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After beating the Cardinals last night, the St. Louis Rams are now 3-2, marking the first time their record has stood above .500 since Week 8 of the 2006 season. This streak of 93 straight games with a record of .500 or worse was the 3rd-longest in NFL history.Most

Jake Locker led the Titans in rushing this week. Do we know the last time a quarterback led his team in rushing each of the first three weeks of the year, or just three weeks in a row?Locker is the first quarterback to lead his team in rushing in each

The NFL, unlike Major League Baseball or the NBA, has no roster deadline for playoff eligibility. Teams are allowed to sign free agents and practice squad players to the active roster and use those players in playoff games, even if those players never appeared on that team's 53-man roster

BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech Athletics Department announced today that it has sold 9,337 of its 17,500 tickets to the 2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl. Over the years, Virginia Tech has earned the reputation of being a football program that enjoys a strong following to bowl

Notes and assumptions:No possibility of tie games.Tiebreakers are as they would be at the end of the season, NOT as of right now. (Example: NO and TB can only be tied if TB beats NO.)Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored.Divisional ties are

Notes and assumptions:No possibility of tie games.Tiebreakers are as they would be at the end of the season, NOT as of right now. (Example: JAX and HOU can only be tied if HOU beats JAX.)Tiebreakers that don't affect playoff berths or seeding are ignored. (This mainly

Following up yesterday's post ...Defensive Touchdowns by Offensive Players, NFL, 1990-2011:PlayerGameDateDistanceOriginal Turnover2nd TurnoverJeff QueryGB 14, TB 2610/14/19900Don Majkowski interceptionHarry Hamilton fumbleMike SherrardSF 14, ARI 2411/1/199239Brent Jones fumbleEric Hill fumbleDanan HughesKC 10, JAX 2411/9/19977Rich Gannon interceptionChris Hudson fumbleKeenan McCardellTB 35, IND 3810/6/200357Brad Johnson interceptionMike Doss fumbleRobert MeachemNO 33, WAS 3012/6/200944Drew Brees

What is a ruling on the Robert Meachem touchdown against Washington? Should that be credited as a defensive touchdown or as a touchdown for the offensive player?Technically, it's an opposition fumble recovery and a fumble return touchdown for Meachem and the Saints defense. (Check with your fantasy provider -

Assuming Kurt Warner makes the start Sunday, the Favre-Warner matchup would be the 8th oldest (in combined ages) starting quarterback matchup in modern NFL history.Oldest starting quarterback matchups, NFL, 1950-2009:Combined AgeGameDateWinning QBAgeLosing QBAge82 years, 44 daysGB 31, CAR 1711/18/2007Brett Favre38-39Vinny Testaverde44-580 years, 84 daysCAR 25, ARI 1010/14/2007Vinny Testaverde43-335Kurt Warner36-11480 years,