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League Leaders -Teams Top 5 Offense # Team Y/Gm Rush Pass 1 New Orleans 411.4 113.6 297.8 2 Pittsburgh 411.1 109.5 301.6 3 Indianapolis 406.6 100.8 305.9 4 Denver 402.9 111.6 291.3 5 Philadelphia 396.8 124.5 272.2 Top 5 Defense # Team Y/Gm Rush Pass 1 Seattle 267.1 81.5 185.6 2 Detroit 300.9 69.3 231.6 3 Denver 305.2 79.8 225.4 4 Buffalo 312.2 106.4 205.8 5 San Francisco 321.4 100.8 220.7 Top 5 ATS # Team ATS W/L O/U 1 Arizona 11-5-0 11-5-0 5-10-1 2 Indianapolis 10-5-1 11-5-0 9-7-0 3 Dallas 10-6-0 12-4-0 9-6-1 4 Kansas City 10-6-0 9-7-0 5-11-0 5 Cleveland 9-5-2 7-9-0 5-11-0 Offensive Leaders Top 5 Rushing Yards # Player Yards 1 DeMarco Murray 1845 2 Le'Veon Bell 1361 3 LeSean McCoy 1319 4 Marshawn Lynch 1306 5 Justin Forsett 1266 Top 5 Total TDs # Player TD 1 Marshawn Lynch 17 2 Dez Bryant 16 3 Antonio Brown 14 4 Jamaal Charles 14 5 Arian Foster 13 Top 5 Receiving Yards # Player Yards 1 Antonio Brown 1698 2 Demaryius Thomas 1619 3 Julio Jones 1593 4 Jordy Nelson 1519 5 Emmanuel Sanders 1404 Top 5 Passing Yards # Player Yards 1 Drew Brees 4952 2 Ben Roethlisberger 4952 3 Andrew Luck 4761 4 Peyton Manning 4727 5 Matt Ryan 4694 Top 5 Passing TDs # Player TD 1 Andrew Luck 40 2 Peyton...

NFL Football Trends - Season to Date Category Record Percent Away Teams 112-151-1 42.59% Home Teams 151-112-1 57.41% Favorites 176-87-1 66.92% Dogs 87-176-1 33.08% Away Favorites 54-29-0 65.06% Away Dogs 58-122-1 32.22% Home Favorites 122-58-1 67.78% Home Dogs 29-54-0 34.94% Against The Spread Trends (ATS) Category Record Percent Away Teams 132-126-6 51.16% Home Teams 126-132-6 48.84% Favorites 123-135-6 47.67% Dogs 135-123-6 52.33% Away Favorites 39-42-2 48.15% Away Dogs 93-84-4 52.54% Home Favorites 84-93-4 47.46% Home Dogs 42-39-2 51.85% Over vs. Under Trends Category Overs Percent Unders Percent Overtime Games 6 54.55% 5 45.45% Non-Overtime Games 117 46.61% 134 53.39% All Games 123 46.95% 139 53.05%

The Chicago Bears left no doubt about their confidence in Jay Cutler. Cutler, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason, signed a seven-year contract with the team, general manager Phil Emery announced Thursday. Although financial terms were not released, Cutler's deal is expected to eclipse the $17.6...

The Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts all were granted ticket-sale deadline extensions from the NFL on Thursday. The Packers joined that list after they came up about 3,000 tickets short of selling out 80,750-seat Lambeau Field for Sunday's NFC wild-card playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers. A...

Rank Last Week Change Team W-L-T (ATS) Power Rating Team Comments 1 1 12-3-0 (9-6-0) -9.25 New England The Patriots clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs and will likely rest some players this week hence the line going from -11 to -4.5. 2 2 11-4-0 (7-8-0) -8 Denver Denver stays at number two despite a loss against Cincinnati. The Broncos can clinch a first round bye with a win...

The New York Giants will indeed be in the market for a new offensive coordinator. Kevin Gilbride, who has held the job on a full-time basis since 2007, announced his retirement Thursday night. Fox Sports 1 first reported that Gilbride would step down. "It's hard to say, 'It's time,'" Gilbride, 62,...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made the hiring of coach Lovie Smith official Thursday. The news first broke Wednesday night, but contract details had to be finalized. Smith, who signed a five-year deal, will be introduced at a Monday news conference. "Today is an exciting day for the Buccaneer organization, and the...

The Seattle Seahawks don't have to submit their usual injury reports this week since they have a first-round bye in the playoffs, but wide receiver Percy Harvin did practice on Thursday, as expected. It was the first time Harvin has been back on the field since he made his season...

Steve Smith, the Carolina Panthers' all-time leading receiver, suffered a knee injury in the first quarter of Sunday's NFC South showdown against the New Orleans Saints and will not return to the game. Smith went down untouched after quarterback Cam Newton missed him on a third-down slant pass. Smith laid...

Even though the Green Bay Packers waited until Friday to rule out Aaron Rodgers for the seventh straight game, the star quarterback apparently wasn't as close to coming back as it may have appeared. Rodgers' fractured left collarbone still showed "extraordinary risk" if he returned to the field on Sunday...

Penn State coach Bill O'Brien amended his contract last summer with the intent to lower the buyout any NFL team would have to pay the school and make it easier for him to jump to the pros, a copy of the Nittany Lions coach's contract provided to press reveals,...

Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller left Sunday's game against the Houston Texans with a knee injury and will not return. After initially saying his return was questionable after an examination in the Broncos' locker room, Miller was declared out for the remainder of the game. Miller will likely undergo some additional...