Patriots fans should be very encouraged by the fact that their team scored right before the end of the first half. Historically, in a close game, when a team scores right before the end of the first half they win a high percentage of the time.

Tom Brady and the Patriots grabbed a 10-9 lead entering halftime with a 96-yard march that tied the record for longest drive in Super Bowl history.

As the Giants and Patriots go through their on-field warm-ups for Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium, here are my pregame observations.

With featured fantasy running backs in short supply, Jason Smith runs down some of the league’s RB committees to determine who the best options are going forward.

It seems every team these days is uninterested in appearing on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” After the show made Jets coach Rex Ryan such a big celebrity last summer, why exactly is that? It’s a question Pat Kirwan was asked Wednesday during his NFL.com chat.

Fantasy owners — get out there and vote Patriots RB Danny Woodhead as the new Madden cover boy!

Some of the most magical TV moments never make it off the cutting-room floor. This, friends, is proof positive.

A look at some of the notable injuries around the NFL in Week 17, starting wtih updates on Michael Oher and Haloti Ngata of the Ravens.

From start to (almost) finish, the 2010 season has provided us with several dramatic transformations. No one would have predicted at the beginning of the season that the Patriots, Chiefs and Bears would be where they are right now.

The first round of the playoffs for the NFL.com magazine league came down to the final moments for fantasy editor Michael Fabiano and Marshall Faulk. And it was one for the ages.

Just when teams think they’ve stopped Tom Brady by taking away Randy Moss and Wes Welker, the Patriots find new ways — and new weapons — to arm themselves for another title run.

The Patriots are missing RB Fred Taylor, but aren’t having much of a problem moving the ball on the ground during the fourth quarter against the Bills.

The big news in New England on Tuesday is the status of injured RB Kevin Faulk, which is still squarely in limbo.