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Benigno’s Best: Week 12 NFL Power Rankings

It’s my favorite time of the season — Thanksgiving week. The byes are over, the playoff push is on with six weeks to go and Thursday boasts a stellar triple-header of holiday football.

2012/11/20

Eli Manning - (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images), Ben Roethlisberger (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

Silverman: Giants, Steelers, Bears Prepared For QB Injuries

Backup quarterback used to be considered a vital position. However, many teams are gambling that they aren’t going to suffer key quarterback injuries.

2012/11/17

Benigno’s Best: Week 11 NFL Power Rankings

There are no more undefeated teams as the Falcons fell Sunday in New Orleans. We also got our first tie since 2008 — where’s Donovan McNabb when you need him?

2012/11/14

Steve Slaton (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) and Kahlil Bell. (Photo by NFL Photos)

Report: Jets Working Out RBs Slaton, Bell

According to Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com, the New York Jets are working out free agent running backs Steve Slaton and Kahlil Bell.

2012/11/13

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Silverman: First-Half Flashes Often Lack NFL Staying Power

You can look at the standings and get a pretty good read on the teams that are going to be in the playoffs at the conclusion of the year. But several of those teams still have a lot to prove.

2012/11/08

Benigno’s Best: Week 10 NFL Power Rankings

Atlanta is still undefeated, but I’m not totally buying into them. It’s all about the playoffs with this group.

2012/11/06

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Benigno’s Best: Week 8 NFL Power Rankings

Seven weeks into the season the Eagles have fired their defensive coordinator and the Panthers have fired their GM. Atlanta remains the league’s only unbeaten team, and only three AFC teams have winning records.

2012/10/24

Tackle Sean Locklear and guard Chris Snee #76 of the New York Giants line up against the San Francisco 49ers. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

Giants’ Offensive Line Allowing Eli Manning To Sit Back, Examine And Deliver

The two-time Super Bowl MVP has been sacked a league-low five times through the first six games of the season, and he’s been hit only 11 times — total.

2012/10/18

Benigno’s Best: Week 7 NFL Power Rankings

Six weeks into the NFL season and this is what we know: that old cliche of “any given Sunday” has never been more accurate. Parity, now more than ever.

2012/10/16

Quarterback Tim Tebow #15 of the New York Jets fakes a hand off to Shonn Greene #23 against the Houston Texans at MetLife Stadium. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Silverman: Soft Schedule, Slight Improvement Will Give The Struggling Jets A Shot

The Jets are not going to win the division, but they can take baby steps, and that will put them in contention for an AFC Wild Card spot. It looks hopeless right now, but the schedule makers have given them a chance to rise up out of the muck.

2012/10/12

Jets’ Slauson Insists Block On Cushing Was Clean; NFL Reviewing Play

“I wasn’t trying to hurt him, obviously,” Jets guard Matt Slauson said. “I must have just caught him by surprise, but unfortunately, things like that happen.”

2012/10/11

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Woody Praises Sanchez, But Assures That Tebow Will ‘Be With Us For Three Years’

“He really is that good,” Woody Johnson said of Mark Sanchez. “I wouldn’t look at the numbers too seriously… A quarterback’s job, ultimately, is to win games.”

2012/10/10

Jets’ Ryan Stands By Sanchez, Won’t Entertain What-Ifs Regarding Tebow

Rex Ryan says there’s “no question” that Mark Sanchez is the Jets’ starting quarterback. “We’re planning on having success,” he said.

2012/10/09

Mark Sanchez #6 of the New York Jets walks off of the field dejected after Gang Green lost, 23-17, against the Houston Texans at MetLife Stadium. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Schwartz: The Jets Played Better, But It Was Just Another Loss For Gang Green

They played hard and they played better, but they fell short against the Texans on Monday night at MetLife Stadium. They were fortunate that the 5-0 Texans didn’t play their best game, but the Jets couldn’t take advantage of the opportunities that were in front of them.

2012/10/09

Green Lantern: Jets May Be On One Wing, But Cromartie Has Started To Soar

Antonio Cromartie is not Darrelle Revis. Let’s just make that perfectly clear. But for the first time in his two-plus-year tenure with the Jets he appears to want to be.

2012/10/09

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