1. Ravens vs. Patriots: Most Important Players on the New England Defense

    If the Baltimore Ravens ’ offensive stars play like they did against the Denver Broncos , several New England Patriots defenders must go off next week...

    David Daniels Written by David Daniels about 5 months ago 1,940 reads 8 comments

  2. NFL Playoff Bracket 2013: Each Team's X-Factor in Conference Title Games

    The NFL playoffs are the time when every player needs to step up. Champ Bailey has long been the best cornerback in the NFL, but he was constantly getting overmatched by Torrey Smith...

    Joseph Zucker Written by Joseph Zucker about 5 months ago 37 reads 0 comments

  3. NFL Playoff Schedule: Power Ranking Quarterbacks in Conference Title Games

    Quarterbacks will likely decide this postseason. In the NFL , a team needs an elite quarterback in order to build a team good enough to win the Super Bowl...

    Joseph Zucker Written by Joseph Zucker about 5 months ago 174 reads 0 comments

  4. Were the 49ers Saving Kaepernick's 'Pistol' Formation for the Playoffs?

    If the 49ers weren’t awkward and untrusting of any form of media, it wouldn’t be a normal media session with the team...

    Scott Semmler Written by Scott Semmler about 5 months ago 3,231 reads 12 comments

  5. 20 Things We Learned from the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs

    The Wild Card Round brought us little drama, leaving the divisional round to save the NFL playoffs. Boy, did those games deliver. Whether it was mile-high drama or tears of a Gonzalez , there was no tuning away from the televised slugfests...

    Alessandro Miglio Written by Alessandro Miglio about 5 months ago 31,279 reads 113 comments

  6. Texans vs. Patriots: Lack of Depth at WR Will Continue to Hinder Houston

    Until the Houston Texans get another receiver, they will continue to struggle in the postseason. Andre Johnson is without a doubt one of the best receivers in the NFL . After him, there is a steep drop-off in terms of the talent gap...

    Joseph Zucker Written by Joseph Zucker about 5 months ago 1,015 reads 6 comments

  7. Who's to Blame for Houston Texans' Divisional Playoff Loss?

    Blame for the Houston Texans ’ playoff loss to the New England Patriots can be spread around to multiple levels of the organization...

    Jamal Collier Written by Jamal Collier about 5 months ago 8 reads 7 comments

  8. Patriots vs Texans: New England's Biggest Winners & Losers from Divisional Round

    The New England Patriots punched a ticket to the AFC Championship Game by knocking off the Houston Texans 41-28 on Sunday night. Following a slow start, the Patriots offense heated up and the defense used the home field to their advantage...

    Oliver Thomas Written by Oliver Thomas about 5 months ago 4,246 reads 10 comments

  9. 2013 NFL Playoffs: 4 Keys to Success for the 49ers in the NFC Championship

    Usually, you aren't happy when a team wins and you are forced to travel. But the 49ers can't be complaining about playing the Falcons . San Francisco will be traveling to Atlanta to face the top-seeded Falcons on Sunday for the NFC Championship...

    Baily Deeter Written by Baily Deeter about 5 months ago 1,178 reads 0 comments

  10. Super Bowl 2013: Predicting the Most Likely Matchup

    The San Francisco 49ers will win Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. It is the prediction I made at the beginning of the 2012 NFL season, and I’m sticking to it...

    Will Osgood Written by Will Osgood about 5 months ago 6,588 reads 8 comments

  11. NFL Playoff Picks: Greatest Obstacle Standing Between Each Team and Super Bowl

    One round of NFL playoff picks stands between four teams and the Super Bowl. The New England Patriots will take on the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship while the Atlanta ...

    David Daniels Written by David Daniels about 5 months ago 1,677 reads 3 comments

  12. Ravens vs. Patriots: Who Has Edge at Every Position in AFC Championship Game?

    The Baltimore Ravens will travel to Foxborough to take on the New England Patriots in the 2013 AFC Championship Game with a trip to Super Bowl XLVII on the line...

    Chris  Roling Written by Chris Roling about 5 months ago 23,502 reads 226 comments

  13. Texans vs Patriots: Breaking Down Top Performers from New England's Big Win

    The New England Patriots defeated the Houston Texans, 41-28, in a game that wasn't as close as the score suggests. Players shined on both sides of the ball for the Patriots, with big plays coming from a variety of likely and unlikely sources...

