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Ranking the Best & Worst College Football Coaches Who Went to the NFL

NFC North Philadelphia's decision to pick Chip Kelly as its head coach will be one of the most intriguing and heavily scrutinized hires in NFL history. Kelly was a traditional college coach, as he ran an up-...

15 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Miami Hurricanes, Oklahoma Sooners, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Stanford Cardinal, USC Trojans, AFC East, AFC North, AFC South, AFC West, NFC East, NFC North, NFC South, NFC West

Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings Preview and Prediction

NFC North The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings each have something to play for when the long-time NFC North rivals meet up at 4:25 p.m. ET this afternoon on FOX. For the Vikings (9-6) it’s win and t...

20 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, News, NFC North, Aaron Rodgers, Adrian Peterson, Casey Heyward, Christian Ponder, Clay Matthews, Green Bay Packers, Greg Jennings, James Jones, Jared Allen, Jordy Nelson, Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings, Percy Harvin, Randall Cobb

Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers Preview and Prediction

NFC North The Detroit Lions will try and play spoiler when they take on the Green Bay Packers tonight at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC. The Lions (4-8) are looking to end a four-game losing streak and do something the...

23 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, News, Aaron Rodgers, Alex Green, Calvin Johnson, Cedric Benson, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Greg Jennings, James Jones, James Starks, Jordy Nelson, Matthew Stafford, Mikel LeShoure, NFC North, Randall Cobb

Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears Monday Night Preview and Prediction

NFC North Two divisional foes with drastically different 2012 results will meet on Monday Night Football, when the Chicago Bears host the Detroit Lions at 8:30 p.m. EST on ESPN. Lovie Smith’s Chicago crew ...

30 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, Brandon Marshall, Calvin Johnson, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Jay Cutler, Matt Forte, Matthew Stafford, Mikel LeShoure, NFC North

Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears Preview and Prediction

NFC North The Thursday night game will feature the NFL’s oldest rivalry, with the Green Bay Packers hosting the Chicago Bears at 8:20 p.m. EST on the NFL Network. These two NFC North foes had very differen...

35 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, Aaron Rodgers, Brandon Marshall, Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Greg Jennings, James Jones, Jay Cutler, Jermichael Finley, Jordy Nelson, Matt Forte, Michael Bush, NFC North, Randall Cobb

Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers Preview and Prediction

NFC North The marquee matchup of the NFL’s opening weekend will take place at historic Lambeau Field, with the Green Bay Packers hosting the San Francisco 49ers at 4:25pm EST on Fox. These two NFC stalwart...

Green Bay Packers 2012 NFL Team Preview

NFC North Athlon Sports is counting down its 2012 NFL preseason Power Rankings with in-depth team previews, schedule analysis and more as the start of the NFL season draws near. The Green Bay Packers che...

37 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NFC, Green Bay Packers, NFC North

Chicago Bears 2012 NFL Team Preview

39 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NFC, Chicago Bears, NFC North

Detroit Lions 2012 NFL Team Preview

39 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NFC, Detroit Lions, NFC North

Detroit Lions or Chicago Bears: Who can beat the Packers?

NFC North Athlon Sports will preview the upcoming 2012 NFL season with in-depth roundtable debates with our editors and other experts from around the world of football. Q: Who is more likely to knoc...

39 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NFC, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, NFC North

Green Bay Packers' Desmond Bishop Out for the Year?

NFC North The Green Bay Packers experienced the one thing NFL fans fear the most once preseason football gets started. Season-ending injuries to key starters. In this case, veteran lineba...

40 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NFC, Green Bay Packers, NFC North

Minnesota Vikings 2012 NFL Team Preview

43 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NFC, Minnesota Vikings, NFC North

Minnesota Vikings Top Twitter Accounts To Follow

NFC North Keeping up with your favorite team can be an all-consuming task. We’re here to help indulge that need to follow all aspects of the NFL on Twitter. For all 32 teams, we’re picking the best ...

43 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NFC, Minnesota Vikings, NFC North

Top Professional Coaches Under 50

NFC North Veterans can be they key to any championship season. However, that doesn’t always extend to the bench or the dugout. In June, Erik Spoelstra coached the Miami Heat to an NBA title at age 41,...

Detroit Lions 2012 Schedule Analysis

NFC North Scheduling plays a huge role in the outcome of every NFL season. So the Athlon NFL editors will spend the next month dissecting each and every week of the 2012 slate for all 32 teams in the league....

48 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFC, Detroit Lions, NFC North

Minnesota Vikings 2012 Schedule Analysis

48 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NFC, Minnesota Vikings, NFC North

Green Bay Packers 2012 Schedule Analysis

49 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NFC, Green Bay Packers, NFC North

Chicago Bears 2012 Schedule Analysis

49 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFC, Chicago Bears, NFC North

Green Bay Packers Will Not Go Undefeated

NFC North -by Braden Gall (follow him on twitter @AthlonBraden) The Green Bay Packers will not go undefeated in 2011. Since Super Bowl I decided the 1966 NFL championship, there have been 1,252 seas...

1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers, NFC North

NFL Predictions for Ravens Steelers, Jets Bills and Three Other Playoff-Implicating Games

NFC North Every team in the NFL will have reached their halfway point of the season by the time this weekend’s games are finished, which means we are about to be officially in the stretch run. And the timi...

Mike Martz's Chicago Bears Offensive Playbook

NFC North Anyone who saw the Chicago Bears self-destruct against the Detroit Lions on Monday night probably thought Chicago’s offense was in complete disarray. Well, you thought wrong. We’ve obtained an ...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Chicago Bears, Jay Cutler, Mike Martz, NFC North

Jay Cutler Back with Kristin Cavallari? Bears' Drama could Ensue

NFC North Uh-oh Chicago fans; it looks like another Jay Cutler uproar could be blowing through the Windy City this week. The controversial quarterback and reality show “star” Kristin Cavallari called...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Jay Cutler, NFC North

Detroit Lions 2011 NFL Team Preview

NFC North The streaks are almost all gone now, which means the Detroit Lions finally are ready to put their past behind them. The Matt Millen era is a fading memory, along with the historically awful 0–16 ...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFC, Brandon Pettitgrew, Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions, Jahvid Best, Matthew Stafford, Ndamukong Suh, NFC North

Chicago Bears: 2011 NFL Team Preview

NFC North With an offense that remains a work in progress, the Chicago Bears will again depend on an elite defense to do most of the heavy lifting after falling a game short of the Super Bowl. The defens...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFC, Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears, Jay Cutler, Julius Peppers, NFC North

Green Bay Packers 2011 NFL Team Preview

NFC North Aaron Rodgers fancies himself as something of an amateur NFL historian, so it hardly came as a surprise when the Green Bay Packers quarterback had his answer at the ready when asked during the offs...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFC, Aaron Rodgers, Clay Matthews, Green Bay Packers, Greg Jennings, Jermichael Finley, NFC North, Ryan Grant

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