NFC West

Well, I finally feel rested. If you've been following along, you know it has been an exhausting, and yet an exhilarating weekend for yours truly. In Philly until 1:30 Friday night/Saturday morning. Home around 3. To bed around 4:30. Up at 8. Radio show at...

The San Francisco 49ers haven't been to the NFL playoffs since 2002, but they could be ending that drought this season in record time. Yes, the 49ers could actually clinch the NFC West before Thanksgiving. Mike Sando of ESPN.com has......

No Allentown Halloween parade today. No Bethlehem Halloween parade today. But there is one parade going on today; there's one in St. Louis. I will be there in spirit, even if I spend this Sunday going from Norwich, NY where I spent the night after the...

Thoughts on the first weekend of the NFL playoffs: -- Turns out both the Giants and Eagles could never recover from the “Miracle in the Meadowlands No. 2.” Who knew? -- Apparently, the NFC East isn’t as good as we......

Writers from around Tribune Co. discuss the top quarterbacks in Thursday's NFL draft. Check back throughout the day for more responses, and feel free to weigh in with a comment of your own. Ken Murray, Baltimore Sun Nine of the......

AFC teams seeking a Super Bowl berth must go through Foxborough, a place where Tom Brady doesn't lose. Among the teams chasing the New England Patriots are the AFC West champion Kansas City Chiefs. The Patriots secured home-field advantage throughout........

When the Packers defeated the Chicago Bears, 10-3, on a bone-chilling afternoon at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., they earned an NFC wild-card spot and ended the playoff hopes for the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. When......

Writers from around Tribune Co. weigh in on the topic. Check back throughout the day for more responses, and feel free to leave a comment of your own. Steve Svekis, South Florida Sun Sentinel The San Diego Chargers and Dallas......

There is no hesitation from Carson Palmer, no hedging when asked to characterize his career as an NFL quarterback. "Unfulfilled," he said by phone from Arizona Cardinals mini-camp last week. "I've had a ton of experience. I've played in every type of...

The draft will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday in New York. Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines team needs by division. Today, the West divisions: AFC West Now that they have their quarterback in Alex Smith, the Kansas City Chiefs need...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT The Cardinals thought their offensive line would be adequate, and that was before the draft. Now that they've added guard Jonathan Cooper, the seventh overall pick, they think the...

One of my favorite assignments in the past year or so was the feature I did this week on former Dunbar and West Virginia star Tavon Austin, who for weeks has had talent evaluators in NFL organizations and in the media salivating about what he might do...