The Eagles will have WR DeSean Jackson and CB Asante Samuel in the lineup for Sunday’s NFC East showdown with the Giants.

In one of the biggest games in franchise history, the Jaguars avoided disaster when QB David Garrard (hamstring) and RB Maurice Jones-Drew (knee) were deemed healthy enough to play Sunday against the Colts.

Chiefs QB Matt Cassel is active for Sunday’s Show Me State showdown with the Rams and could start.

It’s officially on paper: Donovan McNabb is the Redskins’ backup QB.

The Broncos will go with QB Tim Tebow, meaning that the Raiders defense will become an excellent play against the rival Broncos. This also means that you will want to bench WR Brandon Lloyd, which should probably be viewed as a good thing considering he has struggled in recent weeks.

Hearts are breaking all over Texas with the news that QB Tony Romo popped the question to his girlfriend, Candice Crawford. And yes now is your opportunity to make your own, “at least he will own a ring” joke.

December is a stressful month for all NFL players, but it can be especially tough on kickers, who can determine a team’s playoff fate with one field-goal attempt. But that doesn’t mean they can’t get into the holiday spirit, so we asked some NFL kickers to share with us their favorite Christmas tunes. Philadelphia Eagles kicker David Akers went the traditional route with Oh Holy Night.

The old cliché states that defense wins championships. Well, it might also help you win a fantasy championship, too.

I’d start fixing the Jets by looking at their running game. The Jets look like a bad, dysfunctional running team right now.

Bo Scaife said what a lot of us had already been thinking when he told Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean this week that the Titans locker room just might be divided over Vince Young.

Here’s a look at four items from my film notes from Week 14, starting with why the Jaguars can go into Indianapolis and win this week.

Fantasy owners need to keep tabs on the status of Chad Ochocinco this weekend.

Judging by the comments from NFL Nation following Tashard Choice’s autograph request of Michael Vick, the whole thing is noooooo big deal.

If you survived the loss of Aaron Rodgers for most of last week’s game – and his 2.34-point performance – you should at least know his status well before his Week 15 contest in New England. According to the Packers official Twitter page, the decision on Rodgers’ status will be made on Saturday. That’s good news, as the game is slated for Sunday night. If Rodgers is expected to start, obviously you put him into your lineup and don’t think twice about it. But if it’s announced that he’ll be inactive, you’ll have to resort of other options. Luckily, there are some good ones still on the waiver wire in most NFL.com leagues. Based on the matchups, Josh Freeman (41.5 [...]

It’s been a topic of conversation since he picked himself up off the turf at Mall of America field two weeks ago: Has Brett Favre played his last snap in the NFL?