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NFL Playoff Schedule 2013: Players Who Will Decide Each Divisional Clash
We're set for one of the most exciting divisional rounds of the NFL playoffs in recent memory, and each game will be decided by one X-factor...
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NFL: Previewing the 4 Divisional Playoff Games
Now that the NFL 's Wild Card Weekend is in the books, we turn to next week and the four intriguing matchups between conference foes...
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Patriots Must Improve in Playoff Rematch with Texans
At a glance the final score of the first Patriots and Texans tilt in December looks like a blowout at 42-14, but in reality the Texans gave the Patriots plenty of problems...
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NFL Playoff Picks: Patriots and Broncos Are Locks to Reach AFC Championship
The New England Patriots and Denver Broncos were the best two teams in the AFC the second half of the season. Do not expect that formula to change in the playoffs...
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2013 NFL MVP: Making Cases for Least-Respected Candidates to Win Award
Adrian Peterson and Peyton Manning are the leading candidates for the NFL MVP award, and both are deserving. However, there are three other players who also had seasons that makes them worthy of serious consideration...
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Tom Brady's Top Red Zone Targets of All-Time in Playoffs
Come January, Tom Brady is a legend. With three Super Bowl victories and two Super Bowl MVP awards, Brady is in select company as one of the best postseason quarterbacks of all-time...
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Ranking the QB's in the NFL Playoffs
In the playoffs, a team will only go as far as their quarterback will take them. As the NFL has evolved over the years, no longer will just a rock-solid defense with an average quarterback be enough to carry a team to a Super Bowl title...
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Breaking Down Patriots' Potential Divisional Playoff Opponents
The Patriots ' first opponent in the playoffs will be a team they've already faced, and while they own a 2-1 record against those teams, all three would present unique challenges...
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Fantasy Football: 5-Minute Guide for Surviving NFL Postseason Leagues
You never get a second chance to make a first impression...unless we're talking about fantasy football. In this realm, sweet redemption comes in the form of dominating the NFL postseason league of your choice...
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Aaron Rodgers: Are We Watching the Early Career of the Best QB Ever?
Sometime during the last few or so days, the following somewhat scary thought hit me: Is Aaron Rodgers ...possibly.....
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Peyton Manning Easy Pick over Adrian Peterson and Tom Brady for NFL MVP
Peyton Manning is the unquestionable, clear-cut selection for NFL MVP in 2012. Weak arguments can be made for Adrian Peterson and Tom Brady , but it is Manning and his historic 2012 comeback season that ranks far ahead of his contemporaries...
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Adrian Peterson Leads 20-Member Fantasy Football Dream Team for 2012
The following slideshow represents the 20-member Dream Team for the 2012 fantasy season. In 12-team fantasy leagues, a standard 16-player squad is comprised of two quarterbacks, five ...
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Power Ranking Every Offense in the NFL Playoffs
As the game clock expired at FedEx field in Washington, D.C. last night, the stage was officially set for the NFL 's second season. The field of teams in the 2012 playoffs vary greatly...
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NFL Playoff Predictions: Battle for the AFC Will Come Down to Broncos vs. Pats
After the Houston Texans faltered down the stretch, it's now clear the battle for the AFC crown will involve the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots. And so begins the latest episode of Peyton vs...
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Grading Every NFL Team's 2012 Regular Season Performance
It has been one heck of a ride in the NFL this season. The year 2012 saw five rookie quarterbacks start in Week 1, quarterback Peyton Manning and running back Adrian Peterson ...
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Patriots vs. Dolphins: New England's Biggest Winners and Losers from Week 17
The New England Patriots trounced the Miami Dolphins 28-0 in their regular-season finale. With the convincing victory, New England has clinched No. 2 seed in the AFC and a first-round playoff bye...
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Where Does the NFL MVP Race Stand After Week 17?
Did Adrian Peterson wrap up the NFL MVP award with his performance in the Minnesota Vikings ' playoff-clinching win over the Green Bay Packers ? Well, Tom Brady and Peyton ...
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NFL Scores Week 17: Best Performances by Playoff-Bound Teams
While the Houston Texans are stumbling into the playoffs after falling from the No. 1 to No. 3 seed, a number of playoff-bound teams put on some great performances in the regular-season finale...
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Predicting the MVP for Each Week 17 NFL Game
Week 17 of the NFL season is here. While some teams are jockeying for playoff seeding, others are putting themselves in position to draft earlier in the 2013 NFL draft. The NFC East is still wide open, and so is the seeding in the NFC West...
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Fantasy Football 2012: Week 17 Rankings for the Top 32 Quarterbacks
Figuring out who the top fantasy football quarterbacks will be from week to week is a little easier than doing so for running backs and wide receivers...
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Fantasy Football: Early Positional Rankings for NFL Week 17
Here are my positional rankings for quarterbacks, tailbacks, wide receivers and tight ends heading into Week 17 (standard-scoring leagues). For the record, I detest any fantasy league that carries over to the final weekend of the regular season...
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Wes Welker: Patriots Record-Breaker; Future NFL Hall of Famer?
Jerry Rice had a bad two weeks. The NFL Hall of Famer , greatest receiver ever and current ESPN NFL analyst witnessed his name in the record books demoted three times...
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Predicting the 2014 NFL Pro Bowl Team
The Pro Bowl rosters for the 2012-13 season were announced yesterday and there were not many surprises. Players like Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Adrian Peterson have been to countless Pro Bowls and are very deserving...
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New England Patriots: 5 Key Players for the Patriots' Playoff Run
The New England Patriots , playoff bye week or not, are a team expected to make a lot of noise in the playoffs. Regardless of seeding, they are primed to make a push at a trip back to New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVII ...
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NFL Playoff Picture: Top Matchups That Could Turn into Blowouts
If the Week 14 edition of Monday Night Football taught us anything, it's that the New England Patriots and Houston Texans would be one lopsided playoff matchup...