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AFC East News and Rumors

Willie McGinest: If we cheated, it would have been a blowout

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Marshall Faulk woke up some sleeping dogs this week by saying that he’d never get over feeling like he and the Rams were cheated out of a Super Bowl XXXVI win by the Patriots. Faulk’s argument hinges on adjustments that the Patriots defense made to ne…

ESPN.com

The AFC East blog continues its rankings of the top 40 players currently in the division. Here are Nos. 17-20: Johnson No. 20: Steve Johnson, WR, Buffalo Bills 2012 stats: 79 receptions, 1,046 yards, six touchdowns Analysis: Johnson quietly put together…

ESPN.com

The 2013 Hall of Fame class will be determined Saturday in New Orleans. Every year during Super Bowl week, NFL writers from around the country vote on the very best eligible players. There are two people with AFC East ties on this year’s list of 15 mode…

CNNSI.com

NEW ORLEANS -- The Cain and Abel coaching sub-plot in this year's Super Bowl is undeniably the most irresistible in NFL history, but it's still the playing talent that decides championships in football, and that's where the San Francisco 49ers have almo…

ESPN.com

The AFC East blog continues its second annual "Walker’s Fab 40," where we rank the top players in the division. Here are Nos. 21-24: No. 24: Muhammad Wilkerson, DE, New York Jets 2012 stats: 70 tackles, five sacks, three forced fumbles Analysi…

Frank Schwab, yahoo.com

Because we know you were wondering where the Ray Lewis-Wes Welker's wife feud stood, we're happy to report all is forgiven. The Baltimore Ravens linebacker this week said he forgave Anna Burns Welker, the wife of the New England Patriots receiver who ha…