    Shawn Brubaker Written by Shawn Brubaker about 5 months ago 142 reads 0 comments

  14. Twitter Reacts to Patriots' Win over Texans in Divisional Round

    The last game of the divisional round of the 2013 NFL playoffs features a rematch of a Week 14 matchup between the Houston Texans and New England Patriots , with the Texans desperately ...

    Gary Davenport Written by Gary Davenport about 5 months ago 1,549 reads 5 comments

  15. How San Francisco 49ers Match Up with Remaining Playoff Teams

    After routing the Green Bay Packers 45-31 on Saturday night, the San Francisco 49ers were being praised as the favorite to win Super Bowl XLVII by many pundits...

    Joseph Akeley Written by Joseph Akeley about 5 months ago 9,982 reads 24 comments

  16. NFL Playoff Bracket: Power Ranking Best Possible Super Bowl Matchups

    With each conference title game set in the NFL playoffs, the Super Bowl is becoming more in focus. The New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens and Atlanta Falcons ...

    Joseph Zucker Written by Joseph Zucker about 5 months ago 1,507 reads 1 comments

  17. NFL Playoffs 2013: Power Ranking Every Remaining Team After the Divisional Round

    And then they were four. The NFL playoffs continued this weekend and fans were treated to an exhilarating Divisional Round. The field of eight teams were cut down to just the final four...

    Soven Bery Written by Soven Bery about 5 months ago 50 reads 4 comments

  18. Texans vs. Patriots: Twitter Reaction, Postgame Recap and Analysis

    The New England Patriots opened the second half of their Divisional Round playoff game against the Houston Texans with 21 unanswered points and went on to win, 41-28 , Sunday evening...

    Ben Chodos Written by Ben Chodos about 5 months ago 91,526 reads 317 comments

  19. The Biggest Surprises from NFL's Divisional Weekend

    The field in the 2013 NFL playoffs has been whittled to four, as the divisional round is in the books and the matchups have been set for the conference championship games...

    Gary Davenport Written by Gary Davenport about 5 months ago 42,995 reads 114 comments

  20. AFC Championship 2013: Complete Preview for Ravens vs. Patriots

    The AFC Championship Game will be a rematch of a regular season matchup, but not the one many people expected to see...

    Brian Mazique Written by Brian Mazique about 5 months ago 2,191 reads 4 comments

  21. NFL Free Agents 2013: Star Players Who Secured Massive Contracts

    The NFL Divisional Round is often considered among the greatest weekends in sports. This year we had two epic football games—in both cases, the early game of the day...

    Will Osgood Written by Will Osgood about 5 months ago 769 reads 0 comments

  22. 49ers vs. Falcons: Who Has the Edge at Every Position in NFC Championship Game?

    The Atlanta Falcons will host the San Francisco 49ers in the 2012-13 NFC Championship Game. The teams are two old NFC West rivals from the 20th century, and this meeting brings historical significance that runs quite deep...

    John Rozum Written by John Rozum about 5 months ago 34,601 reads 254 comments

  23. Seahawks vs. Falcons: Matt Ryan's Inconsistencies Still Troubling Despite Win

    Will the real Matt Ryan please stand up? Never have Matt Ryan's inconsistencies been better on display than in the Atlanta Falcons ' 30-28 win over the Seattle Seahawks ...

    Shawn Brubaker Written by Shawn Brubaker about 5 months ago 863 reads 30 comments

  24. NFL Playoffs: Are Replacement Refs to Blame for Packers' Loss to 49ers?

    The Green Bay Packers are out of the NFL playoffs...again. With an early exit for the second straight year, Packers fans are left wondering what happened this time around...

    Peter Emerick Written by Peter Emerick about 5 months ago 625 reads 2 comments

  25. NFC Championship 2013: Complete Preview for 49ers vs. Falcons

    Neither team in the 2013 NFC Championship could be any hotter. The Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers both hit speed bumps in the second half of the regular season that had analysts doubting their ability to make noise in the playoffs...

    David Daniels Written by David Daniels about 5 months ago 14,581 reads 31 comments