NFL Playoff Previews: Falcons at Giants

   2012 NFC Wildcard Round   Atlanta Falcons (10-6) vs. New York Giants (9-7)   KEY PLAYERS   Ford: Eli Manning Eli Manning will try to lead New York to their first playoff win since Super Bowl XLII Here’s all you need to know about the insanity of the 2011 season. Eli Manning threw for 4,933 passing yards this season. That’s good enough for sixth best of all time, but it doesn’t even get him top 3 in 2011. Manning... Read More

NFL Playoff Previews: Lions at Saints

   2012 NFC Wildcard Round   Detroit Lions (10-6) vs. New Orleans Saints (13-3)   KEY PLAYERS   Drew Brees had an unbelievable season, but can he keep the magic going? Ford: Drew Brees Of course, the marquee player in this game is Drew Brees. Brees is fresh off one of the greatest regular season ever. A season which saw him become the first QB to complete over 71% of his passes in NFL history and shatter Dan Marino’s record... Read More

Breaking Down the NFL Playoff Scenarios

The final weekend of the NFL regular season is upon us as teams continue to jockey for playoff position. Four AFC teams and five NFC teams have already clinched a berth to the postseason, but there are still a number of different scenarios that can shake out to determine playoff seeding and the final few spots that are up for grabs.I’m going to go over every scenario with you using ESPN’s fancy NFL playoff machine. Five AFC teams are still alive... Read More

2011 NFC North Preview

John Mitchell and Brady Ford continue their NFL divisional previews with the NFC North Who had the best offseason among NFC North teams? Mitchell: I really like what the Detroit Lions did this offseason. They used their first round pick on Auburn DT Nick Fairley, giving them a stud duo of defensive tackles with Fairley joining Ndamukong Suh. I also loved them getting Illinois RB Mikel LeShoure, but he was lost for the season with an injury. But,... Read More