The Texans have been coy about Andre Johnson’s injury, but there is starting to be some clarity as to its severity.

Good news for the Detroit Lions: Recent history says they now have an 82 percent chance of making their first playoff appearance since 1999. The Lions, along with the Packers, are off to a 4-0 start. Since 1990, 50 of the 61 teams to win their first four games have gone on to the postseason.

Willis McGahee is expected to start Sunday against Green Bay, but Knowshon Moreno could cut into his production.

Get an early clue about next year’s Class of 2012 when the Pro Football Hall of Fame releases its preliminary list of nominees on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET. Log onto NFL.com or tune into NFL Network for full coverage.

Going beyond the surface stats, Jason Smith says there are values to be found at the wide receiver position.

Dolphins starting RG Vernon Carey left Sunday’s game against the Browns during the first quarter with what appears to be a right arm or shoulder injury.

Jason Smith takes a look at which running back platoons are the most attractive in Week 3.

When you look at the teams with the best road record in the NFL over the last three seasons, it’s no surprise that most of them are perennial playoff squads. Most of them. So what gives with the Miami Dolphins?

After spending last season with the Jets, Jason Taylor‘s seen how a division power prepares for games and believes the Dolphins aren’t doing enough to change the scenery of the AFC East.

Brandon Marshall has gone through his fair share of drama with Chad Henne, but color the mouthy wideout impressed with his QB’s footwork in Monday night’s fireworks show against the Patriots.

The Dolphins worked out running back Thomas Clayton on Tuesday, according to a league source.

Tom Brady‘s air show Monday night was the talk of the NFL, but lost in the afterglow of Brady’s 517 passing yards and New England’s 38-24 victory is the fact that Dolphins QB Chad Henne was pretty good, too. In fact, the teams combined for 906 net yards passing, an NFL record. Watch all the dizzying highlights here.

Dolphins CB Vontae Davis is cramping and listed as questionable to return against the Patriots, and DE Tony McDaniel left with a hand injury and will not return.

The Miami Dolphins will re-sign running back Larry Johnson, according to a league source.

The New Orleans Saints locked up coach Sean Payton to a multiyear contract extension Monday in a move that will keep the Super Bowl winner in the Big Easy through the 2015 season. Now Payton can focus on the business of having his team ready for Thursday night’s NFL kickoff game in Green Bay… but first he will make an appearance Tuesday night on “NFL Total Access.”