North blog. There is little doubt that the game of the week, probably in the entire league, will include one of our teams Sunday night at Soldier Field. A pair of 7-1 division leaders -- the ...

Let's take a look at ESPN.com's Week 10 Power Rankings: 3. Chicago Bears Trending: Up two after a 51-20 victory over the Tennessee Titans. Comment: The Bears are playing as well as they have at anytime under coach Lovie Smith, including their 20...

I've heard you loud and clear. You think I/we are shoving the new Total Quarterback Rating (QBR) down your traditionalist throat, and you're not going to take it any longer. Fine. I won't give it to you anymore, at least not in the same format. No...

FALLING 1. My ability to defend the Detroit Lions' aggression: Nothing that happened Sunday at Soldier Field will change the emerging national narrative of the Lions as a dirty team. And in all fairness, it's getting harder and harder to split hai...

We're Black and Blue All Over: GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Good mid-morning to you. Week 10 is in the books after back-to-back blowouts in the NFC North. Monday night, the Green Bay Packers overwhelmed the Minnesota Vikings in all facets a day after the Ch...

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A few thoughts on the Green Bay Packers' 45-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings: What it means: The Packers are more than halfway through an undefeated season at 9-0 after a laugher that carried none of the drama of a typical N...

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- I arrived at Stop No. 2 of our Week 10 doubleheader to find a very cool pregame scene. As we noted earlier, the open of ESPN's broadcast Monday night will honor Veteran's Week and will feature Jake Wood, a decorated Marine who n...

CHICAGO -- A few quick thoughts on the Chicago Bears' wild 37-13 romp over the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field: What it means: With seven weeks to go in the season, the Bears and Lions have matching 6-3 records. The Bears' is the result of a four-...

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford played Sunday's 37-13 loss to the Chicago Bears with a fractured bone in his right hand.

Five nuggets of knowledge on Week 10: 1. Road/home-field advantage: It's true that the Chicago Bears have won 10 of their past 12 regular season divisional games at home. But from a national perspective, I wonder if everyone is aware of the Detroi...