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As you know, ESPN.com has brought back its Playoff Machine to provide playoff seedings based on future results. The most important piece of the puzzle, of course, is the ESPN.com playoff standings that displays conference seeding on a weekly basis. ...

Week 12 didn't bring glory to NFC North quarterbacking, and with five weeks left in the season, we should accept the fact that none of our starters are going to have a career year. Only one is ranked among the NFL's top 20 quarterbacks in both passer...

We're Black and Blue All Over: EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Good morning folks. The sun comes especially early when you post your final item from the "day before" at 2 a.m., but so it goes. Week 12, as you know by now, concluded with the Chicago Be...

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...

A few thoughts on Sunday's events at Soldier Field: What it means: The Chicago Bears snapped a two-game losing streak with a convincing victory over their NFC North rivals. They're 8-3 and could finish the weekend alone atop the NFC North, pending...

A hearty Week 12 good morning to each and all of you. We're less than two hours away from the NFC North's early game between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, and I wanted to pass along Cris Carter's conversation with Vikings tailback Adrian P...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 12: November woes: The Green Bay Packers have won four consecutive road games against the New York Giants, their opponent in Sunday's prime-time game. And are the Packers getting the Giants at a good time? Rece...

There's nothing like New York during the long Thanksgiving weekend. Or so I'm told. I'm not actually traveling to New York this weekend, of course. I'll be in northern New Jersey for Sunday's prime-time game between the Green Bay Packers and New Y...

A few thoughts on Thursday's Thanksgiving Day events at Ford Field: What it means: The Detroit Lions lost a wild game, 34-31, late in overtime to the Houston Texans, dropping their record to 4-7 after an afternoon that will be discussed for days -...

Three nuggets of knowledge about Thursday's game at Ford Field: Thanksgiving doldrums: The Detroit Lions have lost eight consecutive Thanksgiving Day games and are matched up against the NFL's best team, at least according to ESPN.com's weekly Pow...

Let's take a look at ESPN.com's Week 12 Power Rankings, which reflects a changing of the guard in the NFC North: 4. Green Bay Packers Trending: Up two after a 24-20 victory over the Detroit Lions. Comment: The Packers have won five consecutive g...

FALLING 1. Pass defense rankings, Detroit Lions: After giving up 307 yards to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers last week, the Lions fell one spot, from No. 5 to No. 6, in the NFL's rankings of pass defense. It's fair to assume another d...

Ah, yes. Our SportsNation chat will resume with full force Tuesday. I'll meet you over there at 2 p.m. ET, when, with any luck, we'll have some confirmed information to discuss on the NFL's discipline of Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. ...

Checking in on NFC North quarterbacks via our reconfigured Quarterback Report: Aaron Rodgers Week 12 passer rating: 116.6 Week 12 QBR: 66.1 Tell-tale number: In two games last season against the Detroit Lions, and the first half of Thursday's g...

A few thoughts on another loss for the NFC North's last-place team: What it means: Down 17-0 at halftime, the Minnesota Vikings made it interesting but ultimately absorbed their ninth loss of the season. It's the franchise's first 2-9 start since ...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 12: Mobility: Bears quarterback Jay Cutler seems to surprise observers with his mobility. Those who know backup Caleb Hanie, who will start Sunday in Cutler's place at the Oakland Raiders, will not be caught un...