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Breakdown: The Seahawks' games against the San Francisco 49ers are of paramount interest for both teams. The teams play in Seattle on Sept. 15 in Week 2, in the Sunday night game on NBC. They play again at Candlestick Park on Dec. 8 in a Fox game. Th...

AFC teams hold the top three spots in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings for the first time this season. The New England Patriots, fresh off a 42-14 victory over the Houston Texans, are back in the No. 1 spot for the first time since Week 2. They have a 1-...

Larry Fitzgerald's franchise-record streak with at least one reception lives at 127 games. It lives following a one-catch, 4-yard game against New England in Week 2 and a one-catch, 11-yard game against Atlanta last week. It lives, but it's not...

The 4-0 record NFC West teams posted in Week 2 renewed questions from some over the likelihood of the division producing more than one playoff team. 1990-2011 NFL Playoff Teams by Start Start Teams Playoffs Pct. 3-0 111 ...

The NFL did not see the St. Louis Rams the way Washington's Robert Griffin III saw them in Week 2. Jo-Lonn Dunbar, Quintin Mikell, Robert Quinn, William Hayes, Cortland Finnegan, Kendall Langford and Craig Dahl were among the Rams players taking s...

A 4-0 record for NFC West teams in Week 2 nearly matched up with my seemingly optimistic predictions. The Arizona Cardinals' victory at New England came as the lone revelation here in the land of conquering heroes. Having picked against the Cardin...

An opening-week defeat to the Arizona Cardinals shouldn't feel so bad for the Seattle Seahawks in light of subsequent events. The Cardinals, 2-0 after upsetting New England on the road in Week 2, are looking very good on defense. They've held nine...

The Manning brothers, Peyton and Eli, accounted for six of the 28 interceptions NFL quarterbacks threw in Week 2. They also accounted for 9.5 percent of all passing yardage. Eli's fourth-quarter recovery and 510-yard passing performance against...

Seattle's Russell Wilson wasn't the only rookie quarterback faring much better in Week 2. Indianapolis' Andrew Luck and Miami's Ryan Tannehill also bounced back from difficult opening-week performances. 2012 Rookie Starting QBs Stat W...

A few notes regarding the 4-0 record NFC West teams combined to produce in Week 2: This 4-0 mark for one week was the NFC West's first since Week 10 last season. It was the second since divisional realignment in 2002. 2012 NFL Records O...

The NFL is making available playing-time stats one day after games are played. A look inside some of the numbers, with a nod toward fantasy football when appropriate: Arizona Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald and Andre Roberts were again the primary re...

The San Francisco 49ers, 27-19 victors over the Detroit Lions in Week 2, are winning over our ESPN divisional bloggers one at a time. Dan Graziano (NFC East) voted the 49ers first on his NFL Power Rankings ballot last week. Jamison Hensley (AFC...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Thoughts on the San Francisco 49ers' 27-19 victory over the Detroit Lions at Candlestick Park on Sunday night: What it means: The 49ers are 2-0 and own victories over potential rivals in the NFC playoff seeding race. They are the ...

Thoughts after the St. Louis Rams' 31-28 victory over the Washington Redskins at the Edward Jones Dome: What it means: The Rams improved to 1-1 while serving notice, again, that they'll be more competitive and resilient under first-year head coach...

Thoughts after the Seattle Seahawks' 27-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys at CenturyLink Field: What it means: The Seahawks improved to 1-1 while looking like the team they thought they would be this season. They played tough defense and forced an...

Thoughts after the Arizona Cardinals' 20-18 victory over New England at Gillette Stadium: What it means: Coach Ken Whisenhunt was right when he flatly rejected comparisons between this team and the 2010 version that finished with a 5-11 record ami